Our Story

From Fes to Your Kitchen

Brass & Basin sinks are hand-hammered in a small artisan workshop in Fes, Morocco, using a technique passed down through generations of coppersmiths and metalworkers.

The Craft

Each sink starts as a flat sheet of raw copper or brass. Working entirely by hand, hammer and anvil, our artisans shape, planish, and finish every piece over several days. No molds, no mass production. Small variations in hammer texture are part of the piece, not a flaw.

Why Fes

Fes has been a center of metalwork for centuries. We work directly with the artisans there, the same sourcing relationships behind our sister brand, Handtile, which brings handmade zellige tile to the US.

Built to Age

We leave our sinks unlacquered, so the finish is free to live and change the way solid metal always has. What you buy is a piece that gets better, and more personal, every year you own it.

Our story

From Fes to your kitchen, by hand.

Brass & Basin sinks are hammered in a small artisan workshop in Fes, Morocco, using a technique passed down through generations of coppersmiths and metalworkers.

Hand-hammered copper from our Fes workshop

No molds. No mass production. Small variations in hammer texture are part of the piece, not a flaw.

The craft

Shaped, planished and finished entirely by hand

Each sink starts as a design, then a flat sheet of raw copper or brass. Working with hammer and anvil, our artisans cut, shape and finish every piece, and weld where a large kitchen sink needs it. Most sinks take about two weeks from the first drawing to the finished piece.

The hammer marks you see are the record of that work. They give the metal its texture, its strength, and a surface that catches light differently from every angle.

How a sink is made

Three stages, one pair of hands

01

Formed

A flat sheet of copper or brass is cut and shaped into its basin.

02

Hammered

Thousands of strokes give the surface its texture and the metal its strength.

03

Finished

Cleaned and finished by hand, left unlacquered so the metal stays honest and free to change.

Why Fes

A city of metalwork, for centuries

Fes has been a center of metalwork for centuries. We work directly with the artisans there, the same sourcing relationships behind our sister brand, Handtile, which brings handmade zellige tile to the US.

That direct line means we know who made your sink, and they know where it is going.

Built to age