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.
“A lot about what makes people feel happy in their space is based on how we’re hard-wired,” says Grey, a champion of the “unfitted kitchen,” in which furniture, color, diverse materials, and rounded edges create a sense of ease. “Sharp objects trigger a primitive fear response in the brain. Soft geometry is more comfortable to move through and thus increases usable space. The market is finally catching up.” In open kitchens, “the space needs to be managed—people feel better when their backs are covered and they can see what’s coming.”
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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
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Johnny has been leaps ahead of everyone for years now. Glad to see that the likes of Bultaup and others finally accepting the philosophies of free standing furniture and soft geometry. It just makes sense.
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