Kohler Celebrates 150th Anniversary in NYC

To kickoff their 150th anniversary this year, Kohler hosted two pop-up events in NYC from 10am - 4pm on January 26th and 27th, including complimentary KOHLER chocolates, espresso drinks and an appearance by Daniel Arsham and KidSuper. I stopped by the pop-up event on January 27th, on 17th & Broadway, where attendees from were able to score a signed, limited edition box of KOHLER x KidSuper Studio chocolates from 10am to 12pm. Anyone who received a golden ticket in their box won a $6K Kohler smart toilet! 

KOHLER Original Recipe Chocolates is one of my favorite chocolate brands, so I was super excited to get my hands on one of these variety ganache boxes, including Sour Cherry, Cranberry-Raspberry, Blueberry, Pineapple and Mandarin Ginger. 

For anyone in the New York City area, be sure to follow KOHLER Experience Center NYC for updates on their events. They have an incredible showroom to explore their products!

- Kim Weling

Kohler Celebrates the Numi Launch at Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory

Last Tuesday, April 26th, KOHLER unveiled the space-saving Numi toilet at the Kitchen and Bath Show Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas.

Numi is Kohler's most advanced toilet, with a sleek design and cutting-edge technology and engineering.

I got a sneek peak during the Numi cocktail party launch on April 14th at the Robert Verdi's Luxe Laboratory. The $6,000 toilet does everything except talk to you and ask you how your day was. Numi features a motion-activated open & close seat and seat cover, heated seat, stainless steel bidet wand with integrated dryer, water efficient flushing technology, an air vent to warm your feet and my favorite - it plays music! You can hook up your MP3 player, iphone or ipod! There's even a touch-screen remote that can be docked and mounted to the wall.

You can watch the video here and learn more at kohler.com/numi.


Above images courtesy of Kohler

Here are some images I took at the Numi launch, with a demonstration of how Numi opens and closes.










Here is the Numi in it's new home - the bathroom at the Luxe Laboratory.


I really enjoyed the hors d'oeuvres, including Scotch Smoked Salmon, Yellowfin Tuna Sashimi and Prime Sirloin Tartare. Bite did an amazing job on the catering.


I could not stop eating the dessert - Bite Mallomars that consisted of Ancho Caramel Ganaches with Cocoa Macaroons and Dark Chocolate. The Champagne Bombs were my favorite - Champagne Sabayon filled with Strawberries Brulee.




- Kim Weling

The Kohler Handshower - Fashionably Eco-Friendly

How many gallons water do you think the average person uses per day? Believe it or not 170 gallons! That's 2.8 gallons per minute! You could conserve water just by changing out your showerhead and replacing with an eco-friendly, efficient one.

I've been wanting to replace my showerhead with a handheld one for awhile. I love being able to choose my water coverage - concentrated, focused or full, wide spray with this new Kohler handshower. It's a feature my previous showerhead did not have. The three-function spray delivers 1.75 gallons per minute, saving up to 30% water consumption versus conventional handshowers. It also has an ergonomic spray head, allowing me to easily adjust the direction of the water. The 60" hose definitely makes it easier to clean my bathtub. When I don't use the handheld showerhead, I just keep it in place by mounting the hose on the shower arm mount.

The handshower model I have is part of the Purist collection. It is very sleek and sculptural in design, with a polished chrome finish. It definitely has stand-out appeal. I feel like it's saying "look at me" since it's not modest nor petite looking. I've never paid attention to how much of a difference a showerhead can make but it certainly does, in design, function and conserving water. With my new handshower, I'll be saving more than 10,000 gallons of water each year! Thank you Kohler!

Go to www.kohler.com to learn more about Kohler's products and services.

- Kim Weling