Kitchen Design Academy: October 2013

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Kitchen Design Academy-News Gazette #17

Never too late to enroll!We offer 30% off from the enrollment fees for the rest of the year, there is one more starting dates : 4th of November.
This is a feed back from our graduates: "I am very happy with how the course has gone and feel a lot more confident to continue and progress in my current job. I feel my drawings have really improved and have a much better understanding of how to read other drawings. Valentin has been very supportive throughout the course. Thank you very much !
Candice, Perth, Australia"

Ask here for an enrollment form.

Designer Profile

Daniele Lo Scalzo Moscheri

He was born on 9th November 1963. In 1987 he got a degree at the Faculty of Architecture in Milano. In 1988 Master in “Advanced technology application on industrial design manufactory” – Tampa University, Florida, Usa. Since 1987 advisor of Piero Lissoni and he has been working for Boffi, Porro, Matteograssi, Iren, Living and Artemide. In 1993 he opened his professional office in Via De Sanctis in Milano, dealing with product design and advertising.

Collaborations: Tisettanta, Halifax, Rivolta, Pedrali, Map, Ivano Redaelli, Alivar, Besana Mobili, Composit, Elam, Riva 1920, Consonni International, Matteograssi, Swan, Galli, Kreadesign, Frighetto, Albed, Mobilidea, Bros’s, Rossetti light, Calligaris, Xera cucina, Doimo Cucine, Doimo Design.

Since 2001 he has been art director of Map. Since 2006 he has been art director of Xera cucine. Since 2008 he has been art director of Rivolta and has been designing for Ivano Redaelli.

1st Award - Chair of the Year Sign/Pedrali

His style is concise, up-to-date and matches different materials successfully: his sign is clear and precise, enriched by technological innovation and “ready made” culture.

Technology and tradition place the project at the frontiers between everyday life and future, trying to anticipate fashions, functions, new workings and to bring them forward, not forgetting the values linked to some manual techniques and some materials typical of the tradition.

Manhattan
for Composit Cucine

Elegant, sought, practical: Manhattan is the kitchen decisive in the choices, alike the city it has been inspired by. Smooth surfaces crossed by details as the top with lowered thickness in its visible part and with colour matched with the finish of the kitchen itself; the low plinth and the vertical handle in the same finish of the façade: elements giving a strong and innovative character.

Source:http://www.composit.it/home.htm

Company profile

Composit Cucine, Italy

Composit Cucine was born in 1974 by an original idea of Belligotti brothers. They had for the previous 60 years, a production activity of furnishing for residential market with “Belligotti” trademark .

Today, Belligotti group works with two trademarks: firstly is an industrial division of 13,000 square meters designed only for the production of kitchens distributed under “Composit” trademark. Secondly, a productive area of 6000 square meters for furnishing, marketed under “Belligotti” label.

Kitchen production area is fitted out with the latest state of de art technology, which makes Composit a modern industrial reality, where elements of design, innovation and quality are developed and apply.

Kitchens under Composit trademark are distributed through national and international markets by a network of showrooms and agents.

Melograno

design Leone Mazzari

Melograno (pomegranate), the fertility fruit, whit red and blooming seeds, is the name of a kitchen offering new shake and solutions. Made of natural or painted wood in 12 colour variants, in the charming oak gathering, this kitchen represents the great Italian tradition through the softness of classical shapes and the contemporary essentially of an innovative door type.

Touch
design P.G. Cazzaniga

Through essentializing we rediscover the essence of things. These are the feelings, which connect people. Free design and independent style for a kitchen is the essence.That kitchen can be placed not only in a suitable environment, but also in contrast with furniture of other periods and styles.

Quadra

design Studio Delta

Composit continues to look for design and innovation with Quadra model. Its handle is a lighting item, which is hidden to the eyesight but it gives a big subjectivity to the light. The result is a dynamic kitchen, where the finish is mixed with the light. There are born colours and shapes which live for themselves and the excitement, that surrounds them.

