Duravit has long made "Bathroom design from jeans to dinner jacket" its mission statement and means with this its ambition to meet the highest demands in every price segment when it comes to design and innovation. Now Duravit is venturing into the "jeans" segment and is for the first time offering a complete design range in a price segment in which so far a confusing array of no-name products has prevailed. The design for this new range, which we have called D-Code, was created by Sieger Design and is geared towards creating a timeless element in our everyday lives.
It contains nothing superfluous or polarising. Straightforward, clear-cut and unfussy like the stripes of a barcode – that is the design language of D-Code. The result is unambiguously practical products that are so universal they represent a piece of everyday culture and meet all conceivable requirements. Since the choice of ceramics is still the decisive criterion for the whole bathroom, the entire programme centres around the washbasin. The user is the direct point of reference for the form. Distinctive, curved lines creating a large radius effectively put the spotlight on the washbasin. A washbasin quite simply as an attractive focal point in our daily bathroom rituals
The designers have coherently and consistently copied these distinctive curves for all other items in the range, with 15 different sizes and versions to choose from for the washbasin alone. These are complemented by 11 toilets, three bidets and a urinal. And of course: a complete range of bathtubs that needs to be seen to be believed: featuring rectangular models in various sizes, a corner version and even a hexagonal version. The tubs can also be equipped with jet whirl systems: six jets in the sides produce a beneficial massage effect.
The shower trays come in different variations. There are three square, four rectangular and two quadrant-shaped shower trays. The D-code furniture programme includes vanity units, low cabinets, tall cabinets and mirror cabinets in the finishes White high gloss, Red high gloss and Oak light. A distinctive detail: instead of handles, the doors have a strip that supports the hand. Accessories from soap dish to cosmetic mirror make D-Code the ideal programme for coordinated and consistent bathroom design. In the public and semi-public sector, as well as in the private sector, for new buildings or renovation projects – in fact anywhere where the budget imposes tight constraints but nevertheless there is a need for practical sanitary fittings, D-code provides the answer. Or, as Management Board Chairman Franz Kook put it at the product premiere: "D-Code is true designer jeans material. It has a timeless appearance, great quality, plenty of possibilities and doesn't cost the earth." ”