Kohler Inducted into Hall of Fame
Kohler Co. has been inducted into the prestigious Business Committee for the Arts Hall of Fame in recognition of its outstanding leadership, vision and long-term commitment in support of the arts.
In accepting the award at a ceremony at Central Park Boathouse, New York City last month, Kohler Chairman and CEO, Herbert V. Kohler, Jr stated that artistic expression is always part of any Kohler product, a focus that has helped establish the company as a global industry leader.
Kohler is an active advocate for the arts in many ways, not least of which is its Artists-in-residence programme that was established in 1974. Each year a group of emerging and established visual artists, working in any discipline, are invited to work and study in Kohler’s pottery, iron and brass foundries plus its enamel shop to develop a wide variety of skills and expertise in clay, enamelled cast iron and brass. It was resident artists, in 1985, who inspired Kohler’s ground-breaking collection of Artist Editions surface-decorated basins. Designs are continually added to the collection with each drawing on the world’s cultural history to bring a sense of drama, individualism and sheer beauty to the domestic bathroom.
The Business Committee for the Arts established the Hall of Fame in 1992 and includes inductees such as Hallmark Cards Inc. and Johnson & Johnson.