Maxima
design P.G. Cazzaniga

Smooth surfaces interrupted by vertical and horizontal cuts, handles free, columns featuring a technical design capture the space on the whole wall: these are the main features of Maxima, which, in the large choice of finishing, allows to build up a kitchen designed around today’s different demands, satisfying the most personal tastes.

Source:http://www.composit.it/viewdoc.asp?co_id=48

This week product

The Microbial Home Concept is Eco-Friendly

If you're a fan of resourcefulness, then this concept Microbial Home by Philips Design is the ideal place to hang your hat.

Aside from the home's sleek, slightly industrial styling, this abode is almost entirely self-sustaining. The heart of any home is the kitchen, and this center boasts a methane digester, which converts bathroom waste solids and vegetable trimmings into methane gas used to power other features in the home, and generates it's own bio-gas. Bio-gas is used to power instruments in the home, and is created from a culture of bacteria living on organic waste.

The home is also equipped with an urban beehive designed for keeping bees at home. This is done to create an astounding lighting system lit by a live bacteria that emits soft green light through bio-luminescence and a plastic waste up-cycler. With so many eco-friendly features, the Microbial Home shows that you can live well without leaving a hefty carbon footprint.

Bringing good taste and green thinking together in this concept dwelling, Philips Design may have offered a glimpse into the future of architecture and interior design with the Microbial Home concept.

Sourcehttp://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microbial-home

LIVING ON THE EDGE – PENTHOUSE ATOP 1930S BUILDING

Credit List
Architect : Kevin Ng, Brian Meyerson, Sebastian Kaintoch, MPRDG (Sydney)
Interior designer : Amanda Ienco, MPRDG
Kitchen manufacturer : Scarelli Joinery

The case of the vanishing island – mirrored panels on the base of this long island give it an invisible quality. The chunky Calacatta marble benchtop appears to float in defiance of the laws of gravity.

As the social centre of the home, the modern kitchen is becoming even more integrated into the living space. In this new penthouse, it goes one step further – it is the pièce de résistance, the entertainment centre around which everything else revolves.

The new penthouse is a modern addition to the rooftop of a pre-war solid masonry building opposite Bondi Beach. Architect Kevin Ng of MPRDG says the highly contemporary architecture was designed to make a clear distinction between the new and the old, with the angular geometry of the exterior echoed on the interior. The irregular, jointed composite steel ceiling panels, for example, mimic the white Alucobond cladding. And the angled sides of the fireplace and waterfall end of the kitchen island repeat a theme evident on the exterior. "We have also integrated the rear of the kitchen with the rest of the apartment," says Ng. "The high-gloss cabinets are sleek, white panels just like the curved, white composite steel walls that wrap around the entry and main circulation spine," Ng says.

A chunky Calacatta marble island benchtop introduces pattern to the mix. The architect says the marble slabs were carefully bookmatched to provide seamless joins. With mirrored panels on the front and side of the island rendering the base almost invisible, the marble benchtop appears to float within the space. The perimeter benchtop, splashback and Qasair hood are in stainless steel, which also has a reflective quality. "We positioned the sink and the cooktop on the island so the owners could enjoy the spectacular views while working in the kitchen,"says Ng. "But this meant we couldn't conceal the ventilation within the cabinetry. "The Qasair hood is a very large, suspended rectilinear box that's in keeping with the minimal lines of the rest of the apartment. It continues the strong, sculptural look of the island." Where possible, appliances are integrated into the cabinetry, so they are not an intrusive element in the living area. And cabinets and drawers have touch openings and recessed pulls, so there is no obvious hardware. In addition to the storage provided within the kitchen, there is a large walk-in pantry behind the wall nearest the large sliding door to the rooftop terrace.

Story by Colleen Hawkes
Photography by Brett Boardman

Source:http://trends2012.tmsreview.com/Article17047/Australia/book=880

Amerind

Since 1970, Amerind has manufactured a range of products in Australia as well as selecting a portfolio of products from overseas.

