Land+Living: Omvivo Washplanes

Bath — July 23, 2004 Posted by James

Thinking outside of the bowl... its all about plannar sinks

Omvivio makes some very nice products, and we are particularly impressed with the Washplane^®: "flat" sink surfaces. Forget what you know, or think you know about sinks... no little circular drain in the bottom, no bowl, no basin and when water hits this flat surface, it too goes flat and sheets away without splashing. Beautiful products and beautiful function. The four models take variations of the planar sink theme in single or double configurations and are made of a nice range of materials: ceramic, glass, Corian^® or stone.

Link: Omvivo Washplanes

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Comments (37)

JIMMY G — February 8, 2005
DEVELOPER

I LOVE IT

Geoffrey B — May 2, 2005
How much

weather we love it or not I'd like to know how much it is so I can plan on purchasing it or not, the company web site is of little use when it come to prices

T Hoover — May 4, 2005
How much and where to purchase

HGTV's just highlighted this product on " I want that". The Omnivo web site seems vague on details. Has anyone actually purchased this product?

Misti — May 6, 2005
Washplane sinks - prices

These washplane sinks are very expensive. I emailed the company, and I was quoted a price of $3,650 (inlcudes freight) for the Linea Washplane - Single Glass. This price does not include the faucet. Keep in mind that I was quoted for one of the smallest sinks, so who knows how much the bigger ones cost.

Alyce Ausse — May 16, 2005
Washplane sinks

I wrote to the co. many times and still have not gotten a reply, I was just questioning how much they cost and where they are available. NO ANSWER.

amy — May 17, 2005
wash planes

These are very expensive units. I was quoted a price and had very prompt response. Perhaps i will consider taking photos to local stone mill and see if they can make such.

William Pearse — May 22, 2005
From OMVIVO

Dear Washplane followers, Firstly, to answer your questions and comments about prices...Most of you I think live in the USA and we have only just started selling our products there. So until our dealers hold stock of the products, prices are high because of freighting the pieces individually. Alyce, your emails were forwarded to our agent in Chicago, I will send them again. A Washplane was featured on HGTV and so I think he has been inundated with emails to answer. Amy, we can't stop people trying to copy these - they look simple but there's a lot more to them than just a flat top. I could safely say you will end up with wasting your money and how will you tackle the water so you don't get wet? Good luck! William Pearse Export Manager OMVIVO Melbourne, Australia. Email. info@omvivo.com

William Pearse — May 22, 2005
One more thing...

The stone Washplane is the dearest, how ever we have smaller ones in Ceramic or a composite material priced from under or around US$1,000 These are called the KL Vessel.

LaKema — July 16, 2005
KL Vessel

Do you have pictures of the KL Vessels?

vincent lloyd — July 23, 2005
love it

I live in Florida and I am renovating a bath in my house. I want to use a plannar sink either glass or stone. can you provide sources and ideas to research. I love the concept

William Pearse — July 28, 2005
From OMVIVO again

To answer these new questions... To see the KL Vessels go to http://www.omvivo.com/kl_vessel01.htm To see get in touch with a distributor in the USA go to http://www.omvivo.com/locations.htm There isn't a distributor in Florida yet but there should be soon or get in touch with the people in Dallas. They are very good. We really appreciate the enthusiasm towards our products... Thank you. William Pearse OMVIVO www.omvivo.com

craig — August 1, 2005
washplane

my quote was 4999.00. i spoke with colleen in dallas. 4999.00 ? holy****@@@@#%!((*&

Anonymous — August 5, 2005
the old saying.....

If you're asking about the price then you can't afford it...

elsa — August 18, 2005
BEWARE OUT THERE

I have designed (5) bathrooms with the washplanes with considerable expense from my architect and cabinet contractor. We have had to start all over with other sinks because they cannot give us an "availability" date and even suggested that they have to work out some "kinks" out first. SO WHY FEATURE A PRODUCT ON "I WANT THAT' if it is not even available to the consumer ??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark — August 19, 2005
Shipping and prices

I just got pricing from Dallas Dist. Nice and courteous, very helpful. I have to agree. The price is through the roof for a double ONDA $7548. 35% shipping by boat, 45% shipping by plane.

cassey — September 2, 2005
nice

I love that look and i would to have that in my home it would look just lovely -cass

elsa — September 13, 2005
Update to Beware out there

I wanted to revise my comments I posted a few weeks ago. Omvivo has two style of sinks and the confusion came when my cabinet contractor was not aware of this. I am thrilled to let all of you know out there that I will be able to use the "WASHPLANE"sink style as had originally been designed for my 5 bathrooms!!!!!!! I am the first to tell you if I made a mistake (even thought it was my cabinet contractor) and I made a mistake... I have looked high and low for unique and creative prodcuts for my new home and the "WASHPLANE" will provide me with both of these requirements!! I am very excited to have them installed in the near future!!!

anon — January 25, 2006
update on update?

wondering if Elsa has her "WASHPLANE" sinks ordered, paid for or installed and what the final cost and outcome is.

