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  • The 0.25 gpf High Efficiency UrinalVitrA's New Product Innovation
  • ebuild (6/18/2007)
  • Water conservation is one of the hottest issues in the home. In today's average American household, 75 percent of the water used is in the bathroom. To answer the call, VitrA is introducing an innovative 0.25 gallon per flush (gpf) High Efficiency Urinal, the first of its kind available in North America. The low flush urinal saves 75 percent water annually in usage over a standard 1 gallon urinal.
  • Decorative Concrete Sink with Stainless Steel Grates
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (6/18/2007)
  • Liquid Rock Concrete. Measuring 8 feet long and 9 inches thick, this concrete sink weighs 800 pounds. Integrated stainless steel grates serve a decorative function, and they also can be used as countertop surfaces. Another unique design by this fabricator is a countertop in which sand and rock are laid inside to create a Zen garden feel, and then topped with glass. 541-610-2271.
  • Istanbul Bathroom Collection for VitrAVitrA's Instanbul Collection is Amoung the Winners of the 2006 Good Design Award
  • ebuild (6/18/2007)
  • VitrA's highly anticipated Istanbul Bathroom Collection, available in the U.S. in May 2007, is one of the winners of the esteemed 2006 Good Design award. The Istanbul Collection offers more than 100 products, including ceramic plumbing fixtures, ceramic wall and floor tiles, bathtubs, bathroom furniture, faucets and accessories.
  • Showrooms of Excellence Programs by VitrA Announces National Expansion
  • ebuild (6/18/2007)
  • One year after its inception, VitrA's Showrooms of Excellence Program, designed to provide participating showrooms with display advice, marketing support and point of sale materials, is gaining momentum in top markets including Atlanta, Washington and Nashville, to name a few. With the onset of the new program, VitrA seeks to support the highest quality of showroom representation while at the same time branding itself in various showrooms with an array of different product lines. In addition, the program seeks to reward showrooms that demonstrate loyalty to VitrA and its contemporary products.
  • VitrA's High Efficiency UrinalVitrA's Evergreen Line of High Efficiency Toilets Expands to Include a Urinal
  • ebuild (6/18/2007)
  • VitrA introduces the latest addition to its comprehensive "green" product line, Evergreen, with the launch of its low flush urinal, the 0.25 gpf HEU (high efficiency urinal). VitrA's EverGreen line now includes six water conscientious products: the 0.25 gpf HEU, 1.2 gpf Gravity Flush round front HET, 1.2 gpf Gravity Flush elongated HET, Dual Flush 0.8/1.6 gpf round front HET, Dual Flush 0.8/1.6 gpf elongated HET, and 1.0 gpf Pressure Assist elongated HET.
  • Lovegrove with the MOD SeriesVitrA Introduces Second Bathroom Collection by Ross Lovegrove: The Mod Range
  • ebuild (6/18/2007)
  • VitrA is proud to reveal its second innovative bathroom collection designed by the commendable industrial designer, Ross Lovegrove. The new MOD range further exemplifies Lovegrove's contemporary design style in today's modernized world. The MOD was inspired by a client who requested a vital and clean bathroom solution that would elevate the mid-segment product range. This range is not an extension of VitrA's Istanbul Collection, but is a completely new and defined language. It compliments the successful architecture of contemporary industrial design and the emerging influence of controlled linear graphic interior design.
  • No Sweat Shower
  • Virginian - Pilot (6/17/2007)
  • Our home tester tried Moen's new multi-setting Inspire shower head - the top of the line seven-setting Inspire, $70.75. Moen's multi-setting shower heads are available in fixed and handheld versions. While installing that new shower head, why not add an Enviro Premium Shower Filter?
  • The Home Spa: A Bathroom on Steriods'
  • Greensboro News Record (6/16/2007)
  • WASHINGTON -- When Paul Villella and his wife, Kerry, designed the master bathroom in their new five-bedroom Fairfax, Va., home, they wanted all eyes on the shower.So they asked the builder, Winchester Homes, to install four shower heads, three body sprays and clear glass from floor to ceiling, making the larger-than-normal whirlpool next to it look understated in comparison.As houses become bigger and homeowners spend more time in them, people increasingly are creating in-home spas like the one the Villellas designed.
  • Today's Bathrooms Are More Like Spacious, Luxe Personal Spas
  • San Antonio Express-News (6/14/2007)
  • Jun. 14--Those ancient Romans were on to something. Their 27-acre Baths of Caracalla could accommodate 1,600 people at a time and was considered one of the seven wonders of ancient Rome. "The entire budget for the master bath has increased 50 percent in the past five years," said Adam Sanchez, president of Diamante Custom Homes in San Antonio.
  • Alisal - A rectangular, under-counter designNew Handcrafted Copper Basins from Terra Acqua Add Contemporary, Yet Warm Style to Any Bathroom
  • ebuild (6/13/2007)
  • Prized for its natural beauty and evolving patina, copper is Terra Acqua's choice of material for its newest line of handcrafted lavatory basins. Easily complementing both rustic and contemporary decors, the beautiful copper basins are available in three new styles: Monarch, Alisal and Ferrelo. Each new basin is an original creation from Susan Hugo, designer and owner of Terra Acqua.

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