It may be that the image of Neo-Metro’s HWS Commercial Handwasher is triggering some long-suppressed synapse, or perhaps some shade of memory from a past life, but I’m about 90% sure I’ve seen its ilk before. Read more…
Here’s a manufacturer I know you’ve all heard of: Kohler. Yes, they are big, mighty, grand, and now GOLD. We made friends with Kohler Canada at #IIDEX09 and were fortunate enough to spend some time with Donna Church, Manager of Marketing and Communications, who will talk about the Vibrante Moderne Brushed Gold and the Rêve Collection. Read more…
Designed by Massimiliano Della Monaca, the Soffi collection of bath fixtures (including basin faucets and showerheads) uses original Murano glass to create two very sleek looks: Gold Fever and Optical Style. Read more…
Amid the roster of rooms touched by our efforts here at 3rings (living, dining, bed, etc…), it’s safe to say that bathrooms are rather low on the ladder’s rungs. This isn’t to suggest that we’ve purposefully neglected this space of particularly intimate repose, only that the demands of the marketplace work toward more press for larger spaces. Read more…
A few weeks ago, 3ringer Joseph Starr went a little crazy with the egg, focusing on egg-shaped chairs both new and old, as well as an egg-shaped bed. His study in form made me wistful for my own geometry. Hence the cube. Read more…
One of our favorite plumbing manufacturers finally has a home in NYC. Duravit, a German-based producer of sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, baths and spa products, launched Duravit NYC last night, a beautiful ‘blue-inspired’ showroom located at 105 Madison Avenue. Read more…
Unless you live under a rock, you are aware that Tuesday was election day. Red states, blue states — there wasn’t much common ground between the two factions. Leave it to 3rings, however, to offer a reconciliatory product in a spirit of cooperation: the HansaCanyon. Read more…
If you were watching the third and final Presidential Debate last night, you probably noticed that we have a new celebrity surfacing in this election: the notorious Joe the Plumber (aka Joe Wurzelbacher). But here’s a newbie you may not have met. I’d like to introduce everyone to Dornbracht’s new TARA. Read more…
Another contender for Interior Design Magazine’s 2008 Best of the Year (BOY) Awards in the category of Kitchen: Plumbing Fixtures, the Elkay Avado Accent Sinks respond to two industry trends: ” people’s increased craving for organization, as time is at a premium, and homeowners’ growing desire to create a more personalized, one-of-kind space at home.” Read more…
If you’re one of the sheltered few (perhaps I should say, sadly, the sheltered “many”) U.S. citizens who’ve never traveled abroad, then there’s probably a thing or two you should know about Europeans’ notions of what I’ll simply call the “bathroom arts”: 1. Toilet suction is not quite what it is here in the good old U.S.A. Read more…