The antoniolupi 024 sink is a freestanding marble basin made from 24 segments of marble glued together by resin in a contrasting colour. 024 was designed considering aspects related to environmental sustainability and using recycled materials. This sink, together with Gessati and Rigati, is part of the Tra_Le_Righe collection by Gumdesign for antoniolupi.
The marble strips on the 024 sink are cut into a trapezoidal shape and then glued together. The process of the 024 sink is similar to that of the Gessati and Rigati sinks, previously presented by antoniolupi, with the marble strips being glued together with contrasting colour veins – vertically in Gessati, horizontally in Rigati and radially in 024. The marble strips are then subsequently excavated and worked to obtain the desired shape.
The basin is in white Carrara marble while the pedestal is in black Marquinia marble. For the torso, the wedges are much smaller which makes the sink light, weighing only 50 kg.
Sustainability as a distinctive value of this sink is less evident if the look is limited to the aesthetic aspect but it is a determining factor in its intrinsic realization. The aesthetics of 024 are elegant and sober, like a pinstripe suit marked by black and white, which are the colours that unite the entire Tra_Le_Righe collection.
Gumdesign say of the sink, “024 is a sink with a path marked by the rhythm of ingenuity, creativity and craftsmanship. As the hands of the clock mark the time, here each line marks the definition of an idea that becomes reality, in all its strength and complexity. The result is an object of architectural simplicity and beauty, which, leaving behind the executive and conceptual complexity that has shaped it, becomes a timeless and eternal object”.
A selection of antoniolupi products are available in Australia via Minosa.
For more information visit minosa.com.au or antoniolupi.it
