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design trends | viewpoint

THE KITCHEN DISAPPEARS
There is an increasing trend to make them invisible says Anna Agapova

E

ver since the guideline of

by Ernst Neufert, kitchen design has

location for a breakfast bar. If the dining and living spaces
area.

Contrary to the days of slaving over a
hot stove, owners now aspire to convivial
chat with their guests with incidental
kitchens, ovens have been placed under the hob. In the

rethink the galley clichés of yesteryear. At the forefront of this

hot cooking juices.
There are several technical solutions to positioning

panels or inside cabinets, leaving little evidence of neither a
workspace nor a single utensil in sight. Kitchen cabinets have
kitchen area, the hood can be placed in the upper cabinet
the walls to reveal the beauty of the living space.

all pops into place at the touch of a button.
livability, it’s best to call in a professional kitchen designer

reality.
Anna Agapova, Architecture & Design by Oleg Klodt
Member of the Society of British and International Design

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