Remodelista Reconnaissance: A Handmade Ceramic Basin

Last month, I wrote about a thoughtful, eco-conscious remodel in Melbourne, Australia (see Retrofit Over Rebuild: An Architect and Interior Designer’s Sensitively Restored 1970s Home). The original home was hand-built—and so, too, were many of the elements inside the home, from the furniture-quality kitchen cabinetry to this hand-thrown ceramic basin I can’t stop thinking about. Here’s what I unearthed about the artful wash bowl.

The Sighting

the handmade basin, atop a handmade vanity, in the handmade home of brad mitche 17 — Above: The handmade basin, atop a handmade vanity, in the handmade home of Brad Mitchell and Kerli Valk, the founders of Nüüd Studio. Photograph by Tom Ross, courtesy of Nüüd Studio.

turns out, the ceramic basin also featured prominently in this project covered 18 — Above: Turns out, the ceramic basin also featured prominently in this project covered by Margot in Bathroom of the Week: A Spa-Style Refresh for a Modest Bath in Melbourne, Before and After. Photograph by Lisa Cohen, courtesy of Kim Kneipp.

The Source

These artful hand-thrown wash basins are by Lindsey Wherrett, a former architecture student from Scotland who discovered a passion for ceramics while traveling in Japan and now resides in Tasmania, where she makes these basins (as well as tableware) for a growing clientele of designers, architects, and admirers of hand-crafted everyday objects.