Poggenpohl Introduces the +ARTESIO Kitchen Concept
Poggenpohl -- Interior Design, 1/4/2011 3:04:06 PM
New thinking has a tradition at Poggenpohl. At the Eurocucina Furniture Exhibition in Milan and the upcoming Cologne Fair, German premium-kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl presents +ARTESIO®, a new concept designed in collaboration with Hamburg-based star architect and designer Hadi Teherani. Going far beyond the fitted kitchens typically found in the industry, it provides an all-embracing solution in an architectural melting pot fusing furniture design, wall, floor and ceiling.
+ARTESIO is an all-embracing concept in which the aspects of building, architecture, home living and kitchen all coalesce, and continues the Bauhaus philosophy of "form follows function." Bearing the typical Teherani signature, the result is a solution that also builds a visual bridge between cooking and living. Born in Teheran, Hadi Teherani, has been recognized as one of the most creative minds on the architecture and design scene both in Germany and across the globe.
The innovative kitchen concept incorporates three dimensions: from the floor and walls right through to the ceiling. The latter is visually defined by a functional arch that integrates all of the elements necessary for lighting, ventilation and sound. This produces an entirely new feeling of space that turns the kitchen into the center of living at home.
Providing the organizational basis for the new kitchen, a design grid of 130 mm brings together louvred wall and base units in horizontally linear fashion. The uniform style is based on a newly developed carcase that permits identical front and side sections--a unique innovation in kitchen design. And, as a design element, the stainless-steel band that extends all the way around the reveal-accentuated structure of the walls with their exquisite wooden surfaces underscores the desired, integrative impression.
Poggenpohl also treads new paths in the choice of materials, introducing its first-ever textured leather finishes. +ARTESIO is also available in a new range of colors in the following finishes: melamine, real wood veneers and lacquered glass.
With the new +ARTESIO concept, designing the kitchen doesn't begin once the floor plan has been finalized, but ideally starts at the same planning stage as the architecture of the home. +ARTESIO will be available from Poggenpohl starting early 2011.
Poggenpohl is the world's leading luxury kitchen brand with 30 kitchen design showrooms in the U.S. Based in Herford, Germany, Poggenpohl exports its kitchens to over 70 countries. For more information, visit our website www.poggenpohl.com or email us at info@us.poggenpohl.com.
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