Illuminating OFURO

OFURÒ is inspired by the private Japanese bath which serves in particular to relax and recuperate from daily routine. OFURÒ allows a bather to soak up to the throat in warm water, as Japanese bathing culture and wisdom has illuminated throughout the ages. The larch wood of this comfortable tub was dried in several worksteps and formed and brought together in a special procedure. The clean design is pared down to the essentials, which harmoniously emerge from within the inherent wood grain. OFURÒ is organic, aesthetic, sustainable and comfortable: totally custom fit. The basin continues to win numerous prizes upon its introduction in late 2009, including the GOOD DESIGN and WALLPAPER DESIGN awards.

According to designer Matteo Thun, “OFURÒ is a mirror of what we call ‘No-Design’ and is one we enjoying creating exclusively with RAPSEL.” More info at matteothun.com or rapsel.it

Wallpaper Design 2010 Award to Ofuro

Wallpaper Design will celebrate a series of events across Europe in conjunction with the winners of the prestigious 2010 magazine competition. Rapsel is pleased to be among this select group. Rapsel won for the custom-designed OFURO soaking tub by famed architect-designer Matteo Thun. More information at wallpaper.com. Custom orders via rapsel.it or afnewyork.com

SODA Design at Cologne Fair

Visit SODA Design at the upcoming Cologne Furniture Fair.

SODA is comprised of a husband (Christian Horner) and wife (Nada Nasrallah) duo, which last week won the prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award for the Rapsel ARNE bath tub.

Info available at www.soda.at, www.rapsel.it or www.afnewyork.com

Rapsel This Week at Maison & Objet

Visit the Rapsel exhibit today at the last day of Maison & Objet in Paris. Ask to meet Milanese founder and principal Aldo Provini. Rapsel products are sold in the USA exclusively at AF New York www.afnewyork.com

Wallpaper Design Award 2010 Goes to Rapsel’s Ofuro By Matteo Thun

Iconic lifestyle design publication WALLPAPER has awarded the new Rapsel Ofuro larchwood basin a coveted 2010 design award. The Japanese-inspired organic wood soaking tub is custom designed to order by Milan-based Matteo Thun, and is sold in North America exclusively by AF New York www.afnewyork.com

Maison et Objet

Meet award-winning design company Rapsel founder and principal Aldo Provini at next week’s Maison et Objet show in Paris (22-26 January 2010). Previews at www.maison-objet.com

Rapsel Wins GOOD DESIGN AWARD for One and Arne

Rapsel of Milan starts the new year right by winning ongoing accolades for the company’s iconic bath designs. One Collection by Matteo Thun took home yet another award from Good Design, after winning Interior Design’s Best of Year Product Award at the Guggenheim (Thun is also a Hall of Famer). Another prestigious Good Design prize was granted to Arne, the beautiful tub created by husband and wife design team SODA based in Austria. Both award-winning Rapsel products are sold at AFNY in New York www.afnewyork.com.

RAPSEL WINS BEST IN BATH AT INTERIOR DESIGN “BEST OF YEAR” AWARDS

CONTACT:
Courtney Lukitsch
Gotham Public Relations, Rapsel North America
Tel: 212.352.2147 or 917.860.3333
courtney@gothampr.com

RAPSEL WINS BEST IN BATH AT INTERIOR DESIGN “BEST OF YEAR” AWARDS

DESIGNER MATTEO THUN WINS BIG AT GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM WITH ‘ONE’ COLLECTION

NEW YORK – December 7, 2009 – RAPSEL, the innovative luxury sanitary company based in Milan, is pleased to announce that an expert group of designers and editors from the globe’s most esteemed design magazine Interior Design, voted for Rapsel ‘One’ Collection on Thursday, December 3rd, as their favorite Best in Bath product at the 5th annual award ceremony held at the Guggenheim Museum.

Rapsel has been recognized in the international design world as the first to master the invisible bath environment concept with the debut in North America of ‘One’ or Il Bagno Che Non C’e designed by famed architect Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez in larch wood. Rapsel products are distributed in North America exclusively through AF New York. Detailed custom-inventory information is available via company Principal Bennett Friedman at www.afnewyork.com or www.rapsel.it.

Rapsel was also honored for Best in Bath for the ‘One’ Collection at the ICFF in May 2009. See event details at Rapsel’s news blog located at http://rapselspa.wordpress.com. Matteo Thun’s Lavasca and Pluviae designs are currently featured in the Disney film “Old Dogs” in white, and that same tub in black matte is included in the permanent art and design collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Rapsel also won the Best in Year bath design from Interior Design in 2007 for Melting Chic by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba.

Old Dogs Featuring Rapsel Remains in Top 5

According to Bloomberg.com and People.com the Disney film Old Dogs featuring Rapsel custom bathroom remains in the top 5 national movie releases and has taken in $34 million over the past 2 weekends in grosses. The plot of the film is two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins. For more information on the film visit. IMDB.

Interior Design, Best of Year 2009

Last night, Interior Design hosted their annual Best of Year Awards at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Rapsel won Best of Year product design for the bath at the show. Rapsel won for ONE Collection by famed Milanese architect-designer Matteo Thun. Matteo Thun and Partners are are well known for their organic sensibilities and use of innovative materials. For more information on Best of Year Awards 2009, visit Interior Design.