Currently making its debut at the bathroom design trade show ISH in Frankfurt Germany, is a new collaboration between Swiss bathroom specialists Laufen and Italian furniture brand Kartell.

Known for its distinctive, high quality plastic furniture designs, Kartell's bathroom collection is designed by long-term Laufen collaborators Ludovica+Roberto Palomba

The Milanese designers have translated Kartell's love of soft rounded lines, layers of transparency and glossy finishes into a playful but sophisticated line of bathroom furniture.

Using an elegant palette of vibrant orange, midnight blue, bright white and accents of shimmering gold and silver, the collection includes wall mounted and freestanding washbasins, cabinets, seating, a wall mirror, shelving, a shower tray, a bathtub, lights and accessories.

The collection will be on display at the ISH 2013 in Frankfurt until March 16 and then unveiled to the general public at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month.

For more information specifiers should contact +1 866.696.2493 usa@laufen.com www.laufen.com/usa

About Laufen: Based in Laufen, in the Swiss canton of Basel, Laufen have been making ceramic bathroom fittings for more than 120 years. Its washbasins, bidets and toilets are produced in state-of-the-art facilities with Swiss precision combining two important schools of design: Italian design from the South and Modernist style à la Bauhaus from the North. Laufen employs a staff of 2,000 specialists that understand the technology, design and functionality needed to constantly reinvent the bath. With branches in 17 countries and global representation, Laufen manufactures over four million ceramic pieces annually.

About Kartell: Kartell is an iconic Italian company founded in 1949 in Noviglio in the province of Milan. With production based in Italy, Kartell specilaise in the manufacture of high quality plastic furniture and interior design items. Winner of 9 ADI Compasso d'Oro awards, over its 60 year history Kartell has collaborated with almost 80 international designers including Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Vico Magistretti, Gae Aulenti and many others. Today Kartell can be found all over the world in more than 100 countries with 130 flagship stores, 250 shops-in-shop and 2,400 multi-brand sales points. Its products are on display in the permanent exhibitions in famous museums around the world including the MoMa in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.