Highlights from Delta Faucet, Part 1

On Tuesday Delta Faucet flew 18 bloggers and magazine editors into Indianapolis to get a closer look at the Delta & Brizo brands. I was lucky enough to be invited along!

We arrived at Delta Faucet on Wednesday morning only to be greeted by a round of enthusiastic applause from all of their employees! It was overwhelming, very sweet and gave you a good idea of the very warm and wonderful personalities that make up Delta.

We were at Delta from 8:30 AM to about 6 PM so I'm not going to give you all the details of my day, but here are some of the highlights and things you should know about the company. I'm going to break this up into multiple posts as there is just so much information to pass along!

The Delta family is comprised of three brands: Delta, Brizo and Peerless. Most people are familiar with Delta - their products are available to the DIY crowd as well as plumbers, remodelers and builders and is available in both showrooms and at more retail locations. Peerless is totally DIY and available at your big box stores etc. Brizo was introduced about 6 years ago and is the top of the line, available in showrooms only.

I was introduced to Brizo at KBIS and have found that it is a very unique brand - the idea behind it being 'fashion for your home'. It appeals to people who are interested in being fashion forward, but the designs are extremely well thought out and have an element of timelessness rather than just being trendy (no one wants to invest in a pricier faucet only to have to replace it in a couple of years). Their lines range from traditional to transitional to modern. Brizo's designs are based on fashion and design elements found in travels to shows in many different countries, and from trends that have been seen in art, furniture design and fashion. Their latest (gorgeous!) ad campaign "A License to Dream" brings all of these elements together to show homeowners that their products bring dreams to life.

I've shown you my favorite faucet, the RSVP, in a previous post from KBIS, but wanted to share one of the newer members of the line, the Virage (from the French for "twist"), which is inspired by the wrought iron gates of Europe. You could really sense the pride in the execution of the Virage - when it was first designed and brought to engineering, it proved to be quite a challenge and the designers at Delta really had to push to have it produced they way they wanted it. In the end they got their way and this gorgeous suite was born. (Photo courtesy of Brizo)

Brizo is also an eco-conscious brand labelling itself 'luxury with a conscience'. They employ their patented H2OKinetic technology in all of their Sensori Shower Systems to give the consumer that fantastic shower experience, while adhering to water conservation standards from the EPA (1.5 gal/minute). Less flow, maximum performance. I am not a scientist, but the basic gist of this system is that the water leaves the shower head in larger drops in an oscillating pattern. The pattern itself restricts the flow but still provides maximum coverage when it hits your skin. The larger water droplets retain heat. These principals was proven in a later lab session where we got to feel the spray from several versions of H2OKinetic fixtures. In the picture to the left, a strobe hits the spray so that the viewer can see the oscillating water pattern leaving the shower head. Amazing!

Coming up next, the great minds at Delta come up with technology to take care of those awful 'chicken hands', and pictures of yours truly installing a bath faucet! Stay tuned....