» OUR COLOURS FIT INTO

ENVIRONMENTS OF

EVERY CONTRAST«

Do you have a personal favourite amongst the

GROHE finishes?

Yes, the Brushed Hard Graphite. Which is, by the way,

the most sophisticated finish we have right now. I’m

in the process of redoing my kitchen all black on black

and I’m going with that finish.

What are the rules for choosing finishes for the

bathroom?

To be honest, there are none. I think we’re in a day and

age where designers are much more free to do what they

want. With our opened up colour and finish options

in this collection, we’ve given them no rules. There are

just endless possibilities to work with here. If I had to

suggest one rule, it would be to coordinate the finishes.

Because there’s nothing worse than going into a space

and having a different colour faucet, a different colour

shower, a different colour towel holder. And with GROHE

SPA Colours you get the full coordination of whatever

colour and finish you need.

What can you tell us about the interactions of

shapes, surfaces and finishes?

The way we’ve articulated this design range to the design

world is: you have three types of environment. You have

high-contrast environments and you have tone-on-tone

environments. And in the middle you have mid-tones.

Let’s say I was designing an all-black bathroom. I have

more or less some options. But if I wanted black tile on

the wall, I could pick the opposite of it, which would be

chrome to give it a more contrary contrast finish. Or if

I wanted the whole bathroom to be a soft matt finish,

I can use the brushed surface. So in terms of the

interactions of shapes and surfaces, it all depends on

what the interior design strategy is. But that’s why

we’ve offered a polished and a brushed finish to give

you that flexibility in your interactions. And this rings

true for all colours, available in polished or brushed.

Can you give us an example?

When I say the word vintage you think of the brushed

gold, but when I say luxury you think of the polished

gold. It’s the same colour, it’s just a finish difference.

By just changing the finish, I can give you a different

verbal cue of vintage vs. luxury. The reason we have a

brushed and a polished is to allow the ultimate flexibility

between the interior strategies.

The play with contrasting black and white

is currently trending at design fairs. And

the GROHE SPA Colours collection helps

to create the perfect outcome.

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