Kohler x Daniel Arsham

Reimagining the sink, together.

Close-up detail of a Rock.01 sink being 3D printed. The print nozzle is applying the vitreous china material to a partially completed sink, showing the internal bracing structure and the exterior layers from the printing process.

Too complex to realize by traditional methods, Kohler leveraged new, internally developed capabilities with 3D-printed ceramics to construct the asymmetrical sink body.

Shallow focus on a line of multiple Rock.01 sinks receding into the distance, becoming blurrier the further they get from the viewer.

The coordinating brass piece requires a similarly lengthy production process, each piece hand-cast and then sent through a lengthy chamber vapor patina process to arrive
at its intended coloring.

A manufacturing facility where molten metal is being poured into a mold for the brass part of the Rock.01 sink.

The final process involves a continuous 7.5 hours of print time, expertly tracing the designed pattern as the coil layers build upward into the sink’s unique form.

Rock.01 pairs perfectly with the Components® faucet in Matte Black.

A sculpture of large violet, green, gray, and off-white stone-like objects arranged in a pile, approximately 10 objects and the sculpture is roughly 8 feet tall.

The Stone Flow installation reflects Arsham’s goal of integrating the real and imagined.

A Rock.01 sink and matte black faucet sitting on top of a large violet stone-like sculpture.

The Rock.01 sink replicates the soft, flowing lines created by natural processes.

Daniel Arsham

Daniel Arsham is known for constructing indefinable moments between art, architecture, performance, and design. The New York-based, Miami-raised creator has collaborated with world-renowned artists, musicians, designers, and brands. Working in a multitude of disciplines, Arsham creates and crystallizes ambiguous in-between spaces and situations, referred to as “future relics of the present.”

 

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