KOHLER WasteLAB™
Driven by a passion for innovative sustainability, KOHLER WasteLAB takes landfill-bound materials left over from the manufacturing process and converts them into functional products of style and beauty.
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KOHLER WasteLAB tiles can be purchased through all Ann Sacks showrooms and Triton Stone Group-Birmingham showroom. The WasteLAB Vox® can be purchased at all Kohler distributors and on Kohler.com.
WasteLAB Products
We continue to study new manufacturing waste streams and their potential to be repurposed into products of beauty and sophistication; as a result, we are rewarded with new discoveries again and again.
Landshapes™ Tile Collection
Transcendence Tile Collection
WasteLAB Vox® Sink
Abstra® Tile Collection
Crackle Tile Collection
WasteLAB's Innovation Journey
Explore videos and resources to gather design inspiration and delve into WasteLAB's innovative history and unique production processes.
Kohler x Arsham: Landshapes Collection
The second collaboration between Kohler and Daniel Arsham, the Landshapes collection celebrates the skillful fusion of artistry and craftsmanship. The full suite of products, including a WasteLAB® tile collection, transforms the bathroom into a realm of unexpected delight.
Nada Debs: Inspiration to Transcendence
In casual conversation, Nada Debs reveals the daily rituals, global connections, and details drawn from nature that inspired the Transcendence tile collection.
KOHLER WasteLAB x Nada Debs: Transcendence Tile Collection
Known for work that resonates across cultures and geographies, Nada Debs fuses craft techniques, geometric simplicity, and sustainable practices to create moments of connection and belonging through design.
Exploring a New Product Category: Sinks
WasteLAB Vox is the first venture beyond tiles for KOHLER WasteLAB. The sink is made from a revolutionary material, comprised of over 70% recycled manufacturing waste.
New Beginnings for Spent Materials
From clay remnants and cast iron by-products to a stunning canvas of unlimited creative expression, explore the journey and handcrafted artistry of WasteLAB products.
Repurposed Materials
Product designs and manufacturing processes at Kohler are continually evaluated and updated to use resources more efficiently and create less waste. But waste does still exist. In the WasteLAB, we’re working to find innovative ways to transform all waste. Currently, we’re recycling and repurposing the following:
• Dry Pottery Cull
• Cast Iron Slag
• Waste Glaze
• Waste Enamel Powder
• Pottery Wastewater Sludge
• Vitreous Cull
• Foundry Dust
• Foundry Sand
Landshapes Tile Collection Wins Gold in the Best of KBIS Sustainable Standout Category
Landshapes tile by KOHLER WasteLAB x Daniel Arsham was recognized at the 2025 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show as the top Sustainable Standout product at the show.
Transcendence Collection Recognized Among Best of KBIS Sustainable Standout Products
The Transcendence collection by KOHLER WasteLAB x Nada Debs won Silver in the Sustainable Standout category of the 2024 Best of KBIS awards, which recognize creative and thoughtful innovations of products in the kitchen and bath industry.
Kohler’s Innovative Approach to Design Recognized by Fast Company
Kohler associates are continually expanding the limits of what’s possible with design. These efforts were recently recognized by Fast Company for their 2022 Innovation by Design Awards, in which Kohler was recognized across six categories, including an honorable mention in the Design Company of the Year category.
Business Intelligence Group Names the Abstra Tile Collection a Sustainability Product of the Year
Another validation of the important work the WasteLAB is doing, the Abstra collection received Business Intelligence Group’s 2022 Sustainability Product of the Year Award.