 | | Photo: Tõnu Tunnel | | | Back to black: dark kitchens that help outline open interiors | | | The architects of these four projects used monochrome colour and material palettes to clearly define kitchen spaces in open-plan layouts. Here’s how. Read more | |  |
Boffi: Norbert Wangen's K14 kitchen system rebooted
Boffi has updated the elegant and minimal composition of the Norbert Wangen-designed K14 kitchen system with cutting-edge aesthetics and functional add-ons that include flush-mounted hob and the new Inside System Track in extruded aluminium. Find out more | |  | | Photo: Biel Moreno | | | Open-plan and multi-purpose: new kitchen spaces | | | With Covid encouraging many people to rethink how living spaces can best be used, open-plan kitchens offer us multiple options for using a single area of the home for different purposes. Read more | | | Looking back to look forward | | Cesar’s The 50’s wall and double-faced system takes inspiration, as well as its name, from a decade synonymous with modern mid-century design trends. With numerous open and closed storage applications available such as shelves, drawers and cabinets, along with specific options for stemware and wine, the system – which includes integrated rear lighting – uses extruded aluminium struts that feature art-deco design touches, and which fix directly to walls or to ceilings to create accessible partitioning in open-plan spaces.
Minimal, but also functional, the slimline framework of The 50’s provides more than just storage, however. The system allows for the integration of appliances such as ovens and coffee machines, while also accommodating other practical uses, for example as a home-office desk. Read more | |  | | Photo: Davide Perbellini | | | House Carezza, Welschnofen, Italy, by Tara Architects | | | The harsh angles, material palette and in particular the striking island that lies at the heart of House Carezza's kitchen dialogue with the dramatic location of this Alpine retreat. Read more | |  | | Photo: Salva Lopez | | | Based in Barcelona, Studio Andrew Trotter is a multi-disciplinary office working on international projects from architecture and interior design, to product design and design consultancy. Read more | | | | | | | | |
