| For thousands of years copper has been present in | | | | copper plates which are previously softened with |
| the development of the major civilizations of the | | | | heat from a wood fire and then, once the proper |
| world. Even now copper is one of the most used | | | | softness has been reached, they are welded one |
| metals in a great number of areas of our | | | | onto each other to be then hammered until the |
| contemporary life. | | | | desired copper tub shape is attained. |
| The common uses of copper are wide and various, | | | | The manufacturing of each of these tubs is an |
| they go from the pipes in our kitchens and | | | | sculpting task for the artisans. They usually work in |
| bathrooms to the wiring of the electric web across | | | | teams and by using their hammers and chisels they |
| our cities and the country. There is also a significant | | | | patiently shape the copper plates, inch by inch, into |
| presence of copper in all the electronic gadgets we | | | | the desired form of a bathtub. Once the shape has |
| use every day, from the coffee maker to the PC on | | | | been attained then they proceed to heat the entire |
| our desk. | | | | copper tub and then "patina" (clear or dark) is applied |
| But these are not the only places, not the only forms | | | | to the surface of the bathtub in order to protect it |
| copper can be present in our lives. For many | | | | from water and the elements, making the lifetime of |
| centuries, artisans of a small town in Mexico's | | | | one of these tubs that of many years. |
| western mountains have made a living of making | | | | At the end the result of all this patient and careful |
| beautiful pieces of art from raw pieces of copper. | | | | work of the Mexican artisans is one of the most |
| These art pieces can take many forms; jars, flower | | | | beautiful and stylish furniture you can add to your |
| pots, plates, sinks and yes; also beautiful handmade | | | | bathroom. A copper sculpture made for soaking, one |
| copper bathtubs. | | | | piece of art waiting for you to take a comfortable |
| These bathtubs are made entirely from a few raw | | | | bath in it. |