JIKA products are available as BIM objects
The JIKA brand offers its products as BIM objects. In the library of BIM objects on the portal BIMobject.com you can download JIKA’s BIM objects for Revit and ArchiCAD.
There’s nothing like a hot bath: five tips for choosing the right tub
Furnishing the bathroom ranks among the costliest home investments. Therefore, it really pays to choose each component with care. Great attention should be paid in particular to the bathroom’s centrepiece: the tub. To help you select one that will fit your needs, budget and the layout of your bathroom, we offer five rules to follow when shopping.
Mio Rimless – unsurpassable toilet cleanliness
Perfect hygiene combined with contemporary design. That describes the Mio Rimless toilet from JIKA – a toilet with no rinse ring. It was designed to flush with one uniform rinse so that the entire bowl is thoroughly cleaned. Quickly, easily and ecologically. Grime and impurities have no chance to settle on the bowl’s surface. Time-consuming and difficult cleaning of crevices is no longer necessary. The rimless system simply makes the toilet quick and easy to clean, while maintaining the highest standards of hygiene.
An oasis of calm in a few square metres
With a little imagination, even a tiny space can be turned into a modern and functional bathroom where In the whole family feels comfortable. The JIKA brand offers the perfect solution for smaller bathrooms: Products from the Tigo and DEEP by JIKA series. Both provide scaled-down solutions combining quality workmanship, modern design and ease of maintenance. The components from these two series can be mix and matched to create the bathroom of your dreams. The only limit is your imagination.
Advice on the proper care of bathroom furniture
Regular cleaning of the bathroom fixtures – bathtub, sink and faucets – is a given. But what about bathroom furniture? Do you know how to care for it properly? And did you know that regular care and attention can significantly extend its useful life? Petr Čech, the JIKA brand’s product manager for bathroom furniture, discusses the three most important rules for maintaining it.
The JIKA brand’s new tile collection takes inspiration from rustic decor, French charm and industrial design
Historically, the JIKA brand name has been associated with the production of sanitary ceramics. However, in its current range of products you can find a full spectrum of products for the bathroom, including contemporary tiles. Among the noteworthy new products JIKA is bringing to the market in January 2017 are seven new series of tiles – three lines of wall tiling and four for the floor – which stand out for their distinctive design and exceptional quality. With these tiles, the JIKA brand is branching out in new directions, taking inspiration from rustic decor, French charm, and also the aesthetic of modern industrial design.
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The Ceramics Factory in Znojmo is the Oldest Factory with Machine Production of its Kind in Europe
When the construction of a ceramics factory started in Znojmo in 1878, hardly anybody could predict that the plant would flourish even 135 years later and its products, under the Jika brand, would be known worldwide. The factory, originally named after Rudolf Ditmar, is the oldest factory with machine production of this kind in the whole of Europe. Currently, the factory manufactures sanitary ceramics as well as bathroom furniture.
Bechyne. Small town of great importance
Pottery and stove building has begun to develop in a small town on the river Luznice at the beginning of the 16th century. Products of local masters were sold not only in Prague's Kampa, but gradually gained recognition throughout the whole Europe. Today, the brand JIKA follows up on the quality and 134 years old tradition of production in Znojmo, while the plant in Bechyne celebrates 50 years since its foundation.
International Bathroom Exhibition Milan
Laufen, which has made “bathroom culture” its mission, will exhibit at this year’s International Bathroom Exhibition a presentation of its finest production, all revolving around three key words: quality, design and ‘Swiss-ness’.
The new products are sophisticated and full of character. For the private area, a totemic washbasin and free-standing bathtub by Ludovica+Roberto Palomba. For the public area, an understated and elegant urinal with divider by Taon Nguyen.