Contemporary stainless steel kitchens to inspire home cooks
Feel like a professional chef with a stainless steel kitchen that provides functionality and style
The high-shine and anti-microbial qualities of stainless steel have long made it a practical choice for professional kitchens, but increasingly home chefs are seeing the value in this material too. Unlike a restaurant kitchen, it’s best seen in homes as part of a more varied material palette – think original plasterwork, timber, marble and ceramic. Here, we share examples from some of the world’s top interior designers and architects, all of which show the edgy brilliance of stainless steel kitchens.
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Playful stainless steel
Mistovia is an interior design studio located in Katowice with a unique style comprising of bold choices and maximalist yet elegant touches. In this Warsaw apartment, it manages to make a stainless steel kitchen island a light-hearted style choice in a compact home. The key is the contrasting materials – heavily-patterned walnut burr veneer and light-grey microcement flooring, pink terrazzo (on the dining table) and delicate paper lighting. mistovia.com
Rustic stainless steel
Residential Castillon by Studio Le Cann is a compact apartment located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The space is natural and full of warmth, featuring pieces and materials to invoke the atmosphere of southern France. In this setting, the stainless steel kitchen (with its burnished finish and panelled surface) adds a countryside quality to this open-plan living space, as well as clearly defining zones. studiolecann.fr
Minimalist stainless steel
Iker Ochotorena, founder of architecture practice OOAA, is preoccupied with light and space. His choice of stainless steel for the oversized kitchen island in this pared-back Madrid penthouse is one that maximises both of those things. He contrasts the reflective expanse of metal with walnut wood cabinetry and wooden chairs that absorb some of the light reflected off the surfaces, creating a natural balance in this streamlined space. ooaa.es
Cosy stainless steel
Cosy and stainless steel feel like two concepts at total odds to each other, but this Paris kitchen by Rodolphe Parente shows how the material can be handled to create a warm rather than a stark atmosphere. Parente preserved and highlighted the kitchen’s period details whilst incorporating a contemporary touch with pastel pink cabinets and light pink walls. rodolpheparente.com
Retro-futuristic stainless steel
Abimis is an Italian design and manufacturing company specialising in stainless kitchens, with a focus on innovation and detail. Its ‘Ego’ kitchen is showcased in this Parisian apartment, where its Jetsons-like retro space-0age curves are a counterpoint to towering ceilings with original plasterwork, more traditional timber cabinetry and a marble splashback. abimis.com
Elegant stainless steel
Eggersmann Design is an award-winning kitchen and joinery manufacturer that provides innovative and high-end bespoke kitchens. In its Maida Vale project, stainless steel is combined with textured concrete plastered cabinetry to create a luxurious and space that shows the more accessible side of this metal as a design option. eggersmanndesign.com
Timeless stainless steel
The Australian studio AP Design House transforms a former gallery space into a heritage-rich home that combines the past and present through a timeless approach. Channelling the art deco period it was built in, Woollahra House features custom stainless steel kitchen joinery that expands the narrow space through its reflective nature by spreading natural light and creating movement. With matching cabinet knobs, the attention to detail creating a seamless transition from the cabinets to the Lacanche oven, vintage dining table and dining chairs adds to the harmony of the space. apdesignhouse.com.au
Industrial stainless steel
Amelda Wilde is an emerging Australian designer who infuses soul into residential interiors. She and her partner, a steel fabricator, took on a tough yet liberating project of transforming their family home. This unity of two creative minds transformed the kitchen into a timeless yet quirky space whilst acknowledging its industrial past. ameldawilde.com.au
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