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Collection by Zach Edelson

Striking and Unique Kitchen Islands

Freestanding and centrally-located, an island's design can make or break a kitchen. This five designs aren't afraid to be bold and eye-catching.

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“We like old stuff, and we like reusing the same materials over and over again,” says Middendorp, who built the kitchen pantry from the home’s old wooden flooring and zinc from their former countertop. Leen commissioned a local ironsmith to create the 11-foot-long kitchen island, as well as the staircase that connects her ground-floor workshop with the family’s living space upstairs.
“We like old stuff, and we like reusing the same materials over and over again,” says Middendorp, who built the kitchen pantry from the home’s old wooden flooring and zinc from their former countertop. Leen commissioned a local ironsmith to create the 11-foot-long kitchen island, as well as the staircase that connects her ground-floor workshop with the family’s living space upstairs.
Marble is also used on the kitchen countertops. There are no visible door handles in the entire apartment—including the refrigerator.
Marble is also used on the kitchen countertops. There are no visible door handles in the entire apartment—including the refrigerator.
the reflectivity of the brass kitchen island makes it seem to dematerialize.
the reflectivity of the brass kitchen island makes it seem to dematerialize.
The sparse interior lets the house's waterfront setting stand out. Stool_One seats by Konstantin Grcic pull up to a simple wood island.
The sparse interior lets the house's waterfront setting stand out. Stool_One seats by Konstantin Grcic pull up to a simple wood island.