Nolte Kuechen has become more and more successful the world over from year-to-year; as innovation leaders, they are repeatedly a source of new inspiration for the market.

In recognition of the current trend towards open plan living, Nolte Kitchens have introduced the Manhattan range of kitchen furniture, designed to help create an open plan flexible kitchen/living space.

The collection offers a selection of units in addition to their standard kitchen cabinets, which allow the creation of contemporary, practical living areas including, a freestanding single drawer unit that can be used for either seating or storage.

The Manhattan range is as varied as the cosmopolitan city of the same name, with a matt finish in a choice of: Metallic Kubanit, Italian Walnut, African Wenge or off white.

The Manhattan kitchen/living space featured here has been created with a combination of Metallic Kubanit and off white units.

The worktop is Nolte’s Canadian Apple finish and the large wall panel and shelves have been fashioned in the same material to create continuity in the design.

A standard Manhattan 600mm base unit is priced around £220.

Nolte manufacture their products using only environmentally sound processes and the latest technologies.

Web: http://www.nolte-kuechen.com

Tel: (01279) 868500

bulthaup, renowned for its innovative leadership in modern kitchen design, has become a pioneer in the industry for minimalist kitchens.

With the development of the bulthaup b3 monoblock, the company has laid a further milestone in the evolution of sculptural kitchen architecture.

The seamless stainless steel body represents the logical continuation of bulthaup b3’s minimalist design; the precise, high-quality finish and the lack of joints between the rear panel, side panels and worktop give the design a particularly purist appearance.

The b3 monoblock is solely a one-off item and is planned and manufactured exclusively in line with your specifications:
 
The dimensions, front materials and base unit elements can be selected at will, while functions such as hobs and water points can be integrated in line with your requirements.
 
Fronts in stainless steel with the handle-free look, round off the sculptured unit, or you can create dynamic contrasts in other bulthaup b3 surfaces such as wood, varnish, or laminate.
 
The monoblock can be planned as an island, with or without rear panel, as a peninsula or in front of a wall, depending on the architectural situation.

Visit the website for more inspiration and choices:

Web: http://www.bulthaup.com

John Lewis of Hungerford has introduced an extensive selection of new solid granite and solid wood work surfaces to their bespoke kitchen range.

The new worktops are available as part of the renowned Artisan Kitchen, or for purchase separately, to enable customers to tailor the work surface to their own specific design.

20 different types of 35mm thick granites are offered, each chosen for their extraordinary patterns and colours.

Options include: Emerald Pearl, Orissa; Blue, Kashmir, white and luxurious; Labradorite Blue, a green based granite with large attractive crystals.

Solid Granite worktops are highly durable and provide a kitchen with a contemporary and stylish look. They also provide a subtle way to introduce highlights of colour into the kitchen,with eye catching patterns such as strong red, warm orange and burgundy tones, like Golden Oak and Golden Beech.
Each of the 12 solid wood worktops is 40mm thick and options range from pale Rustic Beech to the dark and distinct Walnut; these timbers have been selected for their quality, depth of grain and resistance to stress from daily use in the kitchen.

Ecologically friendly and highly sustainable Bamboo and Rubber Wood worktops are also available.

Wood worktops are priced from £93 per linear metre.
Solid granite worktops are priced from £303.70 per square metre.

An incredible breadth of stylish design schemes can be achieved, when these worktops are combined with a John Lewis of Hungerford Artisan Kitchen painted in any Fired Earth or Artisan colour.

Visit the website for further information and stockist details:

Web: http://www.john-lewis.co.uk
Tel: (0700) 278 4726

Chalon UK Ltd, a UK market leader in handmade freestanding kitchen furniture, has relaunched their website, which has been re-structured as the first part of a three phase project, that will eventually see the company offering key furniture products for purchase online.

The aim of the initial improvement was to update the home page, making it more dynamic and user friendly and giving visitors greater incentive to return.

The new home page features an array of rotating product imagery, from the unique Chalon Original freestanding kitchen featured here, to the new Simply Chalon fitted range, plus the new bathroom range and the classical freestanding furniture collection. 

The key kitchen case study pages have been updated with recent project imagery; however, probably the most substantial change concerns the Furniture section, which now provides for greater flexibility in terms of the products that can be searched for and displayed.

The broad range of products now displayed on the website will support the notion that “Chalon is more than just a kitchen company.”

Chalon will be exhibiting at The Daily Telegraph House & Garden Fair from 27th to 30th June at Olympia, London.

Web: http://www.chalon.com
Tel:   (01458) 254610

bulthaup, founded in 1949, is now renowned for its innovative leadership in modern kitchen design, in which unnecessary decoration of any kind is avoided; coupled with its smart installation concept, the company has become a pioneer in the industry.

bulthaup believes that kitchens are living spaces where the most beautiful have a simple, tailored design,  perfectly equipped and inviting places, which offer endless hours of enjoyment.

Their innovative bulthaup b3 system offers a new design concept that allows the kitchen elements to float, using materials carefully - as thin as possible and as thick as necessary; the overall lightness of design demonstrates how effortlessly beauty can radiate from functionality.

