RAK Ceramics is excited to unveil the RAK-Batu collection – an exquisite range of washbasins that draws inspiration from the enchanting aesthetics of Bali, seamlessly blending them with modern design principles.
The mere mention of Bali conjures images of natural beauty and distinctive decorative styles, reflecting a profound connection with nature that has become increasingly sought after in today’s interior architecture.
With their simple lines and innovative 5mm slim edges, RAK-Batu washbasins achieve a minimalist look while ensuring high durability – a perfect synthesis of design and functionality.
The RAK-Batu washbasins embody this vision, incorporating elements such as light, air, neutral shades, and natural materials like bamboo, straw, and palm fronds. These features create inviting interiors that foster sociability, contemplation, and harmony with the surrounding landscape.
Crafted with a unique artistic glaze that incorporates Muscovite mineral particles, the RAK-Batu collection is available in three shapes – Round, Oval, and Rectangular – offering a total of nine stunning products. Each basin infuses the bathroom with a natural, tropical ambience while maintaining the sleek, minimalist aesthetic of contemporary design.
The collection is further enhanced by three stunning finishes: Mica White, Mica Warm Grey, and Mica Cool Grey. When combined with natural materials like wood, stone, and rattan, RAK-Batu transforms the bathroom into a warm and inviting oasis, echoing the allure of an exotic destination.
For ultimate versatility, RAK-Batu washbasins can be paired with the RAK-Plano, a seamless single slab that can be drilled and cut as needed during installation, allowing for maximum freedom in positioning basins and taps.
About RAK Ceramics Ltd
RAK Ceramics products feature in some of the most iconic buildings in the world. Known for a wide product range and the ability to produce bespoke solutions for both small and large scale projects, RAK Ceramics enable clients to bring their ideas to life. They respect, inspire, improve and deliver; today, tomorrow, no matter the ambition, no matter the challenge, RAK Ceramics take care of all the details, so you don’t have to. Their passion and expertise combined with a careful attention to detail means they can provide you with a range of integrated ceramics solutions, allowing you freedom to be creative and plenty of room for imagination.
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RAK Ceramics proudly introduces the latest innovation in interior design – the Fantastic Green Maximus Mega Slab. This sleek porcelain surface brilliantly merges two of today’s hottest design trends: the timeless elegance of marble and the serene beauty of nature-inspired aesthetics.
The Fantastic Green surface is more than just a visual statement; it revolutionises design possibilities with its expansive porcelain slabs, offering virtually no grout lines for a seamless look. Imagine a space where the design is as limitless as your creativity, whether it’s a grand kitchen island, a luxurious bathroom, or a sophisticated hotel lobby. With Fantastic Green Maximus, this vision becomes a reality.
Crafted for versatility and performance, the Fantastic Green Maximus Mega Slab measures an impressive 135 x 305 cm. It’s heat-resistant, recyclable, lightweight, and durable, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of applications, including countertops, walls, cladding, and flooring. Its easy-to-clean surface is perfect for both domestic and commercial spaces, such as shower walls, kitchen splashbacks, and even feature walls, providing a seamless and low-maintenance solution.
Inspired by the natural tones and hues found in Earth’s most breathtaking landscapes, Fantastic Green embodies an exotic beauty that enhances any environment. The continuous surface design offers unparalleled creative flexibility, allowing for applications that were once unimaginable with traditional tile sizes.
RAK Ceramics’ Fantastic Green Maximus redefines the potential of porcelain surfaces, providing both style appeal and high technical performance. Whether in a contemporary home or a high-traffic commercial space, this mega slab is the ultimate choice for those seeking a sophisticated and sustainable design solution.
RAK Ceramics, the leading brand for sanitaryware and surfaces, has launched its newest innovation, the RAK-Ingot washbasins. Crafted to redefine bathroom elegance, these washbasins are designed to captivate with their sleek shapes, luxurious finishes, and possibilities for seamless integration into any modern bathroom scheme.
Available in four distinct shapes – oval, rectangle, round, and square – the RAK-Ingot washbasins epitomise contemporary sophistication. The square basin measures 400x400x10mm, the circle measures 360x360x110mm, the oval measures 550x350x115mm, and the rectangle measures 500x350x100mm. These versatile dimensions ensure compatibility with a wide range of bathroom layouts.
The hallmark of the RAK-Ingot washbasins is their exquisite finishes, available in three stunning options: Matt Black, Brushed Nickel, and Brushed Brass. Each finish exudes luxury and refinement, adding a touch of opulence to any bathroom space. These finishes are meticulously crafted to complement the current trend for metallics and unique textures in contemporary bathroom design, allowing homeowners and designers to create truly bespoke spaces.
The RAK-Ingot washbasins are engineered for seamless integration with RAK Ceramics accessories, mirrors, and taps. This holistic approach to bathroom design ensures a cohesive and harmonious aesthetic, elevating the overall bathing experience.
