FINALISTS | kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2023
KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR:
PROJECT COST OVER £50,000
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Project cost: £51,000 Cost includes: VAT, Installation, appliances Brief: The kitchen was part of a new extension on a Cotswolds Old Mill house, with large reclaimed church doors that link the extension to the rest of the house. Inspired by classic French and Mediterranean accents it features natural sawn Oak and copper accents.
KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR:
PROJECT COST £30,000-£50,000
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Project cost: £40,625 Cost includes: VAT, installation, appliances Brief: The client wanted a kitchen that would sit well in their 200-year-old property in the Cotswolds but were adamant they did not want a traditional shaker design. To create a welcoming and warm space, the island was designed more as a piece of furniture.
KITCHEN DESIGNER OF THE YEAR:
PROJECT COST UP TO £30,000
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Project cost: £21,650 Cost includes: VAT, installation, appliances Brief: Diane’s clients wanted a stylish, functional, yet low maintenance kitchen that would help lighten up their terraced house. They specifically requested an island – rather than a dining table – large enough for them to serve sit down meals to their friends and family.
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Project cost: £29,286 Cost includes: VAT and appliances Brief: The couple live in a mid-century terraced house in the west of Edinburgh. They wanted a minimal design where they could display personal items and hide certain elements of the kitchen, such as the ovens, so that it would work with the rest of the open-plan space.
Project cost: £24,000 Cost includes: VAT Brief: This retired couple were looking for a frameless shaker-style kitchen in a dark painted finish. They wanted a seamless look throughout the space and wanted a seating area around the island. They also requested a floating shelf behind the sink as well as a ‘secret door’ to access the utility room.
Project cost: £11,750 Cost includes: Appliances Brief: The clients – the owners of the House of Hackney brand – wanted to work with a designer with a sustainable ethos and love of British-made design, on a kitchen that would be sympathetic to their period property. It also had to blend with the new range of House of Hackney paints and tiles.
· February 2023
Diane Berry Diane Berry Kitchens, Manchester
Project cost: £38,700 Cost includes: Installation, appliances Brief: Al was tasked with creating the “ultimate open-plan kitchen”. The bakers table was used to divide the kitchen and living areas while providing plenty of storage. The four-metre island is raised on legs to show off the parquet floor and add a feeling of space.
Huse Killic Archispek, East Lothian
Project cost: £44,895 Cost includes: VAT, installation Brief: ‘Fun, functional and timelessly beautiful’ was the brief for this family kitchen. deVOL used furniture from its Haberdasher’s range with shaker base cupboards either side of the Aga stove, which was re-enamelled to match the green of the shaker units.
Jayne Everett Naked Kitchens, Fakenham
Project cost: £32,000 Cost includes: Installation, appliances Brief: The brief from the client was to add some colour to this period seaside property. Brandt chose a parallel design to work alongside a series of freestanding appliances. Bespoke painted in-frame furniture in a deep purple made a bold statement.
Matt Podesta Huckleberry, Nether Winchendon
Daniel Allen Evie Willow, Witney
Project cost: £94,650 Cost includes: VAT, Installation, building work, appliances Brief: The clients used to live in Japan and wanted an Asian-inspired family kitchen. Created from a single British Elm tree, the bespoke kitchen has a modern look that includes a spacious ingredients cabinet and a statement island.
Al Bruce Olive & Barr, London
Project cost: £104,142 Cost includes: VAT, Installation, appliances Brief: The clients wanted something unusual for their new build and this kitchen doesn’t disappoint. It offers a combination of reclaimed wood and galvanised steel, reminiscent of outback buildings in Australia. Poured concrete worktops add another dimension.
Francesca Froggatt deVOL Kitchens, London
Project cost: £80,000 Cost includes: VAT, Installation, appliances Brief: The clients were the toughest Shehryar Khan had ever faced: himself and his wife. The main cabinets feature a slab-style beaded painted door in black, while the island is decked in horizontal tongue and groove stained oak doors and finished with a marble vein worktop.
Georgie Robbins Brandt Design, Stevenage
Arnold van den Dolder Arnolds Kitchens, Cornwall
Hugh Miller H. Miller Bros, Liverpool
Katie Lusty Elementi Cucina, Cardiff
Shehryar Khan Sheraton Interiors, Twickenham
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