Statement kitchens and appliances | PRODUCTS
The Zip HydroTap All-in-One Celsius Arc provides five different water types – filtered boiling, chilled and sparkling as well as regular hot and cold – all from one tap. The tap is available in 12 finishes, including brushed gold, rose gold, platinum and gunmetal
Karonia’s Mistral 25mm solid surface can be shaped easily and seamlessly, giving the designer the freedom to create high impact designs while remaining practical. Mistral Tongaro is shown
There’s a greater emphasis on growing your own food so a herb trough is a great way of doing this, but even just house plants and succulents which look great and are low-maintenance. That greenery just makes the whole thing come alive and boosts well-being Jamie Blake, director, Blakes London
downdraft ventilation helps free up the design.” So broadly, in terms of products, it’s about careful consideration of where the most money should be spent and also encouraging the client towards the very best quality that their budget will allow. But while luxury and showy or sleek and state-of-the-art appliances will nearly always draw attention, the finishing touches, along with lighting and flooring, are equally important, because if these aren’t right, it’s likely that the whole design will fall flat. Mixing and matching
worktops to differentiate
Uform has combined three ranges, the Ferro, Zola and Rezana, to create a real design statement in this kitchen. Rezana, with its cross- scratched timber finish is the perfect complement to Zola’s matt finish and Ferro’s unique oxidised copper look
zones within the kitchen space is increasingly popular, but the same can be done with flooring. So you could have easy-to-clean and slip-resistant porcelain tiles around the food preparation and wet areas and a warmer wood or even leather/leather-effect flooring for the social spaces. You can separate these in a range of
interesting ways, for example using hexagonal stone tiles against a contrasting softer material as demonstrated by Norwegian natural stone specialists Lundhs (pictured on page 61).
a lot of bespoke, large, metal-clad, Hampton-style or American-style hoods.” Similarly to WoodLiving, the team at My Father’s Heart believe that the wow factor often lives in the small details. “You start with high-quality hinges and handles, right up to the thing that catches the eye – the worktops,” owner Jonathan Coulthard explains. For creating a powerful statement, Coulthard thinks that there’s nothing like a spectacular slab of luxurious granite on a large island, showing off the exotic details
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within the stone. “Book matching is a great way to show off its gorgeous patterning”, he adds. When it comes to appliances, nothing makes a statement like a range cooker or an American-style fridge-freezer, Coulthard goes on. “Gaggenau works beautifully in a very contemporary setting with its iconic control panels, and Gaggenau refrigeration always gets male clients purring,” he says.
Like Blake, Coulthard favours Bora Professional cooktops. “These are the sleekest cooktops and
The lighting scheme, although still sometimes overlooked by some kitchen designers, is also crucial to ensuring the room functions as it should and draws the eye to things. As well as your standard cabinetry, task and plinth lighting, there are some unusual solutions now available, such as illuminated Corian. Available from lighting specialist Sycamore, this simply involves attaching one of Sycamore’s illuminated LED panels behind a sheet of Corian, to create a simple, but striking feature. According to the brand, this will also be available in the future as a splashback. Meanwhile, Sensio Lighting is urging designers to consider the benefits of multi-temperature lighting as it’s now recognised as being hugely important and
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