With his first collection in 1994, Philippe Starck turned the bathroom into a living room. In 1994 the designer takes the defined shapes of his Hansgrohe bathroom back to early bathtubs, water buckets and hand pumps. However, the philosophy is changing. Changing the bathroom into a place of peace and relaxation offering personal security and development in a fast-paced life is AXOR’s new bathroom philosophy in those days: The bathroom as a personal refuge.

Qantas made history with the launch of the first non-stop flights from Perth to London. At approximately 14,500km in distance and with a flying time of 17 hours, the direct Dreamliner service between the Western Australian and English capitals is the