Thursday, August 14, 2026
6 stories for “Texas”
Endless hot water, lower bills, wall-mounted minimalism — the tankless pitch is seductive and partly true. Here is the honest engineering and economics, from gas venting to cold-water sandwiches, for homeowners and the plumbers who have to advise them.
By Marcus Ojo, Technology Correspondent · · 12 min read
Roughly 2.2 million miles of buried water main carry the nation’s drinking water, and a large share of it was laid before the interstate highway system. A plain-language guide to what is underground, how fast it is failing, and what it will cost to renew.
By Dana Whitfield, Senior Editor, Infrastructure · · 16 min read
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
