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Janet Echelman, an alumna of Kohler’s Arts/Industry program, is known for her soft, billowing sculptures that have transformed urban environments around the world. Partnering with Kohler, she created the Artist Editions® sink titled 18.02. Her intricate design inside the bowl of the asymmetrical Veil® vessel sink incorporates metallic pigments that brilliantly reflect light and shift in tone from different viewing angles.

Lyricism of Water

The story of Echelman’s unique design and the inspiration behind 18.02.

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Art and Science

Inspired by the molecular composition of water, the 18.02 Artist Editions® sink strikes an aesthetic balance that is both calming and invigorating, combining intricate metallic line work with the asymmetrical fluidity of our Veil® vessel sink. The sink’s name is derived from the two hydrogen electrons and eight oxygen electrons in a water molecule.

Echelman describes the sink’s geometric line work as a reflection of both the artful fluidity of water and the scientific molecular shape of water. The sink’s name is derived from the molecular weight of water, 18.02.

Intersecting line work complements the curves of the Veil® vessel sink.

“What I love most is that each time you use it, it combines the literal truth inherent inside each water molecule with the sound and flow of actual water cascading into the basin.”

Janet Echelman

 

Janet Echelman

As a world-renowned sculptor and fiber artist, Echelman has created massive, building-sized sculptures that have transformed public environments on five continents around the world. Her TED talk, “Taking Imagination Seriously,” has been viewed more than two million times, and her work was ranked No. 1 on Oprah’s list of “50 Things That Make You Say Wow!” Echleman’s first connection with Kohler came in 2000 as a resident artist in our Arts/Industry program.

 

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“I believe art can infuse life at every moment. Each moment in a day, however humble, can bring me closer to the beauty inherent in nature, and that is the spirit that inspired this project.”

Janet Echelman