Sunday, February 23, 2014

Kitchen Design Academy-News Gazette #23


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"Experienced Kitchen Designers Wanted!
  • Design your own income!
  • Kitchen designers wanted! – OTE $110,000
  • Join Australia’s fastest-growing kitchen company!
Experienced kitchen designers with good personality and good communication skills required.
Ongoing training provided.
This is a booming industry with great lifestyle and rewards for the committed individual.
Visiting potential clients in their homes, following up enquiries from people who ask for a designer to visit. No cold calling, all leads supplied.
Working in the metro area for Australia’s fastest-growing and most unique/dynamic kitchen company.

Please contact us ASAP by email or telephone for interview and immediate start."


This is a typical advertisement in the media from a kitchen company in expansion. Generally, a medium- to large-sized kitchen company will work with two to seven designers. All designers work on commission; they are not employed. Companies deliberately keep this natural selection in place so they can get the best results at no cost.
‘Design your own income!’ The industry commission paid to designers is 10 per cent of the value of the kitchen excluding  trades.  There are, of course, exceptions: some   companies pay up to  20 per cent commission. Rounded up, annual income for a designer is between $80,000 and $200,000/year.


Dante Bonuccelly, Italy

Dante Bonuccelli
Buenos Aires, 1956
He graduated in Architecture in Buenos Aires in 1979, to then launch his professional career.
In 1984, he moved to Milan and began working in collaboration with the firm Gregotti Associati, looking after the design of buildings, layouts and interiors in Europe, America and Asia.
In 1998, he founded Avenue Architects, an architecture and design firm based in Milan. IBM, Hoechst, Johnson Controls, Eni, Ansaldo, Infostrada, Philips and Vodafone are just some of his clients. He is design consultant for Dada and Unifor, with which he liaised also for the renovation of the interiors of Bocconi University.
For FontanaArte, he designed the technical lighting modular systems Linea 1 (hanging) and Linea 2 (wall) in 2009, which perfectly coexist with the architectural surroundings.

"Trim" by Dante Bonuccelly

Designed in 2007 ,Trim is considered a revolution, a new, more rational and flexible approach to kitchens and the way they are used. Space is the key element of a system devised to match the pace of present-day lives, the organization of homes, the need to mix technology and functionality. Drawers, cabinets and wall units are no longer enough. Accessorized back panels come onto the scene: a space between wall units and worktop, accessible with a Dada-patented mechanism of sliding (and disappearing) glass panels. LED lighting and power sockets add functionality to the accessorized panels of Trim’s technological core. And there’s more: wall units with cushioned electrified doors, base unit doors with an exclusive handle fixing system that recedes below the top, creating a discrete groove effect.


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For over thirty years Zampieri designs rooms conceived to become your kitchen; the modularity of the components, the wide range of finishes and materials and the broad choice of woods gives free space to the tailoring of taste, interpreting a new way of living the kitchen that becomes a privileged place for domestic activities where cooking is just one of the possible activities.
Zampieri has 11 collections with a wide variety of choices in composition and finishes. Here are some of them:

Axis012

With Axis012, the Axis programme is modified in terms of thicknesses and includes new elements for a kitchen which reworks the values of the past in a modern key.

Y collection

Y collection was created from the desire to break classic compositional patterns overcoming the strong alignments of the base and wall cabinets.

Block

Elements full of symbolic and suggestive meaning, objects that are both concrete in the present and in the future because they are present in our past.

Passion

The kitchen as the heart of home, full of colour and charm. The linearity of the design hides the richness of luxury integrated with top functionality.



