Gio Bella Soap Dishes and Baskets

Forty eight soap fittings from Gio, listed under both of the names the brand trades as, Gio Bella and Gio Plumbing. The split is nineteen soap dishes, fourteen soap baskets and fifteen dispensers, and the three are not interchangeable. Read the product type rather than the title wording, because several dishes are titled Soap Holder and one is titled Corner Basket.

Dish, Basket and Dispenser Are Three Different Things

A soap dish is a shallow holder for a bar of soap, and the material is in the title: Verona is ceramic, Torino is frosted glass and Messina is glass. A soap basket is an open basket with sides, deeper than a dish, and it drains through rather than holding a puddle. A dispenser is a third thing again, a reservoir for liquid soap with a pump or sensor.

Do not assume the basket is the shower fitting and the dish the basin one. The Gio titles run the other way: Malta, Trapani and Rieti each name a shower soap holder or a shower soap dish, while the baskets are the ones sized Small and Medium or shaped for a corner. Where a title says shower, take it at its word. Otherwise the position is open and the wall you can fix into decides.

The Touch Free Dispensers Come From the Gio Plumbing Side

Seven of the fifteen dispensers are electronic units carrying the Gio Plumbing vendor name. They are the Metrix wall mounted dispensers activated by an infrared sensor, Metrix deck mounted dispensers powered either by a 12V transformer or by a battery box taking six 1.5V D cells, and the Sintra deck mount units, with a universal dispenser transformer listed on its own. The rest are hand pump dispensers matched to a range.

Matching the Rest of the Set

Eleven Gio ranges run right through the accessories, so the soap dish you pick here has a towel rail, a glass shelf and a paper holder to match in Como, Demola, Fiorano, Malta, Nova, Rieti, Roma, San Marco, Torino, Trapani and Verona. The Demola Black dish and dispenser sit with the other black fittings on Gio Bella black. The wider set is under Gio Bella bathroom accessories, and the full brand is on the Gio Bella hub.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a soap dish and a soap basket?

A soap dish is a shallow holder sized for a bar of soap, and in this collection it comes in ceramic, frosted glass, glass or metal depending on the range. A soap basket is deeper, with open sides, so it takes a bar or a small bottle and drains through instead of holding water. A dispenser is neither: it holds liquid soap and pumps it.

Which Gio soap holders are meant for the shower?

Go by the title, not by the shape. Malta, Trapani and Rieti each list a shower soap holder or shower soap dish, so those are the ones named for shower use. The rest are not marked for a position, which means a basin, a bath surround or a shower are all open to you as long as the wall behind the tile takes a sound fixing.

Are there touch free soap dispensers in the Gio range?

Yes. Seven of the fifteen dispensers are electronic and carry the Gio Plumbing vendor name. The Metrix wall mounted models are activated by an infrared sensor. The deck mounted Metrix models run either off a 12V transformer or off a battery box that takes six 1.5V D cells, and the Sintra units are deck mounted as well. A universal transformer is listed separately.

Can I match a Gio soap dish to my towel rail and paper holder?

In eleven ranges you can: Como, Demola, Fiorano, Malta, Nova, Rieti, Roma, San Marco, Torino, Trapani and Verona all appear across these accessory categories, so a soap dish, towel rail, towel ring, robe hook, glass shelf, toilet brush holder and paper holder are all available in the one range.

What finishes do the Gio soap fittings come in?

Only what the titles state. Three of the baskets are chrome, one is described as polished, the Inox holder is brushed, and Demola lists a black soap dish and a black soap dispenser alongside its standard finish. Several dishes are ceramic or frosted glass rather than metal. Check the individual product page for the finish before you order a set.