In this article we want to discover the secrets behind the Ideal Standard Tesi series. Design obviously plays a great role in this success, but is this alone enough?
To understand the reasons for the success of the Ideal Standard Tesi series, we must first take a step back to its origins. Behind this collection of products there is in fact an international signature, that of Studio Levien.
Studio Levien is a company based in London, but with a strong international soul, collaborating in multiple countries around the world with companies in various fields, including Ideal Standard.
This soul has been correctly reported in the design of Ideal Standard Tesi, which sees in its lines a desire for lightness, a mix of needs and elegance.
Just as the Levien studio gathers projects spread across the world under its wing, this Tesi collection does so with the various needs of the field: from the technical to the aesthetic.
Another element that certainly distinguishes the products generally made by Ideal Standard is the quality of the raw materials used. Although technological progress takes us towards unexplored heights of research in this area too, the quality of raw materials can always make the difference.
In addition to this, what obviously makes the difference is the wisdom and ability of the operators to create in practice products that are unparalleled in the field and which stand out first for their design and second for their quality.
We have seen the aesthetic aspect, the qualitative aspect, all that remains is the technical part, perhaps more boring, but the one that more than many other things makes the difference in the use of even a simple toilet.
Ideal Standard Tesi, for example, has included the best technology currently available for this area in its toilets. In particular, the toilet in this series is equipped with Aquablade technology, capable of turning the water into a blade that cleans every single point of the toilet.
In conclusion, Ideal Standard Tesi is a series that conquers for many reasons, not least an excellent price for everything that is offered to us.
]]>Today, with the advent of many cheaper materials, the use of wood has been somewhat lost, although it remains a protagonist of our floors. In particular, Listone Giordano Rovere Puro does this, a wooden floor capable of giving warmth and safety to our environment.
The reason for the success of Listone Giordano Rovere Puro can be found first and foremost in the history of this company, capable of redefining the very concept of wooden flooring. In fact, at one time these floors were made entirely of noble wood, which made them not only enormously expensive, but also very inefficient.
Listone Giordano, in the figure of one of its founders Guglielmo Giordano, had the intuition of joining the most superficial layer of noble wood to a lower birch support.
In addition to costing less, this solution also had better technical performance than its predecessor. This intuition revolutionized the market, bringing us products such as the Listone Giordano Rovere Puro.
The Listone Giordano Rovere Puro is the flooring designed for those who love unparalleled elegance that remains the same over time.
Pure oak is a material that allows us to fully experience the sensations of naturalness and relaxation that in a certain sense emanate from it. A natural oak parquet with ancient and timeless elegance to harmonize your modern design project with the needs and lines of nature.
For these and a thousand other reasons, it is important to choose a parquet of absolute quality.
]]>In this article we will see what Salvatori does in practice and the philosophy behind a company that has made innovation a family heirloom.
Before going into the details of a company’s catalogue, it is good to analyze its philosophy. The company philosophy is a set of ideas and values that serve to determine which guideline to follow. This is independent of market rules, price changes or technology, but it is something more.
Salvatori places production in Italy at the center of its philosophy, as the homeland of the best designer design. Thanks to the best technologies and the best values of Italian inventiveness and creativity, Salvatori manages to combine the handcrafted aspect of marble with more industrial needs.
This very simple, almost banal idea, pursued in every area of Salvatori’s work, has allowed him to produce some of the most appreciated design products in the world, the result of collaboration with the most excellent pens of international designers.
However, as we often say, the philosophy and history of a company are fundamental values, yes, but they do not fully convey the image of a company. In fact, Salvatori primarily with its products and does so through floors, coverings, bathroom furnishings but also small design objects.
One of Salvatori’s strengths lies precisely in the vastness of his catalogue, a series of products that range without limits but always linked by one rule: made in Italy marble.
