Kohler

Interactive Display Engineered and Installed in 30 Days

The Ask

After being turned down by other vendors, and with only one month before their grand opening, Kohler came to The Bernard Group with a concept for building an interactive, vertical wheel of their sink, countertop, and faucet finishes. The finishes would need to rotate and align with one another, allowing the customer to mix and match all finish options.

  • Services
    Engineering. Prototyping.
  • Materials
    Metal. Wood.
  • Number of Stores
    2 Wall Displays. 60 Table Displays.
  • Timeline
    1 Month.
A split view showing both the full product and up-close view of Kohler's interactive finishes display, designed and built by The Bernard Group.
A diagram of the Kohler display that The Bernard Group engineered with an innovative mechanism that perfectly aligns each unique finish by easily clicking into place while also securely supporting the weight of the full system.

The Challenge

The interactive wheel was required to display 45 different finish samples and be suspended vertically. Our engineering team needed to create a prototype that could accommodate all the finishes and provide structural stability, while still being fully functional and interactive. The final design, which would be 900 pounds and over 7 feet in diameter, was to be delivered and installed without error in less than 30 days.

An up-close view of the final design of this Kohler fixture, which is 900 pounds and over 7 feet in diameter while displaying 45 different sink, countertop, and faucet finishes.
The final spinner wheel installed in the Kohler NYC showroom
A closer look at the custom table display The Bernard Group built for Kohler.
A closer look at the table top spinner wheel.

The Solution

We produced a successful prototype within 7 days. The finished display was engineered with an innovative mechanism that perfectly aligns each unique finish by easily clicking into place while also securely supporting the weight of the full system. A custom-designed kickstand and plastic skis made moving and installing the unit easy.

The final installation was completed flawlessly and ahead of schedule. It was deemed a complete success. Kohler extended the project into a second phase in which we created a more compact, tabletop version of the display that was ultimately installed in 60 locations.

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