by Kohler | Oct 15, 2019 | Bathroom, Bathroom Design, New Products, NEWS | Bold, Press Room, Toilet Designs
The ModernLife multi-award winning toilet, produced by Kohler Co and recognised for its ‘discreet design and practical cleaning features’, has been released in the popular wall-faced configuration.
Originally designed for public spaces, where understated design and exceptional hygiene are pre-requisites, Kohler’s ModernLife back-to-wall suite garnered two of the most prestigious international design awards – the Red Dot Design Award and the iF Design Award.
The key feature of this innovative toilet – now available in a wall-faced configuration – is its truly rimless bowl. The ground-breaking combination of the pan’s design and finish mean any liquid hitting the interior forms small beads of liquid that roll easily into the toilet bowl. The smooth, sleek interior means there are no ridges or channels in which germs or dirt can hide, while its dynamic flush flow ensures the bowl is rinsed thoroughly.
The timeless form of ModernLife’s design is the essence of simplicity with the slight overhang of the lid creating a seamless look. There is a choice of two comfortable, quiet-close seat designs – the low profile Slim and the sophisticated Elite model. The latter features a deodoriser, with a choice of fragrance packs, plus a battery operated LED night light.
Both seats feature a Vertical Quick Release hinge that enables the seat to be removed with just a gentle pull (when vertical) to enable fast and thorough cleaning.
The ModernLife Wall Faced Toilet suite also features optimal water-saving technology with a mere 4.5/3L water consumption (4 star WELS rating).
In-wall cisterns are sold separately with a choice of flushplate shape – choose from Oval, Bevel, Lynk and Note.
The ModernLife Wall Faced toilet is available nationally from Kohler stockists.
by Kohler | Sep 2, 2019 | New Products, NEWS | Bold, Press Room, Toilet Designs, Trends
New generation toilets are ‘flush’ with style, shape and comfort together with higher levels of water efficiency and easy-clean features.
Kohler’s new Reach II back-to-wall toilet suite packs a lot of innovation into a compact design that shaves up to 70mm off the length (protrusion from the wall) of conventional models.
The new rimless Reach II Compact Back To Wall Toilet Suite
Designed for both new builds and renovations the Reach II’s 4 star WELS rating (4.5/3.5L) ensures it is well within new build codes while its 610mm projection from the wall makes it a preferred choice of back to wall toilet for more compact spaces.
Featuring contemporary flared straight skirt and clean lines, the Reach II has the highest hygiene credentials with the Kohler HygieneMax rimless pan technology delivering a robust, double wash-down with optimal coverage of the interior bowl.
There is a choice of two comfortable seat designs, the low profile Slim and the more seamless Wrap Over seat. Each seat is quiet close with vertical quick release operation – meaning the seat can be quickly detached with a ‘one-hand lift’ for fast and easy cleaning.
The Reach II Rimless Back To Wall Toilet Suite with wrap seat
The Reach II Rimless Back To Wall Toilet Suite with slim seat
For renovators the Reach II is truly versatile, with both P-trap and S-trap vario connection and side or top rear entry.
by Kohler | Aug 7, 2019 | Bathroom Makeovers, Innovation, New Products, NEWS | Bold, Press Room, Toilet Designs
French curve. Wrap. Slim. Elite. Are we talking dress shapes? Handbags? Well, toilet seats actually!
Yes, there is a look. There is a shape. And there is a definite trend! Kohler Company, the global specialist in bathroom design, has released its latest take on the toilet seat styles that are trending in Australia today.
Shape – read aesthetics – is a key consideration, as is hygiene. Kohler’s latest offering places both of these demands at the top of its features list.
With models such as the Grande (in back to the wall and wall hung configurations) Kohler offers a choice of three toilet seat options – all of which fit the same toilet pan.
The Wrap, whereby the lid wraps over the seat, is a more conventional design, producing a seamless profile. The Slim is a very low profile seat and lid that is an inspired choice for the contemporary bathroom.
Kohler Grande Wall Hung Suites with either a slim, or wrap seat option.
Kohler Grande in a wall hung and back to wall configuration
The third and most deluxe offering is the Elite – an identical profile to the Slim but with the added benefit of a concealed scent dispenser (activated when the user comes in contact with the seat) and a night light.
The Elite seat comes with a fragrance trial pack. Just add AAA batteries to activate your motion sensing LED night light!
The comfort of the seat is a vital aspect of the seat design and Kohler opts for high quality, non-stain resin in a smooth, contoured shape that ensures a comfortable, ergonomic fit on posteriors of many sizes.
Veil is the brand’s flagship intelligent toilet – a self-cleaning bidet and toilet in one appliance – featuring the French curve heated seat with a gently dished shape to minimise the pressure points and create extra comfort. The seat is made from an antibacterial material to enhance hygiene levels while its deodorising carbon filter and LED night light provide extra convenience. Special mention should be made of the Veil’s balanced curves and sculpted form that inject a sense of beauty into any bathroom space.