Andrea — February 2, 2006
Alyce

Hey Alyce Ausse! I'm Andrea, Terri Hill's daughter. You can buy those at Menard's.

Bill — May 24, 2006
Great Idea-- Price way too high for this

I saw the video on the web. It took LOTS to find a US retailer. Was quoted between 3 and 5 thousand. This is a very cool unit, but for that kind of money I could build half of a bathroom in stone, and have a great look everywhere. This is worth 3-5 HUNDRED.

Aaron — August 11, 2006
Costly

Lower the prices! Can't believe the price for a stone slab! love the idea though

greeps — September 20, 2006
Alternative

Ask your local concreteworker to fabricate something similar. If you're willing to have a circle drain (maybe tuck it in the corner) then almost any conreteworker could do it. Ours makes similar ones for 80-100 bucks a foot. You can go to concretenetwork.com to search.

Jo Ann — October 9, 2006
Not for everyone...

Everyone wants the item because it is so unique and stylish - isn't that part of the lure? If you and your neighbour could buy it at Home Depot for $150, would you really want it so badly?

Gayle Aherne — November 10, 2006
Does it really work

Can someone let me know if the washplane works as good as it looks. I am thinking of installing one but would hate to be disappointed if it splashed water.

William Pearse — November 13, 2006
Water splashing (from OMVIVO)

Dear Gayle, To answer your question. We have been making the Washplane® for over ten years and make our own spout/ faucet for them. Of course water does not splash with our "Ulisse" faucet. You do not have to use our faucet but you would have to ask us or the nearest distributor what other types are suitable. I hope this answers your concerns. William Pearse OMVIVO

Salma — February 25, 2007
Where can i get one in Canada?

I would love to have one! Where can i purchase the ceramic version of the washplane in canada? Does it come with all the brackets and drain - or do i need to purchase it separatley? Can anyone tell me an overall total?

Tabitha — May 9, 2007
High end design =high end price

This is obviously a high end product. Look at the materials used. So why complain about price? Have you seen the Follo washbasins? Even more beautiful and more expensive i guess.

Manuel Teixeira -PORTUGAL- — June 5, 2007
OMVIVO lavatorios +++

teem sem duvida um grande DESIGN

Nehmo — August 27, 2007
Too much

The prices are ridiculous, but if the company can find people willing to pay, well, more power to them.

David Conway Chartered Surveyo — September 26, 2007
Washplane information

Have been trying to contact Omvivo by e mail for prices etc but unfortunately no e mails get through. UK supplier I have not found very helpful, website could do with improving and seem to be no technical information so i would be concerned about the fitting of one of these.

MARCIO — July 24, 2008
Washplane Purchasing

There is a beautiful showroom in Chicago called Hydrology. They show all of the Omvivo products and the service is exceptional. Phone: 312-832-9000

snapper — September 16, 2008
i purchased the double glass wash plane

i purchased the double sink wash plane for my restaurant in saint louis and it was 18k

Suzie Dyson — April 6, 2009
Omvvio / Washplane information

Thank you to all who have shown interest in the Omvivo Washplane. I'm glad to see the Omvivo product gets so much attention and creates conversation. Omvivo have recently launched a new website, www.omvivo.com that has images and PDF downloads with further product and technical information. You can also find the closest distributors on the site who can provide accurate costs and ETA's (remember the product is created in Australia). You can email Omvivo directly, info@omvivo.com for further information, images or technical support. Thanks again, Suzie Dyson BDM Omvivo

David Allin — April 18, 2009
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the washplane...

I live in the UK and have been looking for a product like the washplane for a couple of years. I first came across something very similar in a public bathroom in a shopping centre in Spain! I'm still trying to find a cheaper version of the Omvivo product

Stevo — September 11, 2009
Try and have a shave?

We have installed these for a number of clients on request. Couple of points for domestic use. There is no way to plug these units which make shaveing rather dificult and they do splash when you wash your hands at the wrong height from the spout. Apart from that they do look fantastic if not a touch impracticle.

|@n — September 27, 2009
Material choices

I'm having a friend take a look at these and see if he can create one in soapstone, which is his manufacturing specialty (countertops) here in Canada. I'll report back.

Brett Tambling — October 25, 2009
Soapstone - PLEASE report back

I'd love to hear more about your guy in Canada that may be able to make these in soapstone. Can you email me his contact info if he thinks he can fabricate something? severnt at hotmail dot com (or I'll try and check back here). Maybe we can go in together to save some money.