Magazines from the world Sophisticated, welcoming, informal, refined or open air – the kitchens in the special edition of the monthly Living magazine are a paean to colour, to conviviality, to technology and to the special objects that inhabit them Sophisticated, welcoming, informal, refined or open air – the kitchens in the special edition of the monthly Living magazine are a paean to colour, to conviviality, to technology and to the special objects that inhabit them “Designed down to the last centimetre, furnished with the same care as the drawing room, the kitchen is the real heart of the home,” says Francesca Taroni, Editor in Chief of the Corriere della Sera’s Living magazine, introducing the special focus on kitchens. “What makes the difference is the all-Italian taste when it comes to putting materials and coverings together with art: in the modular designs, the hi-tech effect of the steel dialogues with the grain of dark woods, while the sculptural islands play on the contrast of glossy doors and textured tops, from marble effect gres to stone.” – check out the Living magazine kitchen special here. Magazine: Living Country: Italy Issue: Living Kitchen, design issue, 2022 Photo: Intersection single material kitchen designed by Vincent Van Duysen for Dada 1 August 2022 Add to bookmarks Add to bookmarks Share
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