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AXOR Starck: The anniversary of visionary and timeless design
Launched in 1994, the AXOR Starck collection
forever changed the market for design in the
bathroom. With its simplicity and deep respect
for water as the source of life, AXOR Starck is as
relevant and successful today as ever.
Five AXOR collections later and in celebration of
AXOR Starck’s 25th anniversary, Philippe Starck sat
down with AXOR to discuss the birth of an icon. “It is
a great honour for me to speak about water, because
I love water, I live on water, I’m always close to water.
Water is so beautiful that when you add materiality
around it, the less beautiful it becomes. My idea was
– and still is – simple: make a design that is deeply
and structurally respectful of water.
“I am not intelligent. I am not able nor am I interested
in thinking about complicated things. But I have
an instinct that tells me how to find the heart of
the subject—the bone, the spine, the centre. The
AXOR Starck collection is all about that, all about the
miracle and magic of water. That’s why it is perhaps
one of the best examples of a useful work with AXOR,
where we shared the same clear vision of making a
model and collection absolutely timeless – based on
the right quality, right intelligence, right vision, and
right ergonomics.” PA
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab earns two
BBA certificates
Knauf Insulation’s Earthwool RainScreen Slab has been
certified by the British Board of Agrément (BBA) for use
in high-rise residential applications and for use behind
masonry. BBA certification is recognised globally and
gives South African customers reassurance that the
products have been rigorously tested for each specified
application.
The two BBA certifications cover Earthwool RainScreen
Slab for use on both weathertight ventilated cladding
systems and as partial fill insulation on conventional
steel-frame walls with a masonry outer leaf. Earthwool
RainScreen Slab is a semi-rigid Rock Mineral Wool
insulation slab suitable for use on both domestic
and non-domestic buildings. It is non-combustible,
achieving the best possible A1 Euroclass Reaction to Fire
Classification.
Earthwool RainScreen Slab has a thermal conductivity of
0.034W/mK. It offers superior robustness and durability,
with a water repellent additive to preserve its integrity
while exposed during construction. It has been wind
load tested by the Building Research Establishment to a
maximum design pressure of 3 600Pa or 76m/s – the
equivalent of a category 5 hurricane.
For further information about Earthwool RainScreen
Slab, or to download the datasheet, visit https://
knauf-insulation.co.za/products/rainscreen-slab. PA
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September 2019 Volume 25 I Number 7