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ESSENTIAL editor’s letter
Welcome to the July issue
Gosh, this really has been a jam-packed

month, with so much going on in the world of
kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. And yet it
is also the time of year that we’re beginning to
wind down to the summer holidays and look
forward longingly to a bit of alfresco
relaxation. With that in mind we have not
only dedicated a number of pages to outdoor
75 living, but we have collaborated with top

appliance manufacturer Miele to produce the
first issue of The Miele Magazine, with lots of
22
sumptuous summer recipes for you all to
enjoy. Here, inside eKBB not only are our
Style pages a visual treat of gloriously dreamy
vistas, but turn to page 68 for an inspirational
design story on a stunning London garden
that has been created with the same regard
to detail and planning as any top interior
scheme – with a dining area, living area (complete with outdoor wine
refrigeration!) and a play area for the children. You will never think of your
garden’s potential in the same way again. If this whets your appetite for
cooking in the great outdoors, turn to our Technology pages for a feature on
Cooking in the Open Air (p106). The concept of the British barbecue will
always be a popular choice for a speedy supper on a sunny day – but this
new generation of top end outdoor appliances mean there’s no longer any
kind of compromise when it comes to what you choose to serve your guests.
Turning to our lead kitchen features, starting with New York, New York
(p22), there is plenty to inspire. A theme that, to me, links our main stories
is optimising the use of space. Each owner, architect and designer has
broken up the available room into highly liveable zones – each different,
yet each serving the family that lives there perfectly and allowing them
to inject their own personality and style. These are not just off the peg
kitchens – they are lovingly created, working, breathing homes.
I hope our pages help you to turn your own dreams into reality.
Enjoy the issue.
Charlotte Coward-Williams
EDITOR
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Contributors this issue
Paul Craig I have taken pictures for Jane Graining Amelia Thorpe
as long as I can remember. The first picture Interiors writer and stylist Jane Graining Amelia is a keen cook and lives in London
I took, aged two, of my mum and dad was has been a regular contributor to EKBB for with her husband, two daughters and
taken from a low and slightly jaunty angle, the past four years and is the author of Jack Russell. ‘They say that home is
but is in perfect focus! In no particular Compact Living, a guide to making the most where the heart is, and that’s especially
order I like light, wine, design, chocolate of small spaces. Married with three grown true of the kitchen. It’s usually the room
and American TV. I dislike baked beans. up children she lives and works in Suffolk. that reveals the most about us,’ she says.
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Contents eKBB JULY 2013 ISSUE 207
essential kitchens
17 KITCHEN NEWS
Don’t miss the latest and most
22
desirable new products, books,
showrooms and key diary dates
■ 22 NEW YORK, NEW YORK
A love of The Big Apple and Soho loft
style has inspired the sleek yet quirky
look of this London mews house
■ 34 FAMILY VALUES
This Victorian home has a striking
open-plan basement with Gaggenau
appliances and an understairs bar zone
■ 44 MAKING IT OURS
With a marble topped island and a sky
light in the side return extension, this
kitchen feels spacious and inviting
■ 56 WHITE HEAT
A re-worked layout, floor-to-ceiling
glass doors and reclaimed floorboards
add charm to this all-white kitchen
■ 64 MILLING IN MILAN
We give you the low-down on what
was hot at this year’s Salon de Mobile
73 ESSENTIAL STYLE
Inspirational trend palettes for tonal
fabric and accessory combinations
80 CALMING RUSTICITY
Styling with chalky hues and delicate
stoneware creates an appealing look
84 PAINTED PALETTE
Marble and wood make for interesting
finishes in a timeless kitchen scheme
on the cover
87 SHINING DELIGHT A Connaught Kitchens
75
Pick your favourite pendant from our design for a New York loft
selection to make any room shine living style. See page 22.
88 ON THE SURFACE PICTURE DARREN CHUNG
Discover what materials make for long- ■ cover stories
lasting worktops and splashbacks
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essential technology
■ 102 TECHNOLOGY NEWS
■
The latest gadgets and apps to guide
and inspire your shopping decisions
106 COOKING IN THE OPEN AIR
126
Get the best out of dining outside
with one of these impressive outdoor
kitchens, gas burners or wood ovens
112 WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Discover why you really need a
waste disposal unit in your life
essential bathrooms
117 BATHROOM NEWS
Hot off the press product launches for
a modern and stylish bathing space
■ 120 INTERIOR DESIGNER BATHROOM
141
Louise Jones explains the hidden
storage in this spacious bathroom
126 NATURAL LIGHT
Distressed wood accessories and white
117
finishes add plenty of textural interest
128 TAKING SIDES
Ensure everything has its place with
one of these design-led side tables
■ 130 EAU ZONE
With a design to suit any needs, there
142 150
are plenty of reasons why a shower
enclosure is a great investment
essential bedrooms
141 BEDROOM NEWS
Our round-up of seasonal colours
and products for your sleep sanctuary
142 TACTILE AND TEXTURED
Create a light and airy sleeping space
with ocean hues and calm styling
146 COBALT DREAMS
Splashes of azure mixed with soft
textures create an inviting interior
148 BEDSIDE LAMPS
Soft mood lighting is an essential
addition to any relaxing bedroom
■ 150 WOODEN BEDS
Country rustic or retro contemporary?
Decide with this essential guide.
essential interviews
66 MORTEN BO JENSEN
What makes a truly great product? We
talk design with Vipp’s Chief Designer
■ 68 SEAN COCHRANE
Sean tells us how the team at Cochrane
Design transformed an outdoor space
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With a pinch of eclectic taste, we learn CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Darren Summerfield Distribution COMAG
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Geometric
LOOKS
Gracing the Aram Store
CLASSIC with its strong design
CHARACTER presence, Danish

manufacturer Hay
Painted kitchens are certainly presents a new collection
enjoying a surge in popularity at the including the Don’t Leave
moment – the Salcombe range from Me side table by Thomas
Burbidge is no exception. It is available Bentzen (shown). Made
in 15 colours from the painted timber from powder coated
PASTEL PALETTE collection including Cornflower, Slate,
Charcoal and Aubergine. Sophisticated
steel, it is lightweight
and has a carrying handle
This summer, we have fallen head-over-heels for decorative features such as glazed doors, and tripod leg base. This
practical bottle storage drawer units makes it a handy drinks
the candy floss hues of the tableware by ceramicist and chopping board and tray sets all table for inside and out.
and designer Trine Weng. She launched Danish make for a bespoke feel. Expect It’s available in eight
company Casalinga in 2008, influenced by simple to pay from £14,000. shades and comes in
burbidge.co.uk. two sizes. Prices start
forms. The latest collection includes cups, plates and from £134. aram.co.uk.
sugar bowls made in stoneware. They are glazed on
the inside and half glazed on the outside for a
distinctive look. Prices start from £10. retrovilla.dk.
True blue
If you had the chance
to visit this year’s Grand
Designs show in May
then you would have
seen this new Pastel
Blue Victoria range
cooker on the Smeg
stand. It will soon be
joined by three other
colours including Red
Wine, Silver and Pink to
complement Smeg’s
quirky, retro 50’s style
appliances. Prices start
from around £1,999
each for all 110cm wide
Victoria cookers.
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Brew TIME
If you enjoy waking up to the
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Wash up, clean up
If there’s one thing we shouldn’t take for granted, it’s the kitchen
sink. Flavia from Villeroy & Boch teams a draining board, waste
bowl and generously-sized sink. If it’s durability you’re looking for,
it’s made from robust CeramicPlus which is easy to clean and can
withstand extreme temperatures. It costs £370 and is available in
three sizes and 16 colour choices. villeroy-boch.com.
Delicate
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British ceramic designer,
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ceramics and stoneware. Renowned for high carbon stainless steel blades,
Victorinox has introduced four brightly coloured knives
The Woodland collection
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has an on-trend Oriental ergonomic handles and a special tempered edge so they
influence and is inspired can be easily resharpened over and again. Prices start
by tales of enchanted from £22.99 for the carving fork. victorinox.com.
forests, filled with
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It includes tealight
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MOTIFS
Make a grand statement in your Coronation Festival
dining area with a bold runner This one-off event will be celebrating the
rug. The Shyrdak rug (shown with 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation.
George Smith dining chairs) features a Interiors brand Sanderson will be taking part
in this four-day festival which will celebrate
geometric surface pattern in coloured
innovation, excellence and industry. Tickets
felts. The decorative motif designs cost £30 are are available to purchase online.
describe a scene or tell a story that coronationfestival.com.
the nomadic people believed in. WHEN? 11th - 14th July
Made from wool, the Shyrdak WHERE? The Gardens, Buckingham Palace
rugs start from £280.
feltrugs.co.uk.
Creature
COMFORTS
Animal lovers will adore this
quirky set of mugs. It’s part
of the ceramic Animal
collection by Fenella Smith.
Prices start from £14.50 for New Designers
Taking place over two weeks, with seven
a mini mug. You’ll also find
distinct design zones and two prestigious
these characteristic animal awards evenings, New Designers is an event
prints on jugs, tea towels and full of innovation and fresh thinking. Over
cushions. fenellasmith.com. 3,000 of the most talented, newly graduated
designers from across the nation come
together under one roof. newdesigners.com.
WHEN? Part 1 26th - 29th June,
Part 2 3rd - 6th July
WHERE? Business Design Centre, London N1
Artists in Residence
Skandium and Fritz Hansen have teamed up
RUSTIC GLAZES with London-based design duo Makecreate
to launch this installation. It will run for six
weeks in total and will showcase a broad
With a traditional handmade look, Wine range of work from up-and-coming designers
and Sage are the two new glazes in the as well as from more established artists.
Cookhouse Character collection – one WHEN? Until 16th June
has a deep berry tone and the other is WHERE? Republic of Fritz Hansen store,
London W1W 8RN
a pastel green hue. Prices start from
£70m2. britishceramictile.com.
If you fancy yourself as a

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new Miele stainless steel
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Rayburn has announced a new partnership
an exclusive Sommelier set. with popular TV presenter Dick Strawbridge
The set lets you decant who has put together a series of video
your wine in the unit and recipes for Rayburn owners. You can watch
the selection of videos online
prepare for serving too. at rayburn-web.co.uk.
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Wining – it’s superb for entertaining
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PENDANT
LIGHTING
The Original BTC
Ripple pendant lights
from Lighting Matters
are in hand-spun
aluminium and are
inspired by factory-
style lighting. As a
clever decorative
touch, the pendants
have been and hung
on red cords that tie
in perfectly with the
recipe book jackets on
the bookcase, stools
and the cushions
to enhance the
New York loft style
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NewNew
York
York
,
So good they didn’t just name it twice
- Rachael and Etienne Renaud also used
the city that doesn’t sleep as the inspiration
for their bright and breezy new kitchen
PICTURES DARREN CHUNG I WORDS AMELIA THORPE
A
lthough she lives in London, Rachael Renaud
admits to a longing to live in New York.
‘I fell in love with the city, and especially
those big warehouse-loft spaces in Soho with
their light and open feel,’ she says. ‘It might
seem mad to want to bring that home to
London, especially because we don’t live in an
apartment, but a tiny mews house. I thought
that introducing some of the elements of the
loft-look here might help make a small space look much larger.’
Rachael, a nurse currently studying for her PhD, and husband
Etienne, who works in finance, bought their one hundred year-old
mews house in west London to share with daughter, Bo, now
seven, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Crumble and Bleecker.
‘The previous owner had not finished the renovations and
everything was pretty minimal, so we decided to rip out all the
half-done work and start again,’ explains Rachael, who worked
with interior designers Turner & Pocock on the new plans.
Out came the lead pipes and dodgy electrics, as they set about
making the two-storey property into a two bedroom house with pretty
roof terrace. On the ground floor, it was a case of re-configuring
the space, converting the former garage into a sitting room and
removing internal walls to make the largest possible kitchen-
dining area. ‘Space is limited, but I love to cook and we wanted to
make it a relaxed room where we could invite friends,’ she says.
When it came to the kitchen, Rachael went to meet Design
Director Phillip Ozorio and designer Tugba Esen of Connaught
Kitchens. ‘When I said I wanted a New York Soho loft feel, they
got it straightaway,’ she smiles. While glossy all-white cabinetry
boosts the sense of light and space, the wide plank floor and steel
worktop add the warehouse-loft feel, accentuated by the choice of
simple white glazed brick-shaped tiles that clad the kitchen walls.
Used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the
early twentieth century, they add instant retro impact.
Itching as she is to make another trip to her favourite city – New
York – is her kitchen at home the next best thing? ‘Actually, I feel
very lucky to be here,’ she says. ‘It really is a dream come true.’ eKBB
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WORKTOPS
Caesarstone meets
steel. By choosing two
different worktop
materials there is
heightened interest
with the steel
highlighting the
peninsula area.
Caesarstone Snow
quartz with its clean
and simple appearance,
runs into the side of the
steel surface with a
tiny difference in height
for the neatest finish
‘I fell in love with the city and especially those big

warehouse-loft spaces in Soho with their light and open feel.
It might seem mad to want to bring that home to London’
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‘When I said I
wanted a New York
Soho loft feel, they
got it straightaway.
The warehouse-loft
style is accentuated
by the choice of
simple white glazed
tiles that clad the
kitchen walls’
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BRICK THEME
The simple brick fireplace
has been painted white to
pick up the style of the
brick-shaped kitchen tiles.
Filling the fireplace with
perfect round logs adds
natural texture that brings
warmth to the scheme.
The photograph above the
fireplace is by Stuart Redler
The white Valencia wall
tiles are from Fired Earth
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Kitchen prof ile

Leicht Avance KG high gloss laminate cabinetry in Frosty White
creates the light and bright backdrop to the room. The grip rails
have been colour matched for a sleek finish. Polished worktops
of Caesarstone Snow enhance the clean and simple look, while
contrasting steel worktops, subway-style tiles and super-powerful
Wolf appliances enhance the semi-industrial city feel.
CONNAUGHT KITCHENS 2 Porchester Place, London,

W2 2BS. Tel 020 7706 2210. connaughtkitchens.co.uk
Kitchens cost from £25,000.
What was the main books on the dining side

challenge in the room? helps ‘soften’ the kitcheny-
There are windows only at look in the move from one
the dining end of the space, zone to the next.
so it was essential to carry as
much natural light as possible And the tall cabinets in
to the kitchen area. Because the dining area? Good
of this we used the lightest storage is essential in any
and most reflective finishes, kitchen, but especially so in a
PHILLIP OZORIO, including high gloss white room where an uncluttered
DESIGN DIRECTOR,
CONNAUGHT laminate for the cabinets, and feel helps increase the sense
KITCHENS added elements of steel to of space. Here, three modules
introduce the semi-industrial of the same width house the
feel that Rachael and Etienne wine cooler and provide
wanted and to bounce space for crockery and
light around the room. glassware next to the dining
table. They also link the
How did you decide on different zones of the room,
CHOOSING the layout? We created a creating a balanced look.
APPLIANCES neat working zone, with
Qa
The rather serious ovens adjacent to the hob, And the subway-style
integrated cooking worktop and sink, and tall tiles? By taking the tiles right
appliances from Wolf
housing for the fridge- up to the ceiling, the effect is
help add gravitas to the
scheme and continue the
industrial ambience. The
& freezer. The peninsula forms
the transition between the
strong and much more
effective than if they had
simple red bar stools are cooking and dining areas, and only run as a shallow splash-
from The Conran Shop the open shelving for cookery back around the room.
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SHUTTERS
This mews house faces
onto the street, so
shutters are a good
window solution
because they provide
privacy, but allow plenty
of natural light into the
room. These simple
white shutters with
wide blades create a
crisp, modern feel
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Stockists
APPLIANCES
ICBDO30-2U/S-TH built-in double
oven, £4,818; ICBCB36G/S gas hob,
£1,719, both Wolf. G5470 SCVi integrated
dishwasher, £1,255, Miele. CI36BP00
integrated fridge freezer, £3,098.80;
CI24WP01 integrated wine cabinet,
£3,904.80, both Siemens. Serna SL31
extractor, from £595, plus ducting
and external poster, Westin Design.
FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS

