Add A Splash Of Style With Kohler’s Sculptural Faucet

2024 Best of Year Winner for Bath Faucet: Designer Collaboration

Cast as one singular, sculptural object, Kohler‘s Formation 01 forms a strikingly dynamic gesture. Not to mention the faucet’s uber-bold orange hue, possible thanks to NeoLast, a proprietary composite particularly suited to saturated colors. The winner of Bath Faucet: Designer Collaboration is the brainchild of award-winning British artist and designer Dr. Samuel Ross’s studio SR_A SR_A and reminiscent of his large-scale sculptures. The expressive angles of the faucet demanded precise pressure control for the smooth flow of water—a technical feat Kohler was more than able to deliver.

Visual Artist Daniel Arsham Teams Up With Kohler

Water droplets, amorphic forms, and chiseled stone were among the starting points for noted New York-based visual artist Daniel Arsham as he imagined the Landshapes collection for Kohler. To forge the freestanding tub, he used Lithocast: the manufacturer’s stone-look solid-surface acrylic designed to feel warm to the touch and comfortable against your skin. Lithocast is something of a chameleon, able to be molded into all manner of curvy, organic, or even geometric forms—perfect for rendering the tub’s melting-ish form. (Oh: and the material is easy to clean.) The collection encompasses a pendant light and sconce, a vessel sink, faucet handles and decorative hardware, a toilet, WasteLAB tiles, and a gently amorphous mirror framed in carved birch. Arsham also designed six large-scale sculptures that face Lake Michigan on the brand’s resort property, flanking a private luxury guest cabin outfitted with the full Landshapes series.