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10 May 2021 · Timeless Kitchen
The main inspiration behind this design is nature, water streaming down the window in particular.
The water streams are curated into the kitchen through the distinctive lines of the shelving, door handles, pops of colours, surface engraving and pendant lampshade.
The water streams are curated into the kitchen through the distinctive lines of the shelving, door handles, pops of colours, surface engraving and pendant lampshade.
The main focus of designing this work was on manufacturing techniques and materials used to achieve as close to the design as possible with maximised functionality, durability, and elegance.
The award-winning design will be one of Alustil’s publicity tool or star design for the year 2021.
The overall process from design concept to the finished kitchen takes five months.
Alustil is a kitchen manufacturer, and we aimed to leap into a new milestone of craftsmanship and design detailing. So, we commissioned Chris Bosse, an architect known for his works on the Watercube, National Aquatic Centre in Beijing and his aptitude for translating nature into architecture and design.
Alustil Sdn Bhd has the production rights to the Timeless kitchen. The first kitchen was produced in March 2020 and exhibited at The 22nd China (Guangzhou) International Building Decoration Fair in July 2020.
This Timeless kitchen is made in hopes to elevate every ordinary cook space into a kitchen masterpiece.
Chris Bosse, the architect, is the main designer for this Timeless kitchen. We work with a local art director to visually uphold the design and our technical and manufacturing team to solve materials issues and realise the design.
1. Engraving the vertical lines deep enough to create a v-shaped valley on the already thin compact panels used on door panels and waterfall worktop of the island without compromising its structural strength.
2. Finding suitable materials to replace the wood of the pendant lamp to increase transparency, so it resembles a cloud more than the original material designed.
3. Applying the designer's signature colour, Lava Green, with paint on to the powder-coated aluminium handles so that the paint could stick, withstand scratches and prolong its colour.
2. Finding suitable materials to replace the wood of the pendant lamp to increase transparency, so it resembles a cloud more than the original material designed.
3. Applying the designer's signature colour, Lava Green, with paint on to the powder-coated aluminium handles so that the paint could stick, withstand scratches and prolong its colour.
We love the outcome of this design and are proud of it, so we decided to share this Timeless kitchen within the design world to see how we do.