101 Kitchen Design
No matter how cozy your living room or den, the kitchen is usually the heart of a home. Whether you use yours to reenact Iron Chef or simply to zap a TV dinner, you'll find helpful how-tos and insightful predictions in this month's kitchen design primer.
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An Introduction to Kitchen Design
The kitchen has evovled from a closed-off satellite to the most open, doted-upon room in the house—and repository of our dreams of domestic fulfillment.
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Open Kitchen
A San Francisco architect turns his “inefficiency” kitchen into a modestly scaled and well-lit place to cook, eat, work, and enjoy the view—–even with his back turned.
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Model Worthy
The true test of a kitchen’s mettle is not how it looks brand-new, but how it looks after a decade of wear and tear from heaving cleavers and spilling sauce.
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Lunch Boxes
With its updated version of the old walk-in hearth, Bulthaup deconstructs the kitchen into a freestanding system fit for a modern ascetic.
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Daniel Patterson on Kitchens of the Future
According to this chef who routinely pushes the boundaries of how food is prepared and presented, the ideal kitchen will look back to the future.
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Johnny Grey on Kitchens of the Future
The nephew of food guru Elizabeth David, Grey found validation for his design approach in the field of neuroscience.
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Cardenio Petrucci on Kitchens of the Future
Cardenio Petrucci has seen the kitchen assume increasing prominence, to the point where it’s akin to a piece of fine furniture.
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Christine Rosen on Kitchens of the Future
“Looking at the data, we will continue to eat more convenience foods and to gather less as a family, just as our kitchens become ever more ‘gourmet’ and ‘professional.’
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Antonio Citterio on Kitchens of the Future
“As the kitchen assumes its place as the most important part of the home, we are thankfully moving away from the idea of designing the kitchen as if it were a clinic or a sterile environment.
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Scott Hudson on Kitchens of the Future
About eight years ago, Scott Hudson founded his Seattle-based company Henrybuilt (named for his grandfather) to try to fill the void between sophisticated high-end European kitchen systems and what…
Table of Contents
- 101 Kitchen Design
- An Introduction to Kitchen Design
- Open Kitchen
- Model Worthy
- Lunch Boxes
- Daniel Patterson on Kitchens of the Future
- Johnny Grey on Kitchens of the Future
- Cardenio Petrucci on Kitchens of the Future
- Christine Rosen on Kitchens of the Future
- Antonio Citterio on Kitchens of the Future
- Scott Hudson on Kitchens of the Future
Comments
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Lots of great kitchen design ideas are shared here. Your publication is great and on the cutting edge regarding interior design.
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