The eight companies from the Grupo bank on the large format ceramic, metallic wall tiles, natural wood and the Pro-light profiles which combine perfectly with LED lighting.

Expo brought together more than 100.000 professionals from design, architecture and construction from: Europe, the Arab Emirates, Russia, America, China and Africa.  

Around 1.000 exhibitors attended the exhibition which saw informative talks and workshops about safety, comfort, sustainability and innovation.

MADE Expo 2019, the Italian exhibition fair, has become one of the standout events for architects, interior designers, designers and constructors worldwide. From March 13^th to 16^th, more than  100,000 professionals from the sector visited Milan in order to see the most important, and the very latest designs showcased by approximately 1.000 exhibitors who came from Europe, the Arab Emirates, Russia, America, China or Africa. 

Among them, there was the PORCELANOSA Grupo, whose latest collections set the trends in the Italian city through its eight companies.

A new home concept

On the basis of a new home concept, the PORCELANOSA Grupo stand was set out in five areas with three exclusive bathrooms, a Lifestyle space created with XTONE and a state-of-the-art kitchen: the Wabi E9 XLIGHT Bottega Caliza Silk model with the Sugi Black wood; manufactured by Gamadecor and Urbatek. Furthermore, the six façades in the stand showcased the most important floor tiles and wall tiles from Porcelanosa, Venis, Urbatek, and the building systems from Butech.

Among the standout materials, it is worth mentioning the Nantes large-format Premium collection, which belongs to the HIGHKER^TM brand from Porcelanosa and the Liem large-format porcelain from XTONE(Urbatek), which comes in a 6mm thickness.

Stone and marble also caught the eye among all the wall tiles and floor tiles in this space with the Dubai Metropolitan Silver or Urban Caliza collections by Venis.

With exclusivity and warmth as the main aim, the bathrooms in this space saw the inclusion of the latest pieces from Oxo, Lounge, Round and Tono from Foster+Partners; which are collections from Noken.

Water movement is portrayed in the Nest series from Krion^TM, which can be found in one of the bathrooms. In the third of them, the company also included the Slope Blanco Cement  shower tray and with the Neo shower screen which give the space greater continuity.

Natural materials from L’Antic Colonial provided the space with that rustic style through both slate and wood. Pieces which combine perfectly with the underfloor heating from Butech, since energy use is reduced through its operating panel which sees heat directed towards people and objects.

The PORCELANOSA Grupo’s presence at MADE Expo Milan 2019 has shown both the foresight and the non-stop improvement from the eight companies from the Grupo in each of their products. Design aimed at well-being.

HARO, Germany’s leading parquet manufacturer, has become a leader in floor shopping, too. With the app called HARO digital!, the job of selecting products at a HARO partner has been turned into a multimedia buying experience.

Rosenheim – HARO digital! app revolutionises shopping for dream floors. Many home builders/renovators are quite familiar with the problem: It takes a long time and many trips before they can settle on the right premium flooring for their upcoming renovation or new construction project. It is not just the huge selection that makes the job so torturous. The broad range of formats and features of different floors also does its part to complicate the process. HARO retail partners are now putting an end to this pain. The new app HARO digital! turns the selection process into pure pleasure. The new app combines tactile and attractive display samples with a digital information and experience world that covers all aspects of the selected product.

See and feel a sample, learn about it and receive an offer 

As always, your HARO retail partner will have a large selection of true-to-original samples that will provide an optic and tactile impression of the desired floor. The new HARO digital! app will particularly come in handy if you want to compare a number of different floors and receive a large number of details about them. You can also use the app to visualise the effect that the selected floors create in a room and to see them installed in a room.
This completely new type of customer assistance will enable your HARO retail partner to draw on product and installation information, product videos and tutorials and to create a package of relevant information for you in just a few clicks. And the retailer can do so for the entire HARO product range. If you like, the app can even prepare an offer for you right on the spot. It has never been easier to find premium flooring that will fit perfectly into your home so quickly. Once you have found your dream floor, the app will enable you to find exactly the right accessories in just a few clicks. The selection process becomes a shopping experience as a result.

The dream-floor assistance provided by HARO digital! means one thing for you:

– Greater selection provided by access to the entire HARO product range
– Exact and fast comparisons of different premium floors
– Immediate offer preparation
– Multimedia information provided by product videos and tutorials
– The easiest selection of perfect accessories
– Documentation of the customer assistance you received
– A true shopping experience created by the virtual reality floor presentation

Experience the completely new way to find your dream floor and profit from customer assistance that is unlike anything you have seen before. Available now – at your HARO retail partner.

Rosenheim – The magazine Focus Money surveyed Germans once again in 2019 and asked them to identify their favourite family-run companies. Hamberger, the company with the HARO brand, ranked among the select few once again.

