Dining Rooms With Julie Carlson
A new family of minimal yet vaguely rustic furniture by British architect David Chipperfield, inspired by the countryside, launches at Milan's Salone Mobile in April.
Above: The collection includes the Fayland table, the Fawley bench, and the Langley stool, designed for German brand e15.
Above: "The initial idea for the Fayland table came from a private project in a rural setting in England," Chipperfield's office told Dezeen. The Fayland table will be available in four lengths and in European walnut or solid oak, in oil or white pigmented surfaces, as well as in a black finish.
Above: The Fayland table shown in oiled solid oak.
Above: The Fawland table can also function as a long side table.
Above: The Langley stool in black.
Above: The smaller Fayland table used as a desk. Go to e15 for more details.
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Kitchens With Alexa Hotz
In recent months, we've seen the term "minimalism" increasingly diluted with each passing pin, social post, and tweet. One person's minimal is clearly another's cluttered nightmare, and plenty of self-proclaimed minimalists are maximalists in denial—leaving us to wonder: What does it all mean?
Then there's an image of a kitchen—a really spare but healthy looking kitchen—that floats by in our busy online feed, stopping us in our tracks. The British kitchen, time and again, is a reminder that minimal need not be cold, and traditional need not be outdated. Merging the two contrasting styles is, if you ask us, what makes the latest British modernism so compelling. Here are 13 of our favorite kitchens, all quite minimal and thoroughly English.
Above: A stripped-down kitchen in a remodeled 1873 Victorian designed by Sevil Peach architects for a photographer. The kitchen cabinets provide storage, as does the long above-the-counter rail (with Alvar Aalto cookie cutters, among other things, on display). Explore the project in Sevil Peach Studio in Primrose Hill.
Above: This kitchen remodel by Feilden Fowles was designed to bring natural light into an apartment in a formerly unoccupied 1930s building in West London. For information on the industrial pendant lights, visit Design Sleuth: Gas Light Pendants from Ize.
Above: In an open kitchen in a surpassingly calm London townhouse, clutter is kept out of sight in flat-front cabinets above and below Corian countertops. Learn about the durable, adaptable material in Remodeling 101: Corian Countertops (and the New Corian Look-alikes).
Above: Designer and former World of Interiors stylist Faye Toogood built her small-scale London kitchen from Ikea cabinetry and Muuto Dot Coat Hooks. Photograph by Henry Bourne for T Magazine. See more in Muuto Dot Hangers Used in Unexpected Ways and Muuto-Style Cabinet Pulls on a Budget.
Above: Set on the garden-level of a mews house in London, this kitchen was designed by Rundell Associates with natural light in mind (from carefully placed skylights, French doors, and windows).
Above: Consistency in the form of pink-hued wood cabinets and a ceiling-high backsplash in an Islington kitchen, complete with classic Aga. Learn about the stove in Object Lessons: The Great British Range Cooker. Photograph via Light Locations.
Above: Minimalism takes a traditional turn in a Shaker design from deVol Kitchens. See more in A Shaker-Inspired Kitchen in London.
Above: British designer du jour Jamie Blake of Blakes London mixes industrial modern with farmhouse details for a friend's kitchen—see A Scandi Kitchen in a London Victorian.
Above: A pared-down Georgian kitchen in Hampshire is at once minimalist and rustic. Source the elements in Steal This Look: A Minimalist English Kitchen and 10 Easy Pieces: Brass Bin Pulls.
Above: Designer Harriet Anstruther and architect Alex Michaelis introduced marble and bands of brass to Anstruther's 1840s landmarked London townhouse—see Steal This Look: A Glamorous London Kitchen from a Designer with "Shit Loads of Talent".
Above: A longstanding favorite kitchen in Battersea by UK cult kitchen design company Plain English. See more of the firm's work in Kitchen Confidential: 10 Ways to Achieve the Plain English Look.
Above: A rustic kitchen in Queens Park, London, teams everyday appliances with a farmhouse sink. Photograph via Light Locations.
Above: A double-height, wood-paneled kitchen opens to a balcony in a house in Hackney designed by Laura Dewe Matthews. Photograph via Dezeen.
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Architecture & Interiors With Christine Chang Hanway
In our DIY-enthused culture, there are some who might think they don't require an architect's design skills even for a ground-up construction. A project like Chan + Eayrs's Herringbone House in Islington, London, reminds us so clearly of why we do. Despite its awkwardly wedge-shaped, urban-infill site, the elegant four-bedroom house, with its patterned-brick exterior, warm Scandinavian interior finishes, and front and back courtyards, appears deceptively simple and straightforward—truly the mark of good design.
Unless otherwise noted, photographs by Mike Tsang via Arch Daily and Dezeen.
Above: Zoe Chan, cofounder with Merlin Eayrs of Chan + Eayrs, stands before their design. The house—which is currently on the market (see details at Chan + Eayrs and The Modern House) is comprised of two volumes, one of which steps back to created a courtyard. While the use of brick fits into the context of the surrounding Victorian terraced houses, the herringbone pattern is a contemporary update that sets the structure apart from its neighbors. Photograph by Thomas Giddings.
Above: Inspired by siheyuan, traditional Chinese courtyard houses, Chan, who was born in England of Chinese parents, introduced two walled courtyard rooms, one at the front and one at the back, as an effective solution for drawing light into the middle of the narrow and nonlinear site.
Above: The open layout means that light and air flood through the length of the house, from the front walled courtyard to the combination kitchen and dining area in the back. Photograph by Thomas Giddings.
Above: The courtyard turns the kitchen into an indoor/outdoor room. Photograph from The Modern House.
Above: A wall of pearl-colored bricks is effective in reflecting light. See Remodeling 101: White Tile Pattern Glossary for ways to use brick and subway tile. Photograph from The Modern House.
Above: Cupboards with limed wood doors provide ample storage. Photograph from The Modern House.
Above: The brick's texture keeps the room from looking at all cold or sterile.
Above: Wall-to-wall storage in the kitchen doubles as a bench.
Above: The two courtyards—this one with built-in banquettes—ensure that light and air flow through the house.
Above: A muted palette of whites, grays, and beiges runs consistently from room to room.
Above: A sculptural steel stair with open risers is flooded with light from a skylight above. Photograph by Thomas Giddings.
Above: A view from one bedroom down the length of the house to another illustrates the effectiveness of the light-producing wall courtyards upstairs.
Above: Limed wood brings warmth into the bedrooms while reflecting light.
Above: Marble-tiled floors and above-counter sinks add an understated luxury in the master bathroom.
Above: Cracked porcelain cabinet knobs introduce subtle texture to the white palette of the bathroom.
Above: Herringbone brickwork is a classic used in a new way.
Above: Eayrs and Chan in a bedroom window. The two introduced maximum glazing and a horizontal coursing of the brick pattern to delineate the floor levels. Photograph by Thomas Giddings.
The floor plans detail the architects' inventive use of the wedge-shaped site. Above L: The ground floor shows the two walled courtyard gardens at the front and back of the house. Above R: The three-bedroom upstairs level. See more of the architcts' work at Chan + Eayrs.
Can you Spot the Difference Between Herringbone and Chevron? If you're looking for more examples of artful brickwork, see 5 Favorites: Bricks Made Modern. And over on Gardenista, we show you What to Grow on a Brick Wall.
This post is an update; the original ran in April 2014 as part of our Warm Minimalism issue.
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