As I see it – Kohler has Turned the Toilet into a Piece of Art

Currently one of my favorite “As I See It” ads are the fourth series of Sacha Waldman.    Sacha was born in Milan, Italy, raised in South Africa, spent four years living in London, and now lives in New York.    His ad features a glamorous Hollywood Mom who’s sneaky son (hiding behind the left door) used the Purist Hatbox Toilet to hide one of his Mom’s favorite hats.   Perhaps if she had put away the hat, this wouldn’t have happened!   After all, there are over 60 hat boxes in the photo that could have been used.

Why is the toilet in the middle of the room?   Kohler wants us to believe this toilet would work just about anywhere in the room.   Although toilets are normally installed against a wall, if you install this toilet in your bathroom, it possibly should be the center of all attention, starting at $4,095 in white.

This toilet gets a lot of attention, including an installation at New York’s Bryant Park.    The toilet was debuted at Fashion Week in New York City, in February 2005.    The Purist Hatbox K-3492 toilet was temporarily installed in restrooms Bryant Park, where most shows take place.

The Hatbox has a clean and smooth design, and opens the door to all possibilities for making a design statement anywhere the toilet is installed, residentially  or commercially.   I went and tested a Hatbox toilet installed in a home.   It is smooth and quieter than I expected, even though it uses a pump to assist in flushing.   The pump requires a 120V, 15A, electrical receptacle protected by Class A GFCI.  It comes as a Comfort HeightThe height of a toilet bowlA water-containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste; two general bowl classifications are round-front and elongated. (with seat) that stands at the same height as a standard chair for maximum comfort and ease when sitting down or standing up., Elongated BowlA toilet bowl having dimensions of 14" x 18½" long (from the center of the seat hinge holes to the front edge of the outside rim)..   At first it seems odd and I took a second look at it before figuring out the best way to use it, since it has no visible tankThe fixture reservoir for flushing water. On a conventional toilet, the ballcockThe mechanism that controls the flow of water into a gravity-operated toilet tank. The ballcock is controlled by the float mechanism floating in the water in the tank. When the toilet is flushed, the float drops and opens the ballcock, allowing water to enter the tank and/or bowl. The float rises as the water level in the tank is restored, and shuts off the ballcock when the tank is completely filled. Also referred to as a float valve., flush valve and trip lever are installed in the tank. A tank lid closes the top tank opening. to it.   Every one piece toilet I’ve ever seen, gives a feeling of having a tank attached to it for the water, however the Hatbox did not give me the security of sitting on a bowl with a tank.   It definitely takes getting used to the security of having a tank attached, even though you would never lean against a tank, when sitting on a toilet.   The Hatbox also includes a Quiet-CloseA KOHLER technology utilized on toilet seats that prevents slamming by slowly bringing the seat to a gentle close. toilet seat to eliminate the dropping of the seat on the bowl and possibly cracking the bowl.  What do you think of the Kohler Purist Hatbox?