The survey involves a vote by more than 120,000 consumers and is one of the leading polls of this type: Focus Money, Deutschland Test and the Cologne-based analytical firm Service Value conduct the annual online survey of consumers’ favourite companies. Hamberger received a TOP ranking once again. Family-run companies like Hamberger Industriewerke remain the heart of Germany’s economy. They employ more than 50 percent of full-time workers and generate over 50 percent of the economy’s total turnover. In particular, consumers value the credibility, product quality and long-term business focus of these companies. This year’s analysis confirmed these feelings once again.

Only companies with real customer contact were included in the assessment

The companies in the TOP 150 rankings consist solely of businesses that have direct contact with end customers. A true family-run company like Hamberger must be owned to a large degree by the founding family at the very least and must be managed by this family to a significant extent to qualify for inclusion in the survey. Customers graded the companies like teachers: They evaluated their experience with the particular company or brand and then gave it a grade that ranged from 1 (very good) to 5 (poor). The companies were rated by the particular German state in which they are based. Hamberger, along with its HARO brand, ranks among the top group of 35 companies based in Bavaria. As an award winner in 2019, the company has demonstrated once again that customer proximity, the highest product quality and exceptional customer service are highly valued.

Family-run companies are considered to be exceptionally far-sighted

The survey was conducted for the fourth time. The analysts said family-run companies are particularly popular among customers because of their credibility. In contrast to stock corporations, consumers value the far-sighted business decisions taken by family-run companies, among other things. Family-run companies think long-term, usually over periods extending across generations.

Hamberger views the new award as a confirmation of its fundamental values, principles that are clearly defined by customer proximity, the highest quality and a long-range business focus.

VitrA won three prizes from Good Design, one of the most prestigious design awards program in the world. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum presented Good Design awards to VitrA’s Bella Wall-Hung WC, new Water Jewels washbasins and new Options Lux bathroom furniture. The products by Seden Arzu Tek, Begüm Becermen and Gürol Erkal from the VitrA design team were assessed based on criteria such as design and innovation, functionality, aesthetics, technical features and consumer benefit.

VitrA products have previously won global design awards such as iF, EDIDA, PlusX, Red Dot and Wallpaper.

VitrA Products with GOOD DESIGN Awards

Water Jewels

The new Water Jewel washbasins which offer a range of different colors and patterns to those who want to add color to their bathrooms set creativity free in interior design. Water Jewels was also the winner of the iF Product Design Award in 2012.

Inspired by nature, Options Lux bathroom furniture offer an elegant alternative for bathrooms. Options Lux are indispensible for those consumers who demand natural, timeless and quality products. They are natural wood plated and come in American walnut and black.

The Bella wall-hung WC is a product in the Options series, known for its convenience and customized features. Bella provides both design flexibility and functionality. Bella is also the winner of the Plus X Design Award.

his shower system makes people’s lives better in its Project Line and Smartbox versions.

Its technology meets the highest demands of design and maintains a water volume which is balanced for each of the outlets.

Improving people’s everyday lives has become the key principle for Noken, the bathroom company from PORCELANOSA Grupo. A principle under which Touch&Feel has been developed. We are dealing with a new shower system which enhances the Wellness experience through a simple and intuitive touch screen.

Its two versions: Mixer and thermostatic; in Project Line and Smartbox allow for several functions to be combined at the same time, such as the rain, cascade and rain with jets modes.

Scientifically tested resistance

The ongoing research carried out by the department of Research, Development and Innovation from Noken have made it possible for this system to maintain the water volume in each of its outlets, meeting the demands of the current design.

Having undergone several pressure (up to 50 bars) and resistance tests for push buttons in over 800.000 cycles, Touch&Feel remains unaffected over the years, allowing for easy installation in different projects.

A design which banks on a healthier future.

Nature’s elements can give us unique pieces. L’Antic Colonial pays homage to natural stone by creating a selection of flexible and adaptable products for any type of wall coverings with the Airslate collection. In Airslate, natural stone is the undisputed star.

The Airslate collection is made up of a series of technical peculiarities which make it one of the most versatile materials on the market. It is natural slate made into fine tiles or flagstones by L’Antic Colonial and made up of four different layers, one of which is covered in fibreglass, giving it its final structure and strengthening the product. Thanks to the combination of slate and fibreglass, L’Antic Colonial has managed to create an innovative and exclusive collection in a flexible format.

With its elasticity and adaptability, the Airslate series can be fitted to any type of space and surface. Its capacity to bend to a radius of up to 35 cm means that the natural stone sheets can be fitted to different surfaces, without it mattering whether they are curved, columns or any type of irregularity that changes the area to be lined, as happens on frontings. In addition, its minimal thickness, of between 2 and 4 mm, makes it very light and easy to handle when covering areas.

Airslate stone is available in two different sizes: 120×240 and 60×120 cm. In addition, there are eight different models in which the slate is presented in different tones and textures, to provide an harmonious and natural environment. With Bombay, Delhi, Kathmandu, Forest, Kashmir, Metal, Graphite and Patna, L’Antic Colonial has created a whole series representing an infinite number of ways to bring the purity of a material like natural stone to your home in a pliable and versatile manner. A unique and elegant design adaptable to all areas of interior design.