Aura

Aura is a freestanding sink designed by Marco Piva for antoniolupi. A rigorous and essential volume, softened by the translucency of Cristalmood, an absolute parallelepiped, devoid of any ornament, whose perfect geometrical shape is "carved out" by the force of the water which, drop by drop, generates the lowering of the Aura basin. The organic shape develops seamlessly as it does for natural phenomenon. Aura is made of Cristalmood, a material that combines technology and tradition. The resin is manually poured into molds and once the resin has solidified, we proceed to the sanding and polishing which are carried out manually in order to remove the imperfections and give brightness to the object. The final stage consists then in a protective fixative. Due to the type of processing and the craftsmanship of the production, each product made of Cristalmood is unique and unrepeatable, two sinks won’t never be identical, for slight differences in color, size, and thickness. The phases of the Cristalmood processing are quite complex and the ability of expert craftsmen is an essential plus for the perfect realization of this sink.