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All you need in a round sink. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]funwithscience 37 points38 points ago

This is going straight into my Sinks folder.

[–]four_arms 4 points5 points ago

Mods are asleep?

[–]peacefulcommunist 41 points42 points ago

Looks good, but probably not very practical.

[–]Jacksmythee 16 points17 points ago

I'm trying to imagine washing a bunch of dishes and pots and I'm not sure there's a large enough compartment

[–]Thenadamgoes 22 points23 points ago

If you have that sink you also have a dishwasher.

[–]Silmarils 15 points16 points ago

I have a dishwasher (came with my condo) but I've never used it. I prefer hand washing right after I finish a plate.

In my humble opinion, dishwashers are one of the least minimalist appliances. If you keep a rational number of plates/utensils/bowls/cups/etc in your kitchen, you really shouldn't need a dishwasher.

[–]binary 9 points10 points ago

Not to mention that dishwashers will dramatically shorten the life of most kitchenware. Washing by hand is gentler on the items and I find the act to be rather calming and meditative.

[–]Melburnian 7 points8 points ago

The time saving made from using a dishwasher generally outweighs the slightly increased wear and tear.

[–]BenCelotil 0 points1 point ago

Takes me longer to load one of those things than just to wipe a soapy plastic scourer sponge over the dishes.

There's a dishwasher in the kitchen. Every once in a while I give the outside a wipe.

[–]Melburnian 0 points1 point ago

I cant possibly see how it is quicker to put a dish in a dishwasher than it is to pick it up wash it and then place it in a drying rack. And you've got to unload both too.

[–]BenCelotil 1 point2 points ago

The only dishwashers I've seen that save time are the ones in pubs. Those wire racks that are interchangeable between the fridge, the tray behind the bar, and the dishwasher.

They have a tray of glasses in the fridge. You order a beer. A glass comes out, gets filled, you drink the beer, the glass gets put on the rack behind the bar. When the rack is full, into the hot water dishwasher it goes, and when it's finished the rack goes back into the fridge.

[–]Melburnian -1 points0 points ago

Yeah thats great if i owned a pub but it doesnt address what i said at all.

Packing and unloading a dishwasher requires much less time than manually washing dishes.

[–]0xffff0 3 points4 points ago

Not to mention that dishwashers will dramatically shorten the life of most kitchenware.

wat... What kind of kitchenware do you have that wears out? Everything in my kitchen is some combination of ceramic, metal, and silicone.

[–]phil989 0 points1 point ago

The glaze on plates, coatings on cookware, coatings on metal utensils, tiny imperfections in silicon become exaggerated.....etc.

[–]WiesenWiesel 2 points3 points ago

Washing by hand uses much more water than a normal (current) dishwasher - especially if you clean up each dish set after you ate something with it. Not that washing by hands isn't cool, just a pro for dishwashers.

[–]Silmarils 2 points3 points ago

I suppose it depends on the size of the household/number of dishes. Another commentator pointed it saves water in a family situation.

I only keep 4 forks, 4 spoons, 3 bowls, 3 mugs, and 3 plates in my house. I'm pretty sure that with my average 'load' of one of each of those, hand-washing is more water efficient. Though I could be wrong.

[–]ForestedLands 1 point2 points ago

An average dishwasher uses 6 gallons per load. If you can get the same amount of dishes done as a dishwasher with 6 gallons for handwashing, then handwashing is the winner. In your case, you'll never actually fill the dishwasher (so best to keep handwashing). Source. Of course, we're not factoring in the gallon or so used to wipe down the dishes before they're inserted into the washer...that being said, the dishwasher is usually the winner. I can do dishes with only 6 gallons I'll bet, but it won't include a rinse.

[–]Thenadamgoes 0 points1 point ago

Same Here. I was just saying that who ever has a fancy sink like that, probably also has a dishwasher.

[–]fingerflip 1 point2 points ago

It saves water, particularly if you have a family situation and wash dishes once a day.

[–]Moara7 2 points3 points ago

I beleive that the "deep compartment" is actually a full half-circle. They've just set inserts on top.

[–]havestronaut 0 points1 point ago

I only have one sink, and it's just slightly bigger than that deep compartment. It can be done, definitely.

