Amba Products Recognized by The Design Journal.

The Design Journal recognized The Radiant Small Heated Towel Rack among its Best Products of 2020. The Radiant Small also has been nominated for a 2021 Award for Design Excellence. ADEX is the largest and most prestigious awards program for product and project design in the architecture and design industry. Voting for the ADEX and Best Products awards is conducted by a blind panel of A&Ds’ most respected experts. 

ADEX awards represent the best product designs of the year from the perspective of top industry professionals.  In April, various design publications will announce the 2021 ADEX Award winners.

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Americh Storage Solution Named 30 Most Innovative Product by Better Homes & Gardens.

Americh has received the 30 Most Innovative Product award, presented by Beautiful Kitchens & Baths by Better Homes & Gardens, for their new Urban Bath Apron Storage, which features an integrated steel pull-out storage shelf to store bathroom essentials.

This Urban Bath Apron provides a 3 ½” deep by 36” long stainless steel shelf and panel that opens smoothly with hydraulic arms and closes securely with a magnet. The shelf also features a removable, stainless steel tray for easy cleaning.

Americh’s Urban Bath Apron Storage will be featured, along with the full list of winners, in the Beautiful Kitchens & Baths Spring 2021 issue, on sale February 5th.

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Franz Viegener Received Two 2020 GOOD DESIGN Awards for the Kitchen Collection and Seven Collection.

Franz Viegener won two coveted 2020 GOOD DESIGN® Awards, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. Each year, the Museum presents the world-renowned GOOD DESIGN Awards for the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world.

The Kitchen Collection is the brand’s entrée into the kitchen category and is available in the standard-size and in the larger pro-style faucet. The faucet’s powerful performance is bolstered by elegantly curved modern lines, while its inherently utilitarian nature is elegantly integrated into a contemporary design that recalls the professional-grade kitchen in the home.

The Seven Collection features an ultra-slim, perpendicular profile that is unique in its form and craftsmanship and exemplifies Franz Viegener’s engineering prowess. At only 7mm thick, Seven overcame the technical challenge of running water through the thinnest possible flat machined bar stock brass, making it a refined pillar of modern, minimal design.

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Franz Viegener Wins Product Innovation Award.

Franz Viegener is pleased to announce that their Seven faucet has won the Product Innovation Award 2020, presented by Construction Business Media, which publishes Architectural Products and Architectural SSL magazines. The Seven collection was a stand-out as it was designed with the thinnest possible spout at only 7mm thick. One of the judges chose the Seven faucet because “style and the ability to conserve water is a winning combination.”

Architectural Products editor Jim Crockett introduced the 2020 PIA award winners, published in the November/December issue, by writing “2020 has been a difficult year, and it’s hard to find the silver lining amid the clouds. That being said, one thing that gives me hope rolling into 2021 is what I’ve seen on the pages before you—those items presented here in our 10th Product Innovation Awards.”

Products were chosen based on sustainability, performance, quality, affordability and alignment with evolving market trends. With judging and evaluation of products and systems from a distinguished panel of 22 designers and product specialists skilled in product evaluation, the PIA program awards manufacturers based on attributes, qualities, functionality and/or performance beyond industry standards.

“We are honored to receive this award and appreciate the recognition for our craftsmanship, particularly with the Seven collection which required overcoming the challenge of creating a faucet spout that was as thin as possible while at the same time performing to our strict standards,” said Josef Moskovic, Chief Designer, Franz Viegener.

Building on the success of past programs, the tenth edition of the awards proves commercial building manufacturers are committed to, and are working arduously toward, delivering more sustainable products, as well as products that deliver better performance, life and affordability, that keep pace with ever-shifting market requirements.

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Gessi's Innovative Hi-Fi System Wins Interior Design Magazine's Best of the Year Awards.

