Good form, happy faces at Hansgrohe AG: Philippe and Richard Grohe and Tom Schönherr of Phoenix Design (left to right) are delighted to receive three of the highly coveted "Design Plus" awards at the Frankfurt Messe.
In top formSchiltach, 25 March 2009. Hansgrohe AG (www.hansgrohe.com) has reinforced its position as the world's leading company in the field of design innovations. At the ISH, the leading international sanitaryware trade fair, which took place this month in Frankfurt, the Black Forest-based bathroom and sanitaryware manufacturer received three of the 30 highly coveted "Design Plus" awards which Messe Frankfurt awards every two years in collaboration with the Rat für Formgebung design council. Of the 252 competition submissions, the Paravent radiator and wall-hanging basin from the Axor Urquiola collection and Hansgrohe's PuraVida hand shower, all production innovations by the company, appealed to the judges. Meanwhile, the mixers and shower specialist is continuing on its upward climb in the ranking of the International Forum Design (iF). Compared with last year, Hansgrohe AG's position was up four places, making the company 17th on the list of the world's 1499 best companies for design. With 520 points, Hansgrohe AG was even ahead of companies such as Adidas, Nokia and Audi. Within the sanitary industry, the company asserted its lead position - ahead of Hoesch AG (25th, with 360 points) and Grohe AG (53rd with 220 points). Click here for the detailed press information. (PDF, 0.1 MB)
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