Bette - manufacturer profile

Philosophy

Fascinated by premium steel alloys
Bette is a German family-run company. We’ve been producing premium architectural bathroom components from steel-titanium alloy enamelled with purely natural materials since 1952. Our thermoforming process allows us to create flowing shapes with extraordinary craftsmanship and precision. Bette products are one-of-a-kind, with a broad range of colours and dimensions to create an inspiring space in every bathroom design.

Our innovations are changing the market. Bette manufactured the very first freestanding, seamless bathtub, was the first provider of a modular bathroom system with bathtub, sink and shower tub made of enamelled titanium-steel alloy, presented the first flush-to-floor shower and developed pioneering systems for consistently perfect installation. As an owner-run company, we rely on long-term partnerships and personal support provided by our own sales reps and branches.

The sophisticated designs Bette is known for are made possible thanks to our one-of-a-kind moulding techniques. Rather than stretching the steel, they pulls it smoothly into its final shape with a force of 800 tonnes. This special process allows us to achieve the greatest degree of precision and a particularly low, uniform steel thickness. The basic form is then configured by cropping according to the dimensions and finishing the outer edges individually. Our automated serial production line can handle more than 600 different colours and numerous additional features.

Collections

Freestanding Bath Tub

Designcollection BETTELUX SHAPE

Designcollection BETTELUX

Designcollection BETTELUX OVAL

Designcollection BETTECOMODO

Designcollection BETTEART

Designcollection BETTELOFT

Designcollection BETTESUNO

Features

FEATURED

With courage and confidence

10/2/2024

Designer Dominik Tesseraux has had a significant influence on the development of bathroom specialist Bette. In this interview, he tells us what is fundamental to this and what the team is currently working on.

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Time out

3/11/2024

For the bathrooms at the Hotel Wilmina, Bette has developed customized solutions that superbly highlight the unique charm of the historical building.

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Elegance fit for everyday use

9/15/2023

For his “BetteBalance” washbasin series, designer Dominik Tesseraux opted for glazed titanium steel. Not only are the basins hygienic and robust, but the material gave rise to designs that combine a refined formal idiom, clear lines and almost weightless lightness.

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Flexible Archetype

8/7/2023

With “BetteSuno” Barber Osgerby have designed a bathroom collection for Bette that combines sculptural design with creative flexibility.

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In the heart of London

7/26/2022

Designed by Yabu Pushelberg, The Londoner boutique hotel uses a sustainable luxury concept with bathrooms and showers by Bette.

FEATURED

Places of inspiration

6/3/2022

The BettePlaces showroom from Bette presents bathroom architecture in the form of micro houses. This includes a pavilion designed for a snow-covered mountain landscape in Japan.

FEATURED

The way to the dream bathroom

5/2/2022

With a new online product configurator, Bette gives craftsmen, bathroom consultants and end customers the opportunity to plan individual bathroom elements.

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Precisely installed

9/29/2021

Bette has installed a bathtub and two shower trays in Germany's first officially approved single-family home created using a 3D concrete printing process.

DESIGN

Bette 2021: BETTEEVE

9/2/2021

Dominik Tesseraux has created the "BetteEve" bathtub series for Bette, which focuses on the craftsmanship of the specialist for bathing elements with its elliptical inner body and is extremely comfortable for bathers.

DESIGN

Bette 2021: BETTEANTIRUTSCH SENSE

8/6/2021

With "BetteAntirutschSense", Bette has created a new surface for all shower trays and bathtubs in glossy colours that offers the highest level of slip resistance on glazed titanium steel.

DESIGN

Bette 2021: BETTEAIR

6/22/2021

A shower tile that is flush with the bathroom floor: with "BetteAir", Dominik Tesseraux has created a shower tile for Bette that can be glued directly onto the screed.

FEATURED

Simply better

5/25/2021

Bette presents the world’s first shower tile made of glazed titanium steel that can be glued directly onto the screed enabling floor level installation. Designer Dominik Tesseraux explains the concept in interview.

FEATURED

Curves for relaxation

3/17/2021

With “BetteEve” Tesseraux+Partner have created a collection of bathtubs that with their organic shapes offer comfortable sitting and makes the hard titanium steel used feel silky soft.

FEATURED

A temporary home away from-home

10/12/2020

The first stilwerk hotel is an impressive example of a successful gesamtkunstwerk, reflecting an unerring instinct for style from the lobby right through to the bathrooms that supports all aspects of hospitality. In on the act: the classic BetteUltra shower tray.

FEATURED

Made to measure

3/13/2020

For “Kita am Gleis” in Berlin, bathroom specialist Bette has produced individual bathroom elements made of glazed titanium steel.

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Daring to stick to the essentials

9/9/2019

A hybrid hotel with a luxurious design and a vivid history. Bette breathes life into the open-plan bedroom-cum-bathrooms in "Mittermeiers Alter Ego" in Rothenburg.

FEATURED

Deep forests and fireside romanticism

5/2/2019

In the hotel it owns in the spa town of Bad Nauheim in the federal state of Hessen, a couple designed five themed worlds for cosmopolitan guests looking to get away from things.

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A leisurely pace

12/18/2018

The boutique hotel “The Tortue” in Hamburg with products by Bette provides relaxation in a luxurious setting.

DESIGN

Relaxation without compromise

4/9/2018

Guests to the 5-star InterContinental Ljubljana hotel can enjoy their leisure time with exclusive bathroom features by Bette.

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Customized showers

9/9/2017

The premium owner-occupied apartments of Friends Tower in Munich are fitted with showers by Bette.

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Archetypes in titanium steel

8/26/2017

With its bathroom series Bette Loft and Bette Loft Ornament, Bette demonstrates its competence in molding technology.

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Bathing in moss green

6/20/2017

Are bathrooms becoming ever more colorful? And what prompted Bette to launch a bathtub clad in fabric? Martina Metzner talked with Managing Director Thilo Pahl and Head of Marketing Sven Rensinghoff.

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A real bath by the bed

5/23/2017

In the rooms at the Parisian Le Cinq Codet hotel a bathtub by Bette plays the main role.

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Fluffy bathrooms

3/14/2017

Bathrooms are becoming homelier: With Bette Lux Oval Couture a freestanding bathtub is now available whose exterior is covered with colored fabric. We spoke to designer Dominik Tesseraux.

ISH 2023 – REVIEW

Two worlds

3/20/2023

It has been four years since the world's leading trade fair for HVAC + Water opened its doors in Frankfurt am Main. From 13 to 17 March 2023, visitors were able to experience an ISH whose exhibitors increasingly offered self-sufficient, sustainable alternatives and conducted research into more efficient use of water and energy.

DESIGN

Stylepark Selected Award 2021

11/10/2021

With the Stylepark Selected Award 2021, Stylepark honours the best new products of the year. These are the award winners.

MICROLIVING

Wet room or open bathroom?

7/8/2019

A range of different options exist for the future of bathrooms in micro-apartments. We show you exciting new ideas and products.

FAIRS & EVENTS

By the water every day

3/14/2019

At ISH 2019, visitors can immerse themselves in oases of well-being that offer a spa experience for all the senses. This also includes tools that provide pleasant support for the daily ritual in the bathroom.

STYLEPARK SELECTED ISH 2019

Good choice!

3/11/2019

With the Stylepark Selected Award at ISH 2019, Stylepark honours the best product premieres at the fair. These are the winners.

ISH 2017

A soak in the tub

3/20/2017

You can take a shower anytime. Those who appreciate luxury and coziness can’t do without them: The bathtub is returning to the bathroom as a freestanding feature.

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Expertise en masse

2/2/2017

In the spring the sanitary, heating and air-conditioning technology sector looks to Frankfurt/Main once again: The world’s leading trade fair for the combination of water and energy ISH takes place there from March 14 to 18, 2017.