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Electrolux Kitchen Appliances – Design Competition

The Kitchen Designer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:12:01 +0000

I had the privilege of being among an impressive group of design professionals serving as one of the judges for the Electrolux kitchen design competition, “The Kitchen Reimagined.” We met in New York City in November at the offices of Interior Design magazine.

Coming from different design disciplines, with me being the only kitchen design specialist, we dissected each submission from the global group of competition finalists.

Passionate dialogue, active listening in appreciation of all views of the design professionals in attendance and some open second guessing in search of verifying our instincts brought us closer to a smaller group of finalists. Time spent seeking to understand the points of view of all entrants eventually put the focus on the top 5 winners in the order we deemed appropriate.

The entries to The Kitchen Reimagined competition were, in a word, inspirational – and that is the spirit with which we approached our work. Spirit, imagination and inspiration were celebrated attributes in seeking the best kitchen design submissions. Interior Design Editor in Chief, Cindy Allen, was our fearless leader for the day.

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A Little Time Off…

The Kitchen Designer — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:35:50 +0000

Image captured on my recent trip to Paris!As sometimes happens with my blog, I might seemingly disappear for a bit. And, I guess I actually do, at least in terms of regular blog writing. And, I always regret that, while at the same time I am planning post after post as events transpire, only to get involved with something else before I put fingers to the keyboard. Thus, the regret!

Right now, and for some time, I have been juggling some very exciting balls, all in the air (ok, the blog ball dropped!) I am currently working on:

designing kitchens for clients running the business and all that entails participating in short design consultations for clients keeping my hand in Twitter, my personal facebook profile and my professional Facebook page (“like” me!) working closely with Angela Min, who has been part of my business since the spring (she’s awesome, classically trained in Interior Design with a masters degree in ID, and you will be hearing from Angela on this blog and elsewhere!) working on my new product line, Bornholm, to be launched this summer and all THAT entails (a lot!) attending industry events blogging for [...]

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Bosch "Metal Behind Glass" refrigerators

The Kitchen Designer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:39:17 +0000

These stylish Bosch refrigerators continue to be quite popular in Europe. The new colours complement stainless steel and strike a very special chord with European consumers. With introduction of new colours and new refrigerator models, the trend set in 2009 is going strong. Of course, it helps tremendously that “Metal Behind Glass” refrigerators come with the latest technology and interior design, bringing the latest in capacity, performance and food storage into the modern kitchens. The high efficiency fridge freezers, some carrying ‘A++’ energy ratings feature Bosch Vita Fresh technology, bright new LED lights, transparent drawers and shelves, advanced cooling system and ergonomic design. Prices vary from € 1,400 to € 1,850. Bosch.

New DishDrawer dishwasher by DCS Fisher & Paykel – Tall/2-2-2

The Kitchen Designer — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:08:36 +0000

DCS by Fisher & Paykel has once again scaled new heights of design and innovation with the announcement of its new DishDrawer Tall. Think of it as where DCS design meets Fisher & Paykel innovation. The company has reinvented its revolutionary DishDrawer, the world first dishwasher in a drawer, with the introduction of the DCS DishDrawer Tall featuring a more spacious design and new sleek modern styling that loses none of brand compact charm. Continuing to innovate and improve on its uniquely designed industry leading appliances has never been a tall order for Fisher & Paykel Appliances.

DishDrawer dishwasher is a signature product line for the company with its distinctive ergonomic design that doesn’t take up a lot space and cost-saving and environmental features that minimizes water, energy and detergent usage. Since launching the DishDrawer in 1997 after years of testing and research, Fisher & Paykel has continued to redefine the dishwasher of the future and to date has sold more than a million DishDrawers.

DishDrawer Tall has been designed specifically for the North American market and will be manufactured in the company new facility located in Reynosa, Mexico. DCS expects to [...]

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Kitchen Design – Advice From Allied Professionals

The Kitchen Designer — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:20:11 +0000

Someone sent me an email and asked if I thought there was a design flaw in a section of her cabinet design. I had to write back that, yes, I agreed with her that part of the design was flawed. Unfortunately, it was a finished picture of the kitchen that they had sent me, which made it even more uncomfortable for me to give my opinion. The kitchen was installed, and it looked like it cost a pretty penny. Here are words of wisdom:

“Lesson Learned

I learned a big lesson the hard way and wish I had gone with my instinct to hire a kitchen designer during my kitchen design process.

My contractor convinced me that it would make more sense for him to design the kitchen layout because he was also working on the electrical, plumbing etc. so there would be a cost savings to me if he designed it and worked with his preferred cabinet company.

We decided to go ahead and in the end I thought the kitchen looked great until I noticed some design elements that look flawed to me.

I believe that a [...]

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