May 6th, 2012 — cabinets, design, hardwood, kitchen
With this minimalistic approach to kitchen decor, clean lines and natural materials return along in a great look that’s trendy and utilitarian.
A mix of sleek, modern fixtures and antique items that are a simply slightly rough round the edges, a contemporary industrial kitchen makes for each a purposeful workspace and a trendy, inviting place to entertain.
April 9th, 2012 — cabinets, compact, kitchen, layout, planning
Continue reading →March 12th, 2012 — cabinets, design, kitchen, layout
During the early part of the twentieth century up until the outbreak of World War I, kitchen design progressed very little.
Then the supply of female servants dwindled dramatically as many found work in factories, which many women preferred as it brought in more money and gave them greater independence. So, gradually, the middle classes had to start managing without so much help. New gadgets and equipment were invented and the old cast iron ranges were replaced with gas or electric cookers. In the 1930s, the well-insulated solid fuel Aga and Esse cookers were developed, and were often adopted where mains gas was not available.
March 10th, 2012 — cabinets, design, hoods, kitchen, steel
I’m all for modern kitchens, but sometimes something different makes all the difference. So if you prefer something a little more vintage instead of modern, these appliances are for you.
There’s something about vintage style that can’t be defined and yet it’s there. Just take a look at these ideas from Marchi Group related to vintage kitchens.
February 14th, 2012 — cabinets, design, layout
When you think kitchen, you think base cabinets and upper cabinets, set nicely against a wall. While it’s by far the most common – and the most practical too – how else you could configure a kitchen? Well, let’s put it into the middle of a larger space. The Origami-Mi Kitchen incorporate three, two or one spatial dividers, all dedicated to create an area ideal for cooking.
The basis of kitchen unit is a frame made of metal tube on which are mounted boxes. The frame allows the kitchen units exist independently from the wall. For the production of fronts the manufacturer uses sandwich panels. The boxes (or drawers…) open by an electric “servo-drive”, you just lightly press the front and even a fully loaded drawer will open.
February 6th, 2012 — cabinets, compact, design, dishwasher, hoods, kitchen
Space is something you cannot get enough of – especially in the kitchen, where things are usually super-crammed. So here’s your challenge: fit a compact yet complete kitchen into one square meter when it’s closed up. You should keep the kitchen, and enough storage to cook and clean up easily within a very tiny limit.
Here’s how design students Kristin Laass and Norman Ebelt made it work. Their quite brilliant solution, to accommodate all the various ways that we use the kitchen was one of the entries in the DMY international design festival berlin 2010.
January 26th, 2012 — accessories, accessories, kitchen, steel
Gas cookers were invented in the first decade of the nine-teenth century but were not in general use until 1850. At firs tthey were regarded with great suspicion people fearedexplosions, poisoning or food tasting of gas.
To begin withthey were used in hotels and institutions, but it was not until 1924 that an oven regulator or thermostat appeared which made possible, for the first time, the accurate control of the temperature of the oven. The other great advantage was thatthe gas cooker did not need a flue, so could be placed anywhere within a room, even in a room without a fireplace.
January 18th, 2012 — cabinets, compact, design, kitchen, kitchen island, steel
With the b2 kitchen workshop, 1German kitchen manufacturer bulthaup has radically rethought the concept of the kitchen. Starting from the origins of every living space – fire and water – the company has created an open and mobile kitchen that can be added to and composed to suit each individual’s personal requirements.
The new group of elements is the logical continuation of the kitchen workbench and defines the “kitchen workshop” in its original meaning – comprising a workbench, kitchen tool cabinet and appliance housing cabinet.
The three main elements: a ‘workbench’ housing the sink and cooker, ‘tool cabinet’ for utensils, crockery and food, and appliance cabinet for the oven, dishwasher and fridge.
January 6th, 2012 — design, hoods, kitchen, layout, planning
The Victorians still thought it desirable to keep the kitchen, with its attendant smells, well away from the gentry end of the house. In grand homes, kitchens were positioned in the centre of the servants wing, surrounded by the smaller rooms of the scullery, larder and pantry with separate stores for game, fish, ice and coal. These would be adjacent to the servants hall with separate rooms for the cook, butler and housekeeper
The importance of the house could be judged by the number of chefs presiding over numerous kitchen maids. Kitchens were full of cooking devices such as roasting ranges, stewing and boiling stoves, turnspits and hot cupboards. However, there were no mechanised devices for washing, ventilation or refrigeration. Water was pumped by hand into scullery sinks and food was kept cool in an ice box with ice brought in from an ice house outside. Most food was still kept in north facing larders with natural ventilation.
The big change in kitchen design came about due to the social implications of the industrial revolution and the development of mechanisation Continue reading →
December 22nd, 2011 — cabinets, compact, design, dishwasher, kitchen, kitchen island
As Miele kitchens rebrands itself and takes the name of the town in which the company is based – Warendorf - it is marking this change with a new kitchen. They’ve chosen one of the biggest names in design, no less than Philippe Starck to develop the first kitchen under the new brand.
Starck has created a kitchen design that represents something of a departure, both emotionally and functionally, from the traditional wall-to-wall arrangement of fitted kitchens. He calls the concept “democratic design” because its wide range of individual elements and the ability to combine them in different ways gives it potentially wide appeal to a range of consumers, lifestyles and spaces.
