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9 July 2026 · 8 min read
The basin is the centre of the morning ritual and the product around which the whole wall is arranged. The choice runs through three decisions: installation type, size and material — and each carries its own logic for the mixer, the trap and the furniture beneath it.
The wall-hung basin anchors directly to the wall: the floor stays clear, cleaning is effortless, the line is light. The price of that clarity is a visible trap. That is why a wall-hung basin is paired with a design bottle trap that becomes part of the composition, or a semi-pedestal that conceals it. It also needs a wall that can carry the load: brick, concrete or properly reinforced drywall.
The countertop basin — the vessel — is the architectural gesture: a bowl standing on wood or stone. It asks for a tall pillar mixer or a wall-mounted one brought out above it, and a careful sum of heights: the rim of the bowl plus the counter must not push your elbows upward. Beauty here is planned in centimetres.
The furniture basin — sitting on or built into a vanity unit — is the most practical answer for most bathrooms: the trap disappears and storage takes its place. The choice starts from the exact dimensions of the furniture and runs through the question of whether basin and cabinet were designed for each other — within a manufacturer's range, that is settled in advance.
The undermount basin — hidden beneath a stone or composite counter — gives the cleanest working surface: water wipes straight into the bowl with no rim in the way. This solution is executed together with the countertop and planned with its fabrication.
Size is chosen by the room, not by the catalogue. For a small cloakroom there are compact basins; for a family bathroom a width of around 60 cm is the comfortable reference; a double basin or two separate bowls need a real 120 centimetres or more for two people to work without trading elbows.
Height: the most commonly recommended reference is a basin rim at about 85 cm from the floor — with a vessel on a counter, the sum includes both. Bowl depth is the quiet parameter against splashing: a deeper bowl and a properly matched spout save wiping every single day.
Tap holes and the overflow: a basin with a tap hole takes a deck-mounted mixer; one without is meant for a wall-mounted one. Check whether the model has an overflow and which waste fitting it requires — the mechanism and the trap are often ordered separately. These are small lines in the specification that spare you a second order.
Materials: sanitary porcelain is the classic — a dense, smooth, easy-care surface that lives for decades. Mineral composites bring a warm touch and seamless forms. And thin-walled, mineral-reinforced ceramics — such as Laufen's SaphirKeramik — allow edges and radii impossible for traditional porcelain while keeping their strength: this is how the lightest contemporary silhouettes are made.
The mixer is chosen together with the basin, not after it: the height of the spout relative to the depth of the bowl decides whether the water lands softly or splashes. The right pairing is geometry, not luck — which is why for every model we state which type of mixer suits it best.
Before ordering, check: installation type to suit the wall and furniture, width to suit the room, tap hole to suit the mixer, overflow and waste to suit the set, material to suit the silhouette you are after. Browse our basins or write to us with a sketch — we will help you get the basin-and-mixer pair right the first time.