Trends New Zealand Volume 34 No 3 | Page 64

Natural touch Modern and minimalist, this wood and black kitchen folds elegantly into its wider natural-look setting search | save | share at Nature is famous for its lack of straight lines, so how exactly do you create a clean- lined kitchen that reflects an organic feel? Texture and tone are two good places to start. This sleek kitchen, by the Matisse design team headed by Alan Bertenshaw and Maria Pomeroy, was created for a Christchurch home nestled in the Port Hills. “The owners asked us for an organic aesthetic that would be in keeping with the sweeping bush outlooks, rather than something too symmetrical and fussy,” says Bertenshaw. “In addition, the couple