3 Design and innovation Roca Partners Roca partners with some of the world’s most prestigious architects and designers to develop products and ranges that allow consumers to create bathrooms that reflect their individual needs and expression. These creative collaborations have earned Roca many international awards for design and usability and are an important part of Roca’s commitment to innovative bathroom design. Pictured left: Gabriele + Oscar Buratti – W+W Bertrand Iller, International Design Studio, NOA – Inspira Schmidt & Lackner – Meridian Rimless, Meridian and DSC Antonio Bullo – The Gap, Atlas Joan Gaspar – Dama-N Ramon Benedito – Bol, Diverta and Logica-N Roca Design Centre and Innovation Lab Recognising the importance of innovation, Roca established the Roca Design Centre – a unique facility that focuses on research into design trends based on living styles of different people around the world. Within the Design Centre is the ‘Roca Innovation Lab’ where designers are free to explore new ideas, materials and looks. Roca’s commitment to design has been recognised on numerous occasions. Most notably as a recipient of the 2009 Red Dot Design Award, the 2009 Design Plus Award, 2010 Wallpaper Design Award and the Designer Awards 2012 – some of the world’s most distinguished design awards. Roca Galleries To celebrate and showcase its passion for design and innovation, Roca created the Roca Barcelona Gallery – an avant-garde space offering a unique interactive and visual experience that reflects the relationship of the individual and the bathroom. Similarly spectacular galleries have also been established in Lisbon, Shanghai, Madrid, Sao Paolo, Beijing and London.