Hansgrohe Puravida on Doctor Who

Doctor How meets Hansgrohe PuraVida

The beady eyed amongst you may have noticed a recent Doctor Who episode showcasing the Puravida, the latest mixer collection from Hansgrohe.

The latest “Waters of Mars” epsiode featured the David Tennant Doctor wandering through a bio-dome on a Mars Space Station, surrounded by plants, flowers, vegetables and birds. Set amidst the flora, and the focal point for the source of water on the planet was the dual white and chrome PuraVida basin mixer.

The BBC production team in Cardiff first contacted a Hansgrohe retail customer in early 2009 and suggested a brief to track down a stylish and futuristic looking design that would completely suit a Doctor Who episode set in the year 2059.

Over 9 million people watched the episode on Sunday 15th November which proved to be a great arena to show-off the PuraVida design. The working mixer made in lacquered white and shiny chrome supplied for the show was sourced specially from Hansgrohe in Germany prior to the range going into full production.

Hansgrohe PuraVida Design

You may have seen our recent blog post on the Hansgrohe PuraVida range. Hansgrohe teamed up with a group of designers from Duravit and Phoenix Design to create a range of faucets that compliment the beautiful Duravit Puravida Bathroom Collection that means you can achieve a flawless look throughout your bathroom.

With no sharp angles or corners, the soft rounded shapes of the PuraVida collection helps to create a relaxed feel and cries out to be touched. The spray former disappears into the underside of the spout, giving the impression that the water appears to come from nowhere, flowing into the basin as a calm and clear laminar jet simply picking up on the overall pure appearance. The jet angle can easily be adapted by just moving it with the finger to the respective basin shape.

Doctor Who Waters of Mars

The doom and gloom scenes played out in the “Waters of Mars” Doctor Who episode may well present a stark contrast to the beautiful design features of the Hansgrohe PuraVida – and who knows what basin taps and mixers we might be using come 2059!