For this reason, among Salvatori products you will find floors, coverings, but also washbasins, tables, chairs, bookcases, various pieces of furniture, accessories and furnishing accessories. Practically Salvatori offers you the possibility to completely furnish your home with its products, even going so far as to do custom-made work.
]]>In our articles we have already delved into the history and values of Fantini Rubinetti, in this piece we will instead focus on which are, in our humble opinion, the best faucet collections.
So what are Fantini’s best products? Which ones can refine your bathroom and which ones can stand out with real works of art.
A “severe and unexpected” design, as the jury of the well-known ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, one of the most important awards in the field, defined the lines of the AK/25 collection.
Understanding these words is not difficult, just look at a simple photo to be struck by these lines. The choices, the result of the collaboration between Italian companies and oriental designers, in some moments even make us doubt whether it is a real tap.
Receiving the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award is not just an award to put on display, but a real recognition from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. In fact, having received the title, this faucet is now part of a collection defined as “exceptional artistic and historical interest”.
Another collection resulting from the collaboration with the best names in oriental design and among the best Fantini products is AF/21.
Its author, Naoto Fukasawa, starts from a simplification of the classic shapes of taps, leaving only the essentials. In this way the elements of the collection become pure cylinders.
Naoto Fukasawa brings his experience in various fields to the service of faucets. His pen has also been prolific in projects related to electronics, such as the wall-mounted CD player created for MUJI. A product that has become a piece of art.
No, we are not talking about the economic capital of Italy, but about one of Fantini’s best products.
Over time it has become one of the company’s flagship collections, and is characterized by a modern and contemporary shape which, paradoxically, has now almost become a classic.
The designer, Franco Sargiani, graduated from the Milan Polytechnic and has also designed other products for Fantini such as the Mare collection.
In conclusion, whatever collection you want to choose for your bathroom faucets, with Fantini you will always be on the safe side.
Depending on your aesthetic taste, you can choose the most suitable series, because the quality will always be very high.
]]>In this article we will discover the origins of this Italian company, which has been creating the best Italian faucets for over eighty years.
Like any self-respecting story, it starts from a founder, his name is Mario Bongio. With only a car and a friend, he embarked on the adventure of marketing various bathroom furniture products, becoming the link between producers and customers for years.
The turning point came in 1946, when Mario Bongio decided to start producing his own collection of accessories. The inspiration for the shapes and design comes from a broken egg shell, which will give rise to the Oliva collection.
In the years following the Second World War, the company grew rapidly to respond to the country’s economic boom and well-being. Bongio opens new production plants, enriched by machinery created and patented by the founder of the company himself.
From then on it’s all a crescendo of creativity and experimentation. New products and designs follow one another over the years making Bongio an icon of international style for faucets and more.
Having analyzed the particular story, which started from an egg shell, let’s move on to see which products Bongio offers on the market today and which conquer the public of taps and fittings.
Designed for a minimal taste, the Bongio On collection interprets a simple and contemporary taste.
This faucet is characterized by a play of shapes and rounded lines, which manage to define any bathroom environment.
Clean cuts and mirrored surfaces, these are the characteristics of the Stelth collection.
Chosen for important international creations, your square and clean cut makes it modern, but suitable for any style requirement.
]]>The company that most of all has marked the ceramic market has just turned eighty-five. But what is the secret that drives it forward every day dictating the international standard?
Marazzi was born in 1935 in Sassuolo, in that particular area of Italy which will become, also thanks to this company, the pole of world ceramics. It is precisely from this place in Emilia-Romagna that the best products and the best technologies will be born.
These innovations and technological advances are the fruit of Marazzi’s passion and visionary ability. It is precisely in this that the strength of a company to dictate the history of a product lies.
Marazzi has been able to do it with ceramics, making its products that example to imitate, follow and pursue.
Today the Italian company has flagship stores in Milan, London, Warsaw, Paris and Lyon. It has redeveloped the company’s historic headquarters, doubled the production capacity of its factories and renovated the headquarters of the executive offices. Thus creating the best interior floors and walls in the world.
