Larder cupboard designed by Giles Slater for Figura. A large larder cupboard within the wall with generous bi-fold doors revealing marble and oak shelving. A workstation and ample storage area for food and appliances

A wall was removed to improve the connectivity and openness between the kitchen and dining room. Photography by Andrea Rugg Photography

We are in New York City, in a wonderful vintage apartment in the luxury Upper East Side district, overlooking Central Park. New York designer Julie Hillman, in collaboration with Peter Pennoyer Architects, designed a kitchen with professional performance that was perfectly integrated with the home’s eclectic furnishing full of precious vintage details. In this elegant project, Officine Gullo created the kitchen and its furnishings by applying custom solutions that allowed the designers to meet the needs and wishes of the client. In fact, the kitchen was designed to be experienced in everyday life, as Julie Hillman tells us: “We wanted a space that could act as a kitchen but could visually appear as a room. The challenge was to separate the professional kitchen from the family space, but at the same time make it practical and in tune with the rest of the environment.” In the environment thus designed, the cooking area plays a prominent role, and Officine Gullo’s OG Professional stove is the protagonist. It is a professional high-tech cooking unit extremely functional and extremely versatile, offering multiple cooking methods thanks to its large dimensions that allow the preparation of dishes even for several guests. The two ovens available, one static and one ventilated, allow simultaneous cooking, while the hob is equipped with maxi burners and a ribbed frytop. A custom-made hood, with metal frame, glass panels and LED lights, was manufactured by Officine Gullo and installed above the cooking area. Custom wall cabinets and under-top drawers complete the furnishings with matching design. The large window illuminates the sink with marble top, hosting also the dishwasher. The central island is dedicated to washing as well. Made of wood and marble, in addition to the integrated sink, it features drawers, some of which are refrigerated. Julie commented on the choice of materials and finishes, saying: “I love unusual combinations of different materials, so we chose Jet Black (RAL 9005) for the kitchen and the special finish in dark burnished brass for the frames for their industrial look, and a natural polished oak colour, matching the same hue of the parquet, for the wooden sections.” ABOUT JULIE HILLMAN Julie Hillman’s approach to designing residential spaces focuses on a thoughtful curation of collectible items that speak to both the client’s unique interests and her eclectic aesthetic. She cultivates a creative dialogue between the architects, artisans, and craftsmen to ensure that each home tells its own story. She believes there should be harmony in every room in a home, and the best way to achieve this is to create a subtle yet unexpected mix of decorative and functional arts. She feels that every item in a room should be in conversation with one another while maintaining its own significance. Julie’s goal is to help each home possess a distinctive, timeless, and unique style that is not based on any specific criteria, but on the collaborative vision of designer and client.

This open-plan kitchen features a statement waterfall island, generous prep surface, flat-panel wood cabinetry, integrated refrigerator wall, and a continuous slab backsplash—designed for efficient workflow and seamless transition to dining and living.

