Noticed (and admired) recently: carved stone sinks that function as sculpture.
Above: A simple porcelain basin is sculpted into a pillar of Tadelakt plaster at Coqui Coqui, in the ancient Mayan city of Coba. Photograph by Cerruti Draime from Bathroom of the Week: The Serene and Sculptural Coqui Coqui Bath.
Above: An 18th-century Italian marble sink connects to a floating slab of Carrara for an instant bath sculpture at the Floating Farmhouse by Tom Givone.
Above: A sink sculpted from volcanic stone by artists Carla Fernandez and Pedro Reyes in their Mexico City house from Tough Love: A Creative Couple’s Brutalist House in Mexico City.
Above: Rock sinks at Alemí gou by Athens architecture firm K-Studio from A Greek Taverna on the Beach, Breeze Included.
Above: A sink in the bath at the boutique farm hotel La Granja Ibiza.
Above: A stone sink at Masseria Moroseta in Puglia, Italy.
Above: For a minimalist bath in Mayfair, London, UK architect Gavin Jackson commissioned a pair of washbasins cut from travertine by cathedral stone masons. Photograph by Warren Smith, courtesy of Gavin Jackson.
Above: In a house designed by Leigh Herzig, a limestone trough sink sourced from Big Daddy’s in Los Angeles. Photograph by Laure Joliet from Hollywood Tale: A Spec House with Uncommon Style.
For more unique baths, see our posts:
- Trend Alert: 11 Deconstructed Baths
- Trend Alert: 13 Sculptural Baths and Showers
Finally, get more ideas on how to evaluate and choose your bathroom sink and faucet in our Remodeling 101 Guide: Bathroom Sinks & Faucets.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on January 13, 2012.
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