Wood, stone, sliding wall panels andKitchen as a social space. Today we will tell you what new and useful things German kitchen manufacturers offer us for 2016. One of the largest German kitchen manufacturers, the Nolte concern, showed many interesting trends at its home autumn exhibition, of which the editors selected the most relevant ones, intersecting with the trends announced by other large manufacturers. Before you is the editorial analysis of the trends and new products seen. Kitchen without borders is the most popular trend of 2016. Surveys of European buyers show that a modern city dweller expects from the kitchen not so much large size or openness, but a breadth of social opportunities. To all family members and friends - while preparing a dinner party, over a cup of coffee, during a family breakfast or at an intimate home party… The more scenarios you can plan, the better. Our opinion: - All manufacturers now offer a wider range of functions than before, and hide them as carefully as possible behind a variety of facades, doors and panels, saving every useful centimeter. Kitchen furniture is becoming indistinguishable from the living room, and the central elements - tables, bar counters and kitchen islands - are becoming more graphic, elegant and bright.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte Kitchen Harmony of Natural Textures
Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte kitchen Our opinion:— To emphasize the relief and direction of the grain, the lower illumination of the countertop is used. The handles are either hidden or absent. All attention is paid to the luxurious natural material and clear simple lines, square or rectangular. Such solutions allow you to easily adapt the kitchen modules to any space — small kitchen areas, combined kitchen-living rooms or open studios, where the boundaries between functional areas are practically erased.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenKitchen Nolte 2. Stone.By the way, the first stone facades were shown about 15 years ago by the Italian factory Minotti Cucine, but then it was exclusive squared: no one else did this and the production volumes at Minotti did not allow stamping out stone facades like pies and selling them at an affordable price, so only a select few could own a stone kitchen. And only 5 years ago, several European manufacturers tried to repeat the experience with stone facades, offering them in their luxury collections. The Nolte factory made a huge step forward, putting the production of stone facades on an affordable conveyor. From now on, stone not only covers, but also makes up the kitchen itself. Facades that very reliably imitate stone texture are presented in two versions so far - Basalt and Glasier. They can not only be combined with wooden and plastic modules, which is already quite interesting, but also with each other, creating very unusual and contrasting images. Perhaps one of the most striking is the stone island in the center of the kitchen.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenKitchen Nolte 3. Fashionable colors.The new shades are brick red, glossy grey and pastel blue. They go well in both traditional and modern kitchens. Bold but not flashy combinations are recommended: red and grey or soft blue next to rough oak board.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte KitchenKitchen Nolte A miracle of technology at the service of designThe main trend of the season is the most compact layout. Modules of different models and styles are easy to combine and complement each other. Looking at most of them, you would never say that this is kitchen furniture.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte KitchenKitchen Nolte Technical developments are aimed aton . Wall panels are now offered as ready-made kits that can be assembled using the construction set principle, or created for a specific room with the required set of individual functions. You can hang lighting there, add profiles for kitchen accessories and modular storage units, you can even build in a TV or computer monitor.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte kitchen Our opinion:— The new interpretation of the kitchen as a space that combines dozens of different functions is forcing manufacturers to change their attitude towards . One of the most convenient and stylish solutions is a system of retractable front panels, the so-called "retractable doors", which will allow housewives to hide their "workshop" in just a few minutes. Now such doors are made in different sizes, materials and colors.Nolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte KitchenNolte Kitchen