Travertine Soap dish

An understated soap dish, cut from travertine stone. This dish is perfect for our Kelvin Apothecary soap range, and the Marius Fabre soap, and its rustic quality looks equally good in the kitchen as it does in the bathroom. Travertine is a natural limestone formed by mineral hot springs, and it has been quarried in Italy for thousands of years, the same stone lines the Colosseum in Rome. Each dish carries the natural pitting and veining typical of travertine, so no two look quite the same, and that variation is part of what makes it a natural stone rather than a manufactured one.

The dish is finished with cork feet on the base, which lift it slightly to let water drain rather than pool, and stop it sliding on a wet sink edge or bath tray. At 10 x 10cm, it's a compact size, enough for a single bar of soap without crowding a small counter.

Travertine is naturally water-resistant, though as with any natural stone, it's worth wiping it dry after use to keep it looking its best over time.