Sleek bathroom fixtures

A 20-yearold manufacturer, SFA has just launched its balneotherapy solution just for the hotel industry: “Hôtel Collection”. This hydromassage system is available for 22 types of bathtubs and is suited to the hotel industry. The client does not need to read any instructions in order to set it. An On/Off switch starts a fifteen-minute massage program offering a variety of massages including stop & go, waves, sequenced air and water massage, zoning. As the different types of hydromassage succeed one another, the chromo function starts automatically, coloring the bathwater eight different ways. “At the end of the program, an automatic disinfection system dries the bathtub leaving it bacteria free,” specifies Marion Hoizey, in charge of marketing and communications for the group SFABathroom mirrors are adapting to the innovative design of bathrooms. Several square models have recently joined the market such as the LED-Kubik from Aliseo. The economic LED lighting it uses is becoming widespread. “This colder light emphasizes the skin’s details,” explains Fabio Valentini, director of Agfraco. This lighting method is also adapted to round mirrors such as Kristal Vision from Agfraco or those designed by JVD. “Round mirrors are still a sure value and offer a guarantee of safety,” according to Jacques de Vasselot, president of JVD. The latest innovation adapted to luxury hotels is the MaJico mirror from Aliseo, which may be turned on to provide a television screen. This supplemental mirror mounted on two arms has a small LCD screen (6.4 inches or 163 mm diagonally). This innovation has a repeater for the room’s television. “In this way, the businessman may watch the news while he proceeds with his morning ablutions,” observes Patrick Lahaussois, director of the company GRS which distributes it.The hairdryer:The Ionic range of Aliseo Côté hairdryers surpasses the performance of classic hairdryers. “Rather than simply blowing hot air, ionized air surrounds the hair making it easier to dry,” explains Patrick Lahaussois. By reducing drying time by 30%, it decreases power consumption. Final advantage: thanks to its electrical charge, the Ionic range eliminates static electricity around the hair. Another useful innovation for the client: the hairdryer gun Salon Krono from Agfraco also has a digital clock. Double advantage: “at night provides light making it easier to find one’s way around the bathroom. In the daytime, it allows the hurried businessman to check the time,” explains Fabio Valentini.Accessories: All the fittings in the bathroom – from toilet paper holder to bowl brush, hook, to wel rack – are adopting sleek lines. Whence the minimalist Zentric lines or the all-new Now by Aliseo, which are modern and functional. “Chromed brass is becoming more widespread,” observes Olivier Colin, sales manager at Manusec. All the accessories produced by Geesa and distributed by this company attest to this. Another brand distributed by Manusec, Decotec offers bathroom fixtures and basins with modern as well as retro design, another major current trend.The bathtub: A 20-yearold manufacturer, SFA has just launched its balneotherapy solution just for the hotel industry: “Hôtel Collection”. This hydromassage system is available for 22 types of bathtubs and is suited to the hotel industry. The client does not need to read any instructions in order to set it. An On/Off switch starts a fifteen-minute massage program offering a variety of massages including stop & go, waves, sequenced air and water massage, zoning. As the different types of hydromassage succeed one another, the chromo function starts automatically, coloring the bathwater eight different ways. “At the end of the program, an automatic disinfection system dries the bathtub leaving it bacteria free,” specifies Marion Hoizey, in charge of marketing and communications for the group SFA