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Overview: The document provides an insight into the Goslar factory, focusing on the production of bathroom fixtures by Alape. It highlights the integration of advanced technology and craftsmanship in manufacturing, emphasizing the importance of design and functionality in modern living spaces.
Editorial: The editorial discusses the impact of digitalization and globalization on design standards, transforming bathrooms from simple wet rooms to private spas. It addresses the challenges manufacturers face in creating intelligent solutions for both compact and spacious bathrooms, emphasizing the need for products that can be customized to personal preferences.
Inside the Steel Factory: The production process at Alape is described as a blend of specialization and craftsmanship, where advanced technology and handwork coexist. The document details the deep drawing process, the precision required, and the role of skilled employees in ensuring product quality. The use of glazed steel is highlighted for its durability, hygiene, and recyclability.
Product Design and Variability: Alape's approach to product design focuses on creating a wide range of variants from a single idea, allowing for customization and scalability in bathroom design. The precision in manufacturing and the seamless integration of materials are emphasized as key factors in achieving high-quality products.
Conclusion: The document concludes by reiterating the importance of individual design in reflecting the user's needs and personality, supported by Alape's commitment to precision and quality in their manufacturing processes.
Introduction to Alape and Glazed Steel: Alape has a long history of innovation in the use of glazed steel, a material known for its durability and aesthetic appeal. Since its founding, Alape has been at the forefront of steel processing and enamelling technologies. The company invented the bucket sink in 1930, a product that remains popular today. Alape has consistently led in design and functionality, collaborating with architects like Dieter Sieger to integrate design into bathroom spaces.
Product Design and Innovation: Alape emphasizes the meaningfulness of its products, focusing on the symbiosis of design and function. The company stays updated with technological advancements to optimize materials and processes, allowing for precise manufacturing and innovative designs. Glazed steel inspires creativity due to its robustness, enabling Alape to explore new design boundaries.
Understanding Bathroom Evolution: Andrea Jürgens, head of Creative Management and Development, highlights the evolution of bathrooms from functional spaces to areas of individuality and contemplation. Alape's products reflect these changes, offering flexible and customizable solutions that cater to modern needs and trends.
Compact Living Solutions: With urban living spaces becoming more compact, Alape addresses the challenge of creating functional and comfortable bathrooms in limited spaces. Their products, made from glazed steel, are designed to maximize space efficiency, offering storage solutions and flexibility in design.
Guest Bathrooms and Design Integration: Guest bathrooms serve as a showcase of a home's design and functionality. Alape integrates shelves and furniture modules to enhance storage and design, ensuring a seamless blend of aesthetics and practicality. The company's systemic approach to furniture design supports personalized washplace configurations.
Conclusion: Alape's commitment to innovation and design excellence is evident in its use of glazed steel and its ability to adapt to changing societal needs. The company's products are not only functional but also inspire creativity and individuality in bathroom design.
Introduction: This document outlines the furniture programme for Alape basins, focusing on the integration of washplaces into master bathrooms. It emphasizes the importance of combining functionality with aesthetic appeal to create spaces that cater to personal and family needs.
Specifications and Design Philosophy: The programme offers modular furniture solutions that can be tailored to various room dimensions and personal preferences. The design philosophy prioritizes authenticity, precision, and aesthetic quality, with features such as minimized joint gaps and handleless drawers.
Product Offerings: The document details various types of basins and washstands, including built-in, sit-on, and undermount options. Each product is designed to integrate seamlessly into the bathroom environment, enhancing both functionality and visual appeal.
Customization and Accessories: Alape's furniture programme allows for extensive customization, with options for different materials, surfaces, and additional elements like sideboards and benches. Functional accessories such as drawer inserts, integrated sockets, and towel holders are available to complement the furniture.
Design and Innovation: Alape's design approach is described as timeless rather than trendy, aiming to introduce new ideas and sustainable solutions in bathroom design. The use of enameled steel is highlighted for its natural surface, color clarity, and precision.
Experience and Contact Information: Customers are encouraged to experience Alape products firsthand at sanitary retailers and exhibitions. Contact details and further information are provided for those interested in exploring Alape's offerings.
Legal and Publishing Information: The document concludes with legal disclaimers regarding potential changes and reproduction rights, along with publishing and contact information for Alape GmbH.
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individuelle waschplätze individual washplaces im stahlwerk blick in die goslarer manufaktur a glance at the goslar factory funktional auf kleinstem raum functional in the cloakroom gestaltung und funktion als einheit design and function put together raumgestaltende waschplätze washplaces that shape the room inside the steel factor y guest bathrooms master bathro

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liebe leser dear readers Wir leben in bewegten Zeiten. Digitalisierung und Globalisierung fore, us manufacturers have to face two tasks, which should be haben international hohe Designstandards etabliert. Wohnräume tackled with the same passion for aesthetics and functionality: on sollen nicht länger etwas Improvisiertes haben, sondern hochwer- the one hand, intelligent solutions for the compact cloakroom and on tig und planvoll konzipiert sein. Das Bad wandelt sich von einer Nass- the other, products for medium-sized to spacious master bathrooms, zelle hin zum professionell ausgestatten Privatspa,...