Gessi is thrilled to announce the Hi-Fi Thermostatic Mixers has won the Bathroom Fixtures Category. As the company’s latest launch, Hi-Fi is the convergence of design and technology and represents the new frontier of The Gessi Private Wellness® Program, a wide range of modular shower elements that enable a completely customizable bathroom experience from rain showers to atomization. Hi-Fi Thermostatic Mixers go beyond retro-inspired aesthetics to offer high-fidelity technology for water delivery with accurate precision and perfect ergonomic design. The Hi-Fi Collection is a unique addition to the bathroom furnishings market, providing an interactive interface to manipulate every aspect of the shower experience. The controls have been designed to mimic the tactile sensations of period stereo sets with clicking buttons and turning knobs, bringing the satisfaction of fine-tuning and the relaxation of music into a soothing wellness environment. Function buttons feature intuitive graphic icons for easy use, while the knobs have radial dials for precise control of water flow and temperature.

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Infinity Drain Honored with Multiple Awards.

Infinity Drain has been announced as a winner of the Kitchen & Bath Business (KBB) Magazine Readers' Choice Award in the Bath Accessories category! 

They have also been announced as a 2x Finalist for the prestigious Architizer A+ awards for the Stainless Steel Shower Base (Kitchen & Bath Fixtures & Fittings Category) and for the Slot Linear Drain (Kitchen & Bath Plumbing & Drainage Category).

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Be a Part of the DPHA Product of the Year Awards!

Has a new product been launched over the last year that deserves some recognition? Wether it is for its innovation or design, our past Products of the Year really stand out from the crowd.

The Product of the Year Awards are a great opportunity to showcase new products, especially this year when opportunities have been few and far between! The awards will be presented at the DPHA conference in October, and will be featured in Kitchen & Bath Design News, as well as other publications. Nominees and winners will be showcased to DPHA members and the A&D Community alike!

This year we have expanded our categories! Product of the Year categories include Accessories, Furniture, Cabinet Hardware, Door Hardware, Plumbing Fixtures, Water Delivery and Technology. You can see past winners here.

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Franz Viegener Wins NYCxDESIGN Award for its New Kitchen Collection.

Franz Viegener is proud to announce that their Kitchen Collection has won the NYCxDESIGN Award in the Kitchen Fittings category, which was announced live on DesignTV by Interior Design magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen.

The Franz Viegener Kitchen Collection is available in the standard-sized and a larger pro-style faucet. The faucet’s powerful performance is bolstered by elegantly curved modern lines, while its inherently utilitarian nature is elegantly integrated into a contemporary design that recalls the professional-grade kitchen in the home. Available finishes: polished chrome, polished and brushed nickel (PVD), polished and brushed gold (PVD), polished rose gold (PVD), satin black (PVD), and polished and brushed unlacquered brass.

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Barclay Named Forte Group's Brand Partner of the Year

Michael Berger, Zaira Barrera, Liz Martin and

Tim Witherington of Barclay

Barclay Products was named the Forte Brand Partner of the Year Award at this year’s conference. Barclay has been a member of Forte for 19 years, and realizes just how important it is to work together to offer their customers the level of service only a Bath and Kitchen Showroom can provide. Barclay remains committed to supplying the best the industry has to offer in quality, design and service.  Barclay has been a DPHA member since it's inception back in 2002.

Forte Honors Belmont Hardware as Shareholder of the Year

Jimmy Georgitsos of Forte with Brad Clore and 

Richard Campbell of Belmont Hardware

Congratulations to DPHA Member Belmont Hardware on being named Forte's Shareholder of the Year!  The Belmont Hardware family of stores are Northern California’s premier outlets for the world’s finest decorative finish hardware and plumbing fixtures. Their seven locations boast hardware and plumbing solutions for both residential and commercial projects. Belmont Hardware has been a favored source of architects, interior designers, and custom home builders for over eighty years. They have been actively involved in DPHA since the association launched in 2002.

Laufen's SAVE Toilet Wins Wallpaper* Design Award

Laufen's ’Save’ toilet, created in collaboration with EOOS and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has scooped the coveted Wallpaper* Design Awards 2020 for Life-Enhancer of the Year. The ‘Save’ toilet features a game-changing urine separation system that could revolutionise the sanitation industry. The system is surprisingly low tech. A simple curve in the base of the ceramic toilet bowl siphons off urine towards a concealed outlet using only water tension. Not only could the urine trap remove the excessive toxins from urban waste water that currently pollute coastal areas, but it could also provide an opportunity for collected urine to be specially treated and put to good use.