30 Extraordinary Sinks That You Will Not Find In An Average Home

The domestic sink can take many forms, from a traditional round bowl basin to a sharp-edged shallow twin-user trough. Basins come in all manners of finishes, colors, and sizes. Still, we wanted to delve deeper into the world of supersinks to see if we could uncover something extraordinary. We found not one but 30 weird, extraordinary, and beautiful sinks, including ecologically friendly ideas, integrated systems, and cunningly concealed designs.

01. Glass Bottomed Sink, Designer: OmVivo

Our first exciting find under a faucet is this elegant bathroom basin with an etched glass base. When raised on its waste collar, the base casts a beautiful light pattern over the surface of the vanity unit below.

02. Unusual Bathroom Basin, Buy It: Philip Watts Design: $1916

This organic form is the solid resin spoon, the sister product, and the award-winning spoon urinal, which mimics the shape of a single teardrop.

03. Sink With Integrated Chopping Board, Designer: Philips

This Philips integrated chopping-board sink makes for a seamless prep area in the kitchen.

04. Zen Pebble Sink, Designer: Omer Sagiv

The limited edition ‘Water Stone Faucet’ features irregularly stacked pebble shapes. The zen-garden-worthy tap is teamed with a gently scooped sink and is available in a Contemporary chrome finish or a delicate Chinese white.

05. Irregular Shaped Sink, Designer: Catalano

A minimalist white slab adds an extra character by incorporating a blue splash-shaped hollow.

06. Organic Basin Shape, Designer: Mastella Design

The’ Kalla’ sink, which resembles the shape of the Calla Lilly, is a freestanding form made from the Cristal plant.

07. Marble Grate Basin, Designer: Cristal Plant

Another sink formed from Cristal Plant (the first eco-sustainable solid surface made from materials of plant origin combined with natural inert minerals of absolute purity) is this chunky block cut through with a slimline grate drain.

08. Square Glass Basin, Designer: Victor Vasilev

This sharp corned cuboid outline appears to hang precariously in mid-air, with wastewater disappearing into the subtle mount.

09. Contemporary Basin, Designer: LDVC

‘Wing’ is a wall sink that looks like a solid basin that has taken on fluidity and been stretched out in either direction. The horizontal plane forms a vanity shelf, and the vertical reach offers a decorative light.

10. Integrated Basin Faucet, Designer: Joel Roberts

The ‘Eaux Eaux,’ or ‘Water Water’ basins, become crashing waves as the water from the fully integrated faucet touches the bowl.

11. Concealed Bathroom, Designer: Rapsel

A disappearing sanitary ware design has been made possible by topping the washbasin, toilet bowl, and shower tray with solid larch wood covers. The WC volume also incorporates a small storage drawer to the side.

12. Transparent Bathtub, Designer: Us Together

Continuous lines create these unique bathroom wonders, where a glass-sided basin and bath are directly connected, or an over-bath shower is flipped to become an outer bath shower from the side of a freestanding tub.

13. Waterfall Sink Into Bath, Designer: Chin Chia Lim

This one is excellent for showmanship, but we’re not convinced about its function; you certainly couldn’t brush your teeth at the sink while the tub was filling!

14. Contemporary Wash Basin Slipper Bath, Designer: Desnahemisfera

This design is a little more practical, though if your partner likes to wash at the sink while you bathe, you might be splashed by cold water.

15. Integrated Toilet And Basin, Designer: Caroma

Here is a concept that combines the sink with the toilet. But rather than for aesthetics, it does this for the essential purpose of conserving water. Here is how it works: After using the WC, the hand basin can cleanse your hands with fresh water. The water will then be stored in the tank as gray water for your next flush.