New Product Preview: Zucchetti Closer

An eclectic concept by Diego Grandi for an unusual showerhead.

CLOSER will be a big-appeal design object, both poetic and essential, a more dynamic reworking of the traditional idea of the showerhead for total relaxation designed to suit the individual.    

“Extremely flexible, adjustable and extendible, inspired by the famous “Zucchetti  - Domatori d’acqua (water masters)” TV advert, my aim with CLOSER is to reinvent the shower as a moment of personalised, regenerating, relaxing wellbeing.” Diego Grandi

            

A wall-mounted horizontal/vertical swivel system allows the jet of water to be pointed in different directions.      

   

Simple and intuitive to use, CLOSER will let the water flow freely all over the body, massaging gently or firmly, to regenerate body and mind or give a blast of energy.

via Zucchetti

Top 10... New Products

Axor Starck V basin mixer, Studio Bagno Unit 60 basin

Kaldewei Asymmetric Duo bath, Hansgrohe Select S120 handshower

Brodware Yokato wall basin set, Menu Flip Around stool

Zucchetti Savoy basin set, Victoria & Albert Amiata bath
Brodware City Plus shower set, DCS Scarpa rails in white 

New Product: Teuco

Here is a little preview of the Teuco range coming soon to Candana.

Teuco is an Italian bathroomware company who specialise in spa baths and exquisite sanitaryware.

Here are some of our favourite pieces from the stone range.

Watch this space!

Easter

Candana will be closed from Friday 18th April till Monday 21st, re-opening Tuesday 22nd.

We would like to wish you all a Happy Easter!

AXOR Starck V

Axor Starck V: Experiencing the Vitality of Water

New achievement in water design: Axor, the designer brand of Hansgrohe SE, is introducing a revolutionary washbasin mixer. Growing out of Axor’s relentless drive for products that reflect the vitality and emotionality of water, the brand’s first transparent mixer, Axor Starck V, was brought to life in collaboration with Philippe Starck. Its official presentation takes place at the Axor flagship store DURINIQUINDICI in Milan from April 7 – April 13.

“The vortex phenomenon has occupied my father Klaus Grohe for several years”, explains Philippe Grohe, Head of Axor. “His intuition that water could visibly be brought to the foreground through the vortex, was the starting point in the development of Axor Starck V. In our long-time friend Philippe Starck, we not only found the perfect design partner to create a shape around the vortex, but also a valuable sparring partner in the developmental process. Ultimately, the realisation of the project was not made possible by creativity and determination alone, but by technical know-how and over 100 years of experience in handling water.” The result according to Philippe Starck “is a mixer that represents the absolute minimum: totally transparent, almost invisible, and enclosing a miracle that is the vortex.”

Connecting with Water through the Vortex

For more than 20 years the human interaction with water and space has been at the core of Axor’s innovations. Axor Starck V will be one of the most prominent translations of this idea yet: with the beauty and dynamism of its vortex, the mixer bridges the gap between the functional and emotional aspects of water at the washbasin, transforming it from a basic commodity to a valuable resource. 

Organic Design and the Aesthetics of Transparency

The organic, transparent design of Axor Starck V gives it an exciting, yet subdued presence. Besides serving the technical function of making water visible, transparency aesthetically fuses the mixer body with its surroundings, thus, in essence de-materialising it. The openly designed spout contributes to the natural water experience: before the eyes of the user, the upward, swirling motion of water through the mixer’s body and its “free-fall” into the washbasin trigger a feeling of joy and happiness. 

Experiencing Water through Technology and Innovation

True to the Hansgrohe principle of producing highly aesthetic, functional and sustainable bathroom products, Axor Starck V shines with a multitude of innovations that together are certain to define a whole new category of washbasin mixers. For example, the mixer is produced out of the organic material crystal glass, which is sustainable and durable. With a flow rate of 4 l/min, Axor Starck saves water without compromising the user experience. The open, rotatable, and detachable spout offers additional comfort: flexible installation of the mixer body in combination with the washbasin and easy cleaning in the dishwasher. 

via Hansgrohe

Preview... Axor Starck V

Milan is absolutely buzzing at this time of year. Designers and architects from all over the world flock to the Italian city for what can only be described as design's event of events, Fuorisalone.

A week before the fair begins, Germany's premium tapware company AXOR have released a sneak peek video into the new Starck tapware which is to be launched at this years fair. 

'Experience the vitality of water: With a powerful vortex, the new Axor Starck V basin mixer brings about an emotional connection with water. In designer Philippe Starck, Axor found a partner capable of capturing the power of nature in an organic, sculptural glass mixer'

We wait with baited breath for the official premier on April 8, but in the meantime we'll enjoy this video and try to predict what Starck has come up with this time!

via Hansgrohe

Brodware

Halo basin sets and bath set in Europlate finish

We have been supplying Australian tapware Brodware since Candana's very early days and we are so excited to share with you some of their newest ranges and product re-launches.

Brodware is our 'go-to' tapware brand, offering a wide selection of styles at moderate prices makes it an easy product to love.

From the traditional elegance of their Winslow range to their minimal industrial brand new Yokato range, you are sure to find a perfect match for your space.

All ranges are available in many different finishes, making this product as unique as every home they are installed into.

Make sure to keep an eye on our Facebook/Twitter pages as we'll be announcing the update of our Woollahra displays very shortly!

Michelangelo wall basin set

Michelangelo wall set in Europlate finish

Yokato wall basin set in Weathered Brass finish

City Stik freestanding bath filler with hand shower

Michelangelo wall mixer and spout in Nero finish

City Que basin mixer and freestanding bath mixer

City Plus basin set with 'D' handles in Nero finish

Halo wall set in Bright Copper finish

Neu England freestanding bath set with handshower

Neu England kitchen set with lever handles

all images via Brodware