Angle ceramic washbasin adds posh, minimalist look to bathroom

When you go to public restrooms, you don’t really notice if a washbasin is well-designed or not. All you need to know is that there is running water and the drain isn’t clogged and you’re good to go. But places like hotels, museums, and event spaces sometimes put a little more thought into the design of things like this so you get some pretty cool sinks, faucets, wash bowls, and other connected accessories to washing. This concept is another case of something functional and yet beautifully designed.

Designer: Elif Bulut

This concept for a ceramic washbasin is called Angle. It gives you a different look for a sink, one that shows off different angles through the combination of various shapes, mostly triangles. But this isn’t just something decorative as the design is actually to make it easier for the water to go down the drain. The drain itself is actually less visible and so you get a cleaner and more minimalist look without seeing the water actually going down.

The washbasin uses curved and triangular surfaces from the faucet to the basin itself. The drain is actually a tiny opening at the corner of the basin so all the water that comes out of the faucet will just flow towards there without you having a visible drain. The V-shaped basin makes it easier to drain the water. However, I’m not so sure what will happen if there are some particles that will not slot through the pretty thin drain at the corner.

The washbasin is placed on a cabinet-like stand both made from ceramic and sporting a monochromatic white color, with the gray/black faucet being the only different color. The product render doesn’t really show how the drain will work but other than that, this seems to be a pretty nice design that would look right at home in a hotel, spa, or even a posh apartment.

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A vinyl turntable inspired washbasin to hit you with a wave of nostalgia!

I’ve never really given much thought to washbasins, accepting them as a normal component of a washroom, and a structure to wash my hands in. However, Pasque D. Mawalla’s ‘Santuri’ washbasin has me intrigued! The name Santuri has been derived from the Kiswahili translation of the word ‘Record player’, as Mawalla is himself a native of Tanzania, East Africa. In an attempt to pay homage to traditional music roots, Mawalla created a washbasin that looks exactly like a record player or a vinyl turntable. Have I got the attention of all music lovers? Mawalla picked up interesting cues from a record player to create a retro-esque washbasin with a musical twist. A glimpse of the turn-table platform can be seen in the two-toned washbasin. The basin is a circular and wooden structure, with a smaller matte black circle in the center, representing the platter of the turntable.

However, the feature that really strikes me is the washbasin’s tap! The tap is sleek and matte black as well, with a wooden base. It is a replica of the tonearm you see on a turntable. Tonearms allow a record to play when placed on one, and also stop it from being played when moved away from it. Similarly, the tap of the washbasin functions as a tonearm. When you move the tap towards the basin, it allows the water to flow from it, however, once you move the tap back to its original position, the flow of water simultaneously stops. Hence when one moves the tap, they are instantly transported back to all the times they handled a turntable, creating an immediate emotional connection. In fact, the opening of the tap looks like the headshell of a turntable! The washbasin rests on a block of pure white marble, creating a perfect contrast to it’s black and brown color tones.

Mawalla created Santuri with the intention that it would appeal to music lovers, especially vinyl record and turntable fanatics, and would take them on a subtle trip down memory lane. However the clean, minimalistic and vintage aesthetic of Santuri has caught my eye as well, and I wouldn’t mind a turntable doppelganger as a washbasin!

Designer: Pasque D. Mawalla

One Serpentine Sink

A winner of the A’Design Award, Spiral takes inspiration from the ancient mythical tale of snakes guarding precious treasure- in this case it’s our most valuable natural resource… water! This serpentine washbasin stands out with its unique form and vibrant, slick blue finish. An ideal option for public use, the hands-free design features a foot pedal to activate and turn off the water flow.

Designers: Naser Nasiri & Taher Nasiri

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iWash For Germ-free Hands

The unique thing about the iWash faucet is that it gives a visual representation of the bacteria and other germs present on our hands, which diminish as we lather and get them clean. No doubt, the best was to keep infections in check is by washing our hands as often as possible. Building on this theory, the iWash is a pretty neat innovation that nudges us in the right direction. Basically it lays importance on creating awareness and practicing self-sanitization.

Designers: Yan-Jang Cheng, Mu-Chern Fong, Hui-Chuan Ma & Pei-Chih Deng

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Refined Ripples

The Extraction Quattro washbasin achieves its elegant form by being  cut and turned from a single piece of ripple-shaped stone. The resulting piece mimics the ripple in a smooth, curvilinear and geometric bathroom centerpiece. A perfect compliment to the basin, the extra cut-out material from the original stone makes for a great wall ornament. At a glance, the basin appears to have fallen directly from the wall and onto the surface of the counter!

Designer: Viktor Puzur

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Pond Recycling

Ponding is a washbasin that allows you to recycle the basin water in a much easier manner. A strategically placed jug right below the basin is what does the trick. The concept of reusing greywater has been around for a while and its interesting to note the different solutions that the designers come up with.

Designer: Tae-jin Kim & Design Team-IIDEA

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Wash Your Hands in this Head

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I bet you’ve never seen a sink design like this! The Forma Mentis Washbasin is the brainchild of Simone Micheli for Visionnaire IPE Cavalli. He had previously designed bookshelves in these same head forms and decided to branch out in to the bathroom design area. That’s what I call getting “ahead”. I don’t really see a place to buy these, although would you really want to anyway? Oh, you would Mr. Trump? (via)

Wash Your Hands in this Head