Superior aesthetics and exceptional craftsmanship

Minimalistic elegance, unique craftsmanship, and quality materials are the hallmarks of the Artisan Lines from Duravit. This is the name the complete bathroom manufacturer confers on those ranges whose development and manufacture require special expertise, skilled craftsmanship, and the utmost precision. They each feature an unmistakable design that imbues the bathroom with a unique character, ensuring even greater relaxation and wellbeing.

International designers for the domestic bathroom

The Artisan Lines pursue a clear objective: their design has to be extraordinary and contemporary – yet also timeless. To achieve this, the complete bathroom manufacturer has availed itself of the expertise of renowned designers. The Artisan Lines combine Duravit’s unmistakable design language with the personal signature of design grandees such as Philippe Starck, Christian Werner, and Antonio Bullo.

Duravit’s Zencha range is a collaboration with Sebastian Herkner. Inspired by traditional Japanese rituals, the special shape of the abovecounter basin is reminiscent of a tea ceremony.

The newest addition to the line-up is the renowned Italian architect Antonio Citterio with his Golden-Ratio-inspired Aurena bathroom range in a contemporary industrial style.

Innovative materials for extraordinary designs

New approaches to design go hand in hand with innovative materials that are a key component in realizing the unusual designs. For instance, Duravit’s patented special ceramic DuraCeram enables thinner wall thicknesses than conventional bathroom ceramic while also affording the highest possible quality, robustness, and ease of care – material qualities that come to the fore in the series Bento Starck Box by Philippe Starck. Inspired by the Japanese lunchbox of the same name, the washbasin features an intelligent separation into a wet and dry area. The minimal wall thickness achieved with DuraCeram creates a special design statement.

Additionally, the high-tech material DuroCast impresses with its high-quality, matt-velvety surface that is warm and soft to the touch. Manufactured using the mineral-cast process, the material permits especially complex design elements and a wide range of color and texture variants to be realized. Pleasantly tactile items such as the washbasins from the Vitrium range by Christian Werner are manufactured from this material. Its geometric form has a light and delicate effect, emphasizing the overall composition of the matching Vitrium furniture.

Specialist expertise: highest quality

However, even the best material is nothing without expert workmanship: Artisan Lines are manufactured in Germany and in other European manufacturing facilities. Outstanding quality is the result of expert and meticulous workmanship. Consequently, the products are manufactured using high-tech manufacturing processes and are finished with great care and attention to detail.

These products retain their good looks over time thanks to additional features such as the HygieneGlazePlus antibacterial glaze or the baked-in WonderGliss coating for selected ceramic products.