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from The Installer - Issue 19 - Autumn 2019

Movers & Shakers

VITRA HONOURED WITH THIRD CONSECUTIVE DESIGNER KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AWARD

VitrA Bathrooms has secured another prestigious industry award, this time for Equal, developed in collaboration with Claudio Bellini. The Designer Kitchen and Bathroom Award for Innovation in Bathroom Product Design is the fifth award for VitrA from Designer Kitchen and Bathroom Magazine. Previous awards have been received for ranges created with both Sebastian Conran (Eternity Accessories) and Terri Pecora (Plural). Also, at the event internationally respected designer Arik Levy, was awarded a lifetime achievement award. Arik Levy is currently working on a new range with VitrA called Voyage, which will be launched early next year. Margaret Talbot, Marketing Manager for VitrA said “We are delighted to receive this award for Equal. The range has been well received by both retailers and designers of commercial spaces.” Margaret added “It’s also fantastically serendipitous that Arik Levy has been honoured at the same awards.” The new Equal collection by Claudio Bellini uses geometric shapes and monochrome tones. Using clean, minimal borders and industrial, metallic accents, Bellini’s designs emulate the structures found in modernist architecture. Framing many pieces in the range, the sleek metal rails bring an elegant quality and create connections between the furniture using linear shapes. The collection features a mirror with integrated LED lighting, a selection of storage and washbasin units, and a wallhung WC. The contemporary nature of the delicate, angular design makes it ideal for both commercial and residential spaces. Images: Right: Delia Lakwera, Specifications Manager for VitrA receives gold award for Equal. Left: Equal bathroom range designed for VitrA by Claudio Bellini.

Responding to the current trend for metallic finishes, Franke’s new Krios J-Spout tap is available in Brass (pictured), Graphite, SilkSteel, Smokey Mirror and Chrome.

FRANKE’S NEW KRIOS TAP MIXES CLASSIC DESIGN WITH MODERN METALLICS

Franke’s new Krios J-Spout tap combines a timelessly classic swan neck design with five onpoint metallic finishes giving the creative scope to work in a range of kitchen styles. Available now in five high quality finishes of Brass (pictured), Graphite, SilkSteel, Smokey Mirror and Chrome, Krios has easy to operate, slim levers and an in-built perlator which delivers a ‘champagne like’ water flow. With a overall height of 391mm high with a reach of 216mm, the Krios J-Spout replaces the Olympus range and has a five-year warranty on working parts, with one year on the finish.

www.franke.co.uk t: 0161 436 6280

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FRANKE STAFF VOLUNTEER TO HELP GROUNDWORK IMPROVE GREEN SPACES IN GREATER MANCHESTER

Franke staff have been helping to improve green spaces across Greater Manchester after teaming up with national charity Groundwork to volunteer their time at four community projects across the city. Twenty employees from the Franke team each spent a day working in the outdoors supporting initiatives set up by local people and backed by the charity, which aims to create a sustainable future for people, places and businesses in Greater Manchester. Across the four volunteering days Franke staff have helped the Friends of Turn Moss in Stretford to improve their much-loved park by creating a wildflower meadow and extending their pond area. They also undertook various tasks at Trafford Eco Park, home to Groundwork’s head office, including clearing an area to make way for an outdoor classroom and laying a woodland path to improve accessibility. Later in the month they helped to develop the allotment area at the Lighthouse Centre in Brinnington to help revitalise the area and their final volunteering day consisted of helping the Friends of Lostock Park to remove self-sown tree seedlings from a large wild flower bed, preparing a new rockery outside the group’s hut and varnishing wooden animal sculptures around the park. Jeanette Ward, communications manager for Franke UK, said: “We see the partnership with Groundwork as a great way to make a real, tangible difference in local communities.” Liz Edwards, from Groundwork Greater Manchester, said: “We really appreciate the hard work from the volunteers at Franke who have given their time to help another four community projects.”

www.franke.co.uK t: 0161 436 6280