Design in the kitchen

Young designers' proposals for "up-to-date" kitchenware and furniture
DESIGN_ How can design improve an ordinary, repetitive, simple, ancient and creative gesture like cooking? Nowadays many young designers are involved in transforming, designing and re-inventing our conventional kitchenware and furniture. Below there is a selection of some really spellbinding projects.
Focusing on the relationship and the emotional bond between product and user, Swiss Japanese designer Nadine Fumiko Schaub questions today’s consumer society which has lost the appreciation for what a product means, the value it embeds and the impact they have on our lives. Balance is the result of a poetic process in which the focus lays in the actual meaning and story of a product.
Miko has an unexpected appearance and tries to rethink the concept of a western barbecue grill. First of all, it deals with the unhealthy flame that is caused when fat drips down onto charcoal. Furthermore, it is semi-portable and improves the social happening achieved when guests sit around the grill and cook together – like a table grill. Designed in collaboration with Anna Liesch. 
Since humans emerged as a species, we have processed commodities by using fire and water. Today the art of cooking is still a relatively basic discipline. EtKøkken (AKitchen), designed by the Danish architect Mette Schelde, consists of three stations: a water station, a block station and a fire station. Together these stations set the frame, around which the processing and preparation of meals require active engagement from the individual.
Bread from Scratch’ by Mirko Ihrig is a reaction to the fact that many people don’t know how food is made anymore. Fast foods and other kinds of processed industrial foods determine our daily life. Affected by our food system and our eating behaviour the knowledge of basic food production slowly disappears.
Bread is one of our oldest foods and even today it is the most essential and universal one, equally eaten by rich and poor in most parts of the world; bread has become the symbol of foods. In this project, the process of bread baking is demonstrated and is used as a metaphor for food production in general, in order to remind how the most basic foods are made.
Bread from Scratch’ is a collection of six objects that are symbolic yet functional and in each case represent a stage in the process of bread baking. The collectionconsists of a mill to grind flour from grains, a jar to cultivate sourdough, a bowl to mix the ingredients, a board to knead the dough, a paddle to handle the loaves and an oven to bake the bread. By designing the objects and visualizing the process of baking, this project raises awareness to make people rethink what they eat, encourage them to produce foods them self and provoke discussions about food production, food consumption and eating behaviour.

A dynamic kitchen design with unrivaled uniqueness

Dynamic, unique and alluring are but a few words that describe this ultra modern kitchen. The monolithic surfaces, enhanced functionality and conical bar beautifully accentuates this unique allure.
Designer: Eliza Rudkin for Lane Walker Rudkin, Staron Design Award Winner
A unique kitchen design from Staron Solid Surfaces by Samsung.
“My design criterion for this small space was to create a kitchen that maximised storage while developing a dynamic and unique design. I designed a circular conical bar to feature as the centrepiece of the kitchen space and selected Staron Solid Surfaces in the new colour Mosaic Dalmatian to create this piece. The material was thermoformed to form a circular and virtually seamless shape with no open joins, just one continuous, monolithic surface.
A unique conical sink and bar.
A unique kitchen design from Staron Solid Surfaces by Samsung
The bar was geometrically integrated to set the tone of this bespoke kitchen. Accentuating the kitchen’s elegance, the conical bar is a tactile talking point and social aspect to the kitchen. The non-porous nature of Staron ensures that no stain is ever permanent so that it maintains its beautiful finish. The overhead O-Lux-1200 light fitting by sculptor, Wesley Harrop, mirrors the bar’s iconic shape and sets the mood. The wet area is integrated into the top of the bar and the black accents in the Mosaic Dalmatian colour are highlighted by the complementary matte black kitchen mixer. The kitchen features integrated appliances, and a series of five VZug appliances, which form a mirrored cube.
This unique sink and bar is the statement feature of the kitchen.A dynamic conical sink and bar featured in a unique kitchen.
A unique kitchen design from Staron Solid Surfaces by Samsung.
All aspects of the kitchen are visually alluring yet efficiently positioned to enhance functionality. The varied and bold colour palette including greys, golds, steel, natural timber, and the white and black enhance the unique look and feel. The result is an inviting and distinctive kitchen.” -
Source: http://www.completehome.com.au/suppliers/staron-solid-surfaces-by-samsung/a-dynamic-kitchen-design-with-unrivaled-uniqueness#sthash.q36LUrip.dpuf

About Hailo

Hailo has been dedicated to making work easier and safer for generations of housewives and DIY enthusiasts ever since it was founded in 1947.
As a leading manufacturer of ladders and steps, steam iron systems and waste bins, the company  offers customers a wide range of innovative products that set standards. Hailo continually gives new impetus to the market with forward-looking product innovations. Today, Hailo products are sold in more than 60 countries across the world. In Australia, their kitchen products are sold by Hafele.
Innovations are a matter of principle for Hailo – and quality a matter of tradition.
Company trademark – the red Hailo dot – stands for the ultimate in quality and safety, something that our customers can rely on. This is guaranteed by many years of experience, innovative product developments, and DIN EN ISO 9000-certified quality management system.
Innovative products – creative marketing.
As a quality brand, Hailo is a  strong partner for the retail industry and actively supports its retailers with innovative advertising and sales promotions.

