Phoenix Axia

Phoenix Axia is a tapware range built around a curved outlet design, spanning shower and wall mixers plus wall-mounted basin and bath mixer sets. It's available in chrome, brushed nickel and matte black, giving it more finish flexibility than most entry ranges.

Design language

Axia's defining feature is the curved outlet, a softer, rounded spout profile rather than the sharp right angles common on more industrial-styled tapware. It suits bathrooms and kitchens aiming for a contemporary but not overly angular look, and works equally well alongside timber vanities and softer colour palettes as it does in a more minimal all-white bathroom.

Because the mixer types share the same design language, a bathroom can run Axia basin, bath and shower fittings together and keep a single consistent look through the whole wet area rather than mixing spout styles between fixtures.

What's in the range

Axia covers shower and wall mixers for shower enclosures and bath-shower setups, along with wall basin and bath mixer sets for wall-mounted vanity and freestanding bath installations. Wall-mounted mixers keep the benchtop or bath surround clear of tapware, which suits both freestanding baths and vanities where bench space is limited.

Finishes

Axia comes in three finishes. Chrome remains the standard, cost-effective option that's easy to match with other bathroom hardware. Brushed nickel offers a warmer, matte-adjacent tone that hides fingerprints and water spots better than polished chrome. Matte black is the most design-forward of the three, suited to bathrooms leaning into a darker, more contemporary palette, and pairs well with black-framed shower screens or matte black tapware elsewhere in the home.

Having matte black in the range puts Axia a step above purely budget-tier tapware in terms of styling options, without moving into Phoenix's higher-end design ranges.

Choosing basin, bath or shower mixers

Basin mixers mount to the vanity or wall and control flow and temperature for the handbasin. Bath mixers, sold as wall-mounted sets, are the standard configuration for freestanding baths where there's no deck to mount tapware on. Shower and wall mixers control water to the shower head or rail and are typically single-lever units for one-handed temperature and flow adjustment. Matching all three to the same Axia finish keeps the bathroom's hardware visually consistent.

Water efficiency

Axia mixers carry a WELS (Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme) star rating, the mandatory Australian rating system for tap and shower water use. A higher star rating means less water used per minute at standard pressure, which affects both water bills and compliance with state-based plumbing requirements for renovations and new builds. Check the rating listed on each product page before finalising a spec.

Installation

Axia mixers use standard plumbing connections and install with the tools and fittings a licensed plumber would already use on any tapware job. Wall-mounted sets need the rough-in plumbing positioned correctly before wall sheeting goes up, so it's worth confirming mixer spacing and height with your plumber at the framing stage rather than after tiling.

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