Referencing vintage hand pumps and precious metals, Purist, from global tapware specialist Kohler, is the essence of simplicity and authenticity. The tapware is available in beautiful Brushed Bronze, Rose Gold, Polished Gold and Brushed Nickel finishes.

Hero of the range is the single lever mixer in both standard and tall — a single column topped with a slender cylindrical lever. It is the epitome of intuitive functionality. Simply lift and turn the lever to adjust flow and temperature. The design taps into our ever-growing love for unadorned simplicity and effortless use, without the obsessive need to over-design and innovate.

Other models within the range, offering choice in terms of handle design (while maintaining the same mantra of purism and integrity), are the three-piece basin mixer sets with lever handles plus a wall-mounted option.

All basin taps are five star WELS rated using less than six litres of water a minute. This means they can contribute to Homestar 6 designs. There are also bath spouts and bath/shower mixers with and without diverter.

All of the Kohler tapware ‘precious’ metal finishes — Brushed Bronze, Polished Gold, Rose Gold and Brushed Nickel — are achieved by virtue of PVD technology (Physical Vapour Deposition). This is a customised finish system that vaporises the finish and molecularly bonds it to the conventional chrome surface. This produces a finish that is both tarnish and corrosion resistant and carries a 15-year warranty.

And while the Purist collection offers a complete set of tapware for the bathroom — basin, shower and bath — there will also be matching accessories available shortly which will include towel bars and ring, soap dish, tumbler and holder, robe hook and toilet tissue holder.

The Kohler Purist collection of tapware is available from the selected retailers nationwide.