Hailo Built-in Technology

Built-in technology from Hailo offers a large range of optimal solutions for the kitchen industry, stretching from fitted waste bins through fitted waste separation systems to making the most of limited space with brilliant organisation systems.

As the designer said himself, this kitchen is “designed for those who want to rediscover the pleasures of a family atmosphere, full of evocative charm, and luxuriate in moments of total peace, alone or in the company of friends.
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Not really, for the colour of the cabinets that is the furthest away from any edible food!
Purple kitchen


Sunday, February 9, 2014

Kitchen Design Academy-News Gazette #22


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The school has many inquiries regarding CAD  program, whether it is taught during the course or not. Our course is dedicated to the aspects of designing and planning the kitchens only and we leave open to option for presentation. However,  candidates who want   to learn Cad for free, please go to http://www.cad-training-course.com.
You also can download a free cad version from here: http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad-lt/free-trial
See you in the (online) classroom soon!

 
Carlo Colombo, Italy
Carlo Colombo was born in 1967 at Carimate. In 1993 he graduated in Architecture from the Milan Polytechnic, but by 1991 he had already made contact with Giulio Cappellini, for whom he designed his first piece in 1992: the Kyoto bed, presented at the Salone del Mobile in Milan the same year.
From this time on Colombo’s work as a designer flowed into hundreds of projects in collaboration with the leading firms in the sector: Antonio Lupi, Arflex, Artemide, BYografia, Cappellini, DePadova, Emmemobili, EMU, F.lli Guzzini, Flou, Franke, Fusital, iGuzzini, IOC, Paola Lenti, Levi’s, Mood-Flexform, Moroso, Nube, Oluce, Penta, Poliform, Poltrona Frau, Riva 1920, Rugiano, Sabattini, Serralunga, Tecno, Teuco, Varenna, Zanotta.
In 2004 Colombo was named Designer of the Year in Tokyo. Between 2005 and 2011 he received the International Design Award four times from Elle Décor and he has won prizes for his projects from Gioia Casa and MD Magazine. In 2009 he was one of the winners of the Good Design Award presented by the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum. A sort of ambassador of Italian design to the world, he gives lectures and conferences in Israel, Greece, Portugal,
Slovenia, Ukraine, Australia, Russia, Britain, Brazil and China.
Apart from product and furniture design, Colombo undertakes business and marketing promotion for companies, works on graphic design, curates exhibitions, works as consultant and art director (since 2006 and for Arflex and since 2008 for Stratex). Entrepreneurs were among the first clients for the houses he designed, but they soon commissioned showrooms, sales outlets and production facilities,  like the Poliform Lab opened in 2011 in the heart of Brianza.
Colombo’s work as a designer, initially focused on product and interior design, has been progressively extended to the construction sector in Italy and abroad. In 2009 he won an international competition for the design of two multi-functional towers in Abu Dhabi and his renewed interest in architecture has found scope in teaching in China, where he has lectured on design since 2011 at the De Tao Masters Academy in Beijing.

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Carlo Colombo  &  CR&S Varenna (2009) for Poliform/Varenna

Source: http://www.poliform.it/designers-poliform-contract/carlo-colombo_14_3120_0_1_2.html#sthash.oLlXly63.dpuf

 Snaidero, Italy

production design cuisine
For over 65 years the company produces bespoke kitchens. A great experience  that comes from a long history of tradition and innovation. The craftsmanship and technological research, constitute the real guarantee of quality and durability have always been distinctive Snaidero kitchens.
DESIGN FOR LIFE, ALWAYS PASSION FOR LIFE
Design is a term that means, for a time, "plan" and "project." And for Snaidero, in fact, doing design means taking responsibility to outline, first, and to develop, then, a thought made ??and harmonious on the world. With a dynamic attitude and full of cultural awareness, which can also invest the whole process of business activities: the production, such as the distribution of resources and the relationship with the customer. There is in this aspiration concrete to help create a balance that involves both subjects, the producer and the consumer. 
Snaidero has 17 collection in a multitude of finishes and compositions. Here are some of them:

Ola 20-Curve, Life in motion

Ola20 offers the smoothness of curved sign, formal synthesis of life and movement. A soft and distinctive design, which refers to values ??of design inspired by the safety and rational use of space to meet the needs of today's life style and more modern and up. A molded design on gestures domestic operations and absolutely free of sharp edges and corners "live", in fact, meets - and does not clash - with your daily life, embracing fully the evolution of contemporary architecture.



