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In this private retreat you begin your day, and later you return to wash the day away. It has become a place of relaxation and personalised style—a sanctuary. Fixtures, tapware and accessories, bathing products and aromatherapy all focus on creating a luxurious experience. Kohler Co. drives that trend with tailor-made spaces that reflect your character and bring beauty, comfort and exceptional performance to the home.
Kohler has long been a pioneer of new styles, innovative technologies and colours that stand the test of time. The beauty of our products begins with a foundation of quality materials and enduring designs, and an amazing breadth of product offers style to please every personality. Our global mind-set is reflected in our commitment to bring unique sophistication and craftsmanship to your home, with an Australian distribution network, product inventory and professional staff that ensures quick availability and professional service.
THE BOLD LOOK OF KOHLER® has become a powerful symbol of our values and a long-standing tradition of adhering to a singular level of quality in everything we do. That dedication results in well-designed, reliable products that offer lasting value, that surround you with artistry and style, and that enhance your life at home.
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| History revisited (Top) |
| The year was 1873. An unlikely time to start a new business in America. A financial panic had begun in September of that year, followed by a depression that affected the national economy for the next five years. Despite the economic uncertainties of the day, John Michael Kohler purchased the Sheboygan Union Iron and Steel Foundry, never anticipating the growth of the company that would eventually bear his name. |
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The firm produced cast iron and steel implements for farmers in the area, castings for the city's furniture factories, and ornamental iron pieces that included hitching posts, cemetery crosses, urns and settees.
In 1883 John Michael took a product in his line called a horse trough/hog scalder, heated it up to 930 degrees Celsius and sprinkled on some enamel powder. He liked it so much he pictured it in his catalog, calling it "a horse trough/hog scalder, when furnished with four legs will serve as a bathtub." Kohler was in the plumbing business. |
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| Like Kohler, many of the early employees were immigrants. Steeped in a heritage of European craftsmanship, they were eager to achieve success in their new country. Their dedication to excellence helped to forge one of the oldest and largest privately-held companies in the United States; a company that has grown to international stature with 19,000 associates worldwide. From potteries in Mexico and China, to showrooms in Japan and France, KOHLER ideas, craftsmanship and technology are at work today leading the way to more gracious living in plumbing products, exquisite furniture, engines and generators, hospitality and real estate. |
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| Long a leader in product design and innovation, KOHLER pioneered such products as the one-piece, built-in bathtub with apron in 1911. The identical colour on vitreous china and cast iron fixtures created coordinated bathroom suites in 1927. From that point on KOHLER plumbing products meant beautiful form as much as reliable function. In the 1960s, The Bold Look of KOHLER® emerged in the form of a new advertising campaign and an array of lavatories in vivid accent colours. It represented the first of many daring introductions throughout the decades to follow. To this day, the logo represents leadership in design and technology in the plumbing industry. |
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| Throughout the 1980s, KOHLER advanced the trend toward increased luxury in the home by fostering the master suite concept. Console tables and bath vanities now share a unity of design with bedroom furnishings. Innovative showering products and luxurious whirlpools have transformed these spaces into retreats for relaxation. Electronics and other technological improvements continue to enhance the personal bathing experience and have also contributed to an array of stylish toilets, faucets and showerheads, all engineered to promote water conservation in the home. |
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| Kohler Bathroom Products (top) |
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Visit the Australian Kohler site to read more about their company history, view their products or explore their bathroom design galleries.
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| Warranty (top) |
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Kohler are confident in the quality and reliability of their products and guarantee them against faulty materials or workmanship, provided that they have been installed, cared for and used in accordance with their instructions. When making a warranty claim please provide all pertinent information regarding your claim, including a complete description of the problem, the product, model number, colour, the date the product was purchased and from whom the product was purchased (where possible please provide original invoice). To view the Kohler Products warranty statement please download/print the pdf.
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