HIDEO is a Japanese-international bathtub brand for freestanding Solid Surface bathtubs with sculptural, bold and simultaneously refined forms, founded by designer Hideo Shimizu, born in Tokyo in 1952 and relocated to Milan in the 1970s. In 1982 Shimizu first founded JAXSON — a high-end bathtub brand that brought Japanese concepts of relaxation into the field of luxury furniture design, with sculpted contours and refined silhouettes for luxury resorts and residences worldwide. HIDEO as the successor brand to JAXSON takes the bathtub experience further: improved safety considerations (ease of stepping in and out), leading-edge Solid Surface manufacturing techniques. Design awards: Teatro and Infinity bathtubs recognised — inspired by the traditional Japanese ritual of water immersion.

Product category: exclusively bathtubs (freestanding, in Solid Surface / acrylic stone). Bathtub models (selection): Infinity (IN-2160) — two bathers sit facing each other, enveloped in contoured support; Piccola (PC-A900/B900) — compact tub inspired by centuries-old cauldron baths; deep immersion, stepped seat for added comfort; suitable for showering and cold-water plunges; Serena (SR-1520) — essentially square, pleasantly rounded; two angles of back rest; ample room to stretch the legs; two steps, also usable as child seats or armrests. Material: Solid Surface (acrylic stone — composite) — mouldable, freely shapeable. Contract application: hotel bathrooms. Special feature: compact footprint — belies a roomy expanse when stretched out inside; elegant curves as functional supports for arms and feet, simultaneously serving as entry steps.

For architects and interior designers seeking for residential and hospitality bathroom projects in the highest premium segments a bathtub brand developed since 1982 (JAXSON) by Tokyo-born designer Hideo Shimizu in Milan and continued with HIDEO that connects Japanese relaxation rituals (water immersion) with Solid Surface formal invention, formulates unique bathtub experiences with the Infinity model (two bathers, contoured body support) and the Piccola (cauldron deep bath), and documents international product recognition with the Teatro and Infinity design award — Hideo Shimizu has developed since 1982 (JAXSON) from the Japanese water immersion culture in Milan a bathtub language: Infinity as a sculptural body experience for two, Piccola as a cauldron bath reborn in Solid Surface, elegant curves as functional entry steps — Japanese-Western bathing synthesis as design identity.