Sustainability within interior design is more important than ever before. Be it a commercial project or for an individual client the need to know where a product has been sourced and how it can be recycled is now for many a key requirement.
Kaldewei has been manufacturing sustainable products for over 100 years and they regularly work in collaboration with other leading brands and key designers who share the same values. As such this year they launched a range of furniture and accessories designed by Stefan Diez in collaboration with the interior design label e15.
The furniture in the new collection is made from solid European oak and comprises of a stool and bench, a footboard, a towel rail and a bathtub bridge. They are complemented by accessories made of soft, water-repellent leather, which are both practical and clever, and perfectly suited to Kaldewei products as the bag and a towel loop can be magnetically attached to the edge of the steel enamel tub. The warm and natural surfaces of the e15-KALDEWEI Collection complement the elegant Kaldewei products, such as the freestanding Meisterstück Oyo Duo bathtub made of glazed titanium steel.
This new collection designed by Stefan Diez is a collaboration based on shared values and the extensive design expertise of the partners involved. Kaldewei a premium brand with over 100 years of experience in designing and refining iconic bathroom products. Alongside e15 a leading European furnishings brand, strongly anchored in the disciplines of architecture and design and their shared passion for sustainable materials and products.
The new stool and bench are handcrafted, inspired by traditional wooden constructions, with a playful and balanced geometry. The base footboard appears to float above the ground due to its ridged construction, it allows the air to circulate and the oiled oak wood to dry easily, and the bathtub bridge features a circular recess for better handling and the ability to keep a towel close at hand.
The bridge also features an integrated magnet on the underside which securely fixes it to the steel enamel bathtub. The freestanding tripod towel holder is extremely versatile, its triangular layout ensures stability but with sufficient space to accommodate bath and hand towels of any size. The leather accessories pocket and loop have been treated with a water-repellent finish and equipped with invisible magnets that ensure they attached effectively to the Kaldewei enamelled steel products.
Sustainability and the manufacture of luxury products has always been at the very heart of Kaldewei’s business ethos; their high-end steel enamel sanitaryware has always been 100% recyclable and they continue to look for new ways to improve on this from the raw materials they source to through to the manufacturing process and brands and designers they collaborate with.
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