Amerind product range includes:

High quality timber veneers
Premio architectural panels (HPL)
Contempo HPL postformable benchtops
Naturastone 6mm engineered stone surface
Colorboard melamine panels (LPM)
Plywood, MDF, particle board and block board
E0 approved substrates
FSC® certified substrates
Solid timber flooring
Furniture and construction grade timber

As Australia's largest veneer panel manufacturer, Amerind enjoys the privileged role of providing many of our country's finest buildings with some of the world's most beautiful veneers.

Companie's commitment to manufacturing excellence is matched by our depth of knowledge in the sourcing of exotic and indigenous timbers, giving architects, designers and craftsmen the widest range of fine quality veneers available.

Amerind showcases Australia's best veneer collections:

Amerind's Natural Veneer Collection offers almost infinite variety, design options and beauty thanks to the unique qualities of natural timber and the skill and dedication of Amerind's renowned veneer manufacturing capabilities.

Amerind's Metro Urban Collection features internationally exclusive reconstructed timbers that offer uniformity and evenness of colour, grain and texture. This collection has been sought after by designers who want consistency and quality with all the warmth and beauty of timber.

Amerind's technologically advanced Rustic Veneer Collection also has exclusive designs. The Rustic Collection combines the elegance and texture of natural veneers with the practicality and ease of use of high pressure laminate. Revolutionary techniques restore the veneer to its original texture and a matt coating provides the surface with strength and durability.
source:http://www.amerind.com.au/showroom/index.html

For the casual, industrial look of the island, for the use of recycled materials, colour scheme and the play of textures

Source:http://www.housetohome.co.uk/house-tour/picture/take-a-tour-around-a-rustic-style-home-in-new-york

Definitely not for the omission of the rangehood above the cooktop, for the timber shelve above cooking area that gets greasy, dirty, hard to clean

Source:http://www.housetohome.co.uk/house-tour/picture/take-a-tour-around-a-rustic-style-home-in-new-york

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Kitchen Design Academy-News Gazette #16

We welcome our new group of students from Australia and New Zealand!

We are asked many times what commissions are paid to kitchen designers?

And the answer is: If you work in major cities, you can expect to receive between a 10% and 20% commission from the sale of the kitchens you design. For Australia, this rounds up between $100,000-$200,000 a year!

Never too late to enroll!We offer 30% off from the enrollment fees for the rest of the year, there is one more starting dates : 4th of November.

This is a feed back from our graduates: "I am very happy with how the course has gone and feel a lot more confident to continue and progress in my current job. I feel my drawings have really improved and have a much better understanding of how to read other drawings. Valentin has been very supportive throughout the course. Thank you very much !
Candice, Perth, Australia"

Ask here for an enrollment form.

Designer Profile

Carlo Bartoli-Italy

Carlo Bartoli was born in Milano, where he degreed in Architecture and started his professional career working on architectural projects, interiors and industrial design for furniture and consumer goods for mass production. Then his interests broadened to include architectural and environmental rehabilitation.
He designed for several companies - Arclinea, Arflex, Colombo Design, Confalonieri, Delight, Deltacalor, Ernestomeda, Fiam Italia, International Office Concept, Kartell, Kristalia, Kron, Laurameroni Design Collection, Lualdi Porte, Matteograssi, Move, Origin, Rossi di Albizzate, Sagsa, Segis, Steelcase, Tisettanta, Tonelli, Varenna-Poliform, Ycami - also taking care or the art direction for Colombo Design and Segis.
He taught at the Advanced Course of Industrial Design in Firenze and Roma and at the Milano Politechnic University and held lectures at the Torino Politechnic University.
He was invited to show his works in many exhibitions, as the XIV Triennale in Milano,Plastics and Plastics in New York, Modern chairs 1918-1970 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Design and Plastics in Prague, Italian Design in Hong Kong and Athens, Italienisches Möbel Design at the Stadt Museum in Köln, Dal cucchiaio alla città - 100 designers in Milano, XVI Compasso d'Oro in Milano and the monographic exhibition Carlo Bartoli: thirty years of design in Buenos Aires in 1997.
The Gaia armchair (Arflex) is part of the permanent collection at the M.O.M.A. in New York and of the italian design collection at the Triennale in Milan; the Sophia chair by Bonaldo was included in the collection of the Architectural Museum in Ljubljiana. The Tube sofa (Rossi di Albizzate) was awarded the IF Product Design Award for Good Industrial Design 1996 in Hannover.
The 4875 chair (Kartell) is shown in the permanent design collection of the National Arts Museum - Centre Pompidou in Paris. In the year 2000 the Italian Postal Service issued six stamps about Italian Design: among the portrayed products, the Breeze amchair (Segis), formerly awarded the I.D. Design Distinction Award, the Apex Product Design Award, the Red Dot - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and the IF Award for Good Industrial Design.

