It serves as a reminder of thousands of years of rainfall and melting snow eroding the earth. Perhaps that is the greenest thing about the Erosion Sink by Gore Design.
Erosion Sink from Gore Design
Every time you use the sink you'll be reminded of the earth's age and our impact on it over time. Gore Design is a company dedicated to sustainability in manufacturing concrete sinks and countertops as well as cabinetry and furniture fabricated of Plyboo and formaldehyde-free products.
Now, great looks and important messages aside: would the "topography" of this sink make it tough to clean?
(via Treehugger and February's Dwell) -regina
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is it mean to say that if you can afford this sink, i'm guessing you aren't going to be the one to clean it?
that being said, i had the same thought!
All those years building site models for my project and I never thought to make it a sink. Obviously not thinking outside the box.
I had the same question about cleaning. Regardless of who is doing the cleaning, however, wouldn't it be an annoying job? And would it eventually mar the beauty?
All that said, this is breathtakingly beautiful.
Love the design. Looks great, hate to clean it and it'd also look like crap once you put the soap dish, toothbrush, toothpaste and other accessories on it.
if you cry in the mirror this sink will recycle itself.
reality is the sink is made of lifestraw.
oops...
thought it was a true erosion sink.
(dissolving while providing environmental beneficial existence.)
was looking forward to replacing my 'errosion sink' and bar of soap at target.
guess i missed the description that this sink was cast concrete.
"my errorosion." sorry.
There is an installation at the San Jose Public Library (Calif.) where the restrooms have 'eroded' sinks. Each of the 10 floors shows a slightly more eroded sink as you make your way to the lower levels of the building. I'm not sure if it's the same company or an individual artist with a similar idea, but I thought I'd post before I forgot about it.
Why hasn't anyone mentioned that the sink doesn't look deep enough?? It looks as if water will just run off to the edges and onto the floor. Has anyone tried this sink out?
Always thinking practically, this sink would be hard to clean...
I think the sink is just gorgeous.
Wow! There has been quite a bit if buzz around this sink. Let me answer your questions and concerns as best I can.
The sink is made of our own proprietary eco-friendly concrete mix. We then seal the sink with a cutting edge water based sealer that was initially developed for the aeronautical industry. Needless to say, it outperforms any other concrete sealer you have seen. We have installed pieces in commercial restaurant applications that get used and abused daily with no staining or scratches.
Each Erosion sink is 100% custom, with each sink mold taking more than 40 hours of hand crafting to create. Most of the time is spent on rounding the layer transitions and ensuring a proper slope for drainage. The rounded, smooth layers ensure easy cleaning. Simply mist the sink with cleaner and wipe with a towel. The owner of the sink pictured above has used it on a daily basis for over a year with no upkeep issues.
The sink is very shallow, with the deepest point being about 1" deep. The reason the sink works is that it covers a large surface area, so any water that may splash or drop lands within the bounds of the sink and drains away.
I hope this helps to answer some of your questions. Please feel free to email me directly at brandon@goredesignco.com should you have any additional questions.