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Hansgrohe's Select technology: Kitchen and bathroom convenience at your fingertips
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Helping your kitchen chores: Top German brand hansgrohe has introduced unprecedented freedom of movement to the kitchen in the form of its Metris Select kitchen mixer, allowing you to turn the water on and off more easily in between washing dishes without dirtying the mixer. (Courtesy of hansgrohe)
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e are already used to having control over various gadgets in our homes with the push of a button to switch on the lights, turn on the television or even make coffee.
In a similar fashion, why can’t we just push different buttons to control and adjust the water we use while bathing or washing dishes instead of turning knobs or pulling levers all the time to do it?
Thankfully, the innovative German brand hansgrohe from Black Forest, Germany, and with 119 years of history has designed a simple and convenient button for use in the bathroom and kitchen.
The latest technology is purely mechanical with no complicated electronics and thereby easy to use, including by children and the elderly.
Hansgrohe designed the new products in collaboration with renowned design studio Phoenix Design, which has received more than 800 design awards.
First of all, hansgrohe’s RainSelect shower control can be used in the bathroom to control your desired spray modes. The shower panel with its ergonomic Select buttons fits nicely with the current trend toward spacious, relaxing shower areas. The panel controls all functions within one unit, while its aesthetically sophisticated design and its linear, horizontal shape make a striking addition to the bathroom design.
The panel’s unique and sleek silhouette, meanwhile, gives the wall a clean and uncluttered look, thanks to Phoenix Design’s aesthetic touch. It also gives a nod to the minimalist design concept through its minimum installation thickness; the RainSelect shower control unit opens up space for more freedom of movement in the shower.
The Rainfinity showers, meanwhile, have a modern surface in elegant, matte white, and the contemporary graphite of the simply structured jet disc gives a visual highlight to your bathroom. The Rainfinity showerhead has three spray modes, turning your daily shower into an extraordinary experience. You’ll find maximum relaxation in the microfine spray of the PowderRain spray mode. Thousands of droplets wrap the body in a blanket of water – a sensual, ultraquiet wellness experience. Located in the center of the jet disc, the Intense PowderRain mode with its concentrated jet makes it easier than ever to rinse out shampoo. The third spray, the MonoRain spray, offers a soothing regenerative effect on the arms and legs with targeted, powerful, Kneipp-inspired jets. All it takes is a simple push of the Select button to switch seamlessly between these three spray modes in the attractive showerhead.
You can also use the Select button in hansgrohe’s Talis basin mixers [IO1] instead of the traditional lever. This is especially useful when you have soapy hands; simply use the back of your hand or arm, keeping the mixer clean from soap that way as you wash your hands.
The Select technology is purely mechanical and works by means of an especially developed cartridge. This is why the added convenience also requires no electricity or other devices in the base cabinet. It controls water temperatures and turns the flow of water on and off by turning the valve.
Hansgrohe Talis basin mixers, meanwhile, are available in a variety of spout heights for different types of basins for a harmonious style blend between the wash basin and the mixer, as well as for practicality’s sake.
Meanwhile, to make your cooking and dish-cleaning activities in the kitchen more convenient and stylish at the same time, hansgrohe also launched the Metris Select kitchen mixer, with a Select button that can turn the water on and off while you are busy cleaning kitchen tools without impending your flow of work.
This way, you can turn the mixer on and off while carrying a heavy pot, as well as enjoy your cooking and baking activities without worrying about smearing the tap. Kitchen chores have never been this fun!
The lever handle remains open, with preset water volumes and temperatures. The Select button is large, with a legible on/off symbol, helping you to turn the water on and off with the back of your hand or your elbow when you are in the middle of cleaning dishes. Again, the button works by benefiting from mechanical laws, incurring you no extra electricity use, let alone any extra equipment in your floor to enjoy the added convenience.
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Email: info@hansgrohe.com.sg