Ratio Professional mixer with spray in
Chrome, £368, Abode. Peak PKX 110-70
undermounted sink, £470, Franke.
Caesarstone 2141 Snow worktops, £3,750;
Stainless steel peninsula worktop,
£2,595.60, both by Connaught Kitchens.
Drifted bar stool in Red, £245, The Conran
Shop. Valencia wall tiles, 15 x 7.5cm,
£149.94 m2, Fired Earth. Construction:
engineered oak flooring with bespoke
grey-wash finish, priced to order, all
Margreiter. Similar dining table, A&L
Antiques. Similar dining chairs, Horseshoe,
£220 each, OKA. Original BTC Ripple
pendant lights, £162 each, Lighting
Matters. Similar Shutters, £290m2,
Shutterly Fabulous. Powder coated steel
internal doors, priced to order, Govette
Windows. Photograph (above fireplace),
Stuart Redler. Side cushion sofa, from
£2,670, David Seyfried. Fabric on cushions
and armchair in sitting room, Elemento
1275/07, £100.80 per m, Sahco. Sellarsbrook
Silk rug, £935m2, The Rug Company.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Turner Pocock, turnerpocock.co.uk
FOR STOCKISTS, SEE PAGE 158
GLASS DOORS
Seen but not always
heard – the powder
coated steel glazed
doors from Govette
Windows screen the
living and dining areas,
ideal for when Bo is
playing with her
friends. The distinctive
Sellarsbrook Silk rug
in the adjoining
room continues
the decorative theme
and is from The
Rug Company
family
VALUES
Inspired by the trend for open-plan
kitchens, this striking basement space has
been created for multi-functional use
from family living to entertaining friends
I WORDS SARAH MILLS
W
PICTURES DARREN CHUNG
hen you walk down the stairs into the meticulously

planned open-plan living space of this semi-detached,
five-storey Victorian home, it’s hard to imagine this
basement was once three small rooms. For Sam and
Robin Wemyss and their two children Poppy, six, and
Imogen, four, the cramped rooms simply didn’t work for
family life. Sam says, ‘I knew that going open-plan would solve
the problem. I suffered extreme kitchen-envy when I visited friends
with the open-plan ideal.’ Sam realised they had a huge task ahead of
them, knocking down supporting walls to transform the space. The
couple called on a local architect, Matthew Giles of Giles Pike, to help
them. ‘As this is a lower ground floor and we’re east facing, it was
really important to maximise the light. We were genuinely excited –
although quite nervous, as we’d never undertaken building work of
this scale,’ Sam explains. The couple enlisted the help of Nikki and
Caroline of Domum Interiors to complete the interior with soft
furnishings and Chief Designer Andrew Hall of bespoke, British
furniture maker Woodstock Furniture, to design the fitted furniture
throughout the scheme. ‘As this was our first experience of designing
and installing a bespoke kitchen, it helped enormously that Andrew
understood what we wanted and could offer plenty of suggestions
based on our limited brief.’ Chief Designer Andrew explains, ‘It was
DINING TIME crucial that the cabinetry we designed would divide the space into
Sam says, ‘We
struggled to find specific zones – a children’s play area, a main kitchen space and an
anything that would fit eating and relaxing space leading through to the garden.’ The solid
across one wall in the acrylic, gloss kitchen cabinets are pale grey and framed with a stained
dining area and not look oak trim, with solid oak drawers and Hettich bar handles. A
lost so we had this peninsular cleverly divides the play area from the kitchen space with
French dresser made
open book storage on the play room side and a wet zone, which houses
to order and then
imported it from France’ the sink and dishwasher on the other. The living area is relaxed with a
corner sofa creating a seamless division between the living room and
WATER ZONE dining space. This is the place the couple retreat to after enjoying
Sam chose a handy dinner at the breakfast bar once the children have gone to bed. Large,
Vela pull-out spray tap glazed doors open up this space to blur the boundaries between
for rinsing and washing
outside and in with views out onto a neat, manicured city garden.
bulkier items, such as
pots and pans, and The end result? A lighter, more social family space as Sam
says she is delighted explains, ‘We are delighted with our kitchen living area as it’s
with her Quooker definitely got the wow factor – the floor above has a study and
instant hot water tap reception room where we can retreat to, but we rarely do!’ eKBB
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ISLAND COOKING
Woodstock Furniture has created a
social cooking experience with the
hob positioned on the island, and
with large storage drawers
beneath. A bar area and large wine
fridge are nestled under the stairs
for the perfect party kitchen for
the grown-ups and another wine
fridge and curved stool seating
area are placed at one end for easy
entertaining. Sam explains, ‘I’m
hardly a tepanyaki chef but it’s
great that I can still chat to friends
and not worry about leaving
something to burn on the hob.’
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KITCHEN LIVING
This space has been designed
to create a seamless flow
from the kitchen into the living
and dining areas, making it the
perfect space for entertaining.
An Alaska compaq quartz
work surface makes a sleek
platform on which to cook on
the flush hob. Gaggenau
appliances are housed in an
impressive wall of storage
units, which hide the fridge-
freezer and feature a steam
oven, single oven and
warming drawer with large
larder and cupboards for
crockery storage. ‘I love my
bank of appliances - the oven
is so wide, it’s very handy
for cooking for the masses.
I use the steam oven for
vegetables and reheating
leftovers which look just as
good and retain all their
flavour and the warming
drawer is ideal when my
timing is off!’ Sam admits.
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‘ I suffered extreme
kitchen-envy when I
visited friends with
the open-plan ideal’
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STORAGE
SOLUTION
Andrew Hall of Woodstock
Furniture designed the
under-stairs wine storage
which features a push
release door to a concealed
bar area – a favourite feature
when entertaining. This has
optimised the use of what
would have been dead space
and includes a built-in wine
cabinet for white wines and
a wooden wine rack above
for red wine storage
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Kitchen prof ile COOKER HOOD

The ceiling cooker hood
Solid acrylic, high gloss doors in pale is from Westin Design
grey are framed with a stained oak and provides a discreet
form of extraction,
trim and topped with an Alaska appearing to be part
compaq quartz work surface for a of the fabric of the
light, modern look in this family home. house rather than
another appliance
Solid oak drawer boxes and stainless
steel bar handles complete the look PLAYROOM
with a cooking platform on the island RELAXATION
unit and a peninsular, which separates The children thoroughly
the play area from the kitchen. enjoy spending time in
the playroom area
which is colourful with
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LIVING AREA
The driftwood floor lamp
provides a nautical element What was your brief ? Tell us about the island feature bulk head with an LED
to the living area of this
The basement was opened up unit area. The island is the light surround feature to
open-plan kitchen scheme
with a Buddha head on to create a vast, open-plan focal point and is where the house a flush ceiling extractor,
display to introduce an living space. The client wanted hob has been housed for a which is very effective.
element of calm and to create as bright and social cooking experience.
serenity in this space spacious a space as possible. Large storage drawers feature What gives this scheme
As the area had designated in the island unit to hide the the wow factor? I love the
GOING UP zones, it was crucial that our more bulky items such as pots limited palette of materials
The stairs work as a slick ANDREW HALL cabinetry divided the space and pans out of the way. The and the flow of the space.
design feature of the room, MANAGING DIRECTOR efficiently and effectively. We rear of the island houses a I particularly like the under-
introducing more texture & CHIEF DESIGNER
Qa
created a fun children’s zone wine fridge and a curved stool stairs bar zone and the
with the striped carpet WOODSTOCK FURNITURE
runner and a contemporary with ample enclosed and open seating area. The client extractor bulkhead with
feel with the transparent, storage. This was spray wasn’t keen on a feature lighting. I like the way the zingy
yet reflective hand rails. One
of the doors under the stairs & painted in a lime green and, to
create continuity, the same
stainless steel canopy
obscuring the sight lines and
playroom cabinetry colour is
used on the inside of the
conceals a vast audio-visual colour was used on the inside there was no void between kitchen cabinets and bar to add
rack system, installed on
of the cabinetry in the kitchen. the joists, so I designed a colour to a neutral exterior.
bespoke shelving
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LOUNGE COMFORT
In the living space, the luxurious
velvet-upholstered modular
sofa in stone features an
extended chaise section.
Plumped up cushions in Kediri
silk provide additional comfort
and a Cowhide zebra print rug
adds extra warmth underfoot.
The occasional tan leather
armchair makes a design
statement and is suitably placed
to enjoy glorious garden views
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Stockists
APPLIANCES
PEAK PKX 110 55 stainless steel sink, £394,
PEAK PKX 110 34 sink, £347, both Franke. Pull-
out spray tap, £589, Vela. PRO3-VAQ hot water
tap, £864, Quooker. BS280 1111 combination
steam oven, £3,408; BO 280 111 oven, £3,162;
WS 282 110 warming drawer, £970; RB 491 200
fridge freezer, £4,243; CI481 112 induction hob,
£1,402; RW 424 260 wine fridge, £2,958;
RW404 wine fridge, £1,489, all Gaggenau.
G5191 SCVi dishwasher, £866, Miele. CBU2-INT
EC-X extractor, £2,468, Westin Design.

Bespoke Brancusi sofa from The Sofa & Chair
Company upholstered in parese velvet in Dove
by Designer’s Guild, £5,300. Kediri silk covered
cushions, £85 each, Osborne & Little. Cowhide
zebra print rug, £799, Woven Ground. Mrs B
oak dining table, £2,452, Benchmark. Kartell
Mademoiselle dining chair with transparent
legs, £570 each, Mac & Mac. Perspex Ghost
chairs, £165 each, Kartell. Coloured Basil chair,
£110 each, Breakfast bar stool, £165 each, both
Calligaris. Bespoke dresser made to order in
France. Driftwood floor lamp, £1,375, Yorkshire
Design Associates. Coffee table, £995, Brissi.
Tan leather armchair, £1,000, Interior Addict.
Sofa in Kenzo Strongo cerise, £5,000, Lyndon
Designs. Bazar 11 rug, £539, Woven Ground.
Shannon coral-covered cushions, £54 each,
Osborne & Little. Kenzo - Kami Framboise
covered cushions, £115 each, all Domum
Interiors. Similar flooring, Linden oak, £45 per
plank, Amtico. Similar Budda head, £40, John
Lewis. Samsung TVs, £1,499 each, Chrome AV.
Fireplace, £1,015, Prestigious Fireplaces. Similar
blanket box, £129.99, Oak Furniture Solutions.
LUXURY DINING GARDEN SPACE

A glass light extension Teak has been used to
directly allows natural create a seating area and
light to flood in. The long decking in the neat,
table caters for family compact garden, an
and friends and the extension of the indoor
colourful chairs provide an area. Lavender adds
eclectic mix for the bang- aroma and artificial grass
on-trend eating area creates a pristine finish
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Built from experience
CENTRE PIECE
The marble topped island
forms the main food prep
and presentation area in
the kitchen. The Range
cooker, cooker hood and
the stainless steel
splashback are all from
Falcon. The stainless steel
theme is picked up with
the large Maytag
refrigerator. The paints
are all from Farrow & Ball
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ours
MAKING IT
Kate and Allon Reich added a side
return extension to their Victorian
home, creating a kitchen filled
with individuality and character
PICTURES JAKE FITZJONES I WORDS AMELIA THORPE
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A
fter living in their four-storey Victorian terraced
home in north London for twelve years, gradually
refurbishing it room by room, it was time to tackle
the kitchen. A case of saving the best until last? ‘We
knew it was going to be the biggest and most
expensive part of the whole project, so we decided to
bide our time, to save up to make it as good as we
possibly could,’ says Kate Reich, who shares her
home with husband, Allon, and their children Noah,
now 17, Leo, 14, and Ruby, 10. And so, former textile designer-turned
specialist dyslexia tutor Kate and film producer Allon set to work. ‘So
many Victorian terraced houses have a redundant side alley at the rear,
and ours was no exception, so we’ve done a classic side return extension,’
explains Kate. ‘In effect, we turned our narrow rectangular kitchen into
a square which has made the most enormous difference to the feel of the
room.’ They also added tall sliding glass doors to the rear, and a sky light
in the extension, introducing much more natural light into the space.
‘Because the old kitchen was small and dark, all too often I’d find myself
cooking on my own, with the rest of the family elsewhere,’ continues Kate,
‘so I really wanted to achieve more of a sense of unity with the rest of the
ground floor and a large dining table where everyone could sit comfortably.’
Recommendations led Kate and Allon to kitchen designer Oliver
Peake. ‘We wanted a design that combined modern and traditional
looks, not sleek and empty but warm and inviting,’ she says. ‘Oliver
understood that immediately, creating a layout I would never have
thought of, and producing a design that feels modern but homely.’
Given her love of colour and textiles, (Kate manages to fit in
upholstery in her spare time), the room is dotted with her vibrant finds,
including cushions, chairs and vintage ceramics. ‘Before we built the
extension, I used to try to make the kitchen feel the centre of our home,
but it simply didn’t hold everyone in it,’ she says. ‘Now it really is the hub
of our family life, and a space with our own stamp on it.’ eKBB
BENCH SEATING
The bench seat makes a
comfortable spot to
browse through the
cookery books on the
adjacent shelves, and
enjoy the garden views
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WORKTOPS
The mixer taps sit on a Carrara
marble worktop, from Marble
City, in the island. These
contrast with the Honed Welsh
Slate worktops and upstands
around the rest of the kitchen
‘In effect, we turned our narrow rectangular kitchen into a square’
ARMCHAIR
Kate re-upholstered a
junk shop-find chair in
Lustgarden Black fabric,
a classic 1950s design
created by Stig Lindberg
and reproduced by
Design House Stockholm
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DESIGN LAYOUT
The range cooker, sink
and fridge are laid out
in the ‘golden triangle’
arrangement, designed
for easy and quick access
when preparing food.
Tall cabinetry houses the
American-style fridge-
freezer with ice and
chilled water dispenser
and a wine rack has
cleverly been included in
the space at the edge of
the small staircase leading
up to the sitting room
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‘All too often I’d find myself

cooking on my own, with the rest
of the family elsewhere’
What was your starting particularly as we chose a

point? It was immediately hand-painted finish, which
apparent that Kate and tends to look softer than
Allon wanted quite an sprayed paints. The
eclectic and individual look, colours are gentle, with a
so we began to work on a darker shade chosen to
series of blocks of furniture emphasise the island, and
that would appear almost they create a calm backdrop,
as freestanding items. lifted by Kate’s choice of
OLIVER PEAKE,
DESIGNER, There are sections of open fabrics and accessories.
OLIVER PEAKE shelving, a glazed wall
cabinet, a modern dresser, And the wood? One of the
a run of tall cabinets and a best ways of adding warmth
centre piece island. to a kitchen design is to
Different colours, elements introduce some wood. Here
of wood, and surfaces in we used American White oak,
both slate and marble, which echoes the floor, for
enhance the ‘unfitted’ look. some of the drawer fronts,
Qa
for some sections of wall
Tell us about the panelling and for the wine
cabinetry style and racks. It is a traditional
colours... The style is simple
& and clean-lined, without too
material, but used in quite a
contemporary way to create
much detailing, so it feels the modern but homely feel
modern, but not harshly so, Kate and Allon wanted.
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WALL SHELVES
The beautiful natural
grain is shown off in
the veneered oak panel
behind the painted
display shelves that
house Kate’s collection
of jugs, vases, teapots
and coffee pots. The
wood works well
with the chosen Farrow
& Ball painted wood
Kitchen prof ile
An elegant blend of bespoke Shaker-
style and flat-fronted linear cabinetry,
painted in Farrow & Ball Hardwick
White, is teamed with an island
painted in Farrow & Ball Down Pipe
and accents of American White oak.
Worktops of honed Welsh slate
contrast with an island topped in
Carrara marble, creating a look that is
as individual as it is modern and inviting.
OLIVER PEAKE Unit 16, 17 Argall

Avenue, London, E10 7QE
Tel 07973 558527
oliverpeake.co.uk
Kitchen prices from £8,500.
DRESSER
The specially-made oak box
houses the hi-fi with a tray
above, purpose-built as a
dumping ground for keys
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COLOUR & SPACE

The extension over the side
return with its large skylight
has opened up the room,
connecting it to the living room,
left, and entrance hall, right.
The refectory table and Vitra
Eames chairs define the dining
area at the rear of the house.
The movie poster from The
Reel Poster Gallery reflects
Allon’s work as a film producer
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Stockists
APPLIANCES
1092 Continental range cooker in Stainless
steel, £2,499; Super Flat hood, £726;
‘Tall sliding doors to the rear and a skylight Stainless steel splashback, £216, all Falcon.
above introduce much more natural light’

MSS20FIS4/1 fridge freezer, £1,299, Maytag.
Similar freestanding dishwasher, Bosch
SMS40A08GB, £369, John Lewis.