The Veil Wall Hung Intelligent Toilet
Such is the importance of superior design in the humble toilet seat that ModernLife, Kohler’s most recent addition, has even won a prestigious international design award! Modern Life, the brand’s first truly rimless toilet, available in back to wall suite and wall faced configurations, received the Red Dot Design Award for discreet design and outstanding practical cleaning features.
Modern Life offers the choice of Slim or Elite seats for both pan configurations.
Toilet seats such as Kohler’s Grande, Reach, Modern Life and Parliament are quiet close with vertical quick release operation – the seat can be quickly detached with a ‘one-hand lift’ for fast and easy cleaning.
The Wall Hung and Wall Faced toilet configurations come with your choice of flushplate. Click here to see all Kohler flushplates.
Click each toilet range name to discover more about each unique offering.
by Kohler | Feb 11, 2019 | Innovation, New Products, NEWS | Bold, Press Room, Toilet Designs, Trends
Have you heard about smart toilets but wonder what all the fuss is about? Toilets have finally entered the realms of sophisticated design and new generation hygiene…
Introducing the Veil Wall Faced IntelligentToilet
The release of Kohler’s Veil intelligent toilet, in a wall faced design, is the ultimate pairing of pure, ergonomic design and customised personal cleansing, operated via a touchscreen LCD remote control. The fluid, balanced curves and minimalist design of the Veil Wall Faced intelligent toilet contain some of the most advanced features in optimal toilet hygiene and individual comfort.
Every aspect of the Veil toilet experience is hands free – including an auto, touch-less flush – with a focus on absolute comfort. The cover and ergonomically designed seat are motion-activated while the temperature of the heated seat can be adjusted for optimal comfort. And for total peace of mind, the bowl can be LED lit for night time visits.
Combining both a toilet and a modern-day bidet, the Veil’s advanced personal cleansing functions can be customised for water temperature; spray style, position and pressure; plus pulsate and oscillate functions. The precision air dryer can also be adjusted to personal preferences for temperature.
On sitting down, a fan is activated which draws air from the toilet bowl through a carbon filter to remove odours and help keep the bathroom fresh.
In line with the hands-free design of the Veil – which sports an uber-hygienic rimless bowl – the wand is self-cleaning, using UV light and electrolysed water systems to sanitise its surfaces every 24 hours, which can be pre-set by the owner/user at the point of installation.
The Veil wall faced intelligent toilet, is a compact toilet with elongated bowl and French curve seat for added room and comfort. It features an in-wall fully concealed cistern with a 3/4.5L flush.
The Veil is also available in a wall hung configuration.
by Kohler | Jan 18, 2019 | Bathroom Design, Innovation, NEWS | Bold, Trends
A residential developer situated north of Auckland in New Zealand, has used a lifetime of experience and architectural passion to create his own family home in the lush rural countryside of Dairy Flat.
Calling on the expertise of local architect Alistair Dodds and interior designer Shannon Pepper, the owner’s brief was to create a two-storey family home for the couple and their two children. Key to his ‘dream home’ was a master bedroom with accompanying theatre room and a large, open-plan living area to take full advantage of a proposed water feature.
The owner’s favourite colour palette of black and white is in evidence throughout the home, as is his love of modernist, highly functional design. The living space has six metre ceilings and full-length glass walls, while the swimming pool has been placed under the roof, to enable year round use.
Bathrooms featuring KOHLER
There are four bathrooms in the home, each showcasing a black and white colour palette together with KOHLER’s sleek award-winning* Avid* tapware in a beautiful PVD Titanium finish. A different look is achieved in each bathing space with the clever use of texture and pattern in tiles and finishes.
The luxurious master bathroom exudes sybaritic indulgence – from the deeply relaxing hydrotherapy spa bath to the statuesque 1500mm Terrace vanity with double vitreous china basins and unique ‘FreeDrain’ waste system plus spacious natural oak integrated storage drawers. The all black bathroom achieves plenty of light reflection with the clever mix of Crystal Glass Loft Black subway tiles in a combination of high gloss and textured finishes while the large scale black Mek Dark wall tiles are finished with white grout. The choice of Avid tapware is complemented with matching Avid bathroom accessories.
A second bathroom achieves a virtual reverse of the chosen colour palette with striking 1200mm x 600mm honed Calacatta marble wall and floor tiles featuring deep grey veining. Again, the wall hung Veil Intelligent toilet offers a sculptural take on a traditionally utilitarian fixture. The Veil, with its French curve heated seat, is richly featured with advanced bidet functions controlled by a one-touch remote control and a self-cleaning bidet wand.
Other bathroom highlights include the Bluetooth enabled Moxie showerhead together with the Exhale multifunction shower and the sleek, low profile ModernLife basin.
All pieces in the bathroom have been selected for their understated crisp, modern lines that together create a sense of privacy and tranquillity bathed in soft light.
*International Red Dot Design Award
