Methven Wins at Best Awards 2009 [NZ]
Methven’s continued programme of design and development to achieve the ultimate shower experience was recognized at the 2009 New Zealand BeST Awards on Friday night (16th October). The BeST Design Awards are a national award programme of the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ), recognising New Zealand's best graphic, product and spatial design.
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Methven was awarded GOLD for the Shower Infusion system and SILVER for the Tahi Thermostatic Mixer - both in the Product/Consumer Category.
The Judges said that they found the Shower Infusion System a deceptively ‘simple' product that was superbly executed and extremely well thought-out. The design not only provides an innovative solution and a new market opportunity, it also allows Methven to branch out into the parallel market of essential oils and aromatherapy.
Group Head of Design and Development, Kent Sneddon says "we are delighted to receive these awards. Delivering a product that has real differentiation and desirability is incredibly challenging and to get recognition like this makes all the hard work worthwhile. This is Methven's first Gold from DINZ, and our brand is standing tall in amongst the best in NZ design".
Methven's graphic design company, Designworks, also picked up two awards in the GRAPHICS Category winning BRONZE in Identity Development (large scale) for Methven's Corparate Identity and Packaging for the Methven HomeSpa range.
SHOWER INFUSIONS
Methven Shower Infusions were introduced to NZ in May 2009. It's a simple idea that enables an ordinary shower to be transformed into a personal home spa system. All you have to do is attach a cleverly designed and patented pod to an existing shower rail, slide or head. The pod comes with a cartridge that is filled with a mood transforming, skin pampering shower infusion from Methven's specially developed, naturally based range. The shower infusion pod is released when the shower water runs through the pod to bathe you in a luxurious stream of essential oils, vitamins and fragrances.
TAHI THERMOSTATIC MIXER
The Tahi Thermostatic mixer introduced in late 2008, offers safety by accurately controlling the supply of hot and cold water to a desired preset temperature guaranteeing instant hot water flow. Aesthetically pleasing in its minimalist design, the Tahi thermostatic mixer also provides a unique lever system to control water flow that is low profile and recesses into the wall when not in use thereby creating more movable space within the shower.
For further information please call:
Methven Marketing Manager, Trudy Smith
P: +64 829 0428 M: +64 21 678 786 E: tsmith@methven.net