As we always say, the best way to narrate the deeds of a company is to do so through its products, through its catalogue.
Marazzi has a tile for every taste and need. Its catalog has thousands of products, divided by formats, shades, colors and effects.
In this article we certainly cannot discuss all the products and all the collections, but there are some that conquer the vast public more than others.
We can certainly start from the wood effect that you can also find on our website. This type of product is increasingly spreading thanks to an aesthetic very similar to real wood, without the disadvantages of parquet.
In fact, tiles have various advantages, including high resistance and ease of cleaning. Among the best wood-effect collections, we cannot fail to mention the Vero collection.
The other effect that surely conquers the hearts of the more classics is the marble effect. Virtually indistinguishable from real stone, these tiles can with their nuances give an extraordinary look to your rooms.
The collections for this effect are always many, among these we can mention among others: Marbleplay and Allmarble.
Finally, we conclude our journey through Marazzi products with a small paragraph dedicated to the effect most loved by fans of contemporary and modern furniture. The resin cement effect.
Among the products that are part of this effect in particular, we recommend Grande Concrete. A collection characterized above all by large formats and sizes.
]]>Active for over fifty years, Ceramiche Pastorelli has been able to follow current trends thanks to its profound experience and tradition.
In a path of continuous innovation, the products offered by the manufacturer respond very well to every style requirement from the most classic to the modern one.
The raw materials of excellent quality are combined with a stylistic refinement typical of Italian design. All this can only be supported by a production process characterized by the use of the best technologies.
These are indispensable, in the Pastorelli house as in all the best Italian companies, to supply the best products in different formats, finishes, thicknesses and colours.
Like many other Italian companies, Ceramiche Pastorelli has also understood that a manufacturing company cannot withstand the decades and change without supporting the surrounding environment.
For this reason, right from the choice of raw materials, the company is committed to reducing its environmental impact. From the reuse of water to the recovery of all production waste, Ceramiche Pastorelli has been able to refine its production process over time to make it increasingly green.
But the environment is not only the natural, important and to be protected, but also the people and communities that surround us. Being part of some important Foundations, the company has understood that growth also passes through support of solidarity to those who are less fortunate.
This is why we see her engaged in educational projects in the poorest areas of the world, in support of childhood, but also in support of the Italian communities affected by the recent earthquakes.
We have seen how the company commits itself daily on several fronts to supply a product of excellent quality, with cutting-edge design, but also ethically and ecologically sustainable. But now let’s go into detail and discover some of these products that you can find on our online store.
Speaking of products, we cannot fail to mention the Arkè wood effect series.
The evocative name well represents the warm and welcoming aspect of the finish. In fact, the Arkè series by Pastorelli wants to re-propose, in a comfortable and economical version, the precious woods rich in knots.
Available in various sizes and colours, you can find it on offer on our website: www.quarantaceramiche.com
]]>Today we are talking about another company in Lazio, where the ceramic of sanitary ware was born and flourished. This company is Ceramica Catalano. Discover it in our store Quaranta Ceramiche.
Ceramica Catalano was born in the sixties at Fabrica di Roma, the center where it sees its roots and lays the foundations for its success. In these over fifty years of history, Catalano manages to renew itself and follow the currents of modernity.
Today Ceramica Catalano is one of the undisputed leaders of the Italian ceramic sector, producing collections and products that not only decorate our homes, but also the best hotels in the world.
In fact, the company in recent years has been able to invest heavily in the technologies of the future, that is, those concerning the 4.0 industries. These allow greater automation of processes through the use of interconnected robots.
This has made it possible to increase production rates and to concentrate human skills on the last stages of the work, those of product improvement. There where the hands of the best made in Italy get to work.
As we often say on our blog, the best way to tell the story and success of a company is through its catalog, its products.
To do this, we can only start from one of the most modern collections that best express this constant search for innovation: the New Zero collection
The lines of the New Zero series by Ceramica Catalano are designed to create a versatile product suitable for every furnishing need. In this way, anyone, regardless of their needs, can find the right product in the collection.
