Celebrate Dornbracht’s 75th Anniversary With These Bespoke Faucets

Aptly named, Dornbracht Atelier more closely resembles the salon of an 18th-century Parisian couturier than the workshop of a fittings manufacturer. Showcased at Milan Design Week, where the family-run German brand celebrated its 75th anniversary, the atelier offers endless possibilities for designers to craft scintillating one-off faucets. Everything is bespoke and limited only by imagination, with the company’s signature products, like Vaia, Tara, and CYO, customizable with treatments such as hand-stitched leather from heritage belt maker Ludwig Schröder or a mosaic of eggshells sourced from local bakeries. One might opt for the Rainbow finish, with an iridescent PVD coating that conjures shimmering moiré under ballroom chandeliers, or Black Velvet, wrapping handles and spout in the matte fabric. Other neat examples are Vaia Checkerboard, inlaid with mussel shells and mother-of-pearl in a riff on baroque parquetry, and Vaia Feather, a collab with Nature Squared in which guinea fowl plumes are individually attached to the fittings and encased in resin.