Smart designs

Smart designs

IntelligenceCheckoutthisselectionofthelatesthi-tech appliances, innovative gadgets and nifty products for your home, all designed to make life a little bit easier

Introducing: CaesarStone has developed a technology for decorating its quartz composite surfaces with an embossed, textured look and feel. Crocodile pattern shown. Prices on request.

Intelligent appeal: This new technique offers virtually endless design possibilities, enabling inspiration and imagination to reach new heights. Motivo surfaces are non-porous, easy to maintain and applicable for kitchen splashbacks, wall panelling, vanity tops, custom-made furniture and more.

01706 863 600 | www.caesarstone.uk.com

Introducing: Ceramiche Coem’s Folio porcelain stoneware tiles are just 5mm thick. The thin sheets allow for new uses indoors or out, such as where it is advisable to place as little extra weight on structures as possible, or on top of existing flooring to save on demolition costs. Prices on request.

Intelligent appeal: Decor tiles come with ‘stickers’ ready perforated, these can be applied freely and creatively to any surface. There are Heart, Butterfly, Flower and Leaf shapes available, and personalised decors on demand.

+39 053 699 3511 | www.coem.it www.utopiamag.co.uk108

Introducing: Top Bimaterico™ offers a new dimension in kitchen countertops; it is composed of Corian combined with stainless steel. The range includes three layouts (‘L’, linear and island) with various stainless steel sinks and inserts (rectilinear, fluid, symmetrical or irregular). Custom-made formats are also available. Prices on request, on sale June.

Intelligent appeal: This flush-mounted system provides visual purity and ease of cleaning, thanks to the absence of seams or joints.

+39 043 240 3500 | www.techlabitalia.com Introducing: A new concept in sensory showering, the Stellar*Spa system offers a variety of wellbeing options. Prices on request.

Intelligent appeal: There are six different styles of head (including wall and ceiling mounted models) which incorporate various jet patterns (rain deluge, rain shower and atomised water droplets), 16 coloured RGB LED options to suit every mood and ambience, three fragrance selections (relaxing, energising and floral), along with user-friendly touch-screen controls.

07809 374 275 | www.alchemyaward.com

Smart designs

Introducing: If you’re after something a little unusual to decorate your dining room walls with, Columbia Road, is a five-colour printed wallpaper by CustHom that is available in black or white. £300 per roll.

Intelligent appeal: One layer of ink is thermochromatic, which is affected by a rise in temperature. This heat sensitivity allows certain areas of the design to temporarily change and reveal hidden images and colours.

020 7378 3418 | www.bouf.com

Introducing: The Aeon Venetian slimline vertical radiator composed of flat stainless steel bars is shown here conveniently combined with a fulllength Infiniti mirror. It’s available in brushed matt or mirror polished finishes and in various sizes. Venetian, from £765; Infiniti, from £972.

Intelligent appeal: Creating an innovative focal point and a stylish source of mood lighting for your bathroom, the mirror features LEDs which seem to go on forever as they are reflected back and forth.

01525 379 505 | www.pitacs.com

Introducing: Gorenje’s 2010 range of washing machines includes an innovative SterilTub function. Image shows the WA 60125 model, £300.

Intelligent appeal: To be run monthly, SterilTub is a self-cleaning programme to rid odours from the washing machine that arise through regular use of washing cycles at low temperatures. It operates with an empty drum, a high water level, a fast spin speed, and a temperature of around 80°C to reach remote parts of the tub and eliminate bacteria and odour build-up.

020 8247 3980 | www.gorenje.co.uk www.utopiamag.co.uk109