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The Cortenys signature patina
Applied to the Corten steel in the workshop: your piece arrives patinated, ready to take its place in your setting.
CHF 659.00
Sélène Corten steel water bowl
Corten steel water bowl Sélène. Plan your water feature around the listed dimensions and equipment. Explore the Cortenys design.
CHF 659.00
Low and wide, Sélène is a Corten steel water basin whose gentle curve seems to float above the ground. Its whole purpose comes down to a single gesture: to hold the water and let it fall silent.
Dimensions and sizes
- Diameter
- 600 mm
- Height
- 87 mm
- D600 H87
- Diameter 600 x 87 mm - 4.8 kg
- D800 H114
- Diameter 800 x 114 mm - 8.5 kg
- D1000 H143
- Diameter 1000 x 143 mm - 13.3 kg
- D1200 H170
- Diameter 1200 x 170 mm - 19.2 kg
- D1500 H205
- Diameter 1500 x 205 mm - 29.9 kg
Material and patina
The Cortenys signature patina. Applied to the Corten steel in the workshop: your piece arrives patinated, ready to take its place in your setting.
- Material
- Corten steel
- Cortenys signature patina, no varnish
- Supplied with the Cortenys signature patina: every piece has shades of its own, which deepen over the seasons with very little upkeep.
- Protective varnish
- Applied in the workshop over the Cortenys signature patina, the varnish sets it and deepens its tones with a subtle satin finish. It greatly reduces rust run-off but does not rule it out: protect the floor (small feet, spacers or a drip tray).
Delivery
Made to order. Never held in stock. Every Corten steel piece enters production when your order is received, its signature patina brought to maturity by our artisans so it reaches you in perfect condition and in the depth of its most beautiful shades. Allow 6 to 12 weeks from order confirmation to delivery, which is complimentary. This creation time is the signature of the House.
Returns and warranty
Fourteen days to change your mind, return at our expense.
Every piece is guaranteed for two years against manufacturing and assembly defects.
Care
Our Corten steel pieces receive the Cortenys signature patina in the workshop, before delivery: they never reach you bare, left to weather at home. Indoors, a protective varnish is essential; even varnished, the steel can still mark a light or porous floor, so we recommend protecting it. For everything else, follow the care recommendations for your piece and its finish.
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Sélène / The essentials
Every detail, rethought.
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A low bowl
A wide, gentle curve, designed to hold a perfectly calm sheet of water.
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Five sizes
From 600 to 1500 mm in diameter, from the discreet bowl to the wide mirror of water.
Made to order.
Designed in France, crafted in Europe in the dimensions and finish you have chosen.
Two-year guarantee.
A Cortenys contact supports you from order to delivery, then throughout the guarantee period.
Sélène / Your piece
Find its place in your space.
Choose your piece’s dimensions and finish from the available options. The price updates as you make your selections.
Configure your model
Made to order. Never held in stock. Every Corten steel piece enters production when your order is received, its signature patina brought to maturity by our artisans so it reaches you in perfect condition and in the depth of its most beautiful shades. Allow 6 to 12 weeks from order confirmation to delivery, which is complimentary. This creation time is the signature of the House.
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The Cortenys signature patina
The character of Corten steel. From day one.
The Cortenys signature patina is applied in the workshop, before delivery, to every Corten steel piece. Where Corten usually takes months to acquire an uneven patina, your piece arrives already dressed in deep, controlled shades. Its appearance then evolves according to the chosen finish, exposure and local conditions. For care, follow the recommendations specific to your piece and its finish.
Material & careInstalling a Corten steel fountain or water featureThe design
Sélène
Corten steel water basin
Sélène, a vessel of calm water where the patina meets the sky.
Low and wide, Sélène is a Corten steel water basin whose gentle curve seems to float above the ground. Its whole purpose comes down to a single gesture: to hold the water and let it fall silent. The perfectly calm surface becomes a mirror crossed by clouds, by the changing light of the day and by the green of the foliage. When so many garden fountains rely on jets and noise, Sélène chooses silence: still water, ringed with patina.
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Around this mirror, Corten steel sets the tone. The Cortenys signature patina, which the bowl receives in the workshop, unfolds a warm range where amber and earth melt into rust, and each piece takes on reflections all its own, attuned to the colour of the water. Made to order in Corten steel 2 to 4 mm thick, the bowl is deliberately delivered pared back, without pump or lighting: a sculptural piece to be set down as it is on a terrace, at the edge of a pool or in the middle of the garden. As an option, the Cortenys protective varnish stabilises the patina and makes its care simpler still. It greatly reduces rust run-off but does not rule it out: protect the floor (small feet, spacers or a drip tray).
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Offered in five diameters, from 600 to 1500 mm, Sélène ranges from a discreet bowl to a wide mirror of water able to bring order to an entire garden. Designed in France with the rigour of an object of architecture, this Corten steel water basin embodies one of Cortenys’ convictions: Corten deserves better than the utilitarian role to which it has long been confined. More than a vessel, it is a sculptural piece that gains in presence as the seasons pass.
Sélène / Perspectives
In its environment.
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Made to order
The time each piece deserves.
From your order to your space, every stage is carried through without shortcuts, with the rigour of true workshop craft.
Illustrative timeline
6 to 12 weeks
Preparation
Included in the total lead time
Your order is checked down to the smallest detail, then prepared for the workshop.
Making
Included in the total lead time
Your piece is made for you by a partner manufacturer in Europe, with no finished goods held in stock.
Cortenys signature patina
5 days
One day of application on the Corten steel in the workshop, then four days for the patina to set and be inspected, piece by piece.
Delivery
Included in the total lead time
After a final inspection, transport is arranged to the agreed destination.
We deliver standard pieces, including Cortenys Editions, in 6 to 12 weeks after order confirmation. For bespoke pieces, we allow 8 to 13 weeks, with the schedule stated in the quotation.
The essentials
The details that matter.
Technical features
- Size
- D600 H87
- Finish
- Cortenys signature patina, no varnish
- Diameter
- 600 mm
- Height
- 87 mm
- Weight
- 4.8 kg
- Type
- Water basin
- Material
- Corten steel
- Usage
- Reflecting pool
- Equipment
- No pump or LED
Material & care
The Cortenys signature patina is applied in the workshop, before delivery, to every Corten steel piece. Where Corten usually takes months to acquire an uneven patina, your piece arrives already dressed in deep, controlled shades. Its appearance then evolves according to the chosen finish, exposure and local conditions. For care, follow the recommendations specific to your piece and its finish.
View all detailsProduction & delivery
Made to order. Never held in stock. Every Corten steel piece enters production when your order is received, its signature patina brought to maturity by our artisans so it reaches you in perfect condition and in the depth of its most beautiful shades. Allow 6 to 12 weeks from order confirmation to delivery, which is complimentary. This creation time is the signature of the House.
A particular project in mind?
A dimension, a finish, a word of advice. The House is by your side, with the care it brings to every one of its pieces.
Order
Bring this piece into your home.
Designed in France, crafted in Europe in the dimensions and finish you have chosen.
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Delivery to Switzerland
Our retail prices in Swiss francs include delivery to Switzerland, VAT, customs duties and import taxes. Each piece is made to order and reaches you within 6 to 12 weeks.