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inside the steel factor y der produktionsprozess bei alape ist ein statement für spezialisierung und handwerk, wobei fortschrittliche technologie und handarbeit eine untrennbare symbiose eingehen. at alape, the production process is a statement for specialisation and craftsmanship, formed by an inseparable symbiosis of advanced technology and hand work. während sich die wohnräume in metropolen verdichten, verkleinern sich gleichzeitig die grundrisse und der platz für bäder. wie man dabei dennoch komfort schafft, ist eine frage, der sich hersteller heute widmen müssen. while metropolitan living...

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guest bathrooms als einer der meistfrequentierten räume sind gästebäder nicht selten die visitenkarte des hauses. auch deshalb vereinen sie funktionalität und gestalterischen anspruch auf kompaktem raum. as one of the most frequented rooms, guest bathrooms are very often the showpiece of the house. this is also why they combine functionality and design requirements in one compact room. master bathrooms das hauptbad als ort wichtiger rituale vereint beides, intimität und rückbesinnung auf der einen sowie die interfamiliäre begegnung und kommunikation auf der anderen seite.  the master bathroom...

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inside the steel factor y es riecht nach metall und öl in der werkshalle. die geräuschkulisse ist beachtlich. während die riesige presse mit der kraft von eintausend tonnen eine beckenmulde tiefzieht, hört man ihre hydraulischen geräusche. the factor y hall smells of metal and oil. the background noise is remarkable. one can hear the sound of hydraulics as a gigantic press deep-draws a basin recess with the force of a thousand tons. „Man braucht sehr viel Erfahrung für das Tiefziehen. Es reicht nicht, auf einen Knopf zu drücken und die Maschine den Rest tun zu “Deep drawing requires a lot of...

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die qualität unserer produkte ist maßgeblich von den fähigkeiten unserer mitarbeiter abhängig. the qualit y of our products essentially depends on the sk ills of our employees. Gegründet wurde das Unternehmen 1896 im sächsischen Penig, In 1896, the company was founded in the Saxon town of Penig, dessen Anfangssilbe »Pe« noch heute im Firmennamen enthalten ist. whose first syllable »Pe« still resounds in the company’s name. Due Die politischen Umstände veranlassten Edgar Adolf Lamprecht, den to political circumstances, Edgar Adolf Lamprecht, son of company Sohn des Firmengründers Adolf Lamprecht,...

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Überhaupt ist der Produktionsprozess ein Statement für Speziali- Overall, the production process is a statement of specialisation and sierung und Handwerk, wobei fortschrittliche Technologie und craftsmanship, formed by an inseparable symbiosis of advanced Handarbeit eine untrennbare Symbiose eingehen. Während eine technology and hand work. While a laser system cuts the required Laseranlage die benötigte Kontur sowie Ausschnitte, zum Beispiel contour and cut-outs (for fittings, etc.) into the basic shape, edges für Armaturen, in die Rohform schneidet, werden an anderer Stelle that define the...

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Beim Verlassen der Werkshalle ebben die Geräusche langsam ab. Leaving the factory, the noise slowly subsides. In the adjacent recep- Im benachbarten Empfangsgebäude erklärt Jürgen Kloss anhand tion building, Jürgen Kloss explains the company’s current product von Ausstellungsstücken eine aktuelle Produktlinie des Hauses. line by means of exhibits. “Here you can see a recess shape from „Hier sehen Sie eine Muldenform, aus der wir eine ganze Produkt- which we have developed an entire product line with various instal- familie mit verschiedenen Einbaumöglichkeiten entwickelt haben – lation options...

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das bad ist ein spiegel der bedürfnisse und der persönlichkeit eines nutzers. die variabilität unserer lösungen entspricht diesem wunsch der individuellen ausgestaltung. the bathroom mirrors the needs and personalit y of its user. The variabilit y of our solutions corresponds to the desire for individual designs

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dank der rohstoffe und unserer fertigungsverfahren können wir unsere produkte millimetergenau ausführen. die präzision und die flächige, homogene oberfläche sind einmalig und ermöglichen es uns, extrem exakt zu arbeiten. Was glasierter Stahl kann, weiß man bei Alape ganz genau. Die Geschichte der Firma ist seit der Unternehmensgründung immer mit den aktuellsten Techniken thanks to the raw materials and our manufacturing processes, we can execute our products accurately to the millimetre. this precision and the ex tensive, homogeneous sur face are unique and allow us to work ver y accurately....

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unsere produkte sind flexibel wie bausteine. man kann vieles aus ihnen konstruieren, sie sprechen aber eine klare, schlichte designsprache. our products can be put together like building bricks. you can build all sor ts of things with them but they have a clear, simple design language. Um zu wissen, was Menschen heute von einem Bad erwarten, ist In order to know what people expect from a bathroom today, it is es wichtig, die Entwicklung dieses besonderen Raumes zu kennen. important to understand the development of this special room. Andrea Jürgens, Innenarchitektin und Leiterin der Abteilung...

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