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2019

KITCHEN DESIGN AND INNOVATION

TRENDS REPORT

TREND-MONITOR provides a flexible, cost-

effective way to access the latest consumer

insight, trend analysis and market data for kitchen,

bathroom and surface brands.

Looking beyond the latest design and colour fads,

Trend-Monitor studies how kitchen, bathroom

and surface products are purchased and utilised

by UK consumers, as well as assessing how the

bigger social, demographic, environment and

technological trends will influence our home life

in the future and impact on our product choices.

The pace of innovation within the kitchen industry

is phenomenal and this is never more obvious

than when visiting the big trade shows such as

CES in Las Vegas, LivingKitchen in Cologne or

Eurocucina in Milan.

In its truest sense, innovation means providing

ideas out of the blue, leading to significant

discoveries and achievements, and it was tempting

to include in this report everything new, interesting

or exciting that we’d seen on our travels.

However, at Trend-Monitor we take a more

focussed approach and our starting point is

always the societal shifts that influence the way

we use our kitchens. From here we highlight

how manufacturers, designers and innovators

are reacting to these shifts, not just within the

kitchen industry, but also with an eye on the wider

environments.

Innovation is an iterative process and with this in

mind we have no hesitation in featuring products

that are still at development stage. These early

prototypes are nonetheless significant and earn

their place in this report by addressing a strong

consumer need or requirement for the kitchen

space.

The seven key trends featured in this report are

relevant to changing consumer attitudes which

impact on kitchen behaviours, and it is interesting

to note the way in which these trends interact with

each other and how a number of the innovations

have the ability to address more than one trend

at a time

Jane Blakeborough

Research Director

Trend-Monitor Ltd

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# TRENDS

1 Food Lifecycle And Freshness 04

2 Time-Saving Technology 09

3 Multi-Tasking Products 15

4 Kitchen Acoustics 20

5 Smart Kitchen Surfaces 25

6 Air Quality 30

7 Personalisation 35


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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ARE BEING MADE IN SOPHISTICATED DEVICES TO HELP CONSUMERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LIFECYCLE OF THE FOODS THEY HAVE PURCHASED AND THEREBY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THEY WASTE.

Research carried out for

Whirlpool EMEA, found

that in the UK we have a

tendency to buy and cook

too much, and then forget

about our actions, letting

food linger in the fridge or

cupboard until it becomes

inedible. In fact, the research

reveals that about a third of

all food produced is either

lost or wasted through poor

planning.

Appliance manufacturers

have taken these statistics

to heart and are doing

much to combat our

wasteful food habits.

Hotpoint’s Fresh Thinking

for Forgotten Food 2018

campaign with Jamie Oliver

aimed to tackle ingrained

consumer behaviour, as did

Grundig’s Respect Food

programme with Massimo

Bottura.

However, these campaigns

were aimed at promoting

the brands’ refrigeration

innovations to keep food

fresher for longer, and

upgrading their appliance

is not necessarily the first

step a consumer will take

in their attempt to reduce

their food wastage.

Here we show examples of

innovations that are quick

and simple ways to engage

with consumers at a time

when they are first starting

to consider how they can

reduce the amount of food

they waste.

FOOD LIFECYCLE AND

FRESHNESS


Mimica Touch Freshness Indicator

Users of these accessible freshness indicator

labels only have to touch them to find out

whether food has gone off. The gel inside

the labels is calibrated to degrade at the

same rate as the food within the packaging,

and the labels feel bumpy to touch if the

food has spoiled. The label is activated as

soon as it’s attached to the packaging and

is said to be accurate to within a few hours.

This means that extra-cautious expiry dates

can be ignored, and food that is still edible

will not be discarded prematurely, saving

resources for both retailers and consumers.

www.mimicalab.com


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Aimee

The Aimee device is designed to enable any

fridge to become a smart hub. Hands free

with voice control, it offers a visual hub to

control home devices such as Alexa, Nest,

Philips Hue and IFTTT. It’s also possible to set

timers, watch recipe directions, receive recipe

recommendations and notifications on soon-

to-expire foods, as well as the ability to auto-

reorder groceries. Its intelligent camera is no

bigger than a kiwi fruit and can be installed

inside the fridge so users can keep up to date

with what food they have at home.

www.aimee.io




http://www.aimee.io

Silo Smart Pantry

The Silo system features

Alexa-powered voice control

and tracks the kitchen’s food

contents, monitoring both

what’s added to supplies, and

also what’s used. It then sends

alerts when food is about

to expire and needs to be

consumed.

It comes with patented

containers that deep-vacuum

and seal food to prolong

freshness, and the makers say

it can keep leftovers fresh for 2

- 5 times longer.

There is also an accompanying

app to help with food tracking

and inventory management.

Silo system




https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simplifyfreshness/your-remarkably-simple-one-touch-connected-vacuum

According to the Love Food Hate Waste

campaign approximately 7.3 million tons of food

was wasted in the UK in 2015, and in 2016 a House

of Commons enquiry found that the average UK

household lost £470 a year through avoidable

food waste.

Food waste not only impacts on consumer’s

personal finances, it also amounts to a major

squandering of resources, including water,

land, energy, labour and capital, and needlessly

produces greenhouse gas emissions, contributing

to global warming and climate change.

However, although research by JWT shows that

79% of consumers are increasingly conscious

of their personal impact on the planet and 92%

report that they are trying to live more sustainably,

this is countered by different studies that suggest

people fail to take to action within their own home

unless that action is taken in small steps.

By ‘nudging’ consumers into behaviour changes

with low cost applications, they are being started

on a purchasing journey towards larger appliances

that they may otherwise never take.



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THE CONSUMER REQUIREMENT FOR KITCHEN TECHNOLOGY IS APPLIANCES THAT CREATE A SIMPLER COOKING, CLEANING OR WASHING EXPERIENCE

Continued advances in

kitchen technology ensures

that the way we use our

kitchens and interact with

our appliances is constantly

evolving.

As manufacturers strive

to get ahead of the

competition, the needs

of the consumer can be

neglected in the race

towards the ‘smartest’

kitchen appliance.

In reality, the consumer is

looking for technology that

makes life easier for them.

And that includes devices

that work seamlessly

together and saves them

time in the kitchen.

These innovations are

examples of new devices

that put timesaving and

convenience at the heart of

the technology.

TIME-SAVING TECHNOLOGY


KitchenAid Cook Processor Connect

This all-in-one processor was unveiled at CES in Las Vegas in January and

enables users to create multi-step meals with one small appliance. The list

of tasks it can perform includes boiling, frying, steaming, stewing, kneading,

chopping, mincing, pureeing, mixing, emulsifying, whipping and stirring.

It is the ultimate multi-tasker and can stir vegetables as they sauté while the

user is free to perform another task, and the integrated scales weigh food

as it’s added to the pot, no measuring cups required. There is also step-by-

step cookery guidance while preparing meals with a collection of recipes

available on the Yummly recipe platform.

www.kitchenaid.co.uk


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Sharp introduces Alexa to its Smart Range

Sharp has introduced voice-controlled

operation across a range of its appliances

– a 75-litre oven, a four-door fridge-freezer,

a 15-place setting dishwasher and a 10kg

washing machine. This enables the user to

perform a hands-on task with one appliance,

while using voice control to operate another,

reducing valuable time spent cooking and

cleaning. As an added convenience, the

Smart oven also provides access to 150 auto

cooking options, while the washing machine

has extra time-saving benefits in that it can

calculate and distribute the correct dose of

detergent for up to 20 washes, and re-order

detergent when it’s run out.

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Whirlpool Connected Hub Wall OvenThe latest innovation from Whirlpool is said to act

as a ‘helping hand in the kitchen’, providing recipe

suggestions based on preferences, as well as

cooking instructions, while maintaining the family

calendar, to the extent that if it spots a 45-minute

window for the family to have dinner together, it will

suggest a quick recipe that suits the occasion.

In the place of a traditional glass oven door, it has

a 27inch transparent LCD interface, which displays

recipes, as well as video instructions via the Yummly

platform. The Co-ordinated Cooking programme

enables several recipes to be followed at once, and

pace them so they are ready to be plated at the

same time.

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https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/whirlpool-brand-announces-connected-hub-wall-oven-concept-with-augmented-reality/

Electrolux SenseFry Induction HobCooking great tasting food with perfect frying

results can be a test for most consumers’ cooking

skills. The new Electrolux SenseFry hob has sensors

which accurately measure the temperature of

the pot or pan within 1°C and adjust the power as

needed, letting you know when the pan is ready to

start cooking.

The SenseFry hob comes with assisted cooking

programs. On the intuitive hob touchscreen, the

user can simply select the type of food to be cooked

and the SenseFry identifies and maintains an even

temperature across the surface of the pan to deliver

the best frying results

The user no longer needs to guess when the pan

is at the right temperature for frying a steak or

pancakes. The assisted cooking programs adjust the

temperature when cooking and help the user to feel

more confident in the kitchen.

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https://www.electroluxgroup.com/en/electrolux-launches-sensor-enabled-induction-hob-with-assisted-cooking-25963/

‘Buying Time’ is a key consumer trend. And

a recent study by YouGov highlighted

the greatest appeal of smart appliances

was that ‘they make my life easier’

(See Trend-Monitor Report ‘Understanding the

Kitchen and Bathroom Consumer in 2019’)

Financial pressure and economic anxiety in

today’s world has intensified the need to work

more and for longer, placing greater restrictions

on personal downtime.

In addition, non-standard employment hours and

the increasing number of people working from

home has meant that the lines between work and

private lives are blurred, giving the perception of

having less time, whether or not this is actually

the case.

With this in mind, time itself has become a form

of currency, as shown by the price premiums

commanded by highly efficient and effective

convenience products that better facilitate busy

lifestyles.


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https://trend-monitor.co.uk/understanding-the-kitchen-and-bathroom-consumer-2019/

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AS OUR KITCHEN AND LIVING SPACES GET EVER SMALLER, THE PRODUCTS WITHIN THEM NEED TO BE MORE VERSATILE AND PERFORM MORE FUNCTIONS TO MEET AN INCREASING NUMBER OF NEEDS.

As the popularity of open-

plan living continues and

our kitchens increasingly

move towards being the

hub of the household,

space becomes even more

of a premium. As well as

the cooking zone, the

kitchen may also comprise

of a dining area and a

living area, and acts as a

place where the household

comes together to eat, relax

and also entertain guests.

And for many, the kitchen

also acts as a home office

space. Subsequently the

products we decide to put

into this space have to work

that much harder.

These innovations are

examples of products that

perform more than one

role and can justify their

space in the today’s multi-

functional home.

MULTI-TASKING PRODUCTS


Team 7 K7 Kitchen Island

While kitchen cabinetry is

usually static, the kitchen

island in the K7 kitchen

has a height-adjustable

top so that the island can

be adapted to a different

function or activity just

by pressing a button on

the side of the worktop.

This flexibility means that

there are essentially three

different tasks that the

island can fulfil – that of a

table to eat or work at, a

bar, or a work surface for

food preparation. It also

is available in a range of

different finishes

www.team7.co.uk



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https://www.team7.co.uk/kitchen/k7/

Light Divided by 3

As the winner of the Pure Talents

Contest 2019 at the Imm Cologne

trade fair, product designer Ilja

Huber examined the issue of

lighting moods in living spaces. His

idea was to design a light fixture

that enables individually tailored

lighting of space. His three-part

light fixture Baschnja can be split

into individual light sources and

positioned freely in the room so

that users can create precisely

the lighting atmosphere that they

want.

Each light source can be operated

independently. With the 360°

rotation function in all light

sources, the surrounding space

can be illuminated with both direct

and indirect light. When they are

reassembled, the three battery-

powered elements are charged by

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http://www.imm-cologne.com/events-and-congresses/events-and-congresses/pure-talents-contest/submissions.php



Sanwa Company Adjustable Compact Kitchen

At Eurocucina 2018, Sanwa

Company presented ‘the

impact of compact’ concept,

a collection of ‘compact’

kitchens, expressing the

best cutting-edge japanese

technology. This Adjustable

Compact Kitchen doubles as

a desk when closed. It is also

height adjustable, which makes

it suitable for wheelchair users.

Created by designer Yuto Rie,

it is made from bamboo and

features a sink, tap and hob. It

can be easily transformed by

rotating a panel on the worktop

to conceal the working kitchen

area, so that it then becomes a

piece of furniture.

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http://info.sanwacompany.co.jp/en/

Despite our desire for our kitchens to be the

centre of the home, the space we are allocating

to kitchens is getting smaller. Researchers from

Cambridge University found that the UK’s newly

built homes have the smallest floor space in

Europe. This is backed up by a piece of research

carried out by LABC Warranty who analysed

10,000 floorplans of homes built in the UK since

the 1930’s and concluded from the 1980s onwards,

our houses started to get smaller. In particular

our kitchens are now 13% smaller than they were

in the 1960’s.

Coupled with the rising number of people

working from home and often in their kitchens,

as well as the growing number of multi-

generational households, our kitchen spaces

will increasingly have to be multi-functional in

order to accommodate different cooking styles,

different meal times, social/non-social areas, work

and non-work activities, all within a decreasing

amount of space.



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AS OUR ENTHUSIASM FOR KNOCKING DOWN INTERIOR WALLS OR BUILDING EXTENSIONS TO CREATE AN OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN SPACