Kohler Celebrates 145 Years of Design with Converge Showerheads

Kohler Co, global leader in the design and  manufacture  of  bathroom   products,  is   celebrating  145  years  of  innovation  and  design  excellence.  With a long and impressive record of introducing award-winning products to improve the bathroom experience for households across the globe, the company now has manufacturing plants in 48 locations on five continents.

To celebrate this milestone the company has just launched Converge – it’s the very latest in showering technology.  This piece of ingenuity sees sleek design converge with space-saving smarts to create a truly multifunctional showerhead that features a cleverly integrated hand shower.   The 152mm diameter flat-faced showerhead is wall mounted and at first glance appears to be a simple, large format showerhead – but its exterior rim almost magically detaches from the magnetic docking station and becomes a very convenient, separate hand shower.

Converge, with its advanced spray engine, provides three powerful spray patterns while using only 9 litres of water a minute (WELS 3 star rated). Customers can choose from the dense, luxurious Silk spray; or Infinity – three spray experiences in one (complete cleanse, refreshing massage and delicate rinse); or Full Coverage for a drenching, all-encompassing spray. In sleek polished chrome, Converge features an easy clean spray face that simply wipes clean with a damp cloth, without any build-up of minerals.  It also has Kohler’s premium finish to retain a long, enduring and unblemished polished chrome surface.

Converge, with its innovative 2-in-1 space-saving design is an exciting development for all those who love a luxurious, ultra-responsive shower but may have less space than they wish.

Founded by John Michael Kohler in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in 1873 Kohler was originally a manufacturer of farming implements.  Its entry into the bathroom market began with the repurposing of a cast iron horse trough/ hog scalder into a domestic bathtub.

Since then the company has forged a reputation for ground breaking design and technology with a vast repertoire of beautiful fixtures, luxurious bathing experiences and the rare skill of melding art with design to create some of the most exquisite bathrooms in homes and hotels. 

Kohler has maintained a world-first approach to both technology and sustainability.  It was Kohler who brought us the iconic Sok ‘overflowing’ bath in 2001; the DTV custom showering in 2006; Numi, the most advanced Smart toilet in 2011; and Moxie the Bluetooth-enabled shower head in 2013. 

Kohler, much loved by the consumer and design professional, is also noted for its introduction of colour to the bathroom staples – basin, bath and toilet – with pastels in 1927 and bold, deeper colour in 1967.  Since then it has gone onto release multiple tapware collections in a choice of ‘precious’ metal PVD finishes – Brushed Bronze, Rose Gold, Polished Gold and Brushed Nickel and more.

Recognition of Kohler’s contribution to art and design comes in the form of both international design awards - such as Good Design, Red Dot, iF and IDEA - plus permanent exhibits in art museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. And while beauty and user-experience are two of the cornerstones of any Kohler design brief, sustainability is another.  In 2008 Kohler committed to a net zero environmental footprint by 2035 – and is on track to achieve this significant goal. In the same year the U.S Environmental Protection Agency presented Kohler with its first WaterSense award – the company has received a WaterSense award every year since.

For more information, visit https://kohler.co.nz/