The Jawhara bathtub, which is considered one of the most beautiful bathtubs in the world, was made from raw and natural materials that are 180 million years old, started as a tree and ended up as fossilized fossil wood containing precious stones formed during its long life, as it is believed that these materials have therapeutic benefits. .
Environmental Protection Cranes
Nigel Fenwick, designer of the Jewel basin, explains in an exclusive interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that the main stone from which The Jewel bathtub was dug, weighed more than 14 tons, noting that a crane and a pulley were used to avoid harming the environment, to extract it from the bush and it took Six weeks, followed by a grueling journey of transporting the pieces to trucks and various means of transportation to get them to the Fenwick studio.
The most expensive in the world
Fenwick revealed that the jewel basin, which is the most expensive in the world, is worth one million dollars, stressing that it was sold to wealthy people who put it in their palaces, refusing to reveal their names.
The designer told Sky News Arabia that he began his career as an underwater engineer, diving in the North Sea, where he faced the harshest working environments known to man due to water pressure, and he worked without vision or hearing, which increased his sense of touch and enabled him of imagination and creativity.
Governments allow drilling
For her part, a consultant for the Jewel Basin Manufacturing Company, Daniela Harper, revealed to “Sky News Arabia” that Fenwick obtains permission from the relevant local governments to prospect for raw materials and every precious piece associated with the basin manufacturing process, noting that finding and extracting raw materials may require long months.
Harper adds that the Jewel Basin has been delivered to clients in the Middle East and North Africa, who appreciate the ancient beauty and amazing history of these exceptional pieces of art, knowing that the Arab world takes health considerations very seriously.
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