Latest trends, from my clients in Melbourne metro, would be:

4. No handles for base and wall units

Photo source: http://www.stylepark.com

Latest trends, from my clients in Melbourne metro, would be:

-3.Increased number of drawers and corner hardware

 Photo source:http://askhousedesign.com/tips-for-organizing-kitchen-drawer-set.htm

 http://www.kitchenconnection.com.au/kitchens/kitchen-accessories-storage.html

Latest trends, from my clients in Melbourne metro, would be:

-2.combination plain light colour,( either laminate or two pack) with timber textures

 (either veneer or laminate)

Congratulations to David Bartlett, owner of Art of Kitchens, who has been awarded with the KBDI (Kitchen & Bathroom Institute) Best Designer of the year within the small kitchen category! This is Art of Kitchen's first award for 2012 and is an inspiring example of what can be achieved in a small space with an innovative and clever approach.

Credit text and image: http://artofkitchens.com.au/blog/

Latest trends, from my clients in Melbourne metro, would be:

1. Light coloured cabinets in two pack with light colour stone benches. The finish of the paint is either satin, for a more subtle integration with the interior, or gloss for rooms with less natural light.

Photo credit:http://imageshack.us

A small treat  for kitchen design lovers , a big professional advancement for me: my book “Kitchen Designer-Your Dream Job!”is now out. Available here:

http://www.xlibris.com.au/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=501671

or contact me for a discounted copy: valentin@valentindesign.com

Italian design month-A kitchen a day! 

Continuous research into style always aims to successfully interpret contemporary living trends and come up with the freest possible approach to choose from what is on offer.

Poliform's search for innovation is a rigorous testing ground, where design solutions are studied prior to being realised in such a way that 'standard line' quality is often invisible. Modular systems for instance are the outcome of constant research regarding technology and product types: lines evolve freely, are enriched and adopt new solutions but always stand the test of their own reliability.http://www.poliform.it

Carré

design Marc Sadler

"Announcing the arrival of Carré, design by Marc Sadler
“If I had to describe Carré in a single word, I would choose multifaceted, the best adjective for explaining its polyhedral character.” 

Eclectic, versatile, elegant. Carré makes breadth of assortment the key to its strength. A project able to create compositional layouts ranging from the total live-in to the semi country. At the stylistic state of the art, capable of combining a wide variety of colour and material options and creating strikingly diverse room designs. Another distinctive feature of Carré is the handle, transformed into an elegant groove in the door which can be created in no less than 230,000 shapes, sizes and colours."

As usual, the intense Italian design research doubled by great talent and experience, solved the intricate issue of blending the kitchen into the rest of the house, in a seamless way.

http://www.ernestomeda.com