Kaldewei
KALDEWEI is a German family company for premium bathroom solutions — founded in October 1918 by Franz KALDEWEI in Ahlen (Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia) as a small tinware factory with two employees. Over four generations of the KALDEWEI family the company developed into the European market leader for steel enamel bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins: 1932 start of own enamel production; 1934 first freestanding steel bathtub; 1956 first enamelled shower trays; 1957 world's first seamless bathtub from a single sheet of steel. All products are manufactured exclusively in Ahlen — fully integrated from enamel mixing and steel forming to the finished product. KALDEWEI is the only bathroom manufacturer to have developed its own enamel formulation and still produce the enamel in its own furnaces.
Core material KALDEWEI steel enamel: steel (strength, toughness, robustness) + glass (chemical and thermal resistance, luxury surface) — inseparable bond; high-quality surfaces, lifelong durability, 100% circularity. KALDEWEI is the world's first manufacturer of bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins with Cradle to Cradle® V4.0 Silver certification (for over 600 products in alpine white). 2021 first sanitary company to sign Science Based Targets. CO2-reduced steel as a step towards climate-neutral production. Sustainability strategy: Luxstainability® (modern luxury + sustainable thinking). Designer collaborations: Sottsass Associati, Phoenix Design, Studio Aisslinger, Arik Levy, Anke Salomon. Over 150 international design awards. 30-year guarantee. Presence in 80+ countries with 12 subsidiaries. Product collections: Avantgarde, Ambiente, Advantage.
For architects and interior designers seeking for residential, hospitality and upscale contract projects a German premium manufacturer of steel enamel bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins producing in Ahlen (Westphalia) since 1918 that as European market leader over 100 years in family ownership (4th generation), with exclusively 100%-Made-in-Germany production, proprietary enamel formulation, 30-year guarantee, Cradle-to-Cradle® Silver certification for over 600 products and over 150 international design awards lives its own sustainability strategy Luxstainability® — KALDEWEI has been firing its own enamel in its own furnaces since 1918: across four generations of the KALDEWEI family from a tinware factory with two employees to the European market leader for steel enamel, Cradle-to-Cradle® Silver and 30 years of guarantee.
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Kaldewei
KALDEWEI is a German family company for premium bathroom solutions — founded in October 1918 by Franz KALDEWEI in Ahlen (Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia) as a small tinware factory with two employees. Over four generations of the KALDEWEI family the company developed into the European market leader for steel enamel bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins: 1932 start of own enamel production; 1934 first freestanding steel bathtub; 1956 first enamelled shower trays; 1957 world's first seamless bathtub from a single sheet of steel. All products are manufactured exclusively in Ahlen — fully integrated from enamel mixing and steel forming to the finished product. KALDEWEI is the only bathroom manufacturer to have developed its own enamel formulation and still produce the enamel in its own furnaces.
Core material KALDEWEI steel enamel: steel (strength, toughness, robustness) + glass (chemical and thermal resistance, luxury surface) — inseparable bond; high-quality surfaces, lifelong durability, 100% circularity. KALDEWEI is the world's first manufacturer of bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins with Cradle to Cradle® V4.0 Silver certification (for over 600 products in alpine white). 2021 first sanitary company to sign Science Based Targets. CO2-reduced steel as a step towards climate-neutral production. Sustainability strategy: Luxstainability® (modern luxury + sustainable thinking). Designer collaborations: Sottsass Associati, Phoenix Design, Studio Aisslinger, Arik Levy, Anke Salomon. Over 150 international design awards. 30-year guarantee. Presence in 80+ countries with 12 subsidiaries. Product collections: Avantgarde, Ambiente, Advantage.
For architects and interior designers seeking for residential, hospitality and upscale contract projects a German premium manufacturer of steel enamel bathtubs, shower solutions and washbasins producing in Ahlen (Westphalia) since 1918 that as European market leader over 100 years in family ownership (4th generation), with exclusively 100%-Made-in-Germany production, proprietary enamel formulation, 30-year guarantee, Cradle-to-Cradle® Silver certification for over 600 products and over 150 international design awards lives its own sustainability strategy Luxstainability® — KALDEWEI has been firing its own enamel in its own furnaces since 1918: across four generations of the KALDEWEI family from a tinware factory with two employees to the European market leader for steel enamel, Cradle-to-Cradle® Silver and 30 years of guarantee.