Suite Spaces
September 1, 2005
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Bisazza
Since 1956, Bisazza has been creating some of the world’s most
beautiful glass mosaic tiles. Used for interior and exterior design on both
floors and walls, the tiles offered by this family-run company come in more than
60 different colors and seven different finishes. The newest decorative surfaces
from the company include mosaic patterns of snowflakes, tapestries, wood floors
and even large framed wall panels with neoclassical sculptural motifs that can
be placed against a wall like a painting. Shown here, the Damasco collection is
designed to take the place of wallpaper and is available in black, opal, white
on gold, and red on gold. Bisazza’s most basic, solid glass tiles start at $9.20
per square foot. However, the Damasco tiles start at $30.60 per square foot and
can reach upward of $230 per square foot for shades of gold.
Bisazza, 212.334.7130, www.bisazza.com
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(Click image to enlarge.) Axolo
In 2001, Adam Tihany collaborated with Italian manufacturer Axolo to create custom crystal washbasins for the Aleph. Of particular note were the 61¼2-foot washbasins featured in the restaurant’s restrooms. Similar in design (but smaller in scale), the basins in the hotel’s rooms, suites and spa are from Axolo’s Genesis, Exere and Xfly collections, which are priced between $3,500 and $10,000. “I have one of their sinks in a powder room at my own house,” explains Tihany. “It’s startling and fun for guests to turn on the water because it looks like it’s falling onto the floor.” Through a subsequent collaboration with the company in 2004, Tihany created Rain. Pictured here, the washbasin unit is formed from a stainless steel ring that sits on top of a glass countertop and includes an under-counter rotating unit for storage. Rain is sold as a complete unit including faucet and is priced from $10,000 to $22,000.
Axolo, 909.390.0549, www.axolo.com
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(Click image to enlarge.)Valli & Valli
“Any product made from only one material is a challenge—there’s not that much you can do,” says Adam Tihany, whose collaboration with Valli & Valli yielded a collection of cast brass hardware that includes everything from towel racks to toilet paper holders. “It’s not about function or technology or a compromise of materials—it’s exclusively about form.” The Milan company frequently collaborates with top architects and designers to create diverse collections of bathroom and kitchen hardware. The company also has produced collections with Antonio Citterio, Frank Gehry and Michael Graves. Tihany’s collection is priced from $105 to $198.
Valli & Valli, 800.423.7161, www.vallievalli.com
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