A travertine trough sink with a brass wall tap, lit by afternoon sun

Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye · est. at the stone, 1999

Cut from one block.
Carved by one hand.

Marble and travertine sinks hand-carved in the quarry town Rome called Dokimeion. Made by Resul Özkan, crated by his family, shipped to bathrooms on four continents.

The stone

Rome quarried this hillside.
Resul still does.

İscehisar, twenty minutes from the workshop, is the ancient Dokimeion — the source of the purple-veined Pavonazzetto that lined the Pantheon. The same seams give us today's Calacatta Viola. Everything here is solid stone, never composite, never resin-cast.

  • Classic travertine, warm cream with fine open pores

    Travertine

    Warm cream, softly pitted. Honed and sealed, it reads like sandstone and wears like marble. The workhorse of hotel and farmhouse projects.

    trough · wall-mount · pedestal · round

  • Silver travertine, grey-taupe with linear veining

    Silver travertine

    Grey-taupe with a linear grain. Cooler than classic travertine, quieter than marble — the designer's pick for concrete and oak interiors.

    fluted vessel · round

  • Calacatta Gold marble, white ground with gold veins, fluted front

    Calacatta Gold

    White ground, gold-grey veins. Takes a fluted front beautifully because the veins run through every groove uninterrupted.

    fluted wall-mount · basin 20″

  • Calacatta Viola marble basin in the workshop, ivory with deep plum veins

    Calacatta Viola

    Ivory with plum-violet veins — the Pavonazzetto of the Romans. No two blocks match; we photograph your actual piece before it ships.

    vessel 27.5″ · basin 20″

Selected pieces

Five shapes the trade keeps asking for.

Every piece below is in the shop today. Sizes are the standard cut — custom widths, drain positions and faucet holes are part of the job, not an upcharge conversation.

Calacatta Viola vessel basin, photographed in the workshop

Calacatta Viola vessel

27.5″ × 16″ × 6.3″ · countertop · shown unpolished, in the yard

Single piece on Etsy · $1,487

The workshop

The bathrooms are renders.
The yard is not.

The yard photos below are real production — unpolished, unstaged, shot on a phone between cuts. We show them because a buyer ordering twenty units should see where the twenty-first comes from.

A row of rough-cut travertine sinks drying in the workshop yard
Trough blanks, rough-cut, waiting for the lathe
Round travertine basins in several sizes on a workshop shelf
Round basins in four diameters
Basins with a live rough edge, partly honed
Live-edge basins, half honed
A wall-mount trough sink carved from a single travertine block
Wall-mount trough out of one block

“I started at fifteen, in my father's yard. Twenty-five years later I still pick every block myself, because the block decides what the sink can be — not the drawing. When you message the shop you are talking to me, not a desk.”

Resul Özkan · founder, Ozefe Marble Workshop
  1. 01

    Block

    Chosen at the quarry for grain and soundness. Flawed blocks become bowls, not sinks.

  2. 02

    Rough cut

    Sawn to the outer form with 10 mm to spare on every face.

  3. 03

    Carving

    Basin hollowed and fluting cut by hand. Drain and faucet holes to your spec.

  4. 04

    Honing & crate

    Honed, sealed, photographed for you, then crated in timber with foam corners.

Guest book

Every review the shop has ever had is five stars.

Nineteen of them, all verified Etsy purchases. These are the most recent, word for word.

“I was worried about international order and if I would get what was noted and as per the pictures — I can 100% say I am absolutely pleased with what I've got.”

Shai · Sep 2025 · Calacatta Gold basin 20″

“Very friendly customer service, he helped me figure out the size faucet I need. The sink is stunning and he made a complementary soap dispenser with it.”

Noor · Jun 2025 · Calacatta Viola sink

“The customer service was excellent, the shipping was very fast. I highly recommend this seller.”

Beata · Aug 2026 · Travertine trough, concealed drain

“My beautiful sink arrived VERY quickly! I can't wait to post a picture of it in my new powder bathroom.”

Mitzi · Nov 2025 · Calacatta Viola wall-mount

“The sink is beautiful, and the customer service provided by Rasul was outstanding.”

Colleen · Jul 2025 · Custom 36″ travertine sink

“Based on the backsplash it is gorgeous!”

Dresden · Apr 2025 · Calacatta Gold sink

Read all 19 on Etsy →

Wholesale & projects

Fill the slip.
It lands on Resul's phone.

Pick stone, shape and quantity. The slip writes your WhatsApp message for you — no form, no inbox, no waiting for office hours. Resul answers in English or Turkish, usually within the hour, GMT+3.

  • Trade pricing from 4 units; project pricing from 12.
  • One stone lot per order, so the grain matches across the set.
  • Custom sizes, drain offsets and tap holes at no extra charge on trade orders.
  • Proforma and production photos before the crate closes.

Request slip

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Shape
Quantity
Project
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Prefer Etsy? Message the shop — single pieces ship with Etsy buyer protection.

Assurance

What you are owed.

  • Solid stone. Marble or travertine, never resin composite or veneer.
  • Photographed before crating. You approve your actual piece, veins and all.
  • Timber crate, foam corners. Breakage on arrival: photos within 3 days, replacement at no cost.
  • US orders: duties paid at checkout. Nothing due at the door.
  • Etsy buyer protection on every single-piece order.
How long does a trade order take?

Standard shapes in stock stone: 2–3 weeks to crate for up to 12 units. Custom sizes or Calacatta Viola lots: 4–6 weeks. Sea freight to the US East Coast adds roughly 4 weeks; air is quoted on request.

Can the grain be matched across a set?

Yes — trade orders are cut from one lot, and we lay the pieces out and photograph them together before honing so you can approve the sequence.

What about faucet and drain specs?

Send the faucet model or centre spacing and we drill to it. Drain outlets are cut for standard 1¼″ pop-up or grid wastes; other sizes on request.

How is it sealed, and what maintenance is needed?

Honed finish with a penetrating sealer. Re-seal once a year with any stone sealer; pH-neutral soap for daily cleaning. Travertine can be re-honed in place if it ever needs it.

Do you invoice companies?

Yes. Trade orders come with a proforma and commercial invoice; payment by bank transfer in USD or EUR. Single pieces go through Etsy.

Afyonkarahisar · Türkiye

The block is already in the yard.
Tell us the shape.