Vaselli LAVA Single freestanding stone washbasin

Pitsou Kedem Architects takes inspiration for design from observation of nature and the eruption of lava is undoubtedly one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena.‎ By its expulsion, lava produces new life and creates a new truth in its environment.‎ LAVA flows as a red liquid when a volcano erupts, gushing out from deep within the earth.‎ When lava cools down, it got darker and metamorphoses into extremely hard black basalt stone.‎ LAVA is a living substance.‎ It mutates from liquid to solid, from one shade to another.‎ In the design, we wanted to express the meeting point of the two materials, and the two different forms of stone, and freeze the meeting between these two states of matter.‎ The outcome is an object that echoes the tension between the most free form found in nature - in this case, the liquid lava - and the limitations of the raw material - solid stone, which, in the hands of the craftsman, redefines the boundaries between them.‎ Our design inspiration comes from observing nature, and the eruption of lava is undoubtedly one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena.‎ By its expulsion, lava produces new life and creates a new truth in its environment.‎  Lava is a living substance.‎ It mutates from liquid to solid, from one shade to another.‎ In the design, we wanted to express the meeting point of the two materials, and the two different forms of stone, and freeze the meeting between these two states of matter.‎ The outcome is a series of elements that echoes the tension between the freest form found in nature – in this case, the liquid lava – and the limitations of the raw material – solid stone, which, in the hands of the craftsman, redefines the boundaries between them.‎ With the Lava bathroom collection, Pitsou Kedem Architects unlocks the unexpressed potential of the design through unprecedented material combinations, capable of leading us to unexplored places.‎ Further info from manufacturer on LAVA Vaselli