“Our new showroom is an interactive and visual functional space that offers our customers the opportunity to engage personally with our wide range of kitchen and bathroom water-centric products, systems and solutions,” Westermeyer adds. “Our Cape Town showroom is LIXIL Africa’s flagship display of all that we can offer to discerning home owners and property developers, and we look forward to welcoming those seeking exquisite design, smart solutions, and simply great products through our doors.”
“The water-saving Focus basin mixers by Cobra responds directly to South Africa’s renewed focus on water efficiency and conservation. We are excited to bring this attractive and water saving mixer range to the market and believe this will add a touch of class in any bathroom while taking care of our most precious resource
We view design as an art form and our products are not merely manufactured, but carefully crafted. It is this craftsmanship, dedication to quality and strong design focus that has cemented Cobra’s position as both an industry and brand leader.
The Vaal Rimless Toilets use rimless technology, a concept developed to prevent the build-up of bacteria that occurs in traditional rimmed toilet designs. Thanks to this more streamlined design, cleaning is much easier and far more effective than ever.
Countless options, endless flexibility: Following the global trend to individualization, the bathroom is becoming a highly considered space in the home. Architects and designers need the means to express their customers’ individual style. GROHE’s broadest faucet range, Essence, is an incredibly rich toolbox for the creative mind. It allows for a degree of individuality unthinkable before.
Jane Reddick, of Cape Town’s Department of Water, said measures designed to reduce consumption have so far started to have an effect. “Consumption can very easily be monitored at the level of individual residences. It is clearly detailed in their monthly rates account, with totals for each month and the average number of liters used per day,” she said. That figure is set at a maximum of 50 liters per person per day, with severe fines imposed for properties that still ignore the restrictions.
Today’s kitchens are a far cry from the humble ‘kombuis’ of yester-year – from the look and feel to the cutting-edge technology on the market, kitchens have evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of their inhabitants and have even come to be considered the centre of family activity in the home.