Good Design Award for the Qatego range, design by Studio F.A. Porsche for Duravit

Posted in News, Products on 13 February, 2024

Unwind in a bathroom with a minimalist design.

Studio F. A. Porsche designed the Qatego bathroom range for Duravit, with a clearly defined style, and elements that exude a natural aura.

The Chicago Athenaeum was so impressed with the outstanding design that it bestowed the GOOD DESIGN® Award, one of the oldest and globally renowned awards, upon it in the category “Bathroom and Accessories”. The GOOD DESIGN® award is testament that the selected products meet the most exacting international standards in design excellence. The Duravit Qatego collection was published in the 2023- 2024 GOOD DESIGN yearbook.

Above left: The program favors natural materials with tactile surfaces. Above right: A blend of open and closed storage options guarantee optimum use of space and swift access to daily essentials. Top: The Qatego stone console is available in three different colors and variants, providing even more opportunities to tailor the bathroom to individual tastes. (Image source: Duravit AG)

Harmonious bathroom ranges including references to nature
The minimalistic and enduring design language of Qatego is about slowing things down. The range favors natural materials with tactile surfaces: wood, ceramic, and natural stone come together creating a harmonious bathroom design with skillfully accentuated niches. The designers see the washbasins and furniture as a combination of design and functionality. “With Qatego we took our lead from people’s needs in the familiar yet intimate surroundings of the bathroom. That’s why it was important for us to lend the objects a strong emotional quality that goes beyond mere functionality,” said Henning Rieseler, Design Director at Studio F. A. Porsche describing the creative process.

The rounded form of the sanitary objects stands out against the linear and minimalistic design of the cabinets. The designers referenced archetypes in their creative process: “As a material, ceramic tends to have softer forms due to the working and the firing processes, while our perception of furniture is generally box-like,” said the design studio.

About Duravit AG
Founded in 1817 in Hornberg in the Black Forest, Duravit AG is today a leading international manufacturer of designer bathrooms and is active in more than 130 countries worldwide. The complete bathroom supplier’s product portfolio comprises top quality sanitary ceramics, bathroom furniture, bathtubs and shower trays, wellness systems, shower-toilets, faucets, and accessories as well as installation systems. Alongside its in-house design expertise, Duravit also works closely on product development with an international network of designers such as Cecilie Manz, Philippe Starck, Christian Werner, Sebastian Herkner, and Bertrand Lejoly as well as talented newcomers. Duravit’s ambition is to make its stakeholders’ lives a little better each day through a combination of forward-looking designs, uncompromising product excellence, a keen sense of human requirements, and responsible corporate management. A key measure in achieving these aims is the overriding mission to become a climate-neutral business by 2045 with no exceptions.