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RODRIGO TORRES BORN IN BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA IN 1976, HE OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM THE JORGE TADEO LOZANO UNIVERSITY IN BOGOTÁ AND LATER HIS MASTER S DEGREE IN DESIGN FROM

2 RODRIGO TORRES BORN IN BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA IN 1976, HE OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR S DEGREE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FROM THE JORGE TADEO LOZANO UNIVERSITY IN BOGOTÁ AND LATER HIS MASTER S DEGREE IN DESIGN FROM DOMUS ACADEMY OF MILAN. RODRIGO TORRES HAS WORKED FOR MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SUCH AS ALESSI, POLIFORM, NIKE AND MICROSOFT. OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND HAS BEEN REWARDED WITH PRESTIGIOUS DESIGN AWARDS. HIS WORK HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DESIGN PUBLICATIONS IN THE WORLD. RODRIGO TORRES IS THE DESIGNER OF IL BAGNO ALESSI SENSE BY ORAS WASHBASIN FAUCETS AND LA CUCINA ALESSI SENSE BY ORAS KITCHEN FAUCETS.

3 design Rodrigo Torres, 2015 Twelve years have passed since, fascinated by the potential that the bathroom offers the creative world, I embarked on the IlBagnoAlessi project, one of the most complete bathroom ensambles created on an industrial level and probably the most complete ever. Its operating model was that of a virtual business in which Alessi, responsible for strategic marketing, design management and communications, worked alongside leading European bathroom sanitaryware companies which dealt with the engineering, production and distribution of the various product types. This adventure now enables us to present Sense, an electronic faucet designed by Rodrigo Torres in two versions - bathroom and kitchen- and developed with the help of the cutting-edge technology of Finnish company Oras, industry leader in the development of electronic faucets. Sense has its own unique way of teaching us about the preciousness of water with a technologically advanced and fascinating method that proactively stimulates its correct and aware use. Indeed, the special contact electronic controls provide effective regulation of consumption levels without forgoing the physical relationship with this simple and delicate object. ALBERTO ALESSI Sense is a family of smart faucets where beauty has a holistic meaning that is present in the way they are built and how they behave. The goal of these sculptural objects, is to guide the user into virtuous behaviors that are aimed to save water, generating positive rituals that will benefit the environment. Due to their smart functions that include the automatic stop of the water flow, these faucets allow the user to save lots of water on the daily rituals that involve water consumption. Just think of the water we waste on activities such as washing teeth and hands, or the accidental leaks when our kids forget to close the faucet. In these products form and function are fused in a synergic way, their fluid and essential shapes were thought to achieve beautiful products that were able to contain the highest technology in water saving without sacrificing aesthetics and usability. These objects were designed to invite the user to interact with them. To achieve this we designed a simple and intuitive interface that merges the gesture of the human touch with the water saving technology. This fact allow us to introduce into our domestic environment a family of products with a high symbolic and functional value. In times when caring about our most precious natural resource should be our absolute priority, objects like these represent an archetypal evolution where design, technology and ethics are merged into a family of smart and sleek products. RODRIGO TORRES

G 1/2 G 1/2 G 1/2 8710F / 8712F WASHBASIN FAUCET IL BAGNO ALESSI SENSE BY ORAS DESIGN BY RODRIGO TORRES 185 170 154 120 ø 34-37 118 152 204 G 1/2 G 1/2 365 260 max 35 l = 1500 G 1/2 G 1/2 G 1/2 32 ø

Faucet is opened by pressing gently on top of it, after which the faucet is open for 6 sec. (Factory setting) By pressing on top of the faucet for one second, the faucet stays open for one minute.

4 G 1/2 G 1/2 G 1/2 8710F / 8712F WASHBASIN FAUCET IL BAGNO ALESSI SENSE BY ORAS DESIGN BY RODRIGO TORRES ø G 1/2 G 1/ max 35 l = 1500 G 1/2 G 1/2 G 1/2 32 ø 63 G 3/ G 1 1/4 3 x l = 400 Washbasin faucet with fixed spout, aerator and Smart Bidetta hand shower. Faucet is opened by pressing gently on top of it, after which the faucet is open for 6 sec. (Factory setting) By pressing on top of the faucet for one second, the faucet stays open for one minute. Easy to use temperature control handle which operates also as a flow controller. Thermostatic control unit maintains the requested water temperature when using the Smart Bidetta hand shower. Battery operated 3 V. F = WITH FLEXIBLE PIPES. COLOUR: Chrome/White Pressure loss with flow (0.07 l/s): 300 kpa Working pressure: kpa Flow-rate at 300 kpa (with flow controller): 0.07 l/s Max. flow period: 6 s(4 s-60s) / 60 s(30 s -600 s) Hot water supply: max. +70 C EMC Directive: 2004/108/EY Protection class: IP44 Noise class: I (ISO 3822) Oras lab. Battery: AA 1.5 V Lithium x 4,CR V The function of remote operated Smart Bidetta hand shower: when lifting the hand shower from the holder water starts to flow from the faucet. When pressing the hand shower trigger the water supply transfers from faucet to hand shower. When placing the Smart Bidetta hand shower back to its holder the faucet closes automatically.