The entire kitchen “floats” using a multi-functional supporting frame on the wall that can bear up to one ton in weight per meter.

It is a masterpiece of stability hidden from view when fitted with panels, shelves, units and appliances; this technology also enables water, power and gas connections to be concealed; this wall solution is ideal for architects and designers, providing them with an unprecedented level of freedom in the efficient use of space.

bulthaup observed that in the majority of kitchens people need to either bend down low or stretch up high to reach certain areas, resulting in the b3 system, where all areas that are very high up or very low down, no longer exist and the space in-between is used to the full.

The bulthaup b3 concept clearly illustrates how you can create a highly personalised superb kitchen in any given space.

Visit the website for more information:

Web: http://www.bulthaup.com

Paul Hodgkiss Designs have been manufacturing unique quality furniture and interiors since 1986.

The quality of design and workmanship combined with the prominence of the natural features of beautiful wood, make a Paul Hodgkiss kitchen instantly recognisable.

The impressive kitchen pictured here is a fine example of his innovative designs.

Paul Hodgkiss kitchens are hand built from dramatically carved pieces of Scottish timber, which depict a preference for curves rather than straight lines and a celebration of the materials themselves as much as the finished object.

If an exciting designer crafted kitchen is on your wish list, Paul Hodgkiss offers you a choice from his established designs, or a bespoke kitchen tailored to your own ideas of art, function and practicality.

Paul is inspired by the natural beauty of wood - the organic shapes, curves and grain of the timber dictate his design; If there’s a knot or a hole in the timber he will find a way to incorporate it into his design.

Visit his website to view the gallery of his work.

Web: http://www.paulhodgkissdesigns.co.uk
Tel: (0141) 571 0207

It is no surprise that the kitchen has become the main family room of the home. It’s the place to be after a long day, to absorb the warm and relaxing atmosphere, or to sip an orange juice as you prepare to embark on a bright new day.

Cotteswood Of Oxfordshire are specialists in designing, making and installing kitchen furniture; their creations are inspired by classical English furniture, exclusively designed and made for each customer to meet their requirements for colour, texture and space.

The featured Cotswold Kitchen depicts a warm and inviting appeal; the cabinets are framed in character figured oak, with iron handles and Ardesie limestone worktop.

Whether freestanding or fitted, all the furniture is thoroughly practical and built to last - a process that includes making every door with mortice and tenoned frames and the drawers are dovetail jointed for extra strength.

Visit the Cotteswood website for a downloadable price guide.

Web: www.cotteswood.co.uk
Tel:  (01608) 641858 / 644620

Cotteswood Of Oxfordshire, the makers of quality English kitchen furniture, have introduced Renaissance, a luxurious new design for the fitted kitchen.

The classical simplicity of the Renaissance, provides elegance to any setting, be it a period cottage or a contemporary apartment.

The Renaissance features innovative elements such as deep valances to the base of the cabinets and stepped Greek cornices.

This versatile design, together with individual features such as applied wall panelling, architectural canopies, plus contemporary or traditional country appliances, blend together to create either a very contemporary or a truly traditional kitchen.

Renaissance lends itself perfectly to a painted finish, however beautiful natural timbers can also be used to good effect.

For example choosing glowing black granite to contrast with the warmth of a natural maple worktop, will add a smooth sophistication to the design.

Web: www.cotteswood.co.uk
Tel:  (01608) 641858 / 644620

These exclusive new, small Chalon Wine Racks add to the already extensive Chalon wine rack range. They are available as freestanding pieces or can easily be wall mounted.

Each piece is handcrafted from Quebec Yellow Pine, using traditional techniques, at the Chalon head office in Hambridge, Somerset. The unique quality of this and every Chalon product is the finishing style, something that is both unrivalled and completely distinctive to the company.

Clients can choose from over 60 different painted and polished finishes to ensure their choose of wine rack will complement any room in the home.

These Wine Racks are made to order with prices on application.

web: http://www.chalon.com
tel: (01458) 254600

This is the Alpha range of Bespoke Kitchen Furniture from Clive Christian - and you can see why it’s already being called the “moonlight kitchen”.

The dramatic moonlight effect is created by bespoke blue LED lighting built in to the furniture - designed to be a permanent feature when daylight fades and electric light is too severe.

Alpha kitchen furniture is as luxurious as you would expect from Clive Christian, featuring walnut, platinum leaf marquetry, and recessed chrome handles throughout.

The large eccentric island unit is a particularly striking feature - raised off the floor with lighting underneath, it creates a dramatic “floating” effect. The hand carved corbelled legs with lion’s feet are finished in platinum leaf, and match the lion’s head marquetry on the end panels.

Clive Christian say that Alpha bespoke kitchen furniture was inspired by the decadent mood of Stanley Kubrick’s film Eyes Wide Shut. Love it or hate it, this ground-breaking new direction for Clive Christian certainly mirrors the dramatic visual impact of the film.

web: http://clive.com
tel: (01204) 702 200