Watermark Designs, a manufacturer and designer of faucets, fixtures and accessories, has teamed up with architect, interior designer and product designer Barry Goralnick on a collection of bathroom fixtures.
The James Collection includes both knob-style and lever faucets, towel bars, toilet paper holders, shower faucetry and hardware. Manufactured from solid brass, the knobs are designed to look like mechanical gears, which gives them an intricate visual and tactile appeal. When seen in a two-toned finish, the handle becomes more multidimensional.
The new collection, Goralnick said, is the “definition of my signature statement, blended modern.” With its nod to traditional and industrial design, the collection has one foot in the past and one in the future. “People always gravitate to things that they can relate to from their personal histories," Goralnick said. "The industrial aesthetic has been popular ever since the modern architecture of the Bauhaus movement brought it from the factory to the home ... Each generation has utilized it in different ways, as a small gesture or a literal one. This softened design with elegant finishes takes it to a new level."
“We've had great success collaborating with architects and designers; their creativity helps inspire our team and that was exactly how our collaboration with Barry Goralnick worked," said Avi Abel, president of Watermark Designs. "He brought his energy and vision and matched it with our engineering capabilities. We are very proud of this collection.”