KITCHENSSEPTEMBER 2019 ELLEDECORATION.CO.UK 89TIME FOR RECESS
Make a modest nook into a thing of beauty – and utility – by
transforming it into a statement washing-up area. This sleek
example extends a wedge of Paonazzetto marble into a versatile
shelf. Back-lighting gives it a sense of depth and maximises
vertical space, while illuminating all the functional goings-on
in the sink area below. Its striking veining contrasts with the
minimal timber cupboards, which provide the bulk
of the kitchen’s storage and offset the overt luxury of this
material – while making the most of every inch.DIVIDE AND RULE
Larger spaces can benefit from extra structure at their centre, where
a rectangular unit might look lost. This monolithic island separates
functions as it divides the room – one arm integrates a sunken
hob, another the sink and the third acts as a table for six. Dubbed
‘The Edge’, it’s the work of Netherlands-based Studio Piet Boon
(pietboon.com), which describes it as ‘the ultimate culinary
meeting point’. A further nod to the sections’ uses comes in the
way the island’s Macaubas granite transitions from a matt to a
polished finish to distinguish between cooking and dining areas.‘IT’S WORTH CONSIDER ING NATUR AL
MATER IALS, WHOSE R AWNESS IS
OFTEN PART OF THEIR VISUAL APPEAL’
PICTURES: FORSTBERG LING/MARCUS LINDEROTH, OBUMEX/ANNICK VERNIMMEN AND PIET BOON/STUDIO PIET BOON