By Patrick Avenell

Bathroom heating appliances have been a consistent seller for market leader IXL Tastic for many years – consumers have loved the Tastic brand and products, a sentiment that distributor Sampford IXL will be hoping never fades away.

While at EuroCucina this week, Current.com.au was one of many visitors heartily impressed by a new technology in bathroom heating by Italian company Vismara Vetro.

Called 'Parete Radiante',this heating appliance involved the embedding of an element within the glass walls of the shower. The heat radiating from the glass fills the room, while also keeping warm bath towels hanging from a dedicated rack.

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Here's how Vismara Vetro describes the Parete Radiante:

"The glass panel that forms the radiating wall is comprised of two sheets of tempered, layered glass. Heat is generated by an electric current inside the panel, which is protected by double insulation around its edges."

And here's what it looks like:

The Parete Radiante from VIsmara Vetro.