Kohler Design Center

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Kohler Design Center
Established1985 (1985)
Location101 Upper Road
Kohler, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°44′31″N87°46′49″W / 43.7420184°N 87.7803131°W / 43.7420184; -87.7803131
Type Showroom, museum
Owner Kohler Company
Website kohlerdesigncenter.com

The Kohler Design Center is the Kohler Company museum showcase of product design in Kohler, Wisconsin.

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The main floor showcases the products of the companies that comprise the Kohler family of businesses. It features Kohler's own "great wall of china," a floor-to-ceiling display of plumbing fixtures in all shapes, sizes and colors. [1] The lower level features the Kohler Company Museum. [2] Visitors can watch a short film and view displays from the company's establishment in 1873 as a maker of cast iron farm implements. [3] Also in the lower level is an arts gallery developed by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

The building was originally used as a recreation hall for Kohler village residents. [4] In 1985, it was transformed into a 36,000-square-foot showcase for the extensive array of Kohler Company products.

Visitors can not make product purchases at the Kohler Design Center. [5]

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