AD 's 2019 Great Design Awards: Kitchens
Craving a kitchen full of flavor? AD's got you covered. Our 2019 Great Design Awards round up the best new products, from top appliances to dreamy tile to fixtures to suit every taste. (In other words, all the key ingredients.) But whether you're an urban traditionalist or a country minimalist, the same rules apply: Go with your gut, delight in the details, and most important, be bold. After all, as the old adage goes, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen...
Updating Tradition
Refreshed classics from the urbane country lover.
Updating Tradition
Golden Hour
Contemporary or classic, gilded kitchen faucets and pot fillers shine bright.
Golden Hour
Caffeine Highs
Four built-in coffee makers offer jolts of high-design energy.
Goodbye, Clutter
If you're tight on space or just a minimalist at heart, Scavolini has the solution. In collaboration with design studio Rainlight, the Italian kitchen company has created Boxlife—a customizable storage system that can conceal your kitchen, bed, and more behind modular panels. scavoliniusa.com
Hail, Britannia
“Growing up British entitles you to a bit of color confidence,” says London-based Rita Konig, who has collaborated with Plain English on 12 new hues. Initial meetings with Plain English color expert Kate Shaw revealed shared inspirations; each had brought a box of bits and bobs (fabric swatches, bundles of twine). The two then honed their focus brewing tea and making toast—rituals that sparked their own shades. Burnt Toast, for example, is a deep brown, while Tea Caddy is an upbeat blue. The water-based paints come in eggshell, gloss, and emulsion finishes, allowing schemes that work across walls, cabinets, and moldings. As for Konig, she prefers “drenching” a room in the same color. “A Plain English kitchen will of course look elegant in off-white,” says Konig, “but it’s fun to break the rules with this new collection.” plainenglishdesign.co.uk
Juicy Details
Dressed up with refined colors, finishes, and patterns, juicers and blenders earn their spot on the counter.
Juicy Details
Ranges of Color
Four favorite stoves deliver pops of brilliant hues.
Natural Harmony
On the floor, as a backsplash, for counters and tabletops—the best new stones and solid surfaces deserve the all-over treatment.
Natural Harmony
Pattern Play
Behold backsplash tiles so graphic and groovy, you'll want to cover whole walls.
Pattern Play
All Systems Go
Today's most innovative kitchen concepts deliver the complete package.
Out of the Blue
A Tiffany & Co. box has long held as much allure as any treasure that may be inside. (Its robin’s egg color was first picked by Charles Lewis Tiffany to grace the cover of his catalog in 1845 and received its trademark in 1998.) But never before has the brand wrapped a box as big or bold as this AGA Range. Dual-Control, with three ovens, the unique cast-iron piece is enameled in Tiffany & Co.’s signature shade and comes complete with complementary flatware, crystal, and china. Price upon request; tiffany.com
Out of the Blue
Pure and Simple
Spare staples for the soulful minimalist.
Pure and Simple
Back in Black
Gaggenau has updated its Vario 200 modular cooktop series to include a black, anodized-aluminum control panel and knobs. The customizable system can include gas or induction cooktops, wok burners, grill tops, and more special features for a professional-grade kitchen in the comfort of home. Price up on request; gaggenau.com
Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
