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LIXIL unveils innovative
and functional designs
LIXIL Americas is launching innovative new products
and advanced technologies for kitchens and bathrooms.
The new products are under the region’s flagship
water technology brands American Standard,
DXV, and Grohe, bringing unforgettable style
and performance to today’s bath and kitchen
environments. to provide maximum flexibility in installation to bring high
design to any project, from master bathrooms to compact
powder rooms. Grohe expands its popular SmartControl
shower system with the elegant new GrohTherm
SmartControl thermostatic trim.
Key product highlights, outlined below, include two new
revolutionary shower collections that offer advanced
performance and appealing style, a versatile luxury
bathroom suite distinguished by unique materials and
functional modern geometries, and new, technologically
advanced toilets and bidet seats that transform the
daily ritual of visiting the bathroom into a pampering
and rejuvenating experience. “American Standard, DXV,
and Grohe are unveiling smart new advancements at
the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) that use the
power of water to enhance people’s lives,” said Steven
Delarge, president and CEO of LIXIL Americas. While using the same intuitive push-and-turn buttons,
it features a contemporary minimalist design. Available
in square and round designs, as well as in chrome,
brushed nickel, or moon white finishes, this shower
control system is an optimum solution for any bathroom
ambience and installation setting.
Employing first-to-market technology, the new Spectra+
Touch and Spectra+ eTouch showerheads from American
Standard change spray patterns with a simple fingertip
touch on the outside ring of the showerhead, making
it easy to customise the shower experience, even with
wet hands. Taking advanced touch technology one step
further, the Spectra+ eTouch showerhead includes a
remote control to mount on any shower wall to provide
a stylish and ergonomic solution for users who have
trouble reaching the showerhead due to age, height, or
mobility restrictions.
Highlighting minimalist urban design, the new DXV
Modulus collection of bath fixtures, faucets, furniture,
and accessories creates simple, yet functional spaces
with a selection of on-trend materials and artful lines.
The elegant products in this suite are modular in concept
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Redefining personal comfort and hygiene, the DXV
SpaLet AT200 LS smart toilet features innovative
new odour control functions that enhance its current
two-nozzle water-spray system, air dryer, hands-free
flushing, automated lid opening/closing, and seat
heating performance: The Air Shield deodoriser with a
replaceable charcoal filter, and Room Refresh, which
uses pioneering Plasma cluster ion technology to purify
the air in the room after use. The new American Standard
Advanced Clean SpaLet bidet seats offer affordably
priced options featuring two self-cleaning nozzles and
adjustable choices for water spray strength, water
temperature, massage spray force, and seat heating,
plus remote-control operation, providing users with a
personalised cleansing experience.
“The smart and stylish new bath and kitchen
products we are showcasing at KBIS demonstrate our
commitment to deliver functional new technologies
that enrich and beautify homes, workplaces, and
communities, truly changing how life is lived,”
concluded Maha El Kharbotly, chief marketing officer of
LIXIL Americas. PA
February 2018 Volume 23 I Number 12