East Meets West, an Oriental Infusion

Kitchen Studio Design Award 2020 Highly Commended – Visual Impact and Peoples ChoiceDesigner – Wai Mihinui – Kitchen Studio WellingtonClient Brief An award-winning architecturally designed home known for its uses of Feng Shui methodologies called for a uniquely light-handed approach for the new kitchen design. It was imperative to create a sleek modern design that nestled into the existing architecture …

WOW! What A Difference

Kitchen Studio Design Award 2020 Highly Commended – Creative Small Space KitchenDesigner – Ambrose Vickers – Kitchen Studio TaurangaClient Brief These clients came to me unhappy with their existing kitchen which was a very tight G shape that made the space look and feel very small. We decided to change up the layout and make the space feel more open …

Contemporary Warmth

Contemporary Warmth

Kitchen Studio Design Award 2020 – Best Kitchen Design Up To $25,000 Highly Commended Designer – Ambrose Vickers – Kitchen Studio Tauranga Client Brief After being in the home for 19 years the family-focused clients decided it was time for a kitchen update. The layout has the kitchen situated centrally open to both living areas and the dining space. The …

A Black and White Decision

Kitchen Studio Design Award 2019 – Kitchen of the Year Winner – Peoples Choice Winner Designer – Andrea Ellis – Kitchen Studio North Shore Client Brief There is no grey here or beige for that matter. The client wanted drama. Monochromatic black kitchens are dark and dramatic, whilst all-white kitchens feel light and airy, my clients wanted to combine these two aesthetics to create …

Eye-Catching Brass

Kitchen Studio Design Award– Kitchen of the YearHighly Commended Kitchen Studio North Shore Client Brief The kitchen is traditionally known as the “heart of the home” and this kitchen had to live up to this billing and do justice to the beautiful home for which it was designed. The clients sought a classic contemporary style and the Ohope profile in …

The Centre of Everything

Kitchen Studio Design Award– Creative Excellence WINNER Showroom – Kitchen Studio Tauranga Brief This project was a rare opportunity. 12 months earlier the designed bought a blank section on which to build their family home. The designer was responsible for all elements of the design and layout of this home, and all this stemmed from the kitchen space. “Our childhood …

A Modern Touch of Retro

Kitchen Studio Design Award 2019 – Creative Excellence Highly Commended Designer – Wai Mihinui – Kitchen Studio Wellington This kitchen design also won… At the NKBA 2019 Excellence in Design Awards, Wai took home two well deserved awards for this beautiful kitchen design. Winning Kitchen Distinction under $25k and Wellington Chapter Recognition Kitchen. DESIGN BRIEF An eye catching WOW kitchen …

Hidden Gem

Kitchen Studio Design Award– Best use of Small Space WINNER Designer – Elise Collins – Kitchen Studio Christchurch South Client Brief Professional single buys an older home in the heart of Merivale, Christchurch. He had big ideas to renovate the house as a project over summer. The client wanted to work the existing architecture of the house into the design, …

Touch of Class

Kitchen Studio Design Award– Best Kitchen Design Under $20K WINNER Designer – Surita Nel – Kitchen Studio North Shore Client Brief The house entry was a dark hallway with the sole kitchen access to the right. The position of the kitchen was isolated from the outdoors and there was minimal connection to the small dining room for social interaction. Both …

Zen Vibes

Design by Li-Swan Lim – Kitchen Studio Hamilton Design Brief The couple, whose children have left home, were building an architecturally designed home that had to cater for entertaining and family visiting. An open plan living design meant the kitchen is the hub and centrepiece. They cook mainly Asian cuisine. They like the inter play of texture and of organic …