The company's core competence is its knowledge in the area of sanitary ware manufacturing. Over 130 years, the LAUFEN brand has been using the oldest malleable material known to man to make innovative sanitary products in state-of-the-art plants with legendary Swiss precision. Knowledge of the bathroom as a whole developed from the competence of LAUFEN in ceramics manufacturing, and sophisticated design. What makes LAUFEN products unique at the first glance is that their Swiss design unites two major design trends: emotional Italian design from the south and the northern tradition of design precision and clarity. The products are designed in collaboration with renowned partners such as design companies Alessi and Kartell as well as internationally renowned designers and architects such as Marcel Wanders, Patricia Urquiola, Konstantin Grcic, Stefano Giovannoni, Toan Nguyen, Peter Wirz and more.

For LAUFEN, quality has two aspects: manufacturing knowledge and high degree of practical benefit that the finished bathroom affords the customer – which is often not immediately apparent. LAUFEN, a Swiss company manufacturing products that allow water, a precious resource, to be used sparingly, demonstrates in this manner a commitment to preserving natural resources and environmentally-friendly production.

The company’s headquarters is located in Laufen, a town near Basel which is also the home of one of its five production sites in central Europe. LAUFEN has been part of the family-owned ROCA GROUP since 1999 and is represented worldwide in more than 170 countries.

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