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Waterworks Finot High Profile Lavatory Faucet (NLS220)
Waterworks’ most contemporary lav expression — GACHOT rigor in brass, showroom-only pricing, and a faucet that reads like tailored hardware rather than catalog chrome.
- Designer
- GACHOT (Gachot Studios)
- Price
- $$$$ (trade / showroom)
- Published
- 2026-09-06
House Score
Strong yes
Specify it. Clear yes for the right room.
4/5
- Design
- 5
- Craft
- 5
- Usability
- 4
- Durability
- 4
- Value
- 3
Editorial score — not a blind average of the axes. How House Score works.
Best for
- contemporary baths that want Waterworks craft without ornate traditional chrome theater
- designers already in the Waterworks showroom / trade path
- projects that need ADA-ready, WaterSense-aligned lav fittings with serious metalwork
What it is
Finot High Profile Lavatory Faucet with Lever Handles — Style NLS220 is the clearest hero SKU in Waterworks’ Finot collection: a three-hole, high-profile lavatory faucet designed with GACHOT (John & Christine Gachot) — their second Waterworks collaboration after Bond (2020). Primary material is brass; Waterworks describes cast/forged components and a spout as one solid cast piece with no seams. Ceramic valve, quarter-turn.
Published technicals (tearsheet / install guide): spout reach 5-3/8”, handle spread 8–12” on center, deck thickness 1/4–1-3/4”, flow 1.2 gpm, ADA yes, WaterSense path, NSF/ASME listings. Stocked finishes for fittings: Chrome, Nickel, Brass, Dark Nickel (special Waterworks finishes orderable). Collection launched ~June 2024; 50+ styles across bath, kitchen, accessories, hardware, and lighting.
USD list price is unpublished — Waterworks is showroom / trade quote. Treat as luxury–trade tier, not web-cart MSRP.
Who it’s for
Architects and designers already shopping Waterworks who want a contemporary, restrained lav fitting with real metal discipline — “confident restraint” in brand language — rather than ornate traditional or mass-luxury lookalikes. Strong fit for minimalist and quietly modern baths; brand also pitches traditional rooms, but the silhouette reads modern first.
Skip it if you need transparent online pricing, DIY big-box install, ornate traditional vocabulary, or high-flow “statement spout” theater. Wall-mounted Finot siblings and many valve trims need separate roughs — plan like trade plumbing, not a weekend swap.
Standout details
- SKU that matters: NLS220 lever high-profile lav (siblings: NLS210 cross, NLS260 slope lever)
- Collaboration: GACHOT for Waterworks; Peter Sallick frames it as contemporary fittings “done the Waterworks way”
- Craft signals: brass primary; cast/forged; seamless cast spout story; ceramic valve; ADA + WaterSense 1.2 gpm
- Finishes: Chrome / Nickel / Brass / Dark Nickel stocked; special finishes to order
- Collection depth: 50+ styles (one-hole lav/bar, kitchen mixers, thermo, floor tub filler, accessories, hardware, lighting)
- Tradeoffs: no public USD price; showroom friction; contemporary look may fight ornate programs; professional install; many related SKUs need valve roughs
Who’s specifying
Confirmed collaborators and orbit: GACHOT (product partners; longtime Waterworks clients on hospitality / multi-unit work). Waterworks positions Finot for “the best designers and projects across the world” (Peter Sallick). Independent published room tours that name Finot specifically are still thin — collection is young (~2024). Do not invent celebrity baths; Bond-era GACHOT projects are related brand history, not Finot credits.
Honest verdict
If Luxury House List already covers decorative lighting like Apparatus, Finot NLS220 fills the fixtures lane with a real Waterworks contemporary default. House Score 4: design and craft carry it; value and showroom opacity are the honest drag. Draft until greenlit — lead with lever NLS220, note GACHOT, and send clients to a Waterworks showroom for finish + quote. For serious modern baths already on the Waterworks path, it’s one of the clearest Finot answers to specify first.