GLAZED DOORS Similar tap, Caple Washington, £72, Sinks-
Tall glass doors slide Taps. Largo 110-50/41 sink, £299, Franke.
open directly on to the Carrara marble worktops, from £350m2,
garden and are made to
Marble City. Honed Welsh Slate worktops
order from I-D Systems.
The Josiah pendant and upstands, £360m2, Cwt Y Bugail Slate
lights above the table Worktop Company. Engineered Oak
are from SCP and the flooring, from £45m2, Jordan Andrews.
black Caravaggio pendant Similar dining table, Plank Refectory,
lamp above the island £885; Josiah large pendant lights, £140
is from Skandium. The
each, all SCP. Caravaggio pendant lamp
whole space is bursting
with character, reflecting P2 (above island), £239; Vitra Eames DSW
both Kate and Allon’s chairs, £320 each; Chair covered in
creative personality’s Lustgarden Black (Garden of Eden) fabric,
designed by Stig Lindberg, £75 per m, all
Skandium. Similar black sideboard, from a
selection, at Ikea. Original vintage movie
poster, The Reel Poster Gallery. Sliding
doors, priced to order, I-D Systems.
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frost-free freezing, meaning every food item is kept in
optimum condition. A range of different storage combinations
also ensures that whatever your kitchen vision, there’s a
model that integrates perfectly – because Liebherr believes
in fresh kitchen thinking.
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heat
WHITE
Wood adds warmth to an all-white kitchen, and the
two create a space-enhancing design with character
PICTURES NICHOLAS YARSLEY I WORDS AMELIA THORPE
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SINK
An extra-large sink
means that dishes
don’t visibly pile up
when a meal is in
progress; a Quooker
boiling water tap
makes it easy to
make hot drinks close
to the breakfast bar
behind. The island
worktop is in
Caesarstone Snow
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‘I like the contrast of warm wood with the simple white and
contemporary cabinets – it feels very at home in the space’
I t may be quite a narrow room, but the secret to this kitchen’s success lies
in the fact that it doesn’t look – or feel – it. But it hasn’t always been like
this. As part of a project to update and refurbish their Georgian home, Jo
Clarke and husband Neil knew that this room presented particular
challenges. ‘Put simply, we needed to achieve more space,’ recalls Jo.
Situated on the ground floor of the four-storey house, the existing
kitchen layout was cramped, with the dining table far too close to the range cooker
for comfort, and the adjacent living space equally awkwardly arranged. Working
with architect Ian Hume of Totem Studios, Jo and Neil added floor to ceiling glass
doors to the rear, instantly flooding the room with natural light and creating a
more open feel. Then, it was to meet designer Emma Jordan of Holloways of
Ludlow Bespoke Kitchens & Joinery they went, following up a recommendation.
‘The process of deciding the new layout was tricky, because the space is narrow
COOKER
The dual fuel Mercury
range cooker in black
contrasts with the white
cabinets and wooden
and we didn’t want to intrude on the living area,’ explains Jo. With two young worktops, creating an
children, the couple were also desperate for more storage space and prep surface. eye-catching feature.
Emma’s solution? To create a slender island, linking the two sides of the room and It has five powerful
gas burners, two ovens
providing a work station with sink, with fridge-freezer and breakfast area on one
and separate grill
side, cooker and storage on the other. It’s a practical arrangement, with everything
close to hand, and dedicated areas for all the family’s cooking needs.
With a large dining table adjacent to the island, and cabinets and bench seating SPLASHBACK
that extend and link to the living area, the flow of the space is much smoother. ‘We The brick-shaped
can host large family gatherings and occasional dinner parties without our guests Maiolica Bianco
splashback tiles take
having to stand up whenever we take something out of the oven,’ laughs Jo. But what
their inspiration from
does she like most? ‘The reclaimed oak countertop is very unusual and my favourite those used on the
element of the new room,’ she says. ‘I like the contrast of warm wood with the simple walls of the Paris
white and contemporary cabinets – it feels very at home in the space.’ eKBB Metro in the 1920s
EKBB July 2013 59

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Kitchen prof ile

Simple and clean-lined handleless and bespoke
cabinetry in white lacquer creates a contemporary
feel. Each door and drawer front appears to have
been individually mounted on to a prime oak
panel, the contrast of materials adding interest
and warmth, in keeping with the stripped original
window shutters and solid oak floor. Reclaimed
Belgian Oak floorboards made into worktops
create a rough-hewn look in contrast to the
smooth lacquered doors, adding a utilitarian charm
echoed by the brick-shaped tiles inspired by the
Parisian Metro of a hundred years ago.
HOLLOWAYS OF LUDLOW
Bespoke Kitchens & Joinery.
75 Sheen Lane, London, SW14 8AD
Tel 020 8487 9422
hollowayskitchens.com
Kitchen prices from £25,000.
ISLAND WORKTOPS
The slender island Beautifully-made oak-
measures just 700mm lined drawer boxes create
wide, but provides extra neat cutlery storage.
work surface and storage, reclaimed Belgian oak
plus the sink and floorboards are made into
integrated dishwasher. counter tops and
The Caesarstone Snow protected with a coat of
worktop appears to float clear polyurethane
above the base with its lacquer which still allows
prime oak frame their rough hewn beauty
to shine through
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LIGHT WORK
New floor-to-ceiling glass
doors at the rear of the
property open to a balcony
overlooking the garden.
The cabinetry extends to
the living area to link the
different zones of the room
and provide ample storage,
plus bench seating, ideal
for young children
‘The reclaimed Belgian oak worktops add warmth and character, and
a sense of age which blends beautifully into a period house like this’
What was your approach room. The ‘frame’ of prime oak

to the space? It wasn’t quite around each door creates an
wide enough to house a large almost 3D effect, allowing the
island with breakfast seating, white to pop out from the
nor narrow enough to be a wood. And the reclaimed Belgian
galley kitchen, so my solution oak worktops add warmth and
was to create a slim-line island, character, and a sense of age
about 700mm wide, which fits which blends beautifully into
the space perfectly. Because a period house like this.
EMMA JORDAN,
the ceilings are so high, it also
DESIGNER,
HOLLOWAYS OF helps ‘ground’ the design, and Tell us about the fridge area
LUDLOW BESPOKE prevents any sense that the There was nowhere near enough
KITCHENS & JOINERY tall cabinets on either side chilled food space in the old
are closing in on you. kitchen, so we installed a very
large but super-sleek Gaggenau
How did you create the fridge and freezer in their own
Qa
cabinetry design and select housing, which look more
the materials? Jo and Neil elegant than a heavy American-
wanted a contemporary, sleek style model. The breakfast area
& and elegant design, so the

white lacquer handleless
alongside is designed for the
bread board and toaster, cereals
furniture suited well, and boosts and jams, so everything is easy
the open and light feel of the to reach in a rush.
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Stockists
APPLIANCES
Mercury 1000 range cooker in Ash Black
range cooker, £3,115, Mercury. RC462
fridge, £5,042; RF411 freezer, £3,855,
both Gaggenau. G4170 Vi fully integrated
dishwasher, £820, Miele. DHG377XP1 canopy
hood, £439, De Dietrich. Modern boiling
water tap in chrome, £890, Quooker.

Elio single lever mixer with extendable
spray in chrome, £495, Dornbracht.
BlancoClaron 700-U undermounted sink,
£438, Blanco. Reclaimed Belgian Oak
floorboards made into worktops, about
£1,000m2; Caesarstone Snow 2141 worktop
on island, from £250m2, Holloways of
Ludlow Bespoke Kitchens & Joinery. Similar
oak flooring, from a selection, The Natural
Wood Floor Co. Maiolica Bianco splashback
tiles, £148m2; White Caravaggio pendant
lights, from £112 each; French Ceramic
pendant light, from £98, all Holloways of
Ludlow. For a similar vintage dining table,
try Retrouvius; Series 7 – 3107 chairs,
£367 each, The Conran Shop.
ARCHITECT Totem Studio, 020 7243 0692
STORAGE
SOLUTIONS
Deep drawers provide
plenty of storage space.
Cabinetry in the same
style flows from the
kitchen into the living area,
linking the two zones and
providing lots more storage
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Milling in Milan
Our pick of the hottest previews at this year’s Salon del Mobile furniture fair
PURE
ELEGANCE
Taking centre stage in the flagship
Milan store, the contemporary Cloe
kitchen made quite an impact. For
anyone who likes beautiful finishes, the
natural knotted oak is perfectly in-line
with modern trends. Its practical 30-
degree door edges create a slanting grip
recess which means you can open all the
units without a handle. Prices start
from around £812 for one base unit
in silk-effect white lacquer with
two jumbo drawers.
cesar.it/eng.
HANGING
BEAUTY
Starry starry light

The beauty of the design world is that it’s always
pushing the boundaries of style in shape and
structure. With this in mind, we spotted the
geometric-influenced Raimond Dome 79 by
Raimond Puts for Moooi. If you can imagine
you’re sleeping under the night sky, then you
will begin to understand the twinkling effect
that this dome-shaped pendant creates with
its collection of LED lights. moooi.com.
We had high hopes for the

new lighting launches and
we were not disappointed.
The Foresta hanging lamps
from Lladró (shown) are £270
each and are sculpted by
Marco Antonio Noguerón. BACK TO ITS ROOTS
Handcrafted from porcelain,
these lights are fascinating
pieces featuring a textured Celebrating its 90th anniversary, Calligaris, the
botanical leaf or petal effect. contemporary Italian furniture brand has created a range
The height of each one can that draws upon the company’s original design aethetics.
be adjusted and tailored to With a stand-out colour palette that defines the look, it’s
suit your space. lladro.com. striking when combined with natural woods. The Duffy
chair, £240, and Factory sideboard, £1,850, add a new
dimension to the stylish design portfolio. calligaris.com.
ESSENTIAL milan
Awash with
HARMONY
With an emphasis on
simplicity and wellbeing, it
seems bathroom designers
are taking inspiration from
Japanese philosophy –
creating objects we both
enjoy and want to look at.
With this in mind, Monica
Graffeo has designed Fonte
– a collection of washbasins,
showers and baths. The
Totem-style basin in DuPont
Corian, from £2,487, mirrors
the beauty of a fountain
when it’s flowing with
water. rexadesign.it.
STEELY LOOKS
Simple but effective in
terms of form and
function, we were
drawn to the new
‘AF/21’ tap series by
Naoto Fukasawa
KNOCK ON WOOD (shown), for Boffi and

Fantini. Made in
Unmistakably on-trend, pared-back materials polished chrome and
and untreated woods were at the forefront of satinised chrome
this year’s festival. Made from nordic ash with a marble tabletop, brass, the taps and
this Solid minimalist coffee table stood out from the crowd. mixers are in the
Designed by Lars Beller Fjetland, it can be assembled without shape of discs and
screws and glue – the parts simply lock together under the cylinders - reminiscent
weight of the tabletop. £930. normann-copenhagen.com. of the controls of a
stereo. Prices are on
application. fantini.it.
MADE TO LAST
We were impressed by the Stone-Edge Table collection by
Caesarstone, consisting of seven wooden coffee tables all
embellished with corner and leg details. The idea behind
this installation was to inspire architects and designers
and to show the strength and versatility of Caesarstone
for work surfaces in the home. Keep an eye out for this
A tale of contrasts beautiful engineered quartz stone which is available in
a choice of 28 colours in the UK. caesarstone.com.
With an impressive installation, the
Tom Dixon stand took visitors through a
journey of Rough and Smooth. This new
collection is a story of opposites where high
finish objects are contrasted with textured
and handcrafted products. The Gem range
(shown) includes angular
lights, tables and mirrors.
The collection will be available
to buy from July. tomdixon.net.
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Morten Bo Jensen
Influenced by his creative grandmother and a fun-filled
childhood, Morten went on to study product design and gained
valuable work experience. Prior to Vipp, he studied Industrial
Design at Aalborg University and Hong Kong Polytechnic School
of Design and he also worked with Biomega & Skibsted Ideation.
Morten has been working at Vipp since 2006 and is proud to be
part of a great team that is continously working to develop
products that hold the same integrity, when it comes to
materials, function and aesthetics, as the original Vipp bin
ESSENTIAL designer
PRODUCT DESIGNER PROFILE
Morten Bo
JENSEN
Chief designer at Vipp, Morten Bo Jensen
talks to us about his passion for design and
reflects on what makes a truly great product
FEATURE EMMA FOALE PICTURES ANDERS HVIID
How did you get into design? salon. He did so with a confident series and the Porsche 911 as two
I have always had great fun playing approach to great materials and examples that hold a fantastic
with environments – like the process of construction and managed to fusion humble and meaningful design in
transforming themes of my childhood that with beautiful and long-lasting my personal opinion.
room, or the times when we collected aesthetics. That’s our recipe.
used fireworks and made the most Can you describe the Vipp Design
exquisite firework ‘store’ in my parents Do you believe in sustainable and eco- Lab and what it represents?
garage. My grandmother was a creative friendly materials? This is so important Rather than describing it as a physical
person and I’m sure she has inspired as every initiative will push development place or a group of people, I would
me when it comes to execution. forward. However it’s also important for describe Vipp Design Lab as a
designers to question marketing driven process where our mindset, our self-
How did you train? A five-year design reasons and ask to what extent it actually understanding and our values are
course bridged the best of design with creates value. It might be sustainably turned into tangible physical products.
great engineering followed by invaluable wiser to create a well-designed traditional
work experience with my friend Jens product that will outlive an ‘eco-friendly’ What would you be doing if you weren’t
Martin Skibsted (Biomega and KiBiSi) product five or even 10 times over. designing? Though it might sound geeky,
where I learned a lot – not least about I am truly fascinated by the deep sea and
myself and what I believe constitutes If you could have designed any piece human research on planets – and
a great product and a great brand. that’s not yours what would it be? specifically life on Mars – working with
The Naoto Fukasawa CD player for Muji and exploring these fields must be great
Where does your inspiration and touches something so pure that it should fun. I guess somehow I am professionally
passion for design come from? inspire all designers. Apart from that I attracted to things and environments
It truly comes from the inside. I have a would mention the Canon ixus camera that don’t really ‘exist’ yet. eKBB
very clear understanding of what tricks me
when I buy stuff as a private consumer –
this understanding naturally influences
me when designing new products – luckily
‘When I’m in the process of designing, I hope to
I have been able to team up with a brand
that share these almost exact values.
create something better than what already exists’
What do you like to achieve when you Above Top Built in 1905,
design something? To create something this old royal printing
better than what already exists. Design shop in Copenhagen
is now the official
is about avoiding temporary trends Vipp headquarters
while finding solutions based on that
unique substance and ideology that you Top Classic white
missionise through your products – the bathroom accessories
aesthetics are important but secondary. including the iconic pedal
bin – a simple design by
founder Holger Nielsen
Do you choose form and function?
that has turned out to
The two are inseparable and deeply be a great success
rooted in the Danish mindset and history
– explaining why would probably lead Bottom The flagship
to a larger anthropological thesis. What store, opened in
I sympathise a lot with, regarding Holgers December 2011,
encompasses the
original design from 1939, is the fact
Vipp design concept.
that Holger was not a designer, his aim Ny Østergade 34,
was not to create a beautiful object but a DK-1101 Copenhagen
functional tool to his wife’s hairdressing
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ESSENTIAL designer
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Outdoor space
A family garden is transformed into a comfortable and
functional living and dining outdoor space for all to enjoy
PHOTOS PAUL CRAIG I WORDS EMMA FOALE
O n a pretty road in the heart of Clapham

Old Town, this garden had to work just
as hard as a play space for the family’s
young children as it did a sophisticated
sanctuary for the grown-ups. This key element of
the brief was ‘to create a space that offered a place
for the adults to relax and as well as a fun play area
the garden has a welcoming feel with comfortable
piped cushions, low-slung furniture and a flueless
fire, providing a warming centrepiece.
A sense of ambience was also very important
and so a gentle lighting scheme makes for a soft
and inviting feel. The planning put into this project
shines through in the way this transformation
to keep the children entertained.’ The initial concept blends kitchen and dining elements without
and the design for the garden landscape was created detracting from the beauty of the greenery. The
by the team at Cochrane Design, then the work was brushed stone patio defines the dining area which
Sean carried out by separate contractors. As Creative has easy access to the kitchen – ideal for dinner
Cochrane Director, Sean, explains, ‘I see gardens as an parties with family and friends. A combination of
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, extension of the house and try to create a seamless bespoke furniture including a dining table and
COCHRANE DESIGN flow between areas – just as we would inside. I like bench seats in Iroko timber, ottomans and sofas,
Sean started out in 2000 introducing many of the home comforts into our makes this a sociable place. For a busy family, this
developing small exterior rooms. It makes areas you want to spend garden offers something for everyone and a place to
apartments and his time in.’ With this in mind, the retreat at the rear of enjoy excellent food and good company. eKBB
work soon started to gain
recognition. Since then,
he has steadily built up a
valuable client base and
the team at Cochrane
Design continue to win
many awards. His two
senior designers, Eleanor
and Belen, both studied
at KLC School of Design in
London from which
Cochrane Design take
on quite a few graduates.
With a strong design
ethos, the Cochrane
Design team like to
make the best of every
space - creating a theme
that flows seamlessly
and ensuring that every
aspect is well thought-
out and considered.
PROJECT DETAILS
OUTDOOR FURNITURE Bespoke by Cochrane Design CUSHIONS Bespoke by Material Concepts LARGE PLANTERS Zinc
flared tower pots from Flora Select (painted in grey) PATIO Moleanos beige brushed stone from Real Earth LIGHTING Hector
Finch Lighting TREEHOUSE JC Gardens FIRE SURROUND Balmoral Stone Fire Surround by House of Interiors FLUELESS
FIRE CVO Fire WINE COOLER John Lewis ASSORTED CHROME HURRICANE LANTERNS AND CANDLE HOLDERS Flamant
and Ralph Lauren Home at Selfridges CANDLE VOTIVES India Jane WINE GLASSES The Conran Shop TRAYS Cochrane
Design STATUEHEAD Reclaimed from another garden, but similar available from Haddonstone or Sculptured Arts Studio
GARDEN LANDSCAPE Concept and design by Cochrane Design and work carried out by separate contractors
DINING AREA
The dining area offers
immediate access to
the kitchen and has two
lounge chairs and good-
sized dining tables all
made bespoke by
Cochrane Design
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‘I think of gardens as an extension of the house and try to create
a seamless f low between areas – just the same as we would inside’
ESSENTIAL designer
Qa
Where did you start with How important are ambience lighting and heating
& planning this outdoor project?

