When colour has a scent
At TDA, we approached that question with rigour. We spent considerable time studying the chromatic shifts moving through the sanitaryware and bathroom furnishing world, and a clear direction began to emerge: tones are warming, becoming more material, more sensorial. Less industrial chill, more tactile memory. From that observation, our new finish collection was born: one we chose to call Gourmet, because the language of fine dining is, among all contemporary references, the one that most precisely captures this shift from the merely functional to the genuinely memorable.
Three finishes. For a precise evocation
Brownie brings the chromatic warmth of cacao into the bathroom: a rich, enveloping brown that never reads as generic. It is the colour of something freshly baked, still yielding to the touch. In a design context, it functions as an anchor, adding depth without weight, conversing with natural materials without attempting to imitate them.
Franciacorta turns instead to the tones of pale straw yellow, rendered in satin. It is a finish that catches light in a way that feels almost liquid, almost understated. The reference to Brescia’s winemaking excellence is no accident: there is something precise and deeply local in this shade, yet the moment it enters a project, it becomes entirely universal. One of those finishes designers reach for when they want elegance without excess.
Rame completes the triptych with the boldest of the three. Satin copper carries a long and distinguished history in the craft of professional kitchens, the gleaming pots of great chefs, the copper ladles of Michelin-starred restaurants, and TDA reinterprets that metallic allure in an entirely new context. It is a finish that balances modernity and tradition with conviction, never tipping into nostalgia.
All three finishes are designed to complement the new Flute, Wave and Nigol glass panels, building combinations in which every element responds to the next. Not accessories. Considered design choices.
Anyone who works in design knows that the metal details of a shower enclosure are never neutral: they set the chromatic register of the entire bathroom, entering into dialogue with the tapware, the door handles, the sanitaryware. TDA’s Gourmet finishes step into that system with a clear and confident proposition and like all things truly special, they carry a scent of something.
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