Brera for Ernestomeda

Source:http://www.ernestomeda.com/carlo_bartoli

Company profile

Scavolini, Italy

Scavolini has been producing kitchens for over 50 years. Vast experience built up over time, responding to the tastes and trends of almost three generations of consumers. From a small workshop the company has grown to major industrial status, pursuing its growth aims through all the necessary stages with toughness and determination with absolute respect for the public at large, and in harmony with the needs of its surrounding area.
Its history - a crescendo of initiatives reflecting its ability to adapt innovatively to changes in taste, lifestyle and the market and the advent of each wave of new technologies - is a striking example of corporate growth, nowadays taken as the benchmark model for the entire industry.
Initially a small workshop, Scavolini launches its business in Pesaro in 1961 with a small range of fitted kitchens, which immediately prove very popular. This is the start of the great adventure of the brothers Valter and Elvino Scavolini who, encouraged by their initial success, expand their premises and make innovations that help their business to grow quickly.
Scavolini is one of Italian industry's most modern, important production models, and its brand strategy continues to be rewarded with impressively large figures, and growing success at the international level.
Scavolini has a collection of 35 kitchen models from Modern to Classic, in 7 finishes and a wide palette of colors. Here are some examples:

Amelie

A wooden kitchen that returns to the values of authenticity, with traditional design, natural, lasting materials and innovative technical features. Elegant, prestigious and tailored to the modern lifestyle (with its island, peninsula and accessories), Amélie becomes even more inviting when combined with Decorceramica, the distinctive imitation masonry system.

Baltimora

Sophisticated appeal and love for tradition in a living kitchen that blends the fascination of the past with an elegant contemporary concept.

Crystal

Contemporary, sophisticated, bright. With its aluminium and tempered glass doors, Crystal opens out new horizons for functionality and personalisation in kitchen design, ready to provide a classy backdrop for the individual lifestyle, and an outstanding context for fine food and entertaining.

Home

The "Happening" line of kitchens is our response to the latest request for a kitchen that is both easy to work in and comfortable to live in: the area designated for food preparation has been concentrated in one central point, the storage areas and compartments have been efficiently arranged, the various work spaces easily double as living spaces – all of our solutions and designs focus on the expression of your personal attitude and social lifestyle.

Source:http://www.scavolini.us/kitchens/Home

This week product

Spiral burner cooktop designed by Alireza Alavi

At first glance you could be wondering what it is that's so special about the Spiral Burner Stove. It appears to have your average electric coil elements, doesn't it? In fact, you'll quickly notice that a bright blue flame is escaping from the curling shapes of the cooktop's four corners.

This project prioritizes flexibility and fuel economy, allowing, for instance, four small skillets or four large woks to be heated up at once. The Spiral Burner Stovetop has a double dial for each coil, one which controls the flame intensity and another for the radius of the element.

Yes, Alireza Alavi's design is for a gas stove, but one that is more adaptable to different sizes of pots. Most kitchen appliances of this variety have four hot plates of fixed diameters which dictate the types of saucepans you can use and where.

This project prioritizes flexibility and fuel economy, allowing, for instance, four small skillets or four large woks to be heated up at once. The Spiral Burner Stovetop has a double dial for each coil, one which controls the flame intensity and another for the radius of the element.

