Design, art and innovation are at the very core of Kohler Co., the global brand’s participation in the Dubai Design Week serves as a platform to further celebrate these core values. Kohler believes that good design is a language that crosses borders, and that good design draws inspiration from culture, art, and the very people it is created to serve and delight. Design studios in the USA, London, Paris, Delhi and Shanghai merge incredible talents, vast experiences and rich backgrounds to create the design-forward products and solutions the brand is known for.

In conjunction with Dubai Design Week, Kohler is hosting three innovation- and design-focused events:

November 14, 2018

Atrium, Building 4, Dubai Design District

EVENTS SCHEDULE:

Kohler Chit Chat “Wanderlust” Event

1:30 – 2:30pm

Join us for an afternoon of laid-back chats with some of the Middle East’s most influential architects and designers as they share how their travel influences design. The event features 20 slides each shown only for 20 seconds, to challenge the five speakers to present their experiences, ideas, thoughts in regard to the topic ‘Wanderlust’.

Kohler Design Forum Dubai

3:00 – 4:30pm

The possibilities of the cities of tomorrow, the integration of design and technology into our daily lives, the use of smart technology in a people-centric way, and the possibilities of artificial intelligence are topics that will be discussed in Kohler Design Forum taking place in the trendy Dubai Design District on 14th November.

Hosted in conjunction with the global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle, and part of a new series to inspire and unite architects and designers across the world, the Middle East edition of the KOHLER Design Forum will focus on the theme of “All Things Connected”. The event will put the spotlight on the growing and rapid integration of technology into our lives and how this informs, shapes and disrupts the design world. Dubai is one of the stops in this series of events this year,  London, Singapore, Toronto and Bangkok are also featured in the Kohler calendar.

The Dubai forum features leading design professionals from various fields including: Sania Abbas, business leader for Watson Internet of Things in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey region; Paul Priestmann, designer and chairman of global design consultancy PriestmanGoode; Giovanni De Niederhäusern, CEO of Carlo Ratti Associati an international innovation and an innovation and design practice that investigates the impact of digital technologies on architecture, planning and design; and Richard Kong, Vice President of Industrial Design, Kohler Kitchen & Bath Americas.

The event consists of insightful presentations and panel discussions with industry leaders on trending themes and topics. It offers a platform for architects and designers to inspire and be inspired.

Kohler WasteLab Workshop

5:00 – 6:30pm

Theresa Millard is the creative force behind the ‘Kohler Innovation for Good’ social innovation program that leverages the skills and passion of Kohler associates who want to see change in the world. She leads the Kohler WasteLAB believing that taking a nature based abundant view of the world rather than a “lean” approach to waste streams can change how everyone looks at resources. The lab turns pottery cull, foundry sand and other traditional “waste” products into usable ceramic tiles, tabletops and decorative accessories. In this workshop, she is going to talk about the creation of this new lab in Kohler, Wisconsin and the developments that have been made so far and she will explore with the participants their relationship with industrial waste.

To join one or more of Kohler’s Dubai Design events, please visit www.kohlerdesigndubai.com or contact us at +971 4 3642650 or contact.middleeast@kohler.com.

Kohler is a 145-year-old global company with 37,000 associates, and strong representation in the Middle East, through presence in 9 countries in the region and main office in Dubai, UAE.

Since our founding day, Kohler has been dedicated to contributing to a higher level of gracious living for all those who experience our products and services. We strive to live on the leading edge of design and technology in product and process.

To learn more about Kohler’s suite of products, visit me.kohler.com.