17 April 2019

THE NEW AMERICAN KITCHEN









Free and easy, open and inviting…these are the new adjectives that best describe the modern kitchen. A room with out boundaries or barriers, a room free from conventional thought, a room seeking a new name to clarify its new role in the American home. A room that has gone from the “heart of the home” to the  the new command center for daily American life.

The modern kitchen is open to the rest of the home and as such the room most function on several levels, from food preparation to social interaction, from entertainment center to living-room. The modern kitchen must blend seamlessly into the living and family areas of the home, it must impress as well as be useful, successfully achieving the delicate balance between form and function. To this end, extremes must be avoided, volumes must be contained and styles measured.

It is a given that the kitchen must look nice, but the cabinetry and appliances must be of the utmost efficiency, creating a space that is neutral in character.
The modern kitchen, in its new domestic role, finds itself reflecting a family style based on the sharing of traditional roles and function. The living area embraces the kitchen as a multifunctional arena, were food is prepared, people talk, homework is finished and guests are entertained.

ABOUT: Designer, speaker, writer, Kevin Henry has been actively developing the luxury kitchen community for over 30 years. He is recognized by both the the kitchen+bath as well as the luxury A+D communities as an influencer and mentor. Kevin is currently the US Director of Business Development for noblessa|usa and can be reched at kevin.henry@noblessa.org

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