If, on the other hand, you would like softer lines, more welcoming and almost familiar designs, Ceramica Catalano offers you the Sfera collection.
This particular series aims to respond to simpler tastes, but which in any case require their own design and their own stylistic response.
All the sanitary fixtures are also equipped with the innovative NewFlush technology, patented by Catalano. This allows the removal of the much-hated rim, facilitating cleaning and making the product more hygienic.
]]>It was 1950 when in Bugnate di Gozzano, Cipriano Marietta founded the current Rubinetteria Bugnatese, a passion then passed on to his son and his grandchildren.
The choice not to give in to temptation and to continue along the path of research, innovation and stylistic experimentation, has rewarded this Italian company, making it one of the leading taps companies in the world.
Find the best taps on our shop.
Without getting lost in long wanderings through the years of Bugnatese history, let’s focus on its products which, better than any word, know how to tell the values of this company.
To do this, we can only start with its most classic products, one of them all: the Oxford collection.
Present on our site, with advantageous prices, this series of products perfectly knows how to combine a taste for the most classic shapes with modern needs.
It is no coincidence that its retro charm, which at first glance could alienate the most modern among us, is capable of capturing this segment of the public upon careful observation.
Flexible in shapes and finishes, the products of the Oxford series can adapt well to both classic furnishings and modern elements. In a game of contrasts and colors.
Find the best taps on our shop.
Let’s proceed with the exploration of Rubinetteria Bugnatese products, the best witnesses of their work. If the classic collections are not for you, do not despair, the company provides you with numerous solutions.
Among these we mention one that perhaps most of all represents the essence of the modern soul, made up of clean, essential lines, which are not lost in useless frills.
This is the Tetris collection.
The Tetris collection, designed by Rubinetteria Bugnatese, is truly a concentrate of modernity. Pure, square shapes that leave no room for the irrational.
Yet these cuts, these engravings, are capable of transmitting feelings to those who own a Tetris tap, as if this product had its own personality.
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Retracing our steps for a moment, we want to reserve a separate paragraph for a classic collection also from the Bugnatese house, which deserves to be admired.
This collection is the Olympia Kristal, a name that is already a program.
A collection that certainly does not make minimalism its peculiarity and that knows how to stand out in bathroom furnishings. We leave the judgment to you.
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Since 1954, the year of its foundation, Paini has grown rapidly. The success and the turning point came with the advent of the single-lever mixer in the 1980s, a product that revolutionized taps and still represents the standard today.
From the two knobs you passed to a single lever that adjusted the intensity and temperature of the water. Something extraordinary for the time.
Today Paini rubinetterie is one of the main international companies in the sector. A factory of over one hundred thousand square meters and highly specialized personnel allow it to compete worldwide while maintaining high quality standards.
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Starting on our journey through the best products of Paini rubinetterie, we can only start from the series that marked the manufacturer’s success a little: the Cox series.
Its simple shapes reminiscent of ancient taps, has adapted to the modern needs of style and design.
The soft and rounded lines represent a made in Italy product that knows how to combine quality and convenience.
Available in various versions, the Cox series has been able to adapt to every furnishing need, becoming a basic model from which to start.
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To the rounded shapes of the Cox series, we cannot but face the squared, clear and decisive ones of the Dax series.
This product contrasts perfectly with the sister collection, bringing completely different lines. Suitable for a contemporary environment, they are the perfect choice for those who want to furnish an extremely modern bathroom.
In media stat virtus, the Latins said, which can be translated as “virtue lies in the middle”.
In the middle of the Cox series and the Dax series, we can choose to place the Nove collection, among the best products of Paini rubinetterie.
This collection has sharp lines in some places, which soften on the central bodies. A good combination of shapes that can satisfy the taste of each of us.
All these products and many others are available on our online store, at the best prices on the market.
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