Simplifying is a complex exercise. Valve takes it up through a single element: a body machined from a solid block of AISI316 stainless steel, holding the water's inlet and outlet within.
Its cylindrical volume is anchored to the wall or to the countertop at a single point where hydraulic and structural function coincide: the built-in body it requires is minimal, structural in nature, and as much of the tap as possible remains outside the wall.
From this principle of connection a modular system unfolds, in which the cylindrical hub engages with spouts, shower pipes and accessories, giving shape to the eighth tap series in the Agape catalogue.
Brought back to its essence, Valve draws the details forward: the handles, drawn around the ergonomics of the grip, the joints, the curve of the riser.
It is a physicality only solid steel can return, and one that precision machining makes perceptible to the eye before it is to the touch.
The geometric language that follows settles into contexts of every kind, with a discreet presence that draws together the memory of the traditional tap and its contemporary reduction.
Valve
RD Agape
Category
Taps