We are in New York City, in a wonderful vintage apartment in the luxury Upper East Side district, overlooking Central Park. New York designer Julie Hillman, in collaboration with Peter Pennoyer Architects, designed a kitchen with professional performance that was perfectly integrated with the home’s eclectic furnishing full of precious vintage details. In this elegant project, Officine Gullo created the kitchen and its furnishings by applying custom solutions that allowed the designers to meet the needs and wishes of the client. In fact, the kitchen was designed to be experienced in everyday life, as Julie Hillman tells us: “We wanted a space that could act as a kitchen but could visually appear as a room. The challenge was to separate the professional kitchen from the family space, but at the same time make it practical and in tune with the rest of the environment.” In the environment thus designed, the cooking area plays a prominent role, and Officine Gullo’s OG Professional stove is the protagonist. It is a professional high-tech cooking unit extremely functional and extremely versatile, offering multiple cooking methods thanks to its large dimensions that allow the preparation of dishes even for several guests. The two ovens available, one static and one ventilated, allow simultaneous cooking, while the hob is equipped with maxi burners and a ribbed frytop. A custom-made hood, with metal frame, glass panels and LED lights, was manufactured by Officine Gullo and installed above the cooking area. Custom wall cabinets and under-top drawers complete the furnishings with matching design. The large window illuminates the sink with marble top, hosting also the dishwasher. The central island is dedicated to washing as well. Made of wood and marble, in addition to the integrated sink, it features drawers, some of which are refrigerated. Julie commented on the choice of materials and finishes, saying: “I love unusual combinations of different materials, so we chose Jet Black (RAL 9005) for the kitchen and the special finish in dark burnished brass for the frames for their industrial look, and a natural polished oak colour, matching the same hue of the parquet, for the wooden sections.” ABOUT JULIE HILLMAN Julie Hillman’s approach to designing residential spaces focuses on a thoughtful curation of collectible items that speak to both the client’s unique interests and her eclectic aesthetic. She cultivates a creative dialogue between the architects, artisans, and craftsmen to ensure that each home tells its own story. She believes there should be harmony in every room in a home, and the best way to achieve this is to create a subtle yet unexpected mix of decorative and functional arts. She feels that every item in a room should be in conversation with one another while maintaining its own significance. Julie’s goal is to help each home possess a distinctive, timeless, and unique style that is not based on any specific criteria, but on the collaborative vision of designer and client.

Modern kitchen with natural textures, light wood cabinetry and marble countertops, minimalist design with warm elegance, functional kitchen with integrated appliances, serene space blending modern and inviting elements, cohesive kitchen design with clean lines, contemporary kitchen with organic materials.

Mes clients désiraient des pièces plus ouvertes et une circulation plus fluide entre la cuisine et leur salle à manger. Nous avons donc réunis les deux pièces, changé l'ensemble des meubles de la cuisine et posé un sol esprit carreaux ciment vintage. L'ensemble des menuiseries extérieures ont été changées et sublimées par des stores sur mesure. Côté cuisine, nous avons opté pour des meubles aux lignes pures et une crédence miroir pour apporter de la profondeur. Pour la salle à manger, nous avons conservé les meubles mis en valeur par une suspension légère et moderne.

By opening up the existing ground floor, the kitchen becomes the heart of the home, anchored by a curved island with slatted timber detailing. It’s a space for cooking, gathering and conversation. An understated wall of vertical timber slats conceals ample storage and utility spaces, keeping the home clutter-free. Every detail ensures practicality while maintaining a calm and organized aesthetic.

Dans cet appartement familial de 150 m², l’objectif était de rénover l’ensemble des pièces pour les rendre fonctionnelles et chaleureuses, en associant des matériaux naturels à une palette de couleurs harmonieuses. Dans la cuisine et le salon, nous avons misé sur du bois clair naturel marié avec des tons pastel et des meubles tendance. De nombreux rangements sur mesure ont été réalisés dans les couloirs pour optimiser tous les espaces disponibles. Le papier peint à motifs fait écho aux lignes arrondies de la porte verrière réalisée sur mesure. Dans les chambres, on retrouve des couleurs chaudes qui renforcent l’esprit vacances de l’appartement. Les salles de bain et la buanderie sont également dans des tons de vert naturel associés à du bois brut. La robinetterie noire, toute en contraste, apporte une touche de modernité. Un appartement où il fait bon vivre !

