Plumbing Supply Birmingham AL | Product Highlight: The Grid Collection by Kallista

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The Grid Collection by Kallista won Best of Show at the 2018 Kitchen Bath and Industry Show. Well-represented in this new collection are form, function and scale.

The collection resonates with tailored elegance and harnesses the visual impact negative space can command by stripping away the confines of traditional design to expose the intrinsic beauty of simplicity.

It features a bathroom sink faucet, wall-hung console, bathroom lighting and accessories.

The Grid Faucet

The Grid faucet is a stunning representation of simple, geometric shapes and a cutting-edge design. It truly complements the Grid collection.

Solid-brass construction of the bathroom faucet ensures durability and reliability while the WaterSense is listed with low flow laminar stream.

The bathroom faucet spout's unique outline form and discreet waterways are created using 3-D printing technology, a first for the Kallista product portfolio.

The 3D printed spout also brings a unique and modern look to the bath and the faucet handles are cast, hand-buffed and powder-coated, creating a lightly textured look.

Plumbing Supply Birmingham AL: The Design Inspiration of De Stijl

The Grid bathroom faucet’s minimalist design is a testament to the pared-down quality of De Stijl (which means simply “the style” in Dutch).

Which embraced the utopian vision of art and its transformative potential in the post-World War I years of the early 1900s.

“Intrigued by the fundamentals found in the De Stijl movement and how it embraced the de-massing of a design has always sparked my imagination as to how it all comes together,” explained Bill McKeone, Design Studio Manager at Kallista.

“The same curiosity is behind my work on the Grid bathroom faucet spout design, which became a reality through 3D technology. I was challenged to design the ideal faucet.

What makes it work? As a designer, the challenges that the Grid bathroom faucet created led me to see things through a different lens and explore the possibilities. I could not be more pleased with the result.”

3D Printing

The bathroom faucet employs 3D printing, resulting in Grid’s unique design elements. They defy the standard requirements of external housing to incorporate internal components.

Through this process, Kallista can achieve the faucet’s open form and discreet interior channels that allow the water to flow easily through the base.

The bathroom faucet's cube handles, understated and perfect open squares that are scaled appropriately to comfortably conform to the hand.

They are created by employing the investment cast process. This technique allows for masterful recreation of intricate designs with precision.

Matte Black Finish

Another outstanding aspect of the Grid Collection bathroom faucet is its chic matte black finish. This statement-making shade can take center stage within a room or create a neutral backdrop to support larger interior design statements.

Currently exclusive to the Grid Collection, matte black is a powder-coated finish. This finish has been renowned within the high-end outdoor furniture industry due to its resilience and durability against the elements.

Kallista matte black is gently textured, making it sensuous to the touch. Its composition provides a hardworking finish that withstands the daily rigors of use, resisting water spots and fingerprints.

In Conclusion

Each element of the Grid Collection, including its bathroom faucet, resonates with tailored elegance. This harnesses the visual impact negative space can command by stripping away the confines of traditional design.

The intrinsic beauty of simplicity and bold lines characterizes the aesthetic of this modernist line of bath products.