Geolette Marie Esguerra

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Kuysen HansGrohe

<p>The luminaries of Manila’s design community gathered for an evening celebrating innovation, artistry, and the celebration of the newest innovation of bathroom design by hansgrohe. Hosted by Kuysen, the exclusive launch of Raindance Alive by hansgrohe offered architects, interior designers, and tastemakers a first encounter with a showering experience that elevates everyday rituals into intentional moments of sensory transformation. The event became more than a product unveiling—it was a convergence of design thinking, wellness philosophy, and the evolving landscape of the home and personal space.</p><p>Central to the night was the introduction of Raindance Alive, which hansgrohe describes as “a composition of water droplets that dance over the body and envelope the skin, turning every shower experience into a symphony of happy feelings, just like your favorite song.” This artful description shows the design intention behind the product: to transform the shower into a restorative sanctuary where water and the ritual of bathing are choreographed with emotion, rhythm, and mood.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764373995068Elevator2.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Raindance Alive</span></span></span></div><div><strong>An Iconic Moment In Shower Design</strong></div><p>What distinguishes Raindance Alive is its ability to combine technical precision with a minimalist aesthetic. It features an innovative mesh design paired with an anodized aluminum spray disc that contributes to its refined look and signature spray pattern. The fixture is deliberately “quiet” in appearance—its ultra-flat silhouette and geometric thermostat allow it to blend seamlessly into the wall as a concealed module.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764374031965Kuysen Hansgrohe Event 2025- Ian-342.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach</span></span></span></div><p>This architectural subtlety offers more than visual appeal. Its concealed design is ideal for renovations, making it possible to upgrade a shower system without removing or replacing existing tile work. For designers and homeowners who want a refresh without invasive construction, this is a meaningful advantage that expands creative possibilities in bathroom redesign.</p><p>Raindance Alive also puts sustainability at the forefront. It reduces water consumption by up to 40% without compromising comfort or flow quality, lowering both environmental impact and energy costs. The system offers three distinct shower types, each providing a different sensory experience—gentle, immersive, or invigorating—depending on the user’s mood or daily ritual.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764374059968Raindance Alive Q ShowerPipe.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>To match diverse interior aesthetics, Raindance Alive is available in two shape options (round and square) and six luxurious FinishPlus surfaces. These variants allow the fixture to complement a wide range of contemporary styles, from sculptural minimalism to warm, textured luxury.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>The Design Philosophy of Andreas Diefenbach</strong></div><p>Behind the vision of Raindance Alive is Andreas Diefenbach, Managing Partner at Phoenix Design GmbH &amp; Co. KG in Stuttgart, Germany. With formal training from Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen and the State Academy of the Arts in Stuttgart, Diefenbach has spent over a decade shaping emotive, human-centered innovations in sanitaryware and investment goods. His collaborations span global leaders such as Hansgrohe, Duravit, Haier, Huawei, Trumpf, Vorwerk, and Zeiss.</p><p>Under his leadership, Phoenix Design has consistently been recognized as one of the world’s top creative design offices, with more than 750 awards to its name and regular recognition from the iF Design Awards. Diefenbach himself served as a Juror for the 2023 iF Design Awards, underscoring his global influence in shaping modern product design.</p><p>In developing Raindance Alive, he focused on three elements—water, people, and space—and how their interplay transforms showering from routine into ritual.</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764374070989Kuysen Hansgrohe 2025-249.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>The designer indulged Metro.Style in an exclusive interview:</strong></div><p><strong>Metro.Style (MS): </strong>The Raindance Alive is very popular. How did you design the experience to fit different moods, lifestyles, or cultural bathing rituals, if at all?</p><p><strong>Andreas Diefenbach (AD): </strong>It&#x27;s a big question, yes. Let’s start with what remains instead of what changes. Innovation is accelerating—technology is exponential, humans are linear. Showering rituals differ: in the Philippines it may be longer and cold, in Africa something else, in Germany something else. And yet this makes me happy: this ritual connects individuals worldwide in a very intimate moment. Showering is not just hygienic—it embraces you, refreshes you, calms you, prepares you for sleep, wakes you up. PowderRain feels like thousands of kisses; one lady said it felt like “a thousand kisses of angels.”</p><p>Designing the shower is designing a cultural moment. The bathroom is the box within the box—the most personal space. In the future it becomes even more valuable for transforming stress into calm, emptiness into aliveness.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764374088849Kuysen Hansgrohe Event 2025- Ian-190.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p><strong>MS:</strong> In what ways did wellness and everyday restoration influence the design?</p><p><strong>AD: </strong>It begins with spray types, temperature, rhythm, sound—how water touches the skin. Then the dimension of space: warm/cold, light/dark, scent, before and after the shower. That’s why bathrooms and bedrooms are merging; they follow rituals. Showering is tied to sleep quality, and sleep is under pressure today—screens, social media, overstimulation. These are the dimensions we design for: being alive by shower.</p><p><strong>MS: </strong>Can you describe key moments in your design or interface with hansgrohe?</p><p><strong>AD: </strong>The magic moments are when people react to a model without words—just their faces, their bodies. Magic is indescribable. The “aha” moment comes after—the rational choices. But it starts with the wow.</p><p>We often use rough models to spark discussion. This improvisation—the “ping pong”—is a major success factor in the collaboration between Hansgrohe and Phoenix. Imagining the future and putting it on the table today.</p><p><strong>MS: </strong>When designers get a brief, there’s usually a moment of inspiration. Did you have such a tool or first image?</p><p><strong>AD: </strong>With Hansgrohe, there are no briefings. Briefings destroy potential. We lead conversations without naming the product too early. We spend weeks ping-ponging ideas. Something arises in my head, something else in yours. That colorful, nonconformist attitude—that’s the superpower between hansgrohe and Phoenix for decades.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1764374100805Kuysen Hansgrohe Event 2025- Ian-205.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>An Innovative Standard For Bathing Rituals</strong></div><p>The launch of Raindance Alive in Manila underscored more than the arrival of a new product—it shined a light on how people and designers think about the bathroom as a restorative environment. Diefenbach’s reflections show this evolution: the shower is no longer merely functional; it is a transition space, a sensory chamber, a place where stress dissolves and the self resets.</p><p>With its blend of design finesse, sustainability, emotional resonance, and architectural adaptability, Raindance Alive stands poised to become an icon in contemporary bathroom design. It is not just a fixture, but a transformative experience—an everyday symphony of water, light, and feeling.</p><div><em>Hansgrohe is exclusively distributed by Kuysen in the Philippines. Visit their Kuysen Headquarters at 236 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Brgy. Don Manuel, Quezon City and Kuysen Design + Experience Center 2 Jupiter St., Bel-air, Makati for more hansgrohe exclusives</em></div>

<p>Designer Andreas Diefenbach chats with Metro.Style on what inspired hansgrohe’s emerging icon</p>

Designer Andreas Diefenbach chats with Metro.Style on what inspired hansgrohe’s emerging icon

EXCLUSIVE: Kuysen Launches hansgrohe’s Raindance Alive in Manila

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Published Nov 24, 2025 05:27 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 29, 2025 07:55 AM PHT

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