An apprentice from Huddersfield-based manufacturer Ellis Furniture, Chris Mattimoe, recently had the honour of meeting The Duke of Gloucester during his official visit to Leeds College of Building.
Samsung UK today announced that Jamie Oliver will be endorsing its innovative range of Dual Cook ovens which have hugely impressed Jamie and his team over the last few months.
A range is the natural heart of any kitchen but especially in a rural setting. Choosing a range for a country or farm house kitchen no longer means that you are limited to the traditional cast iron style.
Design guru and TV broadcaster Kevin McCloud returns to the NEC in Birmingham this October for the 6th year running as host of Grand Designs Live.
Channel 5 today announced a brand new commission, Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen presented by award winning British interior designer and author Kelly Hoppen (MBE).
Gorenje’s hugely popular Retro refrigeration range has received a glowing recommendation from Alison Cork, the renowned homes and interiors expert.
Gorenje, the Slovenian manufacturer famous for its creative and innovative appliances, is delighted its stunning Gorenje designed by Karim Rashid collection has been shortlisted in prestigious Design Awards.
Island units often call for stand-out feature lighting, such as stylish pendant lamps … and what better choice than distinctive, energy-saving LED lights made from Corian® by designer Jay Watson.
The worldwide, leading brand of quartz worksurfaces, Silestone has been chosen for the new Countrywise kitchen with chef, Mike Robinson.
Scholtès has signed a new important partnership with one of the world’s main symbols of art and culture, a prestigious agreement with Milan’s La Scala theatre for the 2010/2011 season.
Premium kitchen appliances brand Scholtès is delighted to announce that the up-and-coming golf star and ambassador for the brand, Matteo Manassero, has just won the 2011 Maybank Malaysian Open.
Jason Atherton opens his first solo venture, ‘Pollen Street Social’ in Mayfair. With a track record including working with Marco Pierre White, elBulli and, most recently, setting up Maze with Gordon Ramsay……
Not a kitchen in sight! but we couldn’t resist this sharing this video of Craig Davies, owner of Westye sharing what he and the Wolf / Sub Zero team do at weekends!
The news comes as B&Q launches its new advertising campaign in the run up to Easter which showcases hilarious and unfortunate DIY mishaps whilst underlining what B&Q is trying to do to encourage DIY shy Brits to overcome their fears
Scottish celebrity chef Nick Nairn opened a new, state-of-the-art kitchen showroom for Kitchens International on Great Western Road in Glasgow last week.
“Anybody buying a kitchen, whether it’s £50,000 or £5,000 should invest in craftsmanship and well-made things” says TV broadcaster Kevin McCloud ahead of the first ever Grand Kitchen debate at award winning show, Grand Designs Live.
The Designer Guide to Kitchen Furniture is part of a series of guides put together by The Designer Magazine to offer a single easy-to-use reference tool in which you can locate the key manufacturers and suppliers that you should be working with. Created in response to reader feedback that it can sometimes be hard to [...]
Betta Living offers more than 50 different designs of kitchens; from ultra modern minimalist styles to traditional and country bespoke designed kitchens. As well as cabinets, the kitchen division has a wide selection of worktops, handles, lighting, appliances by NEFF, Blanco, Baumatic and Hotpoint, and innovative storage solutions. Betta Living is a national retailer of [...]
Products designed by Karim Rashid for Gorenje, the Slovenia manufacturer famous for its creative and innovative appliances, have taken centre stage in the prolific designer’s latest project, an eco house.
Featuring Sky Sports presenter Diana Stewart, this film showcases 6 unique bespoke kitchen designs, each beautifully crafted, and adapting to almost any kitchen with their highly space efficient footprint. Metris provides a luxury range of designer kitchens and accessories from a number of premium kitchen show rooms across the UK
De Dietrich Kitchen Appliances joined in partnership with leading Jersey-based kitchen retailer, Pentagon Design Studio to create the live demonstration kitchen at the Jersey Evening Post Homelife Show; a consumer homes and interiors event that was attended by 10,000 visitors at Fort Regent, St. Helier. Headlining the cookery showcases in the live kitchen was Shaun [...]
Simon Rimmer is the resident chef on BBC2′s Something for the Weekend and is also the face of cooking video website, Eat The Chef. In this video he cooks and talks about the iconic Wolf & Sub Zero brand .
Antony Worrall Thompson talks about his passion for Sub-Zero & Wolf in this video which captures the beauty and functionality of these iconic appliances
“In the current economic climate, many are looking for quality appliances which provide a good combination of features, reliability, durability and affordability taking into account ongoing running costs, and the environment continues to be a huge rising concern for both ecological and financial reasons. But today’s consumers are more discerning than ever before”. “The utility [...]
We last published our Design Trends article in the summer and it was so well received we thought it would be worth another round up before Christmas. We love to keep you ahead of the trends and we weren’t to be disappointed as the first press release we received was from Schiffini announcing their new [...]
There’s a lot of interest in cookery at the moment. Hardly a day goes by without a TV cookery show and the market is flooded with cookbooks. The western German kitchen manufacturers Poggenpohl are also benefiting from the trend.The company exports three quarters of its kitchens abroad,but only produces them in Germany. Poggenpohl CEO Elmar [...]
The 2010 edition of the Electrolux Design Lab competition focuses on creative solutions for compact living. The 2010 brief asked industrial design students to consider how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes in the homes of 2050, when 74%* of the global population are predicted to live in an urban [...]
For nearly 30 years, alternative plans have pioneered the work of some of the world’s leading industrial designers and been in the vanguard of architectural design for kitchens and bathrooms.
This video interview with the Design Director of Clive Christian gives a fascinating insight to a company which always exudes an air of mystery. Glamour, Opulence and Quality are the watchwords here.
As the UK’s leading online Kitchen resource and with over 4,500 companies listed on The Kitchen Directory website we are ideally suited to guide you through the process of buying a new kitchen and finding the best company to work with. Our new Recommendation Service offers you the simplest way to shortlist the ideal suppliers [...]