This kitchen was designed for clients that live in a five-bedroom 20th Century timber-cladded country house, a style that is particular to properties in Hampshire. Wanting to keep with the organic timber theme within the home, their brief for was for a pale wood in frame Scandi-style kitchen. Located in a long rectangular room at the rear of the house, the kitchen has panelled doors leading directly to the garden. This room benefits from having dark oak-framed leaded windows so it was agreed that black accents would be incorporated within the design to complement this feature, except for the worktops which are off-white to maintain a light and airy feel to space. The clients chose to appoint Searle & Taylor because the company specialises in Scandi Bespoke kitchens and, together with two displays in its Winchester showroom, there are numerous images of Scandi and Modern Bespoke kitchens on its website. In addition to the kitchen, they also commissioned a utility room and a home bar for the rooms adjacent to the kitchen, and a separate corner bar in an outhouse which is used as a games room. The 6.4m x 4.4m kitchen was designed by Searle & Taylor’s owner, Darren Taylor. He suggested using blond oak for the in frame cabinetry, which includes blond oak veneered carcases and a mix of 30mm thick panelled door fronts or vertical slatted blond oak veneered door fronts, and end panels, set within 8mm cock bead frames. The same materials are repeated on the fronts of the solid oak dovetailed drawer boxes. There is one long run of cabinetry to the left-hand side of the room, and to the right is a run of tall cabinetry set within a recessed area. Beyond the recess is a short run of shallow base cabinets. At the centre of the room is a 3.2 metre x 1.4 metre island. The left-hand cabinetry run features a tall cabinet that houses a stainless steel Vario 400 single pyrolytic oven at the centre, with a combination microwave above and a 29cm warming drawer beneath, all by Gaggenau. A top box sits above the bank of ovens and a tray drawer is underneath. Next to this is one of two breakfront dresser cabinets on either side of the sink run. Mounted on the 30mm thick Lucern Lake quartz worktop, with a set of three drawers beneath, these double door dressers feature fluted glass door fronts with painted surrounds and black butt hinges with internal LED lighting. The sink run sits in front of the leaded feature window, with a black Quooker Flex PRO3 Tap with Cube function above a Villeroy & Boch Farmhouse 80 ceramic double Sink. Within base cabinetry are pull-out bins alongside one of two integrated 60cm dishwashers by Miele that flank a shallow depth cabinet directly beneath the sink. The tall cabinetry within the recess on the right-hand side of the room features blond oak panelled door fronts in two double-door configurations with long black vertical handles. The left-hand double doors open to a fully integrated larder fridge and an integrated tall freezer with icemaker, both by Gaggenau. The right-hand set of double doors open to a double pantry cabinet with bottle racks and integrated shelving. On the task side of the island are cutlery and storage drawers on either side of two deep pan drawers at the centre, all with long black handles that are horizontally placed. There is a 3.2 metre worktop on the island with an L-shaped extended overhang at one end to accommodate a seating space for four counter stools. Flush mounted within the worktop is a Novy Panorama Pro 120, a 120cm five-zone vented downdraft induction hob with a concealed ventilation tower set at the back of the hob’s surface. When in use, the tinted glass tower rises by up to 30cm to quietly extract cooking vapours. It then retracts back into the surface when cooking has ended. Because no overhead extraction is needed, there are three decorative pendant lights above the island instead Beyond the tall cooling run is a further run of shallow-depth cabinetry to house items used for entertaining, with a shelf made from the same worktop material for decorative items. In the adjacent dining room is the home bar, designed with matching dresser cabinets with black-framed fluted glass fronts to mirror those in the kitchen. The upper section of the bar features two fluted glass decorative doors with painted surrounds on either side of antique mirrored glass open shelving with a 30mm thick Lucern Lake quartz worktop above two further enclosed cabinets with a Liebherr wine cabinet at the centre.

This barn conversion blends contemporary rustic style with a focus on nature and wellbeing. The kitchen features textured door frontals, suede-effect worktops, and a quartz-clad sink. Bespoke wood-grained panelling, bronze accents, and a walk-in pantry complete the sleek, minimalist design tailored to its stunning surroundings.

By opening up the existing ground floor, the kitchen becomes the heart of the home, anchored by a curved island with slatted timber detailing. It’s a space for cooking, gathering and conversation. An understated wall of vertical timber slats conceals ample storage and utility spaces, keeping the home clutter-free. Every detail ensures practicality while maintaining a calm and organized aesthetic.

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