The RAK-Ingot range extends to stainless steel Recessed Niches in Black, Brushed Brass, and Brushed Nickel finishes. Available in various sizes including 30×30, 30×60, 30×60 with 1 dividing shelf, 30×120, and 30×120 with 2 dividing shelves, these niches provide practical storage solutions while effortlessly complementing the RAK-Ingot washbasins.
RAK Ceramics products feature in some of the most iconic buildings in the world. Known for a wide product range and the ability to produce bespoke solutions for both small and large scale projects, RAK Ceramics enable clients to bring their ideas to life. They respect, inspire, improve and deliver; today, tomorrow, no matter the ambition, no matter the challenge, RAK Ceramics take care of all the details, so you don’t have to.
RAK Ceramics, the leading brand in ceramic and porcelain products, has enhanced its popular RAK-Des and RAK-Valet sanitaryware collections with the launch of new basin frames and towel rails.
In response to the growing demand for classical, minimalist, and boutique hotel-inspired styling, the basin frames and towel rails are available in sleek matt black and elegant chrome finishes.
The basin frames are meticulously designed to complement RAK Ceramics’ wall-mount basins, offering a seamless integration that exudes modern elegance. Available in four sizes – fitting 120cm, 100cm, 80cm, and 60cm wall-mounted basins from the RAK-Valet and RAK-Des ranges – the frames ensure a perfect fit for various bathroom dimensions, leaving the floor visible and accessible.
The towel rails, available in two sizes of 76cm and 56cm, are designed to accompany the basin frames, offering convenience and style in equal measure. Whether for hand towels or bath towels, the rails provide a stylish solution for keeping essentials within easy reach while adding a touch of luxury to the bathroom space.
Offering a one-stop solution for sanitaryware and surfaces that turn an average golf club into a luxurious sports and leisure retreat, RAK Ceramics has helped transform the Cambridge Country Club into a health and wellness destination, as part of a multi-million-pound development.
Partnering with interior architect May Fawzy of MF Studio, RAK Ceramics supplied surfaces and sanitaryware for use throughout the newly built Country Club. Making first impressions count, large format Calacatta Gold tiles feature in the venue’s main entrance and reception area.
“The selection of finishes was meticulously aligned with the original brief, emphasizing the creation of a premium space for club users,” explains Fawzy. “We carefully handpicked materials and textures that not only met our aesthetic aspirations but also embodied enduring quality.”
RAK Ceramics surfaces feature throughout the location, from the RAK Revive floor tiles in the lavish spa and shower rooms and nature-inspired flooring in the bar and restaurant to RAK Detroit metallic finish tiles in the pool area and changing rooms and porcelain flooring and countertops in the golf shop.
Sanitaryware from the leading brand also features, with the designer collection RAK-Petit floorstanding washbasins featuring in the WCs and the public bathrooms all finished with RAK-Precious basins teamed with matt black brassware. “Our objective was to source products that seamlessly merged aesthetics with durability,” continues Fawzy. “We pursued a minimalist design infused with a touch of opulence, a quest that led us to the exquisite offerings within the RAK Ceramics collection.”
Commenting on the finished project, the club’s General Manager, Ben Evans, says: “The new club was created for the Cambourne community, which until now has lacked anything like it in terms of leisure facilities. It’s quickly become a go-to lifestyle destination for our members and their families.”
Are you an up-and-coming designer? A current student or recent graduate in design, architecture or similar? Introducing We Build Marvels: an open design competition by RAK Ceramics.
RAK Ceramics, founded in 1989 and headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, is one of the biggest ceramic brands in the world – selling 118 million square metres of tiles and 5.7 million pieces of sanitaryware per year. RAK Ceramics helps to build marvels, with its products featuring in some of the most iconic buildings in the world, from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai to the 02 Arena in London.
This competition encourages entrants to celebrate that prestige through a creative design proposal.
– Put together a design proposal for a physical piece of art that you will make, using products from the RAK Ceramics Surfaces catalogue and/or Bathroom catalogue. – The artwork size must not exceed 1m wide x 2m tall. – The theme of the artwork must be inspired by ‘We Build Marvels’ and RAK Ceramics would like it to celebrate the origins of the brand. – Make sure the proposal is detailed and demonstrates originality, innovation and creativity. – Submit your design proposal using the online form by 12th April 2024.
RAK Ceramics will announce three finalists on 12th April 2024. If you’re a finalist, you’ll be sent the proposed materials and will have a 4-week window to make your art. You’ll then be invited to bring your art to the RAK Ceramics Design Hub before Clerkenwell Design Week (21st to 23rd May 2024).
The winner will be chosen during the event and the winning piece will be displayed in the window for three months. In addition, the winner will receive £1,000, with 2nd place getting £300 and 3rd place getting £200.
