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Experiential Luxury: Kohler Announces Perspective of the Year
Details and experiences that delight the senses
KOHLER, Wisconsin, USA – April 9, 2019 – In continuance of its dedication to the exploration, discovery and practice of design at the leading edge in today’s global landscape, Kohler Co., a global lifestyle brand, announces the company’s second perspective, Experiential Luxury. Building off of 2018’s celebration of “Spectrum of Modernism” which showcased the fluidity of modern design from minimalism to maximalism, Experiential Luxury examines the details and layers that create rich and dynamic environments. Rooted in an examination of consumer mindset, this year’s perspective considers the global consumer’s need to create experiences with immersive innovations and elements.
“Experiential Luxury invites people into a place that seeks to delight all our senses, where meaningful design, technology, color, pattern and material are inextricable,” said Mark Bickerstaffe, Design Director, Kohler Co. “At its core, it is the combination of experience and expression. It’s about adding perfect detail, that final touch that makes your space an extension of you.”
Translating this into the home space can take shape in the form of experiential products, and further to Kohler’s unmatched ability to marry form and function in a thoughtfully-designed solution. Presented in two distinct categories, “Smart Home”, which delivers on immersive experience that engages the senses and “Color, Material, Finish”, which enables personalized expressions of design:
Smart Home
Intelligent Toilets offer the perfect combination of sophisticated design and unmatched technology to deliver the finest in personal comfort and cleansing. Extensive customization – from ambient lighting and wireless music to temperature control both in the seat and at the feet, enabling a truly personalized experience.
Digital Showering transforms users’ daily routine by allowing customization down to the tiniest detail. It invites users to orchestrate spray experiences, steam, music and lighting to create a personalized escape.
Kohler’s portfolio of Smart Room products help create the world’s smartest bathrooms. Voice-enabled technology connects each element – shower, bath, toilet, mirror and faucet – to each other and to the user to deliver experiential journeys through the bathroom.
Color, Material, Finish
With a full range of colors, Kohler finishes visually set the tone for any space’s story and convey a unique personality. The Etch faucet finish – launching on the Components collection – offers a beautiful, subtle gradient between two finishes with a precise etched pattern. A wide range of colors and detailed graphics continue to draw the eye in for a beautiful, decorative impact.
Steeped in Japanese culture, Kensho conveys the story of decorative stitching known as sashiko by using patterns etched in stone. It also leverages the Italian etching technique known as acqueforti, marrying metals and marbles to create a distinctive level of ornamentation. The shape is gorgeous, the real stone adds texture and variation, and the decorative techniques are stunning.
With precise cuts and ultra-flat surfaces, the Parallel Collection of faucets and accessories brings sophistication to the modern bathroom through controlled expression. The collection is deliberately minimal to work perfectly with any space. The dichotomy of round and square forms is unified by characteristic angles that deliver beautiful reflections and precise alignment. Smaller details deliver character originality and heighten the collection to a higher level of sophistication.
Kohler will celebrate Experiential Luxury throughout the year at various design events including its launch at Milan Design Week, Art Basel, KOHLER Design Forums and more.
About Kohler Co.
Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin, Kohler Co. is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held companies comprised of nearly 38,000 associates. With more than 50 manufacturing locations worldwide, Kohler is a global leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of kitchen and bath products; engines and power systems; luxury cabinetry and tile; and owner/operator of two of the world’s finest five-star hospitality and golf resort destinations in Kohler, Wisconsin, and St. Andrews, Scotland. Kohler’s Whistling Straits golf course will host the 2020 Ryder Cup. For more details, please visit kohlercompany.com.
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