Duravit Announces Winners of Annual Designer Dream Bath Competition
Most Submitted Entries Yet, Innovative Designs meet Duravit Aesthetics
Duravit is pleased to announce the winners of its fourth annual Designer Dream Bath Competition, recognizing the works of architects and designers who demonstrated a keen eye for bathroom design. The winner of the Unbuilt project category, Eduardo Lam of ASD | SKY (Atlanta, GA) will receive $10,000 in Duravit products to meet his design goals. In the Built project category, Bronwyn Breitner & Luigi Ciaccia of 590BC, LLC (Brooklyn, NY) were elected the winners and will receive $5,000 worth of Duravit product. Honorable Mentions were also selected in both categories: Wayne Turett of The Turett Collaborative (New York, NY) and Oliver Valle (Brooklyn, NY) in the Unbuilt category and Melinda O’Connor of Melinda Kelson O’Connor Designs (Philadelphia, PA) in the Built category.
The Unbuilt project category challenged designers by asking them to reimagine their own bathroom using a range of Duravit’s top collections and design solutions, including Darling New vanity with c-bonded technology, P3 Comforts, and ME by Starck. Participating designers used images and floor plans of their existing bathroom, along with renderings to convey how Duravit could improve each space.
Speaking on behalf of Eduardo Lam’s winning Unbuilt entry, Duravit USA President Tim Schroeder noted the project’s strengths, “Eduardo put to use technology-driven pieces, such as the DuraStyle two-piece toilet and the Stonetto shower tray, showcasing how Duravit’s numerous collections can work together to create a cohesive space.”
Lam’s design captures the master bathroom’s potential by streamlining high-use zones with the space-saving and ever elegant DuraStyle wall mounted vanity, which is complemented by two Foster washbowls. The incorporation of a mirror and light system, along with the rich chestnut finishes on vanities and DuraStyle bathtub, add a sophisticated edge to the space.
The Built category asked designers to share a recently completed project that highlighted Duravit. Designers Bronwyn Breitner and Luigi Ciaccia of 590BC impressed the jury with their renovation of a 1923 CO-OP that included the use of Duravit’s Starck 3 Toilet, Starck Bathtub and Vero Washbasin. The modern silhouettes of each unit assert an elegant contrast between the space’s traditional arrangement and Duravit’s innovative designs.
“590BC exemplified the versatile quality of Duravit products,” explained Schroeder. “In this project, we saw exactly how modern pieces could be used to enhance traditional design spaces.”
590BC designer Breitner elaborated on this note, “The sleek nature of the Duravit products we integrated into the space provided a crisp yet coordinating contrast to the bathroom’s more historical materials, matching the transitional identity of the rest of the apartment renovation.”
Honorable Mention winners of the Unbuilt category, Wayne Turett of The Turett Collaborative and Oliver Valle, proposed thought-provoking designs. Turett’s design, which played with the symbiotic relationship between living and washing spaces, incorporated the Cape Cod freestanding bathtub, as well as an L-Cube vanity. Valle’s design found L-Cube shelving units and the ME by Starck Washbasin to be the perfect match for his minimalistic material centric design. Melinda O’Connor of Melinda Kelson O’Connor Design, LLC transformed a narrow footprint with Duravit’s elegant Happy D.2 washbasin and Architect series bathtub, granting her design an Honorable Mention for the Built category.
This year’s prestigious judging panel included Michelle Brunner (Luxe), Parker Larson (Architectural Digest), Susan Szenasy (Metropolis), Vanessa Deleon (Vanessa Deleon Associates), and Abby Bullard (Stonehill Taylor).
About Duravit
Founded in 1817 in Hornberg, in the heart of Germany’s Black Forest, Duravit AG is a leading manufacturer of designer bathrooms. The company operates in 130 countries worldwide and stands for innovations in good design, intelligently used technology and on top quality requirements. In collaboration with high-profile designers, such as Philippe Starck or EOOS, the manufacturer develops premium, smart bathrooms that enhance the quality of life on a lasting basis. Duravit’s product range includes sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, shower trays and bathtubs, whirl and wellness systems, shower-toilets and accessories.
Duravit USA, Inc. headquarters are based in Duluth, GA. Trade and interested consumers may visit Duravit NYC, the company’s state-of-the-art showroom at 105 Madison Avenue, in the heart of New York’s newest design district. For more information on Duravit or to find a local distributor, visit www.duravit.us or call 888-DURAVIT.