[–]cresur 0 points1 point ago

This has been posted elsewhere and apparently it's a prep sink, to wash and prep food away from the dirty dishes, and to avoid contamination of the dishwashing area.

[–]eggbean 0 points1 point ago

It's not minimalist either. It's not about the number of things as much as the form and function of them. A Swiss Army knife is not minimalist because it functions as many other tools at the same time.

[–]M5WannaBe 17 points18 points ago

Not sure I agree with this. If you can have one item that serves many purposes, rather than individual items for each purpose, isn't that the essence of minimalism? Futons that convert from couch to bed are another example of a quintessentially minimalist possession. The more functions any one item serves, the fewer possessions one needs in total.

[–]Alpacalex 4 points5 points ago

Multiple uses are great, definitely. What you don't want to do is sacrifice practicality for it though. Having multi-purpose items is great, but when those items take away the practicality of the purposes, you end up with a not-so-minimalist item, because it basically doesn't function properly.

In that sense, this item doesn't seem minimalist to me. Sure it looks nice and tries to combine multiple purposes into one. However, it seems to do so rather impractically. Of course, never having used it I can't be sure, but it does look that way.

[–]kqr 0 points1 point ago

The comparison I like to make is to the swiss army knife. It does replace a lot of tools, but it is not minimalistic by any stretch of imagination and it sucks for doing anything properly.

[–]eggbean 3 points4 points ago

Something can be minimalist in form but still have many uses, but a complex tool is not minimalist just because it replaces multiple other tools.

[–]M5WannaBe 4 points5 points ago

I see, you're talking specifically about minimalist design, while I was talking about the lifestyle aspect of minimalism. I agree that neither the sink nor a Swiss Army are minimalist in their design.

[–]Geminii27 0 points1 point ago

If the item serves many purposes by essentially being several items jammed together, or can be converted from one item into another, I wouldn't personally think it minimalist. Space-saving, sure. Appealing to my gadget-freak side, sure. But multifunction minimalism, to me, speaks of designs where the entire item, without modification, helps you do what you want/need to do without including extraneous parts or functions.

[–]AbletonLove -1 points0 points ago

A 2 door garage is minimal to some.

[–]noeatnosleep 1 point2 points ago

nor minimalistic.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

Is there a video on how it functions?

[–]Plyturon 10 points11 points ago

I couldn't find a video but according to this post, it's discontinued.

[–]bak- 5 points6 points ago

that post links to this site, with more pictures: http://www.cultivate.com/projects/kitchen-bath-artisans/reserve-lake-keowee

[–]whatwouldggdo 4 points5 points ago

this sink is about as far from minimalist as I could imagine.

[–]justinwdavis 5 points6 points ago

This... is awesome.

[–]illegitimat3 13 points14 points ago

At least credit the x/post, mate.

[–]blackcomedy 6 points7 points ago

here's your chance

[–]paralel 3 points4 points ago

Had an "oh shit" moment to this

[–]zstone 1 point2 points ago

I think I'm in love.

[–]binary 5 points6 points ago

Might as well put it on top of a mini fridge and claim it gets rid of the need for a refrigerator. As someone who cooks fairly often this thing doesn't look very practical.

[–]KingDogegg 0 points1 point ago

Try working that fucker out when you've had a smoke.... I have enough trouble with Hot/Cold

[–]SemiCharmedMelon 0 points1 point ago

I was amazed at how happy this image made me. Thank you sir. Thank you.

[–]Dark_Shroud 0 points1 point ago

Here's a round sink basin, I have no idea about making this.

http://www.amazon.com/Houzer-CF-1830-1-2-Inch-Undermount-Stainless/dp/B0011YJWV2/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1358067820&sr=8-14&keywords=prep+sink

[–]liquidcola 0 points1 point ago

Now THAT is a minimalist sink! Bravo.

[–]runic 0 points1 point ago

no, it's a prep sink. MADE to be an accessory, often being an an accessory and therefore redundant/wasteful.

[–]saturation 1 point2 points ago

minimalism? maybe not, but functionalism.

[–]runic 0 points1 point ago

what you NEED is somewhere to put dishes and those chopping boards to dry.