Source:http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spiral-burner-stove

http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/12/01/the-heat-coil-knows-best/

IN KEEPING – SYMPATHETIC KITCHEN DESIGN TO DESERT MODERN HOME

Architect : Matt Brew NZIA, Cantilever Architects (Auckland)
Kitchen designer : Phil Griffin (owner), Matt Brew, Cantilever Architects
Cabinet company : Marton Lee
Cabinetry : Teak veneer

A wealth of function and storage is hidden from sight in this expansive kitchen in a home by Cantilever Architects. Angled-back recessed handles disguise the nature of the cabinets, while appliances are integrated, positioned in the rear scullery or set on the inner side of the island. Additional storage is located at the back of the self-contained scullery volume.

It makes good design sense for a kitchen to respond to the look of its surroundings. But as well as echoing key aspects, another useful element can be introduced – contrast. This kitchen was designed by architect Matt Brew in conjunction with the homeowner. Brew undertook the planning and produced initial sketches, then the owner fine-tuned the design and finalised the details. The kitchen's geometric forms extend the strong, simple shapes characteristic of the Desert Modern-style architecture, says Brew.

"The interior features quite cool surfaces, such as concrete floors, concrete block walls and expansive glazing, so the owner selected a teak wood finish on the cabinetry, to bring warmth to the elongated living, dining and kitchen volume. The particular tone of this wood was also suited to the 1950s design style." Apart from exuding natural warmth, nearly every other aspect of the kitchen furthers the home's abstracted, pure-form aesthetic. "A second sink, dishwasher, prep space and open shelving are all near at hand, but kept out of sight in the adjacent walk-in scullery," says Brew. "In the kitchen, a glassware washer and oven are tucked on the inside of the island and the large refrigerator is integrated into the cabinetry in the corner."

The kitchen also offers a wealth of storage. An extended run of cabinetry, with soft-close hardware, links the kitchen to the dining area. The front and sides of the island also add to the storage options. "Countertops are in polished stainless steel, again presenting a furniture-like gleam. The island toekick has a similar finish," says Brew. "This reflects the concrete floor, giving the island a floating effect."

Story by Charles Moxham

Photography by Jamie Cobel

Source:http://trends2012.tmsreview.com/Article17031/Australia/Kitchens

STONE ITALIANA

Stone Italiana was established in Verona in 1979 and is today a leading-edge manufacturer of recomposed quartz and marble surfaces. Over the years, Stone Italiana’s production has been a reflection of a new way of perceiving and using stone, something much like a semantic revolution. Stone Italiana has rediscovered qualities which are found in the natural world, such as uniqueness, non-repeatability and variety, yet it never tried to imitate nature. Rather, it has drawn inspiration from it to develop brand new materials that offer improved performance to an ever more discerning market. Research is Stone Italiana’s way of being and interacting with ideas, design and intuitions. However, there can be no research without experimentation and this is a top priority at Stone Italiana, through all production steps, from aesthetic considerations to product performance.

Stone Italiana has an on-going commitment to producing surfaces with enhanced mechanical strength, reduced thickness, weight and always experimenting with new colours and textures, while trying out mixture compositions and grades tailored to the Customer’s needs. Thus, innovation and technology are the key factors of the quality culture that has always set Stone Italiana apart.

KSTONE

KSTONE® is a collection of countertops developed exclusively for the kitchen industry, available in thirteen different shades. Stone Italiana has always paid special attention to the kitchen, because it is the soul of every home, the daily work place and the vital space of the house itself. A kitchen can also be conceived as a work of art.

KArt Gloss

KLife Gloss

KSoul Gloss

KForest gloss

KLove Gloss

KSpace Gloss
See more colurs: http://www.stoneitaliana.com/?page_id=1731&lang=en

Thus, Stone Italiana has created a truly unique and unrepeatable range, in which no two slabs are the same. This collection is made entirely in Italy from highly selected raw materials and is NSF 51 and Greenguard certified. KSoul, KWork, KSpace, KArt, KLove, KLife, KBlue, KBrown, KForest, KGold, KGrey, KPurple and KRose: thirteen shades that interpret the current trend in kitchen design. All materials are created in slabs measuring 305×140 cm in thicknesses of: 1.3 cm, 2cm and 3cm.
Source http://www.kstoneitaliana.com/