9 STEFANO GIOVANNONI BORN IN LA SPEZIA IN 1954, LIVES AND WORKS IN MILAN. ALONG WITH TEACHING AND DOING RESEARCH, THIS HIGHLY AWARDED INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, INTERIOR DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT HAS COLLABORATED WITH COMPANIES LIKE ALESSI, FLOS, MAGIS, SEIKO, KANKYO, INDA, LAUFEN, SIEMENS AND ORAS. HE HAS DESIGNED NUMEROUS COMMERCIALLY AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PRODUCTS SUCH AS IL BAGNO ALESSI ONE BY ORAS. HIS WORKS ARE PART OF THE PERMANENT ARCHIVE OF CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU AND OF MOMA COLLECTION IN NEW YORK. IL BAGNO ALESSI One was the first bathroom series created in collaboration between Oras and Alessi that became a great success.

10 WIEL ARETS WIEL ARETS WAS BORN IN HEERLEN IN IN 1984, HE SET UP THE WIEL ARETS ARCHITECT & ASSOCIATES STUDIO, THEN TRANSFERRED TO MAASTRICHT IN HE IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS TEACHING ROLES ALL OVER THE WORLD. HIS LANGUAGE IS VERY SIMPLE, EVEN AUSTERE, BUT SOFTENED BY TRANSPARENCY, LIGHT AND REFLECTIONS THANKS TO A VERY SOPHISTICATED USE OF MATERIALS. The bathroom series IL BAGNO ALESSI Dot is designed by the Dutch architect Wiel Arets. Water flows from the faucet as freely as a waterfall, Wiel Arets describes.

Oras Group is a significant European provider of sanitary fittings: the market leader in the Nordics and a leading company in Continental Europe.

Oras Group is owned by Oras Invest, a family company and an industrial owner.

Oras Group employs approximately 1400 people.

11 Oras Group is a significant European provider of sanitary fittings: the market leader in the Nordics and a leading company in Continental Europe. The company s mission is to make the use of water easy and sustainable and its vision is to become the European leader of advanced sanitary fittings. Oras Group is owned by Oras Invest, a family company and an industrial owner. The head office of the Group is located in Rauma, Finland, and the Group has four manufacturing sites: Burglengenfeld (Germany), Kralovice (Czech Republic), Olesno (Poland) and Rauma (Finland). Oras Group employs approximately 1400 people. Det Norske Veritas Certification OY/AB certifies that the Quality Management System of Oras Oy in Rauma Finland, conforms to the ISO 9001, the Environmental Management System to the ISO standard and the Occupational Health and Safety System to the OHSAS standard. The certificates are valid for development, manufacture, marketing, sales and after sales services of faucets, accessories and valves. The TÜV CERT Certification Body of TÜV NORD Zertifizierungs- und Umweltgutachter Gesellschaft mbh certifies that the Quality Management System of Oras Olesno Sp. z o.o. in Olesno Poland, conforms to the ISO 9001, the Environmental Management System to the ISO standard and the Occupational Health and Safety System to the OHSAS standard. The certificates are valid for manufacture, storage, marketing, sales and after sales services of faucets, valves and accessories.

12 991309US.HK ORAS LTD Isometsäntie 2, P.O. Box 40, FI Rauma Tel , ALESSI is a registered trademark of ALESSI S.p.A Crusinallo (VB), Italy. All products of ILBAGNOALESSI are produced under license of ALESSI S.p.A.

Installation Guide. IL BAGNO ALESSI Dot

Installation Guide. IL BAGNO ALESSI Dot Installation Guide IL BAG ALSI Dot 860, 860F, 86...4 860, 860F, 860...5 868, 868F...6 8650...0 8687, 8688,... 8090, 40, 48085, 48095, 8690...9 860 EN 87 I (ISO 8) 50-000 kpa 0. l/s (with flow controller)