“Cenote is a collection of washbasins that love to surprise with their extreme and somehow unexpected artisanal approach ... a project that distances itself from the decorative approach and favors the contrast between roughness and a certain fresh smoothness ...” – Patricia Urquiola
Agape's well-being space is enriched with the surprising textural vibrations of the new Cenote washbasin collection designed by Patricia Urquiola. A new, yet ancestral presence in the bathroom, which we envision as an architecture of the senses modeled on the desires of its inhabitants.
Cenote: Ancient natural cave and source of fresh water, for the pre-Columbian culture the "cenote" is a place with a mystical value to which Urquiola draws inspiration in a suggestive interpretation of the washbasin.
The collection experiments with natural materials - fireclay for Cenote and Cenote a colonna and lava stone for Cenote Lava - and different manual processes that make each piece a unique, distinctive, and precious object. The unpredictable small imperfections in craft and material speak a language deliberately at odds with the homogeneity and perfection that often define contemporary aesthetics. Deeply attuned to our vision, Urquiola’s design celebrates that human component in a synthesis of thought and skilled craftsmanship, generating an object of living, timeless beauty.
Cenote a colonna
Magnetic and enveloping in its sensoriality, the Cenote collection, designed by Patricia Urquiola, continues its exploration of the expressive potential of clay, introducing, the free standing version imbued with sculptural elegance. In Cenote a colonna, the encounter between the circular bowl and the column with its linear design is transformed into a symphony of material and architectural continuity. Both elements are masterfully shaped by hand at the potter's wheel, using natural or dark refractory clay, resulting in a surface characterized by unpredictable variations.
Cenote
The over-countertop version of Cenote is also made of natural or dark refractory clay molded by hand on the potter's wheel. It is a washbasin that expresses itself outside the usual decorative paradigms. The craftsmanship of the refractory leaves the outer surface deliberately rough: in a play of contrasts, it then reveals a polished and glazed interior in striking colors that evoke the transparent, warm white and blue shades of Mexican water basins.
Cenote Lava
Like the rest of the Cenote family, has been designed by Patricia Urquiola with great attention to the materials and the manufacturing processes. Far removed from mainstream decorative style, each washbasin is carved from a single block of lava stone, showcasing its natural, dark color and unique, pleasingly smooth texture resulting in a unique and distinctive combination of high-quality craftsmanship with the rugged beauty of lava stone.
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