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“CLEAR, PURE AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE
A NATURAL WATERFALL.”
In his Axor WaterDream, Massaud demonstrated his philosophy that a faucet’s
technical aspects should be hidden in the background. He wants to move
beyond purely functional plumbing fixtures and provide additional benefits.
So what does a faucet look like if it is more than just a tap?
“What Massaud presented to us,” comments Philippe Grohe, “was absolutely
futuristic, and a little crazy.” But most of all, it was simply brilliant. Axor therefore
did everything it could to turn his idea into a reality. “To make the water flow
quietly and smoothly out of the faucet’s spout we had to completely redesign
the interior workings of a faucet,” Horst Flieger, Head of the Hansgrohe
Research and Development department, remembers. “Creating the optimum
spray pattern was extremely difficult.” To create this elegant water jet, the
experts at the Hansgrohe spray laboratory had to incorporate highly
sophisticated technology into an extremely flat plate. The successful result:
A faucet from which a beautiful waterfall flows; a particularly pleasant
experience that uses little water.
1 The water runs evenly along
parallel tracks.
2 Small bridge pillars slow the flow
rate of the water jet.
3 Stabilization rims on the outer right
and left prevent the eddying of the
gentle flow.
4 A silicon lip makes it easier to
thoroughly clean the faucet.
The sink’s geometry has been precisely
tailored to the water jet.