We thought it was important
to creating a welcoming and comfortable living and
sociable area? The fire is the focal point offering a
to split the garden into three great visual impact and brings a lot of warmth to
living spaces and outside rooms the outdoor space. The wall and floor lights offer
including family dining, a children’s play area and an a warm, gentle light, the overall impact being very
adult lounge. It was important that all of the zones inviting which is key for an English garden.
were allocated the right amount of space – to overcome
this we used the full length oak trellis to unify the areas. The furniture looks like it belongs indoors - is
it fully waterproof ? The furniture does need to
Did you come across any challenges with be covered to protect it. The cushions are water
the client's brief ? Trying to incorporate the resistant and made from fabric specifically for
children's treehouse/playground at a later stage outdoor use - the piping detail makes it a bit more
proved to be quite a challenge. The treehouse refined. Ideally, the cushions should be stored
wasn’t in the original plan but we managed to away when it rains just for good measure.
RELAXED LIVING place it behind the large bay tree and paint
The dining area, directly outside matched it to blend in with the tree stem. What are your favourite features in this space?
the house, is at the same level The outside fridge, fireplace and the Hector Finch
as the kitchen offering easy
All the elements work well to create a space wall lights that are situated above the fire surround.
access for dining and casual
living for the whole family that looks good yet is practical too. How did
you choose the furniture and patio? What was the most enjoyable part of this project
KITCHEN ELEMENTS The spaces had to be the right size to work and why? Finishing it and doing the photoshoot – it’s
A wine cooler/fridge from John and be functional. The furniture was made really rewarding to see the completed scheme. Seeing
Lewis and flueless bioethanol by a contractor based on our designs. how the garden transforms from day to night is a
fire from CVO Fire are built in to
definite highlight and is exactly what we wanted to
the area where the adults like to
retire and sit back in comfort What does the wine cooler add to the space? achieve. The garden is beautiful at all times – the
A bit of decadence but also functionality – who Hector Finch wall lights offer a warm glow as the
wants to walk back 100 feet to help themselves sun sets and the flueless fire draws you up to the
to another bottle of Champagne? adult garden lounge as soon as it is ignited.
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Style
MONOCHROME
& MODERN
Serve simple summer
refreshments on a
round patterned tray
with striking ceramics
for earthy impact
White pressed wood tray with logo
print design, £33; Deli ceramic jugs in
Phantom and Grey, £8 each; Deli
bowls in Phantom and Grey, from
£6 each; Natural colour orange wood
olive spoon, £3.50; Teaspoon, £3,
and bowl, £4, all Tine K Home
• • •
SHOPPING ACCESSORIES INSPIRATION DECORATING IDEAS
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St.Trop, Design by Philippe Starck
ST.TROP STEAM SHOWER.

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Cushions in
Glass, Ida, Ralf,
West, Studio and
Mele designs from
£32, Linum
‘Smart stripes in
white and shades of
blue are always on
trend and lift your
alfresco scheme’
Set of four
Gigogne French New Wave collection
tumbler glasses flat plates, £20.50;
£12, Toast Arthur brushed
cutlery, £180; La
Divina wine goblets,
£17.95; Colour
Concept tumblers,
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plaid throw £46,
Retro Villa
Round white
coffee table £88,
Bloomingville
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Kitchen and Bathroom Surfaces
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with a hole in the
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Orissa Kantha paisley print

quilt, £225; Kantha lined
cushion cover, £49; Village
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cover, £65; Orissa paisley
pillowcase, £18, all Toast
‘Create your own

haven – an outdoor
sanctuary where you
can curl up with a
snack and a book’
Carpino
dining
table by
B&B Italia
Outdoor,
£3,715 and
Crinoline
chair, £921,
Chaplins
Grey Nord stripe and Luxury cotton

Multi striped cushions Enamorada Water Hyacinth
from £74, Occa-Home hammock £225, basket £69, Toast
The Conran Shop COMPILED BY ANNA MORLEY
Antique elm
Daybed in woven willow stool £199,
and sand coloured mattress Bloomingville
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ESSENTIAL style
Dedon Swingrest
hanging lounger
£3,775, Leisure Plan
‘Bring light and

warmth into the your
night garden with
pretty lights, lanterns
and of course a firepit’
Scallop-edged
rectangular
hurricane lantern
£35 each,
Cox & Cox
From the West

collection, linen
tablecloth, £139 and
napkins, £13.90,
with Invit cushion,
£39.50, all Linum
Hay Puzzle
feather filled
cushion £86, Nest
Drinking glasses in
Smoke £4.30 each,
Bloomingville
Extremis Qrater
campfire dish Exterior quad
£1,072, Nest pendant weathered
Exclusive limited brass light £429,

edition, Bella Davey Lighting
outdoor chair
£2,600, Gloster
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ESSENTIAL kitchens
Calming
RUSTICITY Subtle chalky tones blend with pared-back accessories
in washed finishes, to create a tranquil kitchen space
PICTURES DARREN CHUNG I STYLING ANNA MORLEY
ABOVE LEFT Stoneware white rectangular flat platter, £20, The White Company. Mini school milk bottle £9.99 for set of
six with crate, Rockett St George. Sea Urchin tea cup, £10, Anthropologie. ABOVE MIDDLE White wire storage tray, £14.95,
Rockett St George. Natural napkin, £32 for a set of four, Cox & Cox. Ecru washed indigo linen tea towel £15.95, Toast.
Dinner knives, from £3.50 each, deVOL Kitchens. TOP RIGHT Point Duchesse bowl, £58, Anthropologie. OPPOSITE
Mango wood chopping board, £29, Idyll Home. Vintage coffee pot, £38, deVOL Kitchens. Ceramic juicer, £4.50, Garden
Trading. White enamel jug, £35, The White Company. J110 white chair, £197, The Conran Shop. Margo Selby Iceni
cushion, £55, John Lewis. Steel bucket basket, £65, Toast. Cashmere throw in natural, £495, The Sofa & Chair Company.
Storage bench linen seat cushion in navy, £80, Garden Trading. Enamel bottle carrier in white, £30, The White Company.
Beer bottle storage box, £24, Rockett St George. All in the Real Shaker kitchen, prices start from £8,000, deVOL Kitchens
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ESSENTIAL kitchens
TOP LEFT Glass cloche, £35, The White Company.

Crumple dinner plate (under cloche) £8.95, Idyll Home.
Oak presentation board, £37.50, Garden Trading.
Hyacinth vases, £16.50 set of three, Cox & Cox. Linen
napkins, £25 set of four, The White Company. Crumple
dessert plate, £6.95, Idyll Home. All on top of the Real
Shaker Kitchen range 900mm pan drawer unit, £910,
deVOL Kitchens. TOP RIGHT Marchena bowl, £12,
Anthropologie. Bettina cutlery, £205 for a set of six,
Alessi. Olive wood cheese board, £29, Heal’s. Olive wood
cheese grater box, £24, Cox & Cox. Washed linen napkin,
£12.50, Toast. BOTTOM LEFT Chai glasses in wire carrier,
£29, Toast. Rough oak bench, £350, deVOL Kitchens.
OPPOSITE Promax jug, £10, Heal’s. Presentation board,
£37.50, Garden Trading. Market picnic basket, £60, The
White Company. (In basket): Knitted mohair throw in
Mole, £65, Cox & Cox. Linen tea towel, £15; Washed linen
napkin in Cambridge blue, £9.50, both Toast. Painted
shaker bar-back chair, £130; Decorative ladder, £210,
both deVOL Kitchens. Linen apron, £34, Cox & Cox.
Linen natural napkin, £32 for a set of four, Cox & Cox.
Striped napkin, stylist’s own. Enamel milk pan, £18.50,
Garden Trading. Small jug, £12 The White Company. Riga
oven glove, £14, The Linen Works. Bird head chopping
board, £35, deVOL Kitchens. Housedoctor placemat,
£4.95; Geometric rug, £155, both Idyll Home
Shot on location at deVOL Kitchens, Cotes Mill showroom, Loughborough, Leicestershire
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2
Painted 4
PALETTE
Choose calm, tonal colours in 5
your kitchen – then mix it up

with interesting finishes like
marble and natural wood
accessories to create a
harmonious and
timeless scheme
7 COMPILED BY ANNA MORLEY
1 Linen apron, £55, Toast 2 Black spun

aluminum pendant, £130, Holloways
of Ludlow 3 Universal Expert mixing
bowls by Sebastian Conran, £40, John
Lewis 4 Column radiator painted in
Old Gold Stock, £696, The Old Radiator
10 Company 5 Mango wood breadboard,
£39, Toast 6 Antique kitchen mixer
tap in polished chrome, from £727,
Samuel Heath 7 Palladium Noir stone
tile, from 112.58 m2, Ann Sacks 8 Artisan
stool in Fossil Grey, £210, John Lewis
of Hungerford 9 CKR range cooker,
£3,860, Falcon Appliances 10 Compost
9 crock in clay, £22, Garden Trading
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start from £20,000
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4 5 6
7 8 9
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3 LC Shutters pendant lamp by Louise Campbell for Louis Poulsen, £345, Aram Store 4 Flask pendant, £260,
Tom Dixon 5 Riddle pendant light in brass and matte black, £252, Bert Frank 6 It’s About RoMi Oslo 12 shade
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MARVELLOUS
MARBLE
A discrete storage
area hidden behind
sliding marble doors
gives easy access to
cooking oils and
crockery. This natural
stone has a timeless
appeal and is used
here in the BeauxArts
kitchen which costs
from £25,000, SieMatic
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ON THE
Make an intelligent investment in the right work surface for your new kitchen
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ESSENTIAL work surfaces
ROBUST AND VERSATILE PORCELAIN PATTERN

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worktops), Corian® can be shaped into virtually any Porcelain is extremely hard-wearing
conceivable design and is joined in a way that creates sleek, and easy to look after. Unlike stone,
seamless surfaces and integrated sinks, decorative it’s not porous so doesn’t need to be
splashbacks, stylish edge details and cabinet doors. From sealed and is stain resistant. Millerighe
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A truly successful kitchen design hinges on many choices all

coming together and working in harmony. The cabinets have
to look good against the wall covering, the flooring and the
work surfaces which have to serve their purpose admirably and
look stunning while involving as little upkeep as possible.
Then you have to consider what they will need to withstand –
the onslaught of hot pans, sharp knives and numerous gadgets.
From a design point of view, the work surface makes up a huge
proportion of the visible colour and texture in the room, and of course it
is also a considerable chunk of the budget. Prices range from a modest
£40 or so per linear metre for laminates, to £400 plus per linear metre
for real stone and chunky top-end timber and £550 plus for concrete.
Mix and match is a strong trend, so clever kitchen planners can combine
elements from either end of the scale, and those who are buying their
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‘From a design point of view, the work surface makes up a huge
Tiles Granite and marble Laminates

Tiles have rather fallen out of favour for A granite work surface is a fabulous The popularity of stone and composites has
work surfaces - probably due to practical investment – it needs virtually no eclipsed that of laminates in the last few years,
reasons – but are widely used for splash- maintenance, and will withstand more or but a high quality laminate can successfully
backs, with ‘word’ tiles, such as those from less anything a busy family kitchen can replicate the look of stone or timber, at a very
Winchester Tiles, being hugely successful throw at it. It’s highly heat resistant, appealing price. There are also lots of plain,
in classic and traditional kitchen schemes. scratches tend not to show because of the glossy and matt designs around. It has the
For a luxury look, perhaps in contrast to inherent patterns in the stone, and it’s very advantage of being straightforward to install,
materials used elsewhere in the kitchen, hygienic too. Granite is supplied sealed and without the need for templates, although
consider glass tiles, particularly those with polished, and is unlikely to need further precise and accurate cutting is a must, to
lustre and pearlised finishes. As our kitchens sealing. Shades are beautiful, in the create a sleek finish. It can be used very
have changed dramatically in recent years, natural/neutral palette, with lots of greens, successfully where the work surfaces need
it’s no longer assumed that there will be a greys, beige and brown options. Visit a well- complex cuts and perhaps some sweeping
continuous panel of tiles between the work stocked showroom to look at large-scale curves as it can be cut very precisely on site,
surface and wall cupboards. Island designs samples (the Stone Theatre at C.P. Hart is with any raw edges concealed by a matching
mean that most prep and mess is away well worth a visit) as the scale of patterns profile tape. From a practical point of view, it’s
from the wall, so walls are less in need of can vary greatly, and it’s really important absolutely vital to use trivets and mats with
protection by tiles and splashbacks. The to judge your choice by looking at a large laminate, and also to be aware that serious
trend for metro style tiles, like those from expanse of the stone. Marble has an element scratches, where the top ‘laminate’ layer is
Fired Earth, is certainly still strong and as of porosity; it’s a much softer stone than damaged, cannot be repaired. Laminate that
these tiles help to create a modern, classic granite, so consequently it can stain. It’s has gathered lots of tiny scratches can also
look to a room, this fashion is likely to often inset as a pastry rolling area. Another stain quite easily as well – the liquid stain
endure for some time. Tiles are one of the stone variation is lava stone (suppliers will seep into the damaged surface and is very
best ways to introduce pattern – and instant include Fired Earth, Pyrolave and Glazed difficult to remove so they need constant care.
personality – to your kitchen scheme, like Lava Direct) which is a volcanic stone
these ones (above) from Tiles of Spain. product with a glossy or matt glazed finish – EBONY & OLIVE
often with a distinctive crackle appearance, Ebony work surface in Naturelle matt texture from
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This Absolute black flamed and brushed granite top
14x28cm in white and copper, £POA from Tiles of Spain metre for work surfaces and £45 for splashbacks
creates a statement, teamed with light elm wall units
and stainless steel columns. £POA, Dada Kitchens
proportion of the visible colour and/or texture in the room scheme’
Solid timber Man-made composites Stainless steel

