Design

What’s hot in kitchens for 2014?

Astracast's Vantage Sio Sink

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Our thoughts may be preoccupied by the new year celebrations right now but if you’re planning to invest in a new kitchen come the New Year, or you know someone who is, here’s what trends are coming through for 2014…

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And the winner is…

6) Mab

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I’m always in awe of the students who enter the Electrolux Design Lab. In its 11th year this groundbreaking competition reached its final conclusion last week when the winner was announced. The concept is to invite students from around the world to present breakthrough ideas for future household environments

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Sometimes it’s not all about kitchens (Part 2)

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A few weeks ago I wrote about supplying a client with a large dressing room. The design included a concealed laundry shoot that passed down through two floors into the basement utility room. The design choice was a classic cream ‘shaker’ door style with a ‘hammered’ pewter knob…

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Something old, something new!

18th century cottage contemporary kitchen 2

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Designing a contemporary kitchen for an old property is always a challenge. In this 18th century cottage the challenge seemed even greater when the clients brief was to include state of the art appliances and central heating systems alongside more established products such as a Belfast sink and AGA cooker.

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Form, Function and Fabulous…

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The great thing about exhibitions is that there is always something that catches your eye, even if you do think you have seen it all before! That certainly was the case at this weekends kbb show at London’s ExCel. Sharing the spotlight with 3 other exhibitions under one roof…

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Sometimes it’s not all about kitchens…

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I recently supplied a client with a luxury kitchen, on completion I was invited to come up with a design for their generously sized dressing room. At first glance it looked like a fairly straight forward brief. However, when I looked more closely…

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