Kitchen

Generation 6000 PureLine by Miele, $3,699–$5,299 for appliances shown The minimalist PureLine offers built-in ovens, warming drawers, and coffee systems rendered in attractive black glass.

French door refrigerator with Obsidian interior by Jenn-Air, $8,500 It’s all about fit and finish with Jenn-Air’s luxury refrigerator, which features a stainless-steel exterior and matte-black interior lit by LEDs.

The firm also designed the kitchen, which was fabricated by Thomson Cabinetry.

In Dwell on Design's Design for Humankind series of onstage conversations and educational sessions, designers will share how they address the needs of diverse populations. Designers from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and certified aging-in-place specialists Kerrie Kelly and Michael A. Thomas will hone in on creating interiors that optimize independent living. Photo courtesy of Kerrie Kelly Design Lab.

Carocim tiles and custom wood cupboards add lively details to the kitchen’s contained space.

Orrill, a culinary professional, used Ikea’s kitchen planning software to plot out cabinetry and appliance placement. Levy split the 30-foot-long space into a private back kitchen, with an oven and staging area, and a public cooking station with a white laminate countertop—a maneuver that means guests in the adjacent dining area never see the messy stuff.

The residents incorporated speed racks into the cabinets. Typically found in restaurants, the racks offer chefs intermediate storage. In this case, the couple places food behind the cabinet until it’s ready to serve. After the meal is over, they can stow dirty dishes out of sight instead of interrupting the party with cleanup. To ensure trays slide in and out without catching the cabinet, King used hinges that allow the door to rotate 270 degrees.

Kordík uses his cabinet system to store far more than just dishes. Food, kitchen appliances, and books also hold court in the dining area. We love that the three volumes of Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered live right beneath jars of snacks.

In Roanoke Park, a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, architect Matthew Hufft designed a home for his family that drew on the surrounding traditional homes. In the kitchen, Bertoia barstools are tucked under a custom honed-granite two-level kitchen island by a local company, Carthage Stoneworks. Hufft’s team designed and built the larch cabinets. The appliances are by Thermador.

This kitchen in Austin, Texas, was designed by Royce Flournoy and expertly combines black, Shaker-style cabinets, white subway tiles, Carrera marble countertops, and wooden floors to create a balance between rustic warmth and industrial simplicity.

In addition to Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, the kitchen features an on-demand hot water recirculation pump that reduces wasteful water heating. Schwinn cabinet pulls adorn the custom cabinetry and the K7 faucet is from Grohe.

“The style of my kitchen is Italian contemporary, and it was important to me to have an open layout with a lot of light and warmth,” Colaneri says. “I love to entertain for family and friends, so having a low maintenance space with a large prep area was a priority. When selecting products, I looked for unique appliances that really stand out, and give the kitchen a very custom feel.”

The new custom kitchen is situated in the original structure. The window is a new commercial unit with an operable frameless center pane and was set so that the countertop could tuck right underneath it to create a 1/4-inch shadow line.

Inspired by Danish furniture brand Vipp, Havart overhauled Ikea Akurum cabinets, electro-painting them with a resistant black matte coating. To create a streamlined effect, he capped the cabinet doors with the same finish as the metal appliances and added handles.

In the kitchen, a Heath Ceramics backsplash is paired with Smith & Vallee walnut veneer cabients and a Caesarstone Blizzard countertop. A suite of stainless-steel Monogram appliances rounds out the space. Pictured are the French Door Refrigerator, an Advantium Oven and Electronic Convection Single Wall Oven, and an Induction Cooktop with a Glass Canopy Hood.

The "Meier white" extends even to the kitchen, which has been updated with new appliances.

Most of Häfele's new offerings, such as the LeMans Highboard corner storage system with low shelves for easy reach, had a universal design angle. Others included low cabinet shelves that extend automatically, and a closet bar on a pulley system that lowers clothing down to the user.

We applaud the emphasis on sustainability and energy savings we saw articulated at the show. Kolbe Windows & Doors tops the list, with their windows snagging Energy Star's most efficient rating for 2015.

This raw kitchen, shared by @cnnyuce, achieves the industrial-chic look with exposed concrete walls and bulbs.