The Kohler Loope container-based sanitation toilet is the company’s first ever iF GOLD Product Design Award recipient.
A waterless sanitation solution that integrates with container-based sanitation waste collection models, Kohler Loope was designed to bring safe sanitation to dense urban environments where alternative options are often non-existent.
The Loope toilet was developed within Kohler’s Innovation for Good (IfG) platform, an in-house incubator focused on creating new business opportunities with a social and environmental purpose. The IfG solutions are rooted in making positive impacts on communities and lives around the world by increasing access to safe water and sanitation.
The Loope toilet was inspired by UN Sustainable Development Goal #6 of “ensuring access to safe and affordable sanitation for all,” and iF Design Award jurors noted that “this is a great example of design innovation in the service of humanity”.
“As part of our Innovation for Good portfolio, Loope has the real potential to positively impact a significant number of lives around the world. Winning the Gold iF design award brings much needed attention to the issue of unsafe sanitation that affects so many people,” says Laura Kohler, Chief Sustainable Living Officer for Kohler Co. “This and other products stemming from our IfG incubator program harness associates’ passions to develop meaningful solutions that provide greater access to sustainable living”.
In total, Kohler secured 13 iF product design awards under its Kohler, Mira and Klafs brands for solutions in showering, bathroom faucets, toilets, sinks, storage, kitchen faucets and saunas. The coveted GOLD Award earns Kohler a place among only 75 Gold winners.
With 10,800 entries from 72 countries, the iF Design Award is one of the most prestigious and relevant design competitions in the world. To be the recipient of the iF Design Award means passing a rigorous two-stage selection by renowned design experts, who evaluate submissions based on idea, form, function, differentiation, and impact.
“Our product designs are human-centric, and we strive to create deep interactions and memorable experiences for our customers. We are humbled by the overwhelming list of accolades from the iF organsation, and excited to see our visions rise to the top of global design evaluation,” says Michael Seum, VP of Global Industrial Design for Kohler Co.”
For more information visit ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/kohler-loope/633569
