THE FREEDOM TO RESHAPE
Swiss manufacturer Laufen is the only company in the world
to produce SaphirKeramik, a new patent pending ceramic
material. Laufen revolutionised bathrooms in 2013 with this
unique material perfected after five years’ intensive research
and development.
Strong and malleable, SaphirKeramik permits the creation
of waferthin yet robust 3 – 5mm walls and tightedge radii
of just 1–2mm. Its slender profile not only allows for a more pre
cise design language but also has functional and ecological
advantages. For example, its slim walls create more functional
space. This revolutionary, ceramic material reaches its ex
ceptional hardness blended with corundum, a colourless miner
al found in sapphires. Rigorous testing has revealed that its
flexural strength is equal to that of steel.
In 2015 Laufen’s cutting-edge engineering has once again
stretched the innovative material’s limits by increasing its
maximum size – its 120 cm long washbasin in SaphirKeramik
is its largest to date. Laufen has also applied its impressively
efficient, high-pressure casting technology to other, high-
volume pieces in SaphirKeramik. Moreover, as a brand new
ceramic medium, SaphirKeramik gives designers almost
limitless freedom to experiment and innovate.