Thursday, August 14, 2026
Design Editor
Lena writes about fixtures, finishes and the people who make them. She trained as an industrial designer and reviews products against published test methods.
A Kohler Co. design brand for the most considered baths and kitchens — designer collaborations, sculptural stone, living metals, and fittings that treat every morning ritual like an editorial still life.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 14 min read
Since 1950 in Iserlohn, Dornbracht has refined fittings, spa systems, and kitchen water into a language of proportion and performance — from Tara and Meta to Coya, touchfree infrared, and a circular ReCrafted program that treats longevity as luxury.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 15 min read
Since 1978, Waterworks has grown from a Connecticut specialty fittings shop into one of the defining names in luxury bath and kitchen design — fittings, freestanding tubs, marble, cabinetry, lighting, and a direct trade relationship that still treats the plumber as part of the product.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 16 min read
From a Paris atelier to the world's most exacting bathrooms, THG Paris has spent decades proving that a cross-handle can carry the same design ambition as a couture house — and that luxury plumbing is still a craft trade.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 14 min read
Designers are specifying finishes meant to change. Manufacturers are rewriting warranty language to match.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 7 min read
In a Santa Fe workshop, one artisan measures output in weeks and finishes in decades.
By Lena Park, Design Editor · · 5 min read
