The Red Dot Award: Product Design supports emerging talents with the Young Professionals Application Day: On 6 December 2017, designers who have graduated within the past five years have the chance to apply for one of 50 free registration places. If they win an award, the young professionals benefit from extensive and free measures, all of which communicate their success in an internationally visible way.

To keep its firm commitment to its strong expansion policy, and supported by its solid growth in turnover results, with higher revenues from both the Spanish domestic sales and its international market figures, Standard Hidráulica has determinedly increased its capacity by unveiling a second logistics centre in the province of Barcelona.

The Scottish group Victoria Carpets has recently bought the renowned tile maker Grupo Keraben headquartered in the Spanish province of Castellon, in a takeover deal worth 274 million Euros, buying the entire share capital from Keraben-Tensile Holdings and the founding family.

Hüppe Spain cherishes an exclusive range of shower enclosures and shower screens with unique and original designs, that allow us to enjoy each and every minute, the maximum of our bathroom space. The Duplo series represents an idea with a unique product proposal conducted by a striking minimalistic design and has been specially designed for larger shower areas.

In its constant commitment to provide the best solutions to its customers at all times, the Spanish brand Gala has recently presented the "Create your bathroom" promotion. It concerns an new initiative that promotes the personalization of the bathroom, in a very simple, practical way and moreover allows the user to benefit from significant savings.

The recent Spanish BdB Group meeting, held for professionals of the sector, has brought together almost half a thousand attendees, a remarkable 50% more than in the previous edition of 2016. The 2017 BdB meeting brought together associates, suppliers and partners of the BdB Group. 

Idéo Bain Paris has gathered in its latest edition, that was celebrated from November 6th to 10^th 2017, an array of relevant national and international brands of the bathroom equipment sector. The Spanish association amec-ascon has been the engine behind leading the organisation of the participation of a selection of well-established Spanish brands and companies related to the construction industry. 

Griferías Galindo, an historical brand, was created by and for design. The Spanish company, belonging to the larger Presto Ibérica Group, has committed to the talent of the new generations of designers with the launch of its first Design Challenge 2017. It concerns a national contest for brassware design that aims at rewarding the most creative young designers in the country, and offers more than € 3,000 in prize money.

Grohe makes a strong commitment to the contract sector. The hotel bathroom has become increasingly important over time and it now plays a key role in the overall user experience. For this reason, the well-established German brand offers a specific range of innovative products equipped with the quality, technology, design and sustainability that this type of establishments requires.

The elegant curved lines and the sensuous details reflected in the La Belle new sanitary ware collection, transports us back to the era of romanticism, a time of passion, emotions and style. The washbasin line seduces with its delicate curves, and the toilets and bidets take up the language of forms of the new romanticism, captivating with its timeless sensuousness and enchantment.