Write this down: Duravit makes some of the best bath products on the market. When I say best I mean the best all-around products that blend design, performance, and quality. American Standard makes solid products, but cutting-edge design is lacking. The Japanese brand bath TOTO offers great products, but its design also falls short—just a bit. […]Read Post ›
You’ve got to hand it to the folks over at the Kohler Co. and its many brands: no U.S.-based manufacturer can match their showmanship or their chutzpa. (Few can match their cool product designs either.) I was reminded of Kohler’s skill recently when I saw one of the latest introductions by Ann Sacks, the company’s premium tile brand. It’s called Shagreen, […]Read Post ›
Full disclosure: We think above-counter vessel sinks are done. Dead. Finito. Over!—except for a few cases we’ve seen here or there. But we realize, though, that some people still love them, which is why we scoured our sources to find some for our readers. The four we’ve found are from high-end purveyor Kallista, a brand of the […]Read Post ›
I remember the year Kohler introduced the DTV electronic shower control system at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show; editors in the press room thought it was the coolest thing ever. (This happens frequently when Kohler introduces a product.) At any rate, DTV is no longer the only game in town. Moen has ioDigital and […]Read Post ›
Anyone familiar with Kohler knows that the Wisconsin-based company is often ahead of other brands as far as technology and design are concerned. When it comes to overwrought and decadent toilets, however, the company is playing catch up with Japanese brands TOTO and Inax. Still, Kohler’s recent introduction of the Numi toilet ups the ante. No ordinary […]Read Post ›
Copper tubs are way cool, but they aren’t that unique. They are expensive, though. Kohler’s Kallista brand makes one (see it here) that can be yours if you’re willing to pony up a cool $68,968. Sunrise Specialty is set to unveil one that is way cheaper because, unlike other copper tubs, the Piedmont #874 freestanding unit is made from copper leaf […]Read Post ›
When Kohler introduced its Undertone trough sink and Elkay Manufacturing Co. came out with Mystic, designers rejoiced at the versatility and the style of both products—at least we think so. But in a show of one-upmanship, Lenova has introduced the Entertainer Sink that takes it to a new level. It’s a 16-gauge stainless steel sink, but it […]Read Post ›
If you’ve been reading the Q over the past three months, you’ve read about your options for countertops as well as some good picks for kitchen cabinets. So let’s talk faucets. It’s perhaps the item you use most often in the kitchen so it’s in your best interest to NOT cheap out on some low-quality product to save […]Read Post ›
There has been a strange occurrence taking place in the world of architectural products: minimalism. We’re not sure if consumers or manufacturers are driving this trend, but it seems items that typically have had a traditional profile are being redesigned with sleeker appearances (see our Bocci 22 and Kaldewei posts from a short time ago). We recently found a couple more examples. MTI […]Read Post ›
INAX USA Today’s topic of discussion is this: Does one really need a $5,000 toilet? The answer, of course, is maybe…kidding! Up until a handful of years ago, this wasn’t something we really had to think about. Sure, some units cost in the upper hundreds of dollars, but you had to be a Saudi prince, a Russian […]Read Post ›
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