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Shea McGee is used to seeing two different kinds of kitchen sinks. There’s the type made for working at—usually a large, industrial stainless steel basin equipped with sliding cutting boards and a roll-up dish-drying rack. Then, there’s the type made for admiring, perhaps something crafted out of the same marble as the countertops. When the Studio McGee designer was visiting Kohler’s showroom not long ago, she posed a question: why can’t the same kitchen sink be both things?
“I felt like there was such a disconnect between what we consider a beautiful sink and the workstation sink,” shares McGee. So, collaborating closely with Margaret Mazz, the industrial studio design manager at Kohler, she dreamt up her latest product for the brand: the Audrine sink.
At first glance, the basin looks like a classic farmhouse sink. It comes crafted in a smooth, nonporous fireclay finish and is available in apron front, undermount, and bar styles. The interior designer put her own twist on the traditional design by pulling inspiration from architectural moldings and applying those same curved profiles to the rim.
Where Audrine really shines is the function. Depending on the task at hand—prepping, washing, serving—you can toss in a basin rack, wire basket, colander, or cutting board attachment, all of which perfectly nestle within the built-in ledge. “The level of refinement that we went through together with real prototypes was very rigorous,” shares Mazz, pointing out thoughtful details like how the wood handles on the basket match the tone of the chopping board.
In addition to classic white, McGee branched out of her own comfort zone by making Audrine available in the brand’s Dune color. At first, “I didn’t want a tan sink. That’s not me,” admits McGee. “But then I realized it was this beautiful cream.” Unlike a stark white, this tone plays nicely with kitchen walls and cabinets that skew slightly taupe or have warm, yellow undertones.
The Audrine sink will be officially available to purchase this February, giving all 2026 kitchen renovations time to catch up to this new, organized reality.