Ten stones carry the collection. Each behaves differently under water, light and time — this is what to expect from yours, and how little it asks of you.
The stones
Honey Travertine — The Monolith
A sedimentary stone laid down in layers by mineral springs, warm in colour and warm to the touch before the bath is ever filled. Its open pores are filled and sealed at the workshop; the surface hones to a soft, matte skin.
Onyx — Candela (honey), Verde (green), Alba (white)
Among the few stones that pass light. The three onyx vessels are carved deliberately thin — around 30–35 mm at the wall — so a source behind the stone makes the vessel glow from within. Onyx is a calcite stone: softer than marble, unhappy with acid. It asks only for a mild hand.
Black River Stone — Erebus
A riverbed boulder lifted whole, the outer skin left exactly as the water made it, the basin honed to black glass. At 1,315 kg it is specified with the floor, not placed on it — rigging is quoted with a specialist.
Marble — Rosa, Calacatta, Nero Marquina, Imperial Jade
Crystalline, dense, and the reason bathing in stone became an idea worth having. Polished marble holds a mirror; honed marble holds a hush. Like onyx it is calcite — acids etch it, so wine, citrus and harsh cleaners stay out of the room.
Golden Sandstone — Dune
Soft sedimentary banding the colour of late afternoon. The most porous stone in the collection, and the one that most rewards its re-sealing rhythm — every 12 to 18 months in use.
Black Granite — Atlas
The hardest stone we carve. Charcoal flecked with silver mica, effectively immune to scratching in domestic life, and the least demanding to keep.
Black Basalt — Vulcan
Volcanic, dense and even, with no veining at all — a deep matte charcoal that holds the heat of a bath long after the water stills. Some rooms need an object that stops asking for attention.
Petrified Wood — Aeon
Wood that became stone across millions of years, every growth ring preserved in agate. A brittle material with natural fissures: an impregnating resin is worked into the face to seal and level the surface. This is normal for the material and is not a defect. The rarest stone in the collection, and the only piece taken by commission alone.
Cream Limestone — Aura
No veining, no pattern — a soft, chalky uniformity that turns the vessel into pure form. Porous like sandstone, it keeps the same 12–18 month re-sealing rhythm.
Care
Every vessel is sealed before despatch. After that, the routine is deliberately small:
- Clean with pH-neutral soap and warm water. Nothing acidic, nothing abrasive — no vinegar, no citrus, no scouring cream. A soft cloth is enough.
- Re-seal every 12 to 18 months in use. Sandstone and limestone keep to the shorter end; granite and basalt barely notice. Any competent stone restorer can do it in an hour, and we will point you to one in your region.
- Standing water — drain after use rather than leaving the vessel filled for days. Stone is happiest in the rhythm of use it was carved for.
- Chips — small edge chips in natural stone are repairable in place. Write to us before anyone drills, grinds or “polishes out” anything.
Natural fissures, colour movement and vein lines are characteristics of the material rather than faults; no two blocks are alike, and the piece that reaches you will not be identical to the one photographed. That is the point.