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Inspiration
The future of our kitchens
according to The Socialite Family
At The Socialite Family, we’re willing to bet that the kitchen, the most important place in the home, is about to reach the end of an era. And stop opening up to other living spaces. For Constance Gennari, our founder and artistic director, this culinary sanctuary will gradually cease to open onto our living or dining rooms and become even more intimate. It’s already a place for entertaining, reading, thinking and working. She thinks the idea will be to re-compartmentalise to make it more distinct. In the meantime, here’s a focus on those kitchens seen in our reports that have already begun this transition. How can you tell? The very precise way in which they have been envisioned, designed and decorated. It’s the perfect way to break away from the image of a conventional kitchen.
Author
Nolyne Cerda, Marine Mimouni
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Constance Gennari, Jeanne Perrotte, Valerio Geraci
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A mobile kitchen
Imagine a kitchen with a layout you can change to suit your wishes and your guests. Architect couple
have almost done it. “We didn’t want wall cupboards or fixed kitchen furniture. So we’ve created a ‘mobile’ kitchen, with every element on a plinth that can be moved around.” What’s the other original feature in their living space? Pure white carpet on the floor. A daring gamble that creates a soft, warm contrast with the stainless steel kitchen units.
The Socialite Family touch: our
in ash, accompanied by our
chairs in leopard jacquard and
in beige corduroy. An interplay of materials that invites endless discussion.
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A wooden kitchen
The wood on the shelves and other doors instantly brings warmth to a room. Combined with other materials such as the countertop, it gains in modernity and purity. The interior designers
even chose to go for an all-wood look by integrating a wooden table at the center of their kitchen: “If we had to mention one piece of furniture, it would be the table that separates our kitchen from our living room. It’s central, and that’s exactly how we envisioned it. We had this dream of watching our son Rocco grow up around a simple, multi-purpose family table — a place to eat, draw, and talk.”
The Socialite Family touch: there’s nothing like decorating your wooden wall shelf with our
ash lamp in an iroko finish.
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A stainless steel kitchen
The obsession with stainless steel kitchens is here to stay. While most Italian homes have long welcomed this material, it’s now arriving with a vengeance just about everywhere to give your home a look that’s as professional as it is rock’n’roll. And with its clean lines, it has the power to play with the light. It’s as vibrant as it is minimalist. It’s hardly surprising that
, co-founder of the Storage Associati architectural practice, has chosen this material to dress his sleek, uncluttered apartment in Milan. His kitchen forms a box in the middle of his home.
The Socialite Family touch: push the art of chrome to the limit with our
table lamp or, on the contrary, play on contrasts by opting for the soft light diffused by our
floor lamp.
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A ceramic kitchen
At
who runs the catering service and newsletter Attablé, the kitchen stands out as the true heart of the home. Open and welcoming, it is distinguished by a stunning ceramic countertop that extends all the way up the wall, creating a harmonious whole. Custom-made, the unit draws its inspiration from the couple’s online research, blending aesthetics with ingenuity.
The Socialite Family touch: make our
your own — used as a fruit bowl on the countertop, and by playing with colors, anything is possible!
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An Artistic Kitchen
Punctuated by bursts of creativity, the daily life of
is “imbued with design, art, and literature.” A gentle kind of madness that has even found its way into their kitchen. On the walls, relief artworks by the Marseille-based designer sit alongside a constellation of trinkets, reflecting a world where every detail becomes substance. The white kitchen cabinet doors blend seamlessly into the delicately speckled countertop.
The Socialite Family touch: our
ceramic vase with its soft powder pink finish.
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