Power of Possibilities’ with 2019 Kitchen
Trends from Rotpunkt UK
Rotpunkt, award winning designer
and manufacturer of quality German
Kitchen furniture, look at the latest
interior trends set to ‘wow’ the
kitchen market in 2019.
Matt Phillips, Head of UK Operations,
Rotpunkt, says “I strongly believe
as we move into 2019 that furniture
will be ‘defined by difference’ and by
this I mean, a brave mix of stand-out
finishes and materials being used to
identify different pieces of furniture
and create zonal kitchen schemes
that are not restricted by four walls or
customary layouts.”
Asymmetrical Design
Broken-plan furniture schemes are
dictating the kitchen market and
these influences are a welcome
preference to the outdated
uniform kitchen design in terms
of construction, material, finish
and space planning. This has
opened up the kitchen market to
new and exciting design concepts
which are driving trends towards
hardworking furniture like room
dividers, multipurpose workstations
and display cabinetry through to
asymmetrical layouts and wall-
hung solutions. By playing with
different eye-lines, visual weights
and modular arrangements, modern
kitchen furniture will focus on free-
thinking in 2019: creating a feeling of
eclectic balance that is dynamically
unrestricted.
Utilitarian Style
In terms of style, next year will pay
focus to the ‘jewellery’ of a kitchen,
making a feature of exclusive handles
and knobs that offer new surface
textures for better grip, convenient
push-to-open fittings for the height
of utility and user-friendly shaped
handles for extra comfort or overall
design impact. Storage systems will
also be top priority, with new drawer
boxes, pull-outs and integrated
larder systems being introduced for
a heightened level of uniformity and
aesthetic appeal.
Dark Colours
2019 interior colour trends will
embrace the darker colour palette,
showing fewer primary colours and
a greater emphasis on black which
is contrasted by rich coffee browns,
shades of grey, taupe and biscuit
beige. I believe this change in colour
story stems from developments in
other areas of the kitchen which are
also embracing black. For example,
you can now purchase a black PVD
coated kitchen tap to match your
furniture, with striking work surfaces
and built-in appliances and no longer
available in just white. In fact, black
remains the most loved colour in
fashion, with any new colour trend
coined as ‘the new black’! Known for
its expensive façade, online searches
for black and dark colours are up
93% in the last 6 months and I am
confident that black kitchen furniture
will continue to rise in popularity
throughout 2019.
High Texture
Atypical door finishes will be massive
in the kitchen next year, with unique
glass, metal and marble effect doors,
laminate solutions with innovative
surface treatments, pioneering
colour-matched worktops, fine black
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edging techniques and a refreshing
approach to modular space planning
for the creation of ergonomic kitchen
environments that are modern and
long-lasting. Rich wood veneers and
laminate solutions can now capture
masonry-style effects like marble
and stone, to exude a Scandi-Noir
aesthetic with industrial undertones.
A great example of dark asymmetrical
design with high texture, is the
Zerox kitchen in new dark Umbra
Marble, Arabica and City Nature
Oak by Rotpunkt, as pictured. This
pioneering and brand new kitchen
concept captures a variety of different
colours, finishes and materials in a
juxtaposing layout for greater impact
and a central point of focus.
Eco-materials
The need for quality furniture that
is environmentally friendly remains
a priority for many of us and as a
result, it is reshaping how the market
is approaching kitchen design in the
modern home to recognise ‘resiliency’
as the new ‘sustainability’. This
is filtering down in to the kitchen
furniture market, where durable
materials and designs continue to
grow in popularity.
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