FROM THE DEPTHS      
They come from depths of up to 1,500 metres, are extraordinary builders and composers of colour, and can live for more than 4,000 years. Corals communicate through chemical signals, trade in protection and mucus – known as coral mucus – and belong to the class Anthozoa, literally “flower animals”. In antiquity, coral was worn as protection against misfortune, as it was believed to be formed from the petrified drops of blood of the fearsome Medusa. Designer Ted Muehling takes a different approach with his collection: rather than removing these creatures from the sea, he recreates the structures and growth patterns of coral in porcelain. Delicate openwork, deliberately irregular plate rims and a mysterious allure distinguish these pieces. A sip of yuzu kombucha from the “Coral” cup – almost as refreshing as a dip in the waves. A bite of potato with cream cheese and honey from the spoon – nearly as exhilarating as walking across the tidal flats.

WITH THE CURRENT      
As if choreographed by Pina Bausch, shoals of fish seem to move through the water. A performance that never expects applause. When threatened, sardines form dense spheres, herring create rotating spirals, tuna hunting crustaceans move through the water in wedge formations, while other fish gather in amorphous clouds. Our “Dancing Fish” dances purely for pleasure. With its delicate veil-like tail, it brings to mind Richard Strauss’s opera Salome or Loïe Fuller’s Serpentine Dance. But it is open-minded and just as happy to listen to some atonal morning whistling in the bathroom. Each washbasin is unique and made to order, so you can choose between koi red, marlin blue or cutlassfish black.