1. All entrants must be aged 18 years or above. 2. All entrants must be UK-based. 3. All entrants must be either a current student in further education or someone who has graduated within the last year. 4. Entrants cannot be associated with RAK Ceramics in any way. 5. All entries to be submitted by 12th April 2024 via the online form. 6. The judges are looking for an original idea in the proposal. Please do not submit a piece of work that is a copy of another artist’s image. 7. You can use other materials for your art, but RAK Ceramics products must be predominantly used and celebrated. 8. By entering this competition and if chosen as a finalist, you must be able to transport your piece of art to the RAK Ceramics Design Hub in London before Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 – and agree to it being on display. It will also be photographed for promotional purposes, such as social media.
Porcelain and ceramics are the go-to surfaces for kitchens and bathrooms and now solutions for all spaces can be found in one dedicated resource, with the launch of the new Surfaces brochure for 2024 from RAK Ceramics.
RAK Ceramics gives porcelain perfection and limitless imagination with unique and inspiring products that realistically resemble natural materials. The new brochure, spanning 132 pages can be browsed in various ways – alphabetically, by look and by size – making it an important reference tool for retailers and designers whether seeking inspiration for their next project or to place an order with full specification details.
Style-wise the brochure features quality, highly durable porcelain surfaces that emulate the key trends in interior design, including marble, metal, concrete, stone and wood. These include Maximus slabs that provide seamless consistency when used over large areas such as feature walls.
For the kitchen, retailers can browse the RAK Ceramics countertop collection – the next generation of large format tiles that are versatile and highly technical, featuring through-body veining – while the range of ceramic wall tiles is just as innovative, meeting the latest trends and achieving original and eye-catching aesthetic results, with a wide range of structures and colours: from the latest pastel tones to the most intense material effects.
Surfaces for outdoor spaces also feature in the new brochure, with a range of sustainable and adaptable porcelain tiles suitable for redesigning and revamping gardens, patios, terraces or driveways.
The product guide includes technical features of each range, maintenance details and tile-laying recommendations. Download a copy of the RAK Ceramics Surfaces Brochure 2024 here or call 01730 237850 to request a printed copy.
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Level up bathroom design with RAK-Ischia from RAK Ceramics, a brassware collection that is understatedly elegant. Available in four on-trend finishes, RAK-Ischia can be chosen to create a cohesive look throughout the bathroom, from the basin to the bath, with a comprehensive collection where function meets style.
The basin mixer can be chosen in tall, medium and standard sizes, making it simple to combine it with any style of washbasin, while a wall-mounted version is also available. Complete the look with bath shower mixer and thermostatic concealed and exposed shower valves.
The simplistic styling of RAK-Ischia is ideal for minimal bathroom designs where less is more, with a straightforward single lever to make operation simple and cleaning a breeze. Aptly designed for a high standard of functionality and longevity, the brassware is made from top quality materials and graced with a luxurious finish.
The single lever, deck mounted installation needs at least 0.5 Bar water pressure for flawless flow. The RAK-Ischia brassware can be chosen in Chrome, Nickel, Black or Gold.
Ensure the mirror is a good reflection of the overall style and décor of the bathroom with RAK-Picture from RAK Ceramics, a versatile option available in a choice of shapes and frame finishes.
An all-important part of any design, RAK-Picture takes this must-have bathroom accessory to a new level, combining style with technology to turn the mirror into a focal point of the space. In Round, Oval, Soft and Square versions, the mirror can also be chosen in a variety of frame finishes, Black, Brushed Nickel, Brushed Gold and Chrome. This makes it ideal for matching with brassware and shower hardware, for a cohesive look that maximises on the sale.
Technology comes in the form of LED lighting, a demister pad and touch-sensor activation, all discreetly built-in to the mirror to take care of the practicalities of using the bathroom.
Located visibly on the mirror, the touch-sensor strip is operational with wet and dry touch, while the low energy consumption LED lighting provides more consistent light when it’s needed, while reducing the household’s carbon footprint.
Those taking part in the Clerkenwell Design Trail from 4th to 5th October can see the one-of-a-kind hidden induction cooking system, CookingRAK, in action at the RAK Ceramics Design Hub at 100 St John Street.
A kitchen worksurface that doubles as a cooking area, seamlessly, CookingRAK features an induction hob is concealed in an ultra-durable porcelain surface, taking the kitchen from meal preparation to social space effortlessly.
This hidden induction cooking system creates a stylish impression in the modern kitchen, combining the high-performance of RAK Ceramics porcelain slabs, with the latest in induction cooking for professional results. The surface itself – available in six styles and a range of colour schemes to suit any décor, is perfect for the busy kitchen environment – resistant to heat, stains and scratches.
Also on display at the Design Hub for the duration of the Clerkenwell Design Trail are the latest RAK Ceramics surfaces, brassware and sanitaryware. Drop in for inspiration and refreshments at 100 St John Street, EC1M 4EH.
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