Venus-Design exciting

Kitchen a strong visual impact, Venus is the ideal stage for those who, through space, wants to freely express their creativity.And so transfigure the gestures and customs of the town lived in the extraordinary nature of everyday life. Due to its large projects, in fact, Venus offers maximum freedom of composition and customization. Why is a kitchen free from schemes and therefore able to satisfy, by virtue of a distinctive design, high-impact, the needs of the domestic spaces fluids and contemporary.

Skyline 2.0-Your Space, Your  Style

Skyline 2.0 is the kitchen which is measured by your horizons, orienting each day on the natural logic of your gestures, in a completely different way. Through an innovative design that escapes the conventional schemes without sacrificing comfort and functionality.

Scoop ‘n Weigh

Designers: Kim Hyun Soo & Kim Bo Kyung
Scoop is an electronic scale integrated into the measuring scoop, intended for the local grocers who sell by the measure. It is not only handy in eliminating a step, but also promises accuracy. I can picture this being used in kitchens as well, especially when we need to bake and measure out the ingredients as accurately as possible. Over all, a nice plausible design!


 Dignified  Presence
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Architect : Jane Aimer, Scarlet Architects (Auckland)
Kitchen designer : Robyn Labb NKBA, Robyn Labb Kitchens (Auckland)
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Jamie Cobel
A panelled kitchen is often about matching a broader aesthetic. However, modern balance is always required – traditional good looks cannot be at the expense of responsive functionality. This kitchen with stone work surfaces and classic panelling is by kitchen designer Robyn Labb. The cabinetry style is a response to the age and look of the 1930s home, and inspiration for the two-tone colour scheme came from an old black-and-white photograph that hangs in the greater space, the designer says. "The honed black granite benchtops and splashback were also chosen to pick up on the basalt fireplace surround in the family room. The white vein connects well with the cabinetry, too, drawing the elements together visually."
While the island and rear cabinetry are in a semi-traditional or transitional style, the tall oak cabinets have been given quite a different treatment, with more contemporary, clean-lined doors and a contrasting distressed wood finish. "The mix of the rough and the smooth gives this kitchen a balanced, interesting look," says Labb. "If it had been all oak, the black stone would have looked too heavy. And an all-white kitchen might have lacked visual appeal. "The other major surface is the stainless steel rear benchtop. This was a practical choice and the metal also complements the few appliances on show – most of these are integrated."
 

Much of the storage is concealed, too, with cupboards in the island passing for ornamental panels. At the living room end of the island, a refrigerator and crockery cupboards are also hidden in this way. Similarly, the powerful rangehood is set invisibly under upper cabinets. Fitted with high-tech Blum hardware, these open out and up at a light push or gently close with the push of a low button. Ironically, by simplifying the design, the modern-day functionality furthers the old-world charm.


Green Building Council of Australia


Green Star 2014
Launched in 2002, the GBCA is a national, not-for-profit organisation that is committed to developing a sustainable property industry for Australia by encouraging the adoption of green building practices. It is uniquely supported by both industry and governments across the country.
Mission The Green Building Council's mission is to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.
Objectives Its key objectives are to drive the transition of the Australian property industry towards sustainability by promoting green building programs, technologies, design practices and operations as well as the integration of green building initiatives into mainstream design, construction and operation of buildings.
For the masterly technique employed by the local carpenter Crisow von Schulz who constructed the cabinets from a single elm tree. The organically curving lines were intended as a contrast to the rectilinear architecture of the houseboat.
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  Local carpenter Crisow von Schulz constructed the cabinets from a single elm tree. The organically curving lines were intended as a contrast to the rectilinear architecture of the houseboat. The ABK extractor unit allows maximum headroom and preserves the spacious feeling.  Photo by Rene Mesman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Sadly, even a great design can be spoiled by bad planning: cooktop too low and too recess from the bench and front of the base units, the gap between cooktop and base units far too large, wall units too close to the ceiling and once opened, hard to grab the handle.
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  Local carpenter Crisow von Schulz constructed the cabinets from a single elm tree. The organically curving lines were intended as a contrast to the rectilinear architecture of the houseboat. The ABK extractor unit allows maximum headroom and preserves the spacious feeling.  Photo by Rene Mesman.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />