Studio Ore

Based in Sussex, Studio Ore designs, makes and hand-finishes the most characterful range of brass taps and bathroom fittings in the UK. Born of founder Daniel Lee’s love of aged Victorian bath taps – and the fact that there was no modern design equivalent –  the company specialises in the industrial styles formed from unlacquered brass, which means that its products acquire a distinctive patina over time. Daniel’s first set was made for his own home in 2015, but as the interior-design world picked up on his creation and commissions started trickling – and then pouring – in, he established Studio Ore to meet the demand. Now making and distributing taps for baths, basins and kitchens as well as showerheads and other bathroom fixtures – all painstakingly finished by hand in the Ashdown Forest – the studio is rapidly becoming the go-to British designer-maker for anyone looking for precision-tooled plumbing with authentic human character that will last a lifetime.