This is not only due to the professional appeal of these functional kitchens, but also the surfaces that reflect natural and artificial light and interact with their surroundings, providing a feeling of space. See, with these eight examples of stainless-steel kitchens, how to perfectly showcase this shiny metal in your home.
Julia Bimer designed this minimalist, yet very convivial, kitchen for a single person occupying an apartment in a typical pre-war building in Warsaw. As these old buildings are becoming increasingly rare in the Polish capital, it was particularly important for the designer to preserve as much as possible the original elements such as the parquet floors, windows and of course the ceiling moldings. In order to complement these elements with another strong point, the designer specializing in the creation of realistic 3D visualizations chose brushed stainless steel, a modern “design object”, according to her. Julia Bimer finds that this material is often underestimated and still mainly used for restaurant kitchens, while it “can, with appropriate treatment, evoke great elegance and comfortable warmth by reflecting the light and colors of the rest of the House “. Light is provided in the open kitchen by sculptural lighting fixtures which are none other than those of the designer’s father, the artist and sculptor Marek Bimer.
“Everything, except the mainstream!” » This wish of the owners guided the client in the development of a new building in Pullach, near Munich. With the Italian manufacturer Abimis, it found the ideal partner for the design of the kitchen, the manufacturer building models for yachts and restaurants, among others. To give the polished, shiny stainless steel a warm character, the architect combined it with brass, colorful artwork, vintage furniture and lots of indirect lighting.
In this Milan apartment, a simple Abimis stainless steel kitchen reflects a weathered interior: original colorful hexagonal tiles from the 1960s, cloudy rendered walls, plus modern glass fixtures and a seating area made up of vintage furniture. This refined mix is the result of the thoughts of the owner, an Italian fashion stylist, who has created a steel kitchen that is not at all cold and perfectly highlights the full potential of this material.
Visually, the kitchen designed by interior designer Marcin Czopek for the Warsaw apartment is probably more reminiscent of a piece of furniture than a classic, fully equipped kitchen. “The owner doesn’t cook a lot and wanted to reduce the cooking to the strict minimum,” says Marcin Czopek. We therefore quickly decided to design it in the form of another piece of furniture. » What, with its mahogany brown fronts in ALPI veneer, looks like a ceiling-high cupboard from the outside, turns out to be a hiding place for the refrigerator, oven and storage space when opened. A simple steel kitchen line, desired by the owner and typical of the postmodern style which is sometimes characterized by a bold mix of materials, contrasts with these elements. Connected to the wall cabinet by a narrow built-in niche, the kitchen unit includes the stove and sink, while small white tiles serve as splash protection. The dark joints match the tone of the wall cabinet. Opposite, a large window whose rim the interior designer has enlarged in depth and width, transforming it into a sort of bar table where you can have your morning coffee, with a view of the garden.
Article originally published on AD Germany.
