Whenever
it comes to new kitchen designs and
how to develop new ideas for future kitchens
everybody looks at newly available technologies
to be adapted. Whether looking and traditional
kitchens or more modern once whatever
new type of hinge or drawer slides, stops or
lifts are offered by the industry makes its way
into cabinets and cupboards. Let's have
a look on most recent developments on kitchen
hardware which most certainly will influence
future kitchen design.
Kitchen designs with light
We
have seen  many ways to of applying lights in
kitchen
designs. Whether it was using neon
lights underneath the hanging cabinets to halogen
spots pointing directly on the kitchen sink and
oven. And of course there was the indirect lighting
which influence designs for many years.
So what is next? Well one fantastic new idea
comes from Hettich with its compact Minisys fluorescent
tube. The
tube is put behind glass panels and gives an
impressive highlight especially when using drawer
fronts and doors made of glass (photo:Hettich).
Apart of the practical advantage of given extra
light in finding anything in a drawer or a cabinet,
the fluorescent light make every drawer row an
eye catcher.
 As
far as corner solutions are concerned new kitchens
will certainly more often see Blum’s
corner cabinet solution with drawers and
pull-outs instead of doors (photo:Blum). Every
cabinet maker has come across the problem of
how to best use the space in an 90 degree corner,
where usually drawers would collide or space
is very difficult to access. The design award
winning solution allows the drawer to pull out
perfectly using all of the given storage space
within the kitchen cabinet.
Another
very promising  idea
which could go well into new kitchen designs is
Hettichs vertico synchro. A sliding door system
(photo:Hettich) which moves two vertically
sliding kitchen doors up and down at the same
time. Especially for top-mounted kitchen cupboards
it is a beautiful alternative and permits contemporary
designs.
All
three examples show how new hardware development
will influence future kitchens. Especially interesting
if you get new or remodel
old cabinets.Some
of the ideas may look a little bit futuristic,
but make sure that you know at least that these
solutions exist, so you can decide whether
or not you want them incorporated into your
kitchen. After all, with these and many other
new developments in kitchen hardware, new kitchen
designs will offer even more usability.
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