Wood surfaces add a warm, neutral element There are two main types of composite Stainless steel is a good choice for a
to the kitchen and will age gracefully, work surfaces. Solid – surface types are professional or industrial-style kitchen,
gradually accumulating the marks and wear acrylic or polyester materials. The colour and is often used as a surface around
and tear of a busy kitchen – which to many is the same all the way through, and the flush-fitting hobs. It will easily accumulate
people is their enduring appeal. Oak, beech, material can also be fabricated into sinks scratches, and gradually dulls down to a
ash and maple are popular choices – or oak and drainer grooves, so there are no seams. softer look than when first new – but this
is sometimes stained to give the appearance There are also engineered stone or quartz aged effect can be part of the look. It’s also
of wenge or ebony. Traditional style kitchens man-made surfaces, which are varying suitable for splashbacks – indeed, many
often include deep timber worktops with combinations of quartz crystals, resin range cookers have matching stainless
decorative profiles. Timber is oiled upon and binders. Each manufacturer will have steel splashbacks available. There are also
installation, and then will need to be re-oiled their own particular mixture, often with a number of bench-style kitchen tables
periodically, dependent upon the amount of the addition of sparkling and reflective around which can be either used centrally
wear and tear it gets. For the most resiliant fragments. There are hundreds of colours in the layout, (ie island-style) or as part of
results it can be wise to re-oil every week for available in matt, silk, and gloss finishes. a free-standing concept, and these often
the first month and every month for the first These surfaces are highly practical, very have stainless steel tops. This continuation
year. This may sound tedious, but the task is difficult to damage, and any serious of the professional/industrial look also
easier than you may think, just using a cloth. scratches can be polished out. The means that the entire surface is hygienic
A re-oiling regime is vital, but after the first advantages of man-made composites over and heat resistant. Bespoke, made to
year or so the finish will have built up and natural stones like granite is the range of measure work surfaces can be fabricated
won’t need to be done so frequently. For colours available – far brighter and ‘zingier’ to include a seamless sink, but standard
practical purposes, many designers avoid than the more natural tones and variations sized versions are widely available too, which
using timber in the wet areas of the kitchen, produced by nature. Pure white is also can considerably simplify the process if the
as it can darken if it’s continuously left wet. available, which is widely used in kitchen is utilising standard depth cabinetry.
As with all surfaces, is vital to look at large contemporary kitchen design. It can also
samples of timber, as the look can change be used for splashbacks and upstands. A MADE OF STEEL
considerably depending upon the width of the variation on this theme is the Encore range Blanco offers a bespoke stainless steel service to
staves used, and the type of finish applied – from Bushboard – a layer of solid-surface architects, interior designers and specialist kitchen
designers, meaning you can create any shape or size
oiled, matt and gloss finishes are available. acrylic material over a timber core material.
you desire to fit your kitchen scheme. Solitaire II in
quality 18/10 stainless steel from SteelArt stainless
WOOD BLOCK TIMBER CORE
steel worktop systems, £POA, Blanco
Finished in natural oil, this 80mm thick Walnut Butcher’s Encore Crystal Cream breakfast bar is available in 14 colours
Block is £1,279 for a 850mm chopping board, Rencraft and can be used for sinks. £178 per linear metre, Bushboard
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‘They will need to withstand hot pans, sharp knives & numerous gadgets’
Qa
SAM HART
DESIGNER AT
&
ROUNDHOUSE
What are the latest add another dimension

must-have surfaces? to the wide range of
Currently, our clients work surfaces we offer.
really love engineered
stone. The trend is Is there a failsafe
towards natural stones worksurface choice
with beautiful tactile that you return to
patterned surfaces - time and time again?
sometimes offset by There is no one
smart stainless steel. worksurface that ticks
everyone’s boxes, but
What is important engineered stone ticks
to consider when more than most and it
choosing a new has the advantage of a
worksurface? huge colour range which
Not everyone has the offers enormous
Glass Concrete same requirements, flexibility, design-wise.
Glass work surfaces come in a stunning array Concrete is popular for a minimalist, so you really need to
of colours – indeed those supplied by Deco seamless highly contemporary and think what you use your If a customer has no
Glaze are available in any colour – and add industrial look, although it’s at the top end work surfaces for. Of budget restrictions
a glowing element to the kitchen. Glass of the scale, price-wise, at around £550m2. course it must look what would you
splashbacks and upstands are often combined It’s usually poured in-situ, using a mould or beautiful too; for recommend for the
with accent lighting. These worksurfaces can former which is built once the cabinetry is in instance we often use a best combination of
become scratched, but are hardwearing and place. It can also be templated. Concrete is mix of engineered stone looks and longevity?
highly heat-resistant – up to 4000C in some dyed to individual customer specification, and gorgeous natural I would suggest
cases (although virtually any worksurface using natural pigments, and the colours stone on an island. beautiful, rare and
supplier will always advise that trivets and available tend to be neutral and muted. It’s unusual natural stones
mats are used beneath hot pans). Glass is also sealed and polished, and will need to be re- What trends to you such as marble or
used for splashbacks, and can be supplied sealed occasionally. It may stain if spills are see coming through granite. Once it’s
from high-end bespoke companies (often left to stand on areas where the polish has for the rest of 2013 quarried the same piece
backpainted, colour matched to the decorative worn, but the supplier or designer will be and for next year? will never be found
scheme), or it is possible to find ‘off the peg’ able to give very precise instructions about We have just installed a again and you will have
glass panels that are sized to fit behind a hob future care and upkeep. Visually it can work brand new concrete something that not only
or range cooker. There are several designers really well on long, thin island units and of finish in our Wigmore looks stunning, but
offering individually designed patterned glass course, is also very popular to be used on Street showroom, to which is unique as well.
splashbacks; look at those from artist Steve large expanses of floor in large city
Robinson for beautiful, individually hand apartments. The versatility of concrete
made and coloured panels. Glass can also be provides architects and designers with
etched and printed, or simply consider plain endless possibilites for the finished look
or opaque glass splashbacks, which can be of the scheme, making it highly individual. MADE TO ORDER
ordered to size and supplied by a regular high Most work surfaces need to be fabricated to order.
street glazier. Lengths of up to 3.6m are CONCRETE MODULE The kitchen company will generally install all the
Part of the Heart of Gold modular kitchen by Martin cabinetry and then make templates for each area of
available from Deco Glaze, who offer
Steininger and Michael Paar, this statement sink front work surface. Templates are then sent off to the
thicknesses of 10mm or 19mm for work
and worktop are made from concrete. This sturdy stone/steel/timber fabricators, who will create it to
surfaces, and depths of 6mm for splashbacks. the exact millimetre. This can take two to four weeks
composite material is heat resistant and safe for
food preparation. £POA from Steininger Designers and in the meantime the installers usually put in
SAGE SPLASHBACK temporary board/mdf surfaces. Some of the more
The Artisan glass splashback in Sage is available in 66 modestly-priced timber and laminate surfaces can
colours and can be cut to any size, from John Lewis be cut-to-size in-situ as of course, can tiles.
ESSENTIAL directory
WORK SURFACE DIRECTORY

The next in our collectable directory guides. This month our essential
worktops and splashbacks round-up, to update your little black book
Naga stone and ceramic

mosaics in 298x260mm sheets,
from £155m2, Original Style
Aura glass mosaics in Full stave prime oak timber

300x300mm sheets, from with steel hot ball, from £250
£150m2, Original Style per linear m, 1909 Kitchens
ANNIE PHILLIPS wood, stone, quartz, installation Material Glass images, delivery
Products Bespoke man-made composites 01234 851469 Services Design, 01212 366637
art splashbacks Services Supply only chilternmarble.co.uk manufacture glassdomain.co.uk
Material Glass 01933 232200 divineart.co.uk
Services Design only, bushboard.co.uk COMPAC GLAZED LAVA DIRECT
produced and created Products Worktops DUPONT BY CORIAN Products Worktops
with Preedy Glass CAESARSTONE Material Quartz Products Material Glazed
020 8458 6620 Products Services Design, Work surfaces, volcanic lava stone
anniephillips.co.uk Worktops, upstands manufacture splashbacks, integrated Services Supply only
Material Quartz compac.us sinks and edge details glazedlavadirect.com
BLANCO Services Design, Material Solid surface
Products Worktops manufacture DADA KITCHENS Services Design and GRANITE
Material Stainless steel 0800 0421 6144 Products Worktops customisation TRANSFORMATIONS
Services Measure, caesarstone.co.uk Material Stone, wood, dupont.co.uk Products Worktops,
manufacture, deliver, granite, marble splashbacks, tiles
installation CASTELNAU TILES Services Design, FIRED EARTH Material Italian
blanco.co.uk Products Worktops installation Products Tiles granite, quartzite,
Material Quartz, marble, 020 7631 2345 Material Lava stone, recycled glass
BRITISH CERAMIC TILE granite, composite moltenidada.co.uk glass, mosaic, porcelain, Services Measure,
Products Tile splashbacks Services Design, quarry, encaustic, stone, fabricate, installation,
Material Glass, ceramic, templating, deliver, DECOGLAZE terracotta, slate delivery, advice
porcelain, natural stone installation Products Worktops, Services Design, 0808 115 5194
Services Deliver 020 8547 2551 splashbacks installation granite
01626 834774 castelnautiles.co.uk Material Glass 0845 366 0400 transformations.co.uk
britishceramictile.com Services Manufacture firedearth.com
CHILTERN MARBLE 020 8569 8585 JETSTONE
BUSHBOARD Products Worktops decoglaze.co.uk GLASSDOMAIN Products Worktops
Products Material Marble, granite, Products Splashbacks Material Granite,
Worktops, upstands, quartz DIVINEART Material quartz, ceramic,
splashbacks Services Manufacture, Products Splashbacks, Toughened glass composite stone
Material Granite, template, deliver, stained glass Services Design, custom Services Delivery,
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Corian work
surface with
end grain walnut Winter Drift solid work
chopping board surface from the Mistral
and hand-painted collection, around £250
kitchen cabinets, per linear m, Karonia
from £16,000,
Rencraft
Dunwich gloss half tiles

from the Artisan collection,
from £100m2, The
Winchester Tile Company
templating, fitting PARIS CERAMICS wood, stone Material Mosaic,

01442 249733 Products Worktops, tiles Services Design, stone and porcelain
jetstone.co.uk Material Limestone, installation, stone Services Expert
travertine, antique stone edge design advice, samples
JOHN LEWIS Services Design, 01612 466010 and hands-on area
Products Tiles, manufacture siematic.co.uk 020 7354 7000
worktops 020 7371 7778 surfacetiles.com
Material Glass, parisceramics.com SILESTONE
stainless steel BY COSENTINO TECH TILE LONDON
Services Delivery PYROLAVE Product Work surfaces Product Tiles
0845 604 9049 ARCHITECTURE Material Compound quartz Material
johnlewis.com Products Worktops Services Design Natural and composite
Material Pyrolave® glazed lava 01256 761229 stone, porcelain,
MANCHESTER MARBLE Services Samples, silestone.co.uk ceramic, glass
Products Work surfaces drawings, quotations, Services Supply, fabricating,
Material Granite, delivery, installation STARON BY SAMSUNG product matching, after sales
marble, quartz 01428 707154 Products Work support, water-jet cutting
Services Bespoke pyrolave-architecture.com surfaces, splashbacks 020 3617 1160
design, manufacture, Material Staron® and techtilelondon.co.uk
fabricate, installation RENCRAFT Tempest® solid surfaces
0161 945 3856 Product Worktops, Services Design, manufacture TILBURY TILES
manchestermarble.co.uk butcher’s blocks 01215 613939 Products Tiles
Material Wood, stone blackheathproducts.co.uk from Spain and Italy
MIDLAND GRANITE WORKTOPS Services Design, installation Material Porcelain, ceramic
Products Worktops 01392 473005 STEININGER Services Importing
Material Granite, rencraft.co.uk DESIGNERS 01375 399699
Silestone Products Worktops 399699.co.uk
Services Design, ROUNDHOUSE Material Concrete
manufacture Product Worktops, Services Design TREND GB
0843 289 8774 splashbacks steininger-designers.at Products Tiles
midlandgraniteworktops.co.uk Material Concrete, Material Glass
marble, wood, granite STEVE ROBINSON GLASS Services Supply
OKITE Services Design, Products Splashbacks 08700 427 450
Products installation Material Glass trend-gb.com
Work surfaces 020 7297 6220 Services Bespoke design
Material roundhousedesign.com 01437 721357 WINCHESTER TILES
Compound quartz steverobinsonglass.com Product Tiles
Services SIEMATIC Material Ceramic, porcelain
Manufacture Products Worktops SURFACE Services Supply only
01992 470801 and splashbacks Products Tile 01392 473005
okite.com Material Marble, splashbacks winchestertiles.com
technology
FINELY TUNED
Technology doesn’t
have to be techno.
This retro sideboard
offers an audio
experience with
a difference
Remix Sound sideboard,
from the Hansen Family
Tivoli Audio collection,
£1,875 from Tivoli
• • •
NEWS CURTIS STONE OUTDOOR COOKING WASTE DISPOSALS
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The new built-in kitchen range from Miele.
Endless combinations, intuitive operation and stunning performance – these are the hallmarks of
our next generation of cooking appliances. However you choose to combine them, they will fit
seamlessly with your lifestyle. We call it Design for life.
Experience it for yourself at one of our showrooms. Call 0845 3656610.
The new built-in kitchen range from Miele.
Endless combinations, intuitive operation and stunning performance – these are the hallmarks of
our next generation of cooking appliances. However you choose to combine them, they will fit
seamlessly with your lifestyle. We call it Design for life.
Experience it for yourself at one of our showrooms. Call 0845 3656610.
TECHNOLOGY
NEWS
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HOME
WITH THE LATEST INNOVATIONS
WRITTEN BY LEIGH-ANNE ROBERTS
Integrated cooling
Liebherr has launched a new range of built-in refrigerators
and wine cabinets. The ECBN 6156 fridge-freezer (above)
has innovative BioFresh drawers to help prolong fresh food
such as carrots for around 80 days. The 480-litre capacity
ensures you have plenty of food storage, while the two
extendable freezer drawers will come in handy during the
summer months. It also has an A++ rating and LED lighting
for energy efficiency. Priced at £3,800. myliebherr.co.uk.
Wash for less

Save money with the new DF630
freestanding dishwasher from Caple
with an A+++ energy rating and low
11-litre 50oC economy cycle. Seven
programmes, including a useful
one-hour 62oC express wash for
speed before guests arrive
and dedicated 40oC glass wash
make life easier. A family-friendly
14-place setting with cutlery
tray ensures you’ll have
plenty of space. An easy on
the ears 49dB noise rating
REFRIGERATION OF THE FUTURE? is comfortably below
The world’s most intelligent fridge-freezer? We think so! The conversation level, ideal
Samsung Wi-Fi T9000 offers an LCD touchscreen for easy use of for open-plan settings. Plus,
apps like Evernote or a read-only version of Twitter. There is also find peace of mind with
expandable memory with an SD card slot so you can save all of Aquastop – it cuts off the
your shopping lists and recipes. The generous 722-litre capacity will water supply at the first sign
make you weak at the knees, while the brilliant built-in SodaStream of leakage to help avoid the
provides instant sparkling water – everything you need all-in-one! costs of water damage. Priced
Samsung are keeping mum about UK pricing, but it will be around around £478. caple.co.uk.
$3,999 in the US. Expect it to be on sale later this year. samsung.com.
ESSENTIAL NEWS
PRO
PREPPING
New this month, the Pro range
from AEG makes an easy task
of picking the right tools with
two colours. Gloss Red has high
performance as standard, while the
Black offers the same spec plus
accessories. The UltraMix stick
(from £70) can crush ice, chop, whip
cream or purée – black includes a
mixing beaker that acts as a food
processor. The PowerMix blender
(from £100) is the quietest on
the market at 77dB, plus a
1.5-litre capacity. It is priced
from £100. aeg.co.uk.
Bigger and better?

Hoover Candy has launched the largest single built-in oven on
the market with the 78-litre Prodige HOA65VX. It has two
flexi-cooking zones that are separated by inserting a cooking
divider shelf. The two cavities have independent temperature
controls and separate fans, allowing you to cook a roast dinner
and bake a cake at the same time. It is A -20% energy rated
with five cooking levels and LED Vision lighting. However, if
you want the added bonus of Pyrolytic cleaning, the Prodige
HOA96X is worth looking at with a marginally smaller 73-litre
capacity. Expect to pay from £700. hoover.co.uk.
UK launch
After winning three awards
including the Red Dot BLACK OR WHITE?
Design 2013, the Italian Heavenly light or mysteriously dark? The choice is yours.
Fantasia wall-mounted Gorenje has added two striking built-in microwaves to the
cooker hood from Elica successful Ora-Ïto collection. The BM 6250 ORA is available
has come to the UK. The in black or white glass with bulky aluminium handles,
stylish extractor comes in known as simplexity by Ïto. The LED screen and understated
three widths (from 55cm) glass touch control panel set within the door perfectly fit
and a glass finish in black or the futuristic design. Features include a 23-litre capacity,
white, plus Silestone quartz. 1200W grill and five power levels. Simply select which side
An extraction rate of 610 m3/hr, of the light you prefer to live in. Around £450. gorenje.co.uk.
three speeds plus boost with
InfraRed touch control, metal
washable grease filters, a
maximum 65dB rating and LED
lighting set it apart with visual
impact. £1,500. elica.co.uk.
STOP PRESS... Smeg has launched its first boiling

hot water tap. ETNA3IN1 dispenses 98oC water along with your
standard hot & cold. We got to play with it at Grand Designs
Live – it’s steaming hot! The 2.5-litre tank is plenty for hot
drinks & preparing pasta. From around £650. smeguk.com.
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ESSENTIAL top chef
MY FAVOURITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE
Curtis
STONE
Renowned Australian chef Curtis Stone shares the
story of his journey from his mother’s kitchen to his
growing portfolio of successful TV programmes
How old were you and what made you start What’s your favourite recipe to make using LIVE TO COOK
cooking? I’ve been cooking my whole life. them? It’s so hard to choose, but I’ll go Curtis’ philosophy is to
When I was young I used to love to eat – not with an Aussie favorite: the pavlova. A cook as Mother Nature
much has changed there – so I used to hang KitchenAid mixer makes the meringue intended – buy local,
seasonal and organic
around the kitchen a lot. My mum was a so perfectly light and airy. As far as the ingredients, keep recipes
great baker and I loved making desserts Magnetic Attraction line goes, the sky is simple and allow the
with her. Helping my Granny make fudge the limit. The line contains everything food to speak for itself
meant that I got to lick the bowl! Food in you need to cook from spatulas to whisks,
my house wasn’t super fancy, but it was slotted spoons and graters. PERFORMANCE
homemade and there was always plenty to The KitchenAid Stand
Mixer is the top choice
share. It brought us together, which became What’s your kitchen at home like – for many chefs due to
a huge part of my desire to encourage traditional or contemporary? I have a its versatile nature.
people to cook proper food for their families. contemporary European Bulthaup kitchen. KitchenAid 4.8L Artisan
Stand Mixer, from
When did you realise that technology and Are your appliances freestanding £379, John Lewis
gadgets can help to make cooking easier? or fitted? Freestanding.
FOOD TO INSPIRE
As a trained chef, you learn lots of skills and Bring your taste buds to
as long as you have a sharp knife, you can Which hob do you like to use the best? life with local produce
prepare almost anything. But when I started I’m wild about my Viking gas range. and create dishes such
to work with home cooks, it struck me that as halibut and spinach,
there are so many quality appliances and What cookware do you like to use and barbecue shrimp and
gadgets to make things easier. why? I use my own Kitchen Solutions chicken cassoulet
range of cookware, of course!
What’s your favourite kitchen
appliance/gadget? For appliances, I love What is the next big thing in kitchen
my KitchenAid Stand Mixer. But I’m also gadgets going to be? It’s funny to say this,
partial to my new line of Kitchen Solutions but I think we’re going to see people using Curtis Stone
Magnetic Attraction utensils, which have some of the gadgets our grandparents used Melbourne born Curtis Stone
a magnet inside the silicone handles. to use. For instance, I have a grain mill trained in London with
that turns all sorts of ancient and whole legendary three-Michelin star
Why are they so great? My KitchenAid grains like quinoa and amaranth into flour. chef Marco Pierre White.
stand mixer is a workhorse in my kitchen. It’s such an unassuming but useful tool. Inspired as a boy by his
Not only does it make beating, whipping mother’s baking and his
and blending a breeze, it has endless What do you like to cook at home for your grandmother’s fudge, his
FEATURE CHARLOTTE COWARD-WILLIAMS
attachments to help make everything family to relax with? My fiancé is crazy for passion for food continued
from homemade sausages to ice cream. lasagna and I love creating all different to grow and transformed him
I designed the Magnetic Attraction range flavour combinations to cook for her. into the chef, author and TV
after seeing how many cooks struggle to personality that he is today.
fit all their cooking utensils in one kitchen What’s your latest news? My fifth Familiar worldwide for his
drawer! They can easily hang on any metallic cookbook What’s for Dinner? Recipes countless TV cooking shows,
surface like the fridge or a splashback. for a Busy Life just hit US bookstores most days he can be found
in April this year. It’s a roadmap for living in Los Angeles with his
What is your top tip? Go for the highest making delicious home-cooked dinners fiancé Lindsay. His latest
wattage stand mixer that fits your budget. every night of the week. eKBB book, What’s for Dinner,
was inspired by his son.
‘There are so many ways to make
pulling a meal together easier
with appliances and gadgets’
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Cooking in the
OPEN AIR
ESSENTIAL OUTDOOR COOKING
COOKING OUTDOORS
NO-LONGER MEANS PULLING
OUT THE FAMILY BARBECUE.
A SPECTACULAR RANGE OF
SOPHISTICATED HI-TECH
OPTIONS ARE NOW ON OFFER
FEATURE LEIGH-ANNE ROBERTS
W
e’ll excuse you for conjuring
images of deep, black metal bowls
atop a tripod with wheels when
talking about cooking outside – but
you won’t find anything like that
here. Think rustic wood-fired
smoker ovens and stainless
steel five-burner barbecues with built-in sinks and added wine
chillers. The leafy outdoor ‘kitchen’ on page 107 won the silver
medal for courtyard gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in
2009 and it’s easy to see why. The ‘Freshly Prepped’ garden,
shows just how suited outdoor spaces are to cooking –
particularly if fresh, home-grown produce is close to hand.
It’s important to consider what you want to achieve from trying
your hand at cooking outside. If you’re looking for something to
wow your guests (and a large number of them!) then the serious
and sturdy pieces of kit on page 106 may be best. Stainless steel,
instant-heat gas burners and plenty of wheels – remember it’s
important to position yourself centre stage for your outdoor debut!
Harry Peto, furniture and barbecue buyer at The Chelsea Gardener
insists, ‘think about wind direction when deciding on the position of
your barbecue and garden furniture as nobody enjoys being smoked
out. Also, make it easy for yourself to carry food in and out.’
If, like me, you’re a bit of a romantic and envision kneading your
own dough topped with chopped tomatoes, mozzarella and a sprig
of thyme before stone-baking into a delicious crispy pizza, then the
rustic pizza oven on the next page is the ideal option. Harry adds,
‘try growing herbs such as rosemary and oregano nearby, then
make sure you can see them clearly – lighting is important for
when the days get short for both atmospheric and task lighting.’
So you don’t confuse your mint with basil, take a look at our handy
lighting tips to make the most of the long summer evenings. EKBB
Napoleon Prestige Series Pro 600

Stainless Steel Barbecue from WorldStores
Take all the hard work out of barbecuing and enjoy a glass
(or two) of Bordeaux by the pool. Patented self-cleaning
sear plates are a desirable feature on the Napoleon Pro
600 that removes the usual requirement for rubber gloves
and a wire brush. Paired with a removable drip pan,
temperature gauge and warming rack, you’ll have plenty
of helpful tools to give your food a professional edge. The
impressive catering capacity is ideal for 12-14 people,
easily controlled with electronic ignition and fired using
either a propane gas bottle, or natural gas – but this will
require an engineer to connect to your house supply.
FEATURES Five burners plus side burner, rotisserie,
Easy Set™ ergonomic knobs, PRICE £2,700
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Not just a barbecue...
Going back to basics may seem like a step
in the wrong direction, but the latest rustic
and traditional cooking must-haves
produce tempting results. No-longer
do we look for the old faithful drum
barbecue, instead we seek sophisticated
contraptions that have visual appeal and
give our cooking a professional edge. The
outdoor pizza oven took Britain by storm
after an appearance on Jamie at Home, the
chef’s 2009 TV show, and the popularity of
stone combined with fire hasn’t stopped
there. Designs such as the Nordic Morsø
Forno nod to days gone by and exude
traditional Italian influence. That’s not
all, barbecue grill tables and two-in-one
smoker ovens are just the beginning.
Custom pizza oven Built by

renowned kitchen designer Mark
Wilkinson, this stunning Brookhouse
pizza oven is a real treat to have
outside. Adding extra flavour and
texture to breads such as ciabatta or
focaccia, it also provides warmth on
colder summer evenings. Set by the
River table in maple, around £12,000
from Mark Wilkinson. FEATURES
Hand-built, rustic finish PRICE
From around £2,500 for similar
Fornetto two-in-one oven from Grakka

For the keen foodie, Fornetto is a versatile mix of
wood-fired oven and smoker, sure to impress friends
and family alike. Create delicious focaccia breads
and pizzas or ribs and steaks. Add smoking chips
or aromatic woods to the removable smoker box
to experiment with a fusion of subtle flavours.
FEATURES Cast iron doors, removable smoker
box, choice of red or black exterior PRICE £899
Garden designer
Charlotte Rowe
showcases the Fire
Magic grill with cleverly
placed lighting above
and below the bar area
LIGHTING
ADVICE With all the excitement of trying out a new five-burner
gas barbecue or pizza oven, it’s easy to forget that it’s
important to light the way – both for safety when
cooking outside under the stars and for setting an
SALLY enjoyable ambiance for guests. Renowned for being one
STOREY
Built-in grill garden design JOHN of the world’s leading lighting experts, Sally Storey,
Tucked away near the coast in Hove, this CULLEN Designer Director at John Cullen Lighting here shares her
perfectly arranged outdoor kitchen features all LIGHTING top tips for lighting outside, both urban or country-style.
sorts of useful paraphernalia including a built-in 1 A mini 1W LED spiked spotlight (Kew) and a mini directional floodlight (Hampton) allow you to
grill, a fridge, storage cupboards and a sink. effectively light your garden, plus there’s no need to feel guilty about energy consumption.
Designer, Alison Wear from London created this 2 Spiked fittings are easily moved for changing seasons, growing plants and to highlight features.
gastronomic zone as part of the whole garden. 3 Many garden light fittings are black, but green usually blends best with foliage.
FEATURES Built-in outdoor grill, refrigerator, 4 Don’t panic about new lighting regulations as they refer to exterior lights fixed to your home.
gas canister storage cupboard PRICE £8,000
Morsø Forno
A design showstopper, the
Forno stove from Morsø is
shaped like an Italian
stone oven to optimise
heat so that you can cook
pizza and crusty bread in
minutes. The Tuscan Grill
attachment allows you to
produce tasty defined
grilling lines on steaks and
vegetables. You can also
use it as a stylish patio
warmer on colder nights.
FEATURES Wood fired,
easy to clean, made from
enamelled cast iron
PRICE Around £1,400
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THE ULTIMATE ACCOMPLICE
If you dream of an American-style outdoor grill to cook on,
then look no further. Five-burner grills, built-in sinks and full
worktop space are just a few of the options available to tingle
your taste buds. Enhance your experience with flavourful
extras such as a rotisserie for sumptuous whole chicken or a
side burner for vegetarian-friendly delights. The opportunities
are endless, and most are portable and weather-proof, so
there’s no need to wait for the summer sun to make an
appearance for you to dig out your chef’s hat and tongs.
Freshly Prepped garden kitchen by Aralia

Take open air cooking to a whole new level with a
kitchen zone that includes a live salad garden. This
award-winning project has a water and fertiliser
system on timer, while the cabinetry is custom-built
from massarandubra hardwood and topped with
coated Sensa Granite to stop unsightly water staining.
FEATURES Stainless steel tap and sink, wine chiller
and Biotecture green salad wall unit PRICE £36,000
BeefEater Ivis outdoor kitchen centre Weber Genesis E330 grill centre
Everything you want all in one modular, Sophistication is on the menu here –
anodized aluminium parcel. Cook, wash
and prepare! FEATURES Signature
black enamel finish, three powerful
burners and a sear station for chargrill- BBQ With so much on
cabinet four burner built-in barbecue,
two burner module, holds 9kg gas
marked steak and tuna. FEATURES Three
burners, flush-mounted sear station and ADVICE offer, choosing the
cylinder, fridge unit, side burner side burner, mounted thermometer right product can
PRICE £30,000 depending on finish PRICE £1,899, The Chelsea Gardener be a daunting task.
Matthew Richards,
MATTHEW European sales at
RICHARDS BeefEater, offers
BEEFEATER his three key tips
1 Gas vs charcoal - gas is much more user friendly,
cleaner and simply less hassle. There is no waiting time
as there is to heat up charcoal and you have much more
control with temperature so food is more likely to be
cooked properly. 2 Take care of your outdoor kitchen.
When not being used for prolonged periods of time
covering is wise to protect from the elements. Maintain
with a stainless steel cleaner or glass cleaner for enamel.
3 When it comes to installation, our Discovery Kitchen is
straight out of the box and the units bolt together easier
than a basic barbecue trolley. However, the large Ivis
kitchen needs a specialist installer or specifier as the
finish and shape of the scheme is to the customers
specification before purchase. Any unit being connected
to natural gas will also need a gas safe engineer to install.
Raymond Blanc five burner

gas barbecue at John Lewis
Discover your inner Michelin-
starred chef with this propane-
fuelled masterpiece. Sleek in
appearance and constructed
from sturdy stainless steel and
enamel, it has handy electronic
ignition for easy firing up and
also has a searing grill and
flame tamers. FEATURES
Five burners, cool touch handle,
propane fuelled, drip tray
PRICE £1,199
Napoleon LE3 gas barbecue with kitchen

Keep the party going long after the sun has set with iGLOW™ backlit
technology that complements existing outdoor lighting and helps
you find the control knobs. Plus, Infrared Sizzle Zone ceramic
burners absorb flame energy and heat up to 1800oF! FEATURES Five
burners plus side burner, iGLOW™ backlit controls, infrared Sizzle
Zone™, integrated ice bucket and interior lights, optional charcoal
tray, available as natural or propane gas unit PRICE £1,400
Weber Summit E670 KitchenAid professional

Top of the range doesn’t get much barbecue Enjoy the familiarity of
better than this six burner, a well-known company that
smoking, rotisserie beauty from already lives in your kitchen and
Weber. If you’re looking for a jaw bring it outside. Powerful, movable
dropper, look no further. Comes and weather-resistant, the KSOX
with Flavoriser bars to ensure even 9020 boasts three main burners, an
heat distribution, that need to be infrared rotisserie and a side
replaced roughly every six years. burner. FEATURES Five burners
FEATURES Six burners, rotisserie, including side and rotisserie,
smoker system, sider burner, convenient trolley, built-in
searer, thermometer, tool holders thermometer PRICE £3,948
PRICE £2,899.99
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Waste not,
Want not
GET RID OF KITCHEN WASTE QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL
UNIT - YOU’LL SOON WONDER HOW
YOU EVER MANAGED WITHOUT ONE
FEATURE HAYLEY GILBERT
H
ave you noticed how even paying people to install one. It makes
much food waste you sense. After all, biogas generated as a result of
generate on a daily recycling can be used to produce around 33 units
basis? It’s surprising of electricity each year, while soil conditioner
how much volume we produced as a result of recycling is high in
create without really nitrogen, a vital source of nutrients for soil.
thinking about it. To Today’s models don’t have blades. Instead,
save space and do your bit for greener living, they work by using grinding rings and
why not invest in a waste disposal unit? centrifugal force to reduce food to fine particles
‘They are an incredible bit of kit,’ says so there’s no safety issue and noise is kept to a
Ashley Munden, Managing Director Europe at minimum. Simply turn on the cold tap, put the
InSinkErator. ‘Their benefit is immeasurable and, scraps into your sink and feed them into the
just like a dishwasher, once you have used one flange that replaces your normal plughole. Turn
you’d never be without one ever again.’ on the waste disposer via the button on your
There are many benefits to owning one – worktop or sink and the waste is ground down
food waste is ground into fine particles and and flushed away quickly, quietly and
flushed away in seconds, which means no more efficiently. They can also be installed easily and
smelly bins in the kitchen and fewer trips to neatly under the sink – all that’s needed is
the outside bin. They are easy to install, fit standard plumbing and a power source nearby.
under most sinks and are environmentally The more powerful the motor, the more
responsible, as you will be reducing the effective and efficient the waste disposer
amount of food waste that goes to landfill. will be. ‘If you have a family or entertain
‘Food waste accounts for about 20 per cent regularly,’ says Ashley, ‘it is wise to invest
of all household rubbish,’ adds Ashley, ‘and it’s in the highest rated motor for long-term
thought that local authorities could save around and efficient food waste disposal.’
£33 per household if everyone were to use a To switch on, there are up to three methods
food waste disposer. Food scraps that have to choose from depending on the model - an
been through a waste disposer can be used to on/off wall switch, an air switch set into the
create biosolids as part of a holistic waste worktop and a remote control unit. When it
management approach. When the recycled comes to the future of waste disposal, perhaps
material is used as a power source, soil the units will become smaller yet more
conditioner or fertiliser, the cycle begins again.’ powerful. But for now, the challenge is to
In some areas of the UK, local authorities are tempt more of us to make the change. eKBB
ESSENTIAL WASTE DISPOSAL
Rangemaster
The Rangemaster
WDU500 Economy
Waste Disposal Unit is
clean, hygienic and
easy-to-use and is
treated with an anti-
microbial agent in the
casing to prevent
against odour that
causes bacteria growth.
The 2600 rpm motor
requires a standard
mains connection.
DIMENSIONS
H35.5xW12.1cm
FEATURE Lifetime
corrosion guarantee
PRICE £116 Carron Phoenix Caronnade WD750+
This brand new waste disposer has a
continuous feed, 0.75 motor horsepower,
integral air switch and a high torque dual
magnetic motor with 2700rpm motor
speed. Added benefits include foam
insulation to reduce noise. DIMENSIONS
H41xW17cm FEATURE Comes
with a 10-year warranty PRICE £325
InSinkErator EVO 200

With three-stage grind technology
and a power booster circuit with
microprocessor to increase torque, Did you know?
this appliance is capable of grinding The average British family bins
all food waste. The Evolution® 200 745lbs/338kgs of leftover food every
waste disposer is fitted with a strong year, with Chinese takeaways and roast
and durable stainless steel grind dinners the most common dishes.
chamber and superior grinding ring Research commissioned by InSinkErator
rather than blades that work in and carried out among 2,000 adults revealed
seconds to handle all food waste. that parents over-estimating quantities and
It also operates up to 60 per cent fussy children turning their nose up at
quieter than standard models, has a meals also contributed to the figure. In
75 horsepower motor and six-year fact, the study showed as many as six in
warranty. DIMENSIONS ten families regularly fail to finish
H34xW23cm PRICE £550 everything on their plates, so end up
scraping the leftovers into the bin.
Franke Turbo Plus TP-125

The new Turbo Plus range of waste
disposal units deals with household waste
in a hygienic and speedy manner, offering
a choice of four models with different
performance levels and price points for
every budget. This unit is sound insulated
for quiet operation, offers continuous feed,
1.25 motor horsepower, high torque dual
magnetic motor with 2800rpm motor
speed and integral air switch.
DIMENSIONS H42xW22cm
FEATURE Comes with a
lifetime warranty PRICE £367
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Bathrooms
MARBLE MAGIC
Contrast a handcrafted
marble sink against a soft
wooden backdrop to make
an on-trend statement
Designed by Enzo Berti the Nabhi collection of
Italian basins comes in eight types of marble
including Emperador Dark, from £1,188. Bleached
larch counter top, from £936, both Kreoo
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LEGATO
MODERN COMFORT – MINIMALIST DESIGN
The new Legato furniture collection features an elegant minimalist design and ingenious details.
The LED lighting beneath the sink countertop creates the impression of weightlessness, as if the
countertop was floating. Legato can be combined with the surface-mounted sinks from the
Loop&Friends, My Nature, Architectura, Aveo new generation or the Memento collection.
To find out more email marketing@villeroy-boch.co.uk

or call 0800 073 0035 for a brochure
WWW.VILLEROY-BOCH.CO.UK
ESSENTIAL bathroom news
Bathroom News
The latest launches and our favourite bathing things
TAKE
THE PLUNGE
If it’s decadence you want, consider the
newly unveiled Niederbronn bath from
Catchpole and Rye. Its beautiful cast iron
looks and classic shape are inspired by a
similar 1880s design from the French region
known as Niederbronn-les-Bains. Available
in a polished or painted finish and with
or without ornate cast iron feet, this
bath is much wider and deeper than
most and holds an impressive 400
litres of water. From £6,000.
catchpoleandrye.com
PERFECT FIT
We all know grand statement pieces Timeless
make a real impact, but it’s the
attention to fittings and finishing
elegance
Victoria + Albert Baths has
touches that allow you to add your
introduced its Drayton
own personality. With this in mind, Ideal
Collection which offers an
Standard has launched its Jado JES essence of Victorian
fittings range with 26 new products, period design with a
including nine basin mixers, five bath modern touch. The
and shower mixers and two built-in collection includes a
thermostats. The single lever basin slipper-style bath with an
mixer (shown) has smooth lines with Niederbronn bath, from extended back rest for
£6,000, Catchpole and Rye
a sleek chrome finish. It costs from supportive bathing. This is
around £447. ideal-standard.co.uk. complemented by the
Drayton 40 basin (shown)
which is made from
Showering SENSATION QUARRYCAST®, a
naturally white material
Are you yet to be won rich in volcanic limestone.
over by the potential and The Drayton 40cm basin
flexibility of a wetroom? costs £475 and the
Well, this new innovative freestanding bath is from
£2,850. vandabaths.com.
enclosure from Merlyn
might change your mind.
The clever swivel panel
has been designed to
deflect shower spray, it also
has standard fittings and
can be retro-fitted to most
shower walls – ideal for
smaller wetrooms and
Series 8 walk-in shower
enclosure and swivel family bathrooms.
panel with MStone tray, merlynshowering.com.
£1,928, Merlyn Showers
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iN ANy SizED SpACE, SETTiNG ThE
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Request your Designer Collection brochure from your retailer today. For more information about VitrA’s range of products, or to locate your
nearest VitrA stockist, visit www.vitra.co.uk
ESSENTIAL bathroom news
Iconic attraction
Newly launched Iconic Radiators,

has 21 collaborative collections by a
variety of internationally renowned
designers including Peter Rankin,
Francesco Lucchese, Dante O.
Benini, Luca Gonzo and Andrea
TAKE A LOOK AROUND Crosetta. The Serie T double
horizontal in White (shown) was
Head down to the Lots Road at Chelsea designed by Matteo Thun and
Harbour, London, to spy the latest from Antonio Rodriguez. Prices start
luxury bathroom sanitaryware and furniture from £1,405 for H230xW1000mm.
specialist, Keramag Design. Its first UK studio Available in 26 RAL colours and
14 special finishes. Prices start
is only open for a six-month period, so pop in from £1,010. iconicradiators.co.uk.
to see and enjoy the latest suite of designer
collections including Citterio, Preciosa II,
myDay and Silk. keramagdesign.com.
ECO
CONSCIOUS
Do you want a shower
that is a great all-rounder?
New from Roca, the
Victoria-T thermostatic
shower column offers
high performance and
technology that will
help reduce wastage.
Organised It has a 200mm shower
ST YLE
head with easy clean
nozzles to help prevent
limescale build-up, an Eco
Never underestimate the benefits of storage.
button which reduces
For a functional and calm bathroom, you’ll want
water consumption by 50
to keep clutter to a minimum and ensure there’s
per cent and a Quick
somewhere to keep all your necessities. We’ve
Reaction program that
spotted the handy storage solutions from Ripples, changes the flow and
which include storage trays for drawers, laundry temperature in less than
baskets, floating shelves with concealed wall three seconds. It costs
brackets and mirror cabinets fitted with a from around £456.
shaver point, built-in LED under lighting uk.roca.com.
and adjustable shelving. From £52
for the wickerwork basket
ripples.ltd.uk.
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INTERIOR DESIGNER
Bathroom
A sophisticated bathing space exudes serenity with
bespoke mirrored storage and refined, subtle styling
PHOTOS ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL WORDS EMMA FOALE
L ocated in Regent’s Park, this five-bedroomed house has undergone a

complete refurbishment resulting in a stunning bathroom that combines
discreet storage with beautiful detailing. A challenging brief meant that the
team at Louise Jones Interiors needed to carefully consider how to incorporate
vast amounts of storage while ensuring a spacious and uncluttered feel. For the owner,
keeping all of the functional items out of sight was key, and so mirrored cabinetry was a
clever choice – creating the illusion of space and adding interest to an otherwise narrow
space. While providing a visual statement, it also serves a purpose to conceal a dressing
room, WC and shower from view – maintaining a minimalist look. A bespoke wall-hung
basin unit and classic roll top style bath with wall-mounted taps are statement pieces
that add to the refined feel. Adding a softness to the scheme, an upholstered ottoman
and cashmere floor-to-ceiling curtains dress the window area and work in harmony to
make it inviting space. With graceful styling, including a decorative Chinese stool, glass
perfume bottles and a pretty floral arrangement, this room is an ideal place to relax.
Louise
Jones
OWNER OF
LOUISE JONES
INTERIORS
Louise studied interior
design at the Inchbald
School of Design. In
2001, she established
Louise Jones Interiors
based on The Green
in Richmond. Her
seven strong design
team work a broad
spectrum of projects
across the world in
a variety of styles
to suit individual
clients, but often
with a unique and
contemporary twist.
PROJECT DETAILS
TWIN BASIN UNIT Bespoke piece by The Limestone Gallery BASIN TAPS Kallista ‘For Her' from Bathrooms
International BATH A1/FS by Bathrooms International BATH WALL-MOUNTED TAP Kallista ‘For Her’
from Bathrooms International FLOORING Thassos marble from The Limestone Gallery WALL LIGHTING
Antique from Charles Saunders RADIATOR Bisque CURTAIN FABRIC Cashmere from Loro Piana MIRROR
AND MIRRORED CABINETRY Bespoke piece OTTOMAN Chelsea Textiles BARREL-SHAPED STOOL
Guinevere Antiques FLOWER DECORATIONS Pulbrooke & Gould florists ARCHITECT Sacks Maguire
ESSENTIAL designer
LIGHT AND
SPACE
A complementary mix
of impressive Thassos
marble flooring with a
bespoke wall-hung
basin unit creates a
luxurious and spacious
feel with an abundance
of light flooding in
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MIRRORED
CABINETRY
A dressing room, WC and
shower are all discreetly
concealed behind the
bespoke-made mirror
and cabinetry. The wall-
hung twin basin unit by
The Limestone Gallery
is fitted with matching
Kallista ‘For Her’ taps
from Bathrooms
International
ESSENTIAL designer
There’s a space of some kind behind every mirror and there

are a lot opulent surfaces that ref lect an abundance of light
Qa
What initial challenges did you How do you plan and incorporate storage into
& come across with the client’s brief ?
The list of items which needed to
a bathing space? As discreetly as possible. Medicine
cabinets are concealed behind the vanity. Behind this
be included within the space was is a walk-in wardrobe accessed through the mirrored
quite a challenge. Behind the four doors which are on either side of the vanity unit.
mirrored doors is a dressing room, WC and a shower.
We didn’t want all of the functioning items to be visible. How important was maximising light and space?
So important. In reality, the space is a corridor, it
Did the architecture of the building influence needed to appear far more spacious and much
DELICATE TOUCH your design? I always wish to be sympathetic to more interesting than a plain, simple corridor.
Small details can make a big the architecture of the building. We incorporated
difference and in this case more classical elements and details in order to How do you create a balance between function
flower arrangements have
work with the house rather than against it. and beauty? The beauty is in the detail… bevelled
been used to add an inviting
feel. They also add a hint mirrors, cashmere curtains, nickel curtain poles,
of natural colour to an How do you find new products and do you like to and the Chinese stools are all countered by the
otherwise clean, white room incorporate technology into your design? We are simplicity of the mirrored and lacquered surfaces.
always looking! To be a good designer you need to
CALM TONES be looking all the time, not just in brochures and How do you go about choosing the finishing touches?
By keeping the colour magazines, but at what you see as you are sat in a Quite easily. It is important to restrain myself when
scheme simple, using a tonal restaurant or walking down the street. That way, completing a room and to know when to stop. If the
palette of grey, silver and
you can be aware of interesting finishes, colour bare bones are good, it doesn’t need much more.
white, a soothing ambience
is created. A relaxing space combinations and shapes in your daily activities.
is achieved through the Do the furnishings and accessories reflect your
choice of light-reflecting What type of mood did you want to create? style or do they complement the client’s personality?
and polished finishes Calm, clean, refined glamour. My choice of accessories is attuned to my client’s
personality. In this instance, I knew she’d like the
What is your favourite aspect of the bathroom? type of antiquities which interiors shop, Guinevere
The colour combination – white, silver and grey. hold in their treasure trove on Kings Road.
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1
Natural
LIGHT
Luxury bathroom surfaces
with clean contemporary
finishes blend perfectly against 5
a backdrop of textural flowing
materials and distressed
wooden accessories, creating
a truly sophisticated scheme
1 Full length mirror by House, £100, John

Lewis 2 Foscarini by Diesel Fork floor
lamp, £706, Chaplins 3 Ridged powder jar,
£10, Feather & Black 4 Priya curtain tieback
in Jet, £25, John Lewis 5 Jaisalmer wood
photo frame, £26.95, Oscar & Eve 6 White
waffle bath sheet, £55, The Conran Shop
7 New Collection Squaro Edge bath, £POA,
Villeroy & Boch 8 Three layers Chiseled
frame, £22; Chiseled frame with bone
lipping, £18.75, Graham & Green 9 Four
arm metal candlebra in silver, £67, Artisanti
9
BATH FURNITURE
The Ergo-nomic bathroom
design by Giulio Glanturco,
makes use of DuPont
Corian, stainless steel and
solid elm for the range
which includes bathtubs,
from £6,614, mixers with
handshower, £2,375 and
wallhung three-drawer
element with washbasin,
£5,922, all Rexa Design
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ESSENTIAL shopping
Taking sides
An occasional table is a useful extra surface for any room
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 Artanis Ripple side table with a distressed gild finish and glass top, £1,235, Beautiful Modern Thing 2 Normann
Copenhagen Tablo small blue side table, £190, Panik Design 3 ByAlex “A” side table, £99, John Lewis 4 Tray table in
black, £149, Dwell 5 Cantori City glass topped table with iron legs, from £496, Heal’s 6 On The Move table in powder
coated aluminium by Strand+Hvass, from £284, Aram Store 7 Abode tray top side table in walnut finish, £125,
WorldStores 8 Pedro yellow spindle table, £125, Habitat 9 Grill bamboo table by Day Home, £249, Amara
Inspired
luxury
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steam rooms, feature showers,
wet rooms and all types of
wellbeing rooms – from concept
to reality - combining shapes
and forms, colours and textures,
lighting and scents.
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www.dromuk.com
EAU
ZONE
Sleek, chic, barely-there
shower enclosures are
like sculptural works of
art for the bathroom -
and there’s a design
to suit every space
FEATURE LARA SARGENT
ESSENTIAL shower enclosures
U
tter the words ‘frameless panel’ or
‘walk-in shower’ and you’re likely to
be met with a misty-eyed murmuring
of how today’s 21st century shower
enclosure is a thing of serious beauty. It’s
not just architects and interior designers
that are caught in the grip of these slender
sheets of glass and smokey charcoal panels.
Any wannabe John Pawson or Kelly Hoppen
worth their Philippe Starck faucet is well aware of how these
erstwhile leaky white plastic boxes have been propelled into
designer-label lovelies in their own right. No longer simply a
humdrum piece of kit to stop our floors from flooding (although
this is still important) but great looking, great functioning
products that are topping the nation’s ‘dream bathroom’ wish list.
But before you splash out on a cavernous, streamlined
enclosure – big enough for two, three or even four – made from
sheer panes of sturdy, solid glass and almost invisible frames,
look carefully at the layout of your bathroom and how much
space you have. The type of enclosure you choose – thinking
about size, shape and type of door – will be determined by
bathroom dimensions and what else is in there.
Fear not, from postage-stamp-sized space to ballroom
proportions, there is an enclosure to fit. A huge choice of models
are specially designed to utilise corners and unused recesses,
made up of either clear expanses of geometric glass or sweeping
curved doors. If you have the space and fancy a spa-like
ambience, a walk-in or walk-through shower is typically quite
large and made up of a wet area and dry area for a luxurious
touch. Smaller spaces will suit a simple, unobtrusive wet room
panel attached to the floor, ceiling or wall with metal fixing bars.
For a true wet room set-up, look out for panels and enclosures
that can be fitted directly to a tiled floor (some manufacturers can
supply wet room conversion kits) or for a more cost-effective
route, try one of the new generation of super-slim trays which
maintain this slick, seamless vibe but with all the security of a tray
to contain splash and spray. If space isn’t an issue, hinged doors
are a popular choice as you need unrestricted access outside the
shower for the door to open outwards. A pivot door, is similar,
but the door pivots on an off-centre mechanism so you don’t
need quite as much room. Bi-fold doors are great for smaller
bathrooms as the door is hinged in the middle and so folds
inwardly. Another good space maximiser is the sliding door where
panels slide behind each other internally. A very large shower
enclosure can be created using a door with one or two smaller
panels either side, while a growing trend for bespoke designs
allows you to create a made-to-measure enclosure to fit around
existing fittings and awkward spaces. Such a tailormade service
comes at a premium but you’ll get exactly what you want.
Oozing with Italian design flair, Less is definitely more when it comes to enclosures, and
this spacious and elegant shower today’s showering eye candy is made of up frameless panes
enclosure is part of Agape’s of clear glass (or barely framed with a flash of silver hinge and
Flat D collection in crystal clear profile) or perhaps tinted in a chic grey hue for the real fashion-
glass with a sliding door forward among us. But whether you opt for a spacious,
MATERIAL 8mm thick glass curvaceous walk-in model or a neat corner quadrant, look out for
SIZE H2000xW2000xD1000mm shower-power approved doors, thicker, toughened glass of say
PRICE £13,610 including 8mm or 10mm thick as well as anti-limescale and dirt-repellent
Exmar shower tray coatings so cleaning the glass takes less elbow grease. eKBB
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1 The wide sliding door on the
AquaSpace Walk-through shower
from Aqualux allows entry to either
side of the bamboo footboard drying
areas MATERIAL 8mm thick
toughened glass SIZE H1815xW1700
Designer Adrian Wright
xD1000mm PRICE £1,004
used Glacier White Corian
to create a stunning 2 The frameless corner bespoke
wetroom-style bathroom
Deauville enclosure from Majestic
in his own home. The glass
screen is completely Showers comes in crystal clear glass
frameless and fits into a or a subtle spectrum of colours
grooved channel in the MATERIAL 10mm thick toughened
Corian tray and wall tiles, safety glass with ClearShield and
bonded with clear silicone chrome fittings SIZE H2000xW1400x
D1000mm PRICE £2,750
MATERIAL 10mm
thick toughened glass 3 The Classic single, slider door from
SIZE H2000xW900mm Simpsons is neat and discreet
PRICE £POA MATERIAL 8mm thick toughened
glass with Clear Shield and silver
finish frame SIZE H1950xW1000x
D800mm PRICE £795
4 Available bespoke in any size or

shape, and with the option of bronze,
green or grey glass from Simpsons
MATERIAL 8mm thick toughened
glass with ClearShield SIZE
H1950xW1000mm PRICE £629
5 The Life corner shower enclosure

from Glass Idromassaggio features
sweeping double swing doors
MATERIAL 6mm thick clear glass
with polished metal profiles SIZE
H1950xW800xD800mm PRICE £1,418
6 Duravit’s simple, St Trop shower

and steam cabin by designer Philippe
Starck will inject a spa-like ambience
in your room MATERIAL 6mm thick
glass and 27 frame finishes including
real wood veneers and glossy lacquers
SIZE H2200xW1000x D1000mm
PRICE £7,294 (complete cabin)
1 2 3
With minimal framing,

Matki’s New Illusion Recess
maximises space brilliantly
in an unused alcove. The
glass panels are securely
held in place by non-slip
hinges and a discreet
channel in the slimline tray
MATERIAL 8mm thick

solid safety glass and
polished stainless steel
frame SIZE H2005(inc
tray)xW1200xD900mm
PRICE £1,410
‘You’re likely to be met with a misty-eyed murmuring of how today’s

21st century shower enclosure is a thing of serious beauty’
4 5 6
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1 Coloured or tinted glass

is bang on trend and this
bespoke, frameless enclosure
from theshowerlab includes
a white MESH modesty
panel at the front and full-
height MESH on the two side
panels MATERIAL 10mm
thick safety glass SIZE
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PRICE £3,727
2 More than just an

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‘It’s not just architects and interior designers that are MATERIAL 10mm thick glass
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radiator SIZE H2000x
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Savoy bed linen made from 400-
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Oxford pillowcases, from £25;
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Bedroom News
The latest launches, trends and inspiring things MOOD
CHANGING
The Archive Colours from Fired
Earth, launched to celebrate its 30th
birthday, feature six pigment-rich
shades from its extensive library of
paints. Jazz Cafe, Eton Mess, Mad
King George, Hansel and Gretal,
Delias Secret and Terracotta
Warrior create a beautiful array
of vintage and fiery hues.
firedearth.com.
COMFORT CALLS
Are you always dreaming of a better night’s sleep? If so, it sounds like a luxury, handcrafted
bed is just what you need. Adding to its bespoke and 100 per cent recyclable beds, Hypnos has
two new collections called Pillow Turn and Pocket Latex. Both achieve comfort with the same
mattress core featuring a ReActive pocket spring system, giving you maximum support. The
Pillow Turn pocket spring mattress is £2,730 (W150xL200cm) and the Faye shallow headboard PURE BEAUTY
in Cream Weave costs £600 for a W150cm mattress (H66xD7cm). hypnosbeds.com.
The lovely Devon furniture collection by
Ercol has been designed exclusively for
The White Company. Solid oak and birch
LIGHT AND woods are matched with painted white
for beautiful finishes. The four drawer
SHADE chest is £845. thewhitecompany.com.
Named after the
American jazz musician
and composer Charles
Mingus, this quirky yet
understated design Sassy stripes
is available in Light You can’t beat a timeless
Celadon (shown) and look, and in this case it’s
in five other colours stripes. For a take on a
including Dusty nautical feel, the latest
Limestone, Pale Moss, decorative fabrics from
Very Grey and Nearly James Hare unite
Black and White. Made pastels with pops
from a single piece of of bright colour to
matt coated aluminium, create Parasol Stripes.
it has an intriguing Available in five
geometric design and colourways, the
angular form. Prices silk fabric can be used
start from £188 for P1. for curtains, cushions and
shopfolklore.com. bedheads. £55 per metre.
james-hare.com.
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Tactile
& TEXTURED
If it’s time to update your bedroom scheme, try some
new lighter colours, materials and pretty accessories
PICTURES DARREN CHUNG I STYLING MARISA DALY I STYLE EDITOR ANNA MORLEY
ABOVE Lilac mini glass vase, £18, French Connection. M2 white breakfast ABOVE Fringe cushion in Pale Grey, £34, The Linen Works.
tray, £150; Hand blown jug, £38, both The Conran Shop. Matt & Shine Day Birger et Mikkelson Shield cushion cover in white, £59,
dish in Pistachio, £32, Rowen & Wren. Linen napkin, £7; Sabre cutlery, Amara. Cable Knit cushion in Dove Grey, £50, Heal’s. Waves
£14 each; Pomax Avignon cup and saucer, £7; Kosta Boda Chateau decorative quilt, £169.99, Zara Home. Crushed linen pillowcases
tumbler, £32; Hector table lamp, £138, all Heal’s. White Star cushion, in Sea Green, £45 each and duvet cover, £265, both Volga Linen
£29.99, Zara Home. Mohair throw in Deauville mauve, £65, Cox & Cox
ESSENTIAL bedrooms
BACKGROUND TO FOREGROUND Cantori City dressing table with mirror, £3,460, Heal’s. Bonne Nuit carafe, £15.50; Delicate standing
glass frame, £11.50, both Cox & Cox. Small barley bottle, £28, Rowen & Wren. Glass vase, stylist’s own. White leather make-up bag, £32,
The White Company. Ligne Roset Luca Soft chair, £820, Heal’s. Belvedere standard Oxford pillowcases, £35 each and double flat sheet,
£102, both The White Company. Crushed linen pillowcases in Sea Green, £45 each and duvet cover, £265, both Volga Linen. Hand dye
velvet grey cushion, £85, The Conran Shop. Gingerlily ivory dimple cushions, £49 each; White cotton throw, £145, both Heal's. Printed
cotton & silk decorative quilt, £178, Zara Home. Cantori Urbino Baldacchino four poster bed, £4,619, Heal’s. Narciso bedside table, £1,195;
Sofia bedside lamp, £320, both Heal’s. Hand-blown glass vase, £16, The Conran Shop. Royal Apothic perfume bottle, £26, Anthropologie.
Antique cut glass table lamp, £85; Peony candle, £20, both The White Company. Sheepskin rug, £195, French Connection
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‘The range of shades in the blue palette is vast. These tones
work well in combination to create harmony in a bedroom’
ABOVE Small stripe picture frame in Sky, £75, William Yeoward. ABOVE Gervasoni Ghost 80 bed, £3,620, Heal’s. Ciel Blue Oxford
Copenhagen table lamp in grey, £69; Silver keepsakes box, £54; pillowcase, £34.75, The Linen Works. Designers Guild Purbeck Sky
Baroque lidded glass vessel, £22 for a pair, all Brissi. Small lidded glass stripe pillowcase, £24, Heal’s. Designers Guild Varese Cloud cushion
jar, £14, Anthropologie. Gervasoni Gray 45 bedside table, £607, Heal’s in Pale Blue, £59, Amara. Bessie lace trim Dove Grey cushion, £46,
Rowen & Wren. Chenevard Sky & Chalk silk quilt, £475, Designers
Guild. Day Birger et Mikkelson Pleaser throw in Chateau, £69, Amara
Shot on location at the recently transformed Sleep Studio on the second floor at Heal’s, Tottenham Court Road Store
ESSENTIAL bedrooms
WHERE TO SHOP...
Gervasoni Gray 50 dressing table, £1,600, Heal’s. Large glass peach in Sage, £145, William Yeoward. Day Birger et Mikkelson Bone Décor
jewellery box, £49, Amara. Choco pot white vase, £12, French Connection. Nickel Tilt dressing table mirror, £1,195, William Yeoward.
Coco perfume bottle, £38, Brissi. Kiln fired ceramic storage box, £40, French Connection. Pale Blue Tallow candle, £14.95, The Conran
Shop. Harlequin Pop white table lamp with grey shade, £220; Gray 23 side chair, £500, both Heal’s. Blue Sail alpaca throw, £325, The
Conran Shop. Biarritz blue cosmetic bag, £14 Brissi. Papeleras natural basket, £34, The Conran Shop. Tuareg grey rug, £235, Heal’s
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1
Cobalt 3
DREAMS
4
Relaxing, deep blue tones

blend beautifully in a neutral
scheme. Mix dark woods with
5
bold splashes of pattern to
create a layered look and
choose statement lighting for
added impact and ambience
COMPILED BY EMMA FOALE
6
7
1 Olivia Ivory overmantle mirror with

cracked effect frame, £300, Laura Ashley
2 Dancing Disks cushion in Navy, £30,
John Lewis 3 Natural tripod lamp in
chrome, £165, Lombok 4 Inza vase in Ink
Blue, £85, Amara 5 American black walnut
parquet, £37m2, Ambience Hardwood
Flooring 6 Cotton pleats bedspread in
Beige, from £130, John Lewis 7 Hugo
blue ceramic vase, £15, Habitat 8 Knoll
round side table by Eero Saarinen, from
£546, Chaplins 9 Hunza cushion in
River Ikat print, £40, Sofa.com 10 Filigree
Moroccan lantern, from £22, Puji
9 10
BED LINEN
Indonesia bed linen
in Ink Blue, prices
start from £35 for
the Oxford pillow
case pair, Christy
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ESSENTIAL shopping
Bedside lamps
Brighten up your bedroom with soft mood lighting
COMPILED BY EMMA FOALE
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
1 Vintage Oak Globe lamp, £165, OKA 2 Canterbury large crystal table lamp, £95, Feather & Black
3 Freya Fuschia lamp, £497, Heathfield & Co 4 Little Dane lamp, £95, Loaf 5 Lily champagne glass table lamp,
£180, Heal’s 6 Stokey lamp in Dusty Pink, £95, Loaf 7 Davida lamp, £75, The Chandelier & Mirror Co
8 Noah table lamp by Bethan Gray, £110, John Lewis 9 Elisa lamp, £70, Feather & Black
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HOW TO CHOOSE A
Wooden
Bed
Either traditional or contemporary,
using wood always adds warmth
FEATURE JANE GRAINING
THINGS TO CONSIDER
The bed you choose will always be a key feature
in determining whether your bedroom looks
stylishly modern or classically traditional.
Wooden framed beds go back through the
centuries but many current headboard designs
are variations of the slatted pattern which
originated in the servant’s rooms of grand
houses. They have a pared-down simplicity
which fits into both country rustic and retro
contemporary settings. The antique styled bed
with softly curvaceous shapes of the French
chateau design bedsteads, by contrast, are
classically romantic, though some new ranges
have a fresher feel – classic French furniture
without the twiddly bits. Modern wooden beds
have a sophisticated, hard-edged appeal with
clean defining lines. Their bold geometric
proportions are often over emphasised and
then tempered with a headboard covered in
something soft and textural like leather or suede.
2
ABOVE 1 The Bosco bed by Ercol is based on a 1920s design with its exposed finger joints and softly
smooth curved edges which give it a very distinctive look. Made in solid oak complete with pre-
sprung wooden slats. L211xW149xH110cm, £895 for a standard double, Heal’s. 2 This Simply Pine
bed comes in three sizes and has an honest, straightforward style. Made in natural pine with a
soft waxed finish. L207xW148xH105cm, from £450 for a standard double, An Angel At My Table
ESSENTIAL wooden beds
Plain Wood - It’s All In the Grain

The colour and grain of a wood be it oak, beech, ash or ‘humble’ pine is core
to its beauty – and treatments like waxing and polishing enhance its natural
attractiveness. It’s worth checking that the timber used to make your wooden bed
was ethically sourced from naturally regenerative forests or has FSC approval.
ABOVE Drawing on mid-20th century design heritage, 1950s shapes are brought bang up-to-date for a
modern contemporary style in white oak. Shaped solid wooden legs and iconic criss-crossed spindles are
striking features. Chiltern bed, L204xW151xH110cm, from £750 for standard double, Ercol for John Lewis
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Pretty and painted
A painted bed has obvious advantages, the major one being it can be painted in a
colour which tones with the decoration scheme, and could of course, change to
accommodate a new and different scheme at any time. Painted furniture has a
modern mood to it, and works just as well in a period setting as a contemporary one.
ABOVE This classic white bed is from the Simply French range. The headboard is designed in the
classic ‘chapeau de gendarme’ shape. King size bed L217xW172xH125cm, £750, An Angel At My Table
Upholstered comfort
Antique styled beds with wooden frames which surround comfortably upholstered
headboards and bases create a romantic French Chateau style ambience. Bleached
or limed wood gives a soft, faded finish and a naturally aged look which enhances
the style of the bed and lightens the feel of any room, so as not to appear too heavy.
ABOVE Recreating traditional provincial French design the Antoinette bed with natural linen panels.
L200xW167xH130cm, £995. Classic Mother of Pearl Inlay white side table, £395. Both Graham & Green
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2
Contemporary cool
Strong, linear elegant shapes dominate contemporary wooden bed design which help to
emphasise a sense of space. Wooden beds can be made in solid wood or finished with a
wood veneer. As well as checking it is ethically sourced it’s also worth checking that any
lacquer finish is water-based (rather than solvent-based which can act as a pollutant.)
ABOVE The Cube Bed is a real statement piece. With its solid, unmilled reclaimed frame, it shows the
texture and grain of the wood off to full effect. In dark teak, L200xW145xH83cm, from £1506, Raft
1 2
3 4
1 The Amleto bed in dark oak has a dramatically simple outline, L224xW172xH93cm, £1980, Go
Modern 2 The Square Modern bed has a capacious under bed drawer and bedside cabinet. In a choice
of three finishes, L224xW315cm, £2350, Go Modern 3 Elegantly simple bed in walnut veneer with
white lacquer cabinets and smart clean lines, L214xW460xH104cm, £1795, BoConcept 4 The Seba bed
is handcrafted from reclaimed Indonesian teak, L218xW150xH108cm, standard double £1395, Lombok
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DURAVIT 0845 500 7787 jcgardens.com MERCURY 0870 756 1236
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DWELL 0845 675 9090 020 7371 9000 MIELE 0845 365 6603
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