Gian Luca Gessi Is On A Mission To Restore Mind, Body And Spirit

Gian Luca Gessi is on a mission to restore mind, body and spirit in his role as president of the Italian luxury bathware company

Gessi’s seat of power lies in a verdant park at the foot of the Italian Alps, not far from Milan. The site, Gessi Park, is dubbed the “dream factory”; it’s also the catalyst for the brand’s ideas, projects and luxury bathroom products. It houses the company’s offices and production facilities as well as its research and development centre, set harmoniously amid lush greenery, tying in with the company’s emphasis on physical and emotional well-being.

“We place people at the heart of our system,” says Gian Luca Gessi, president of Gessi Group. “To us, innovation means not only inventing new technological, aesthetic or conceptual solutions, but also satisfying dreams and needs. The real added value of Gessi products is in enhancing quality of life through empathetic, friendly, and enjoyable objects.”

Indeed, the brand has sought to transform conventionally utilitarian bathrooms into havens of wellness since its founding in 1992 by Gian Luca and his father, Umberto Gessi. Its good-looking products are crafted with smart technologies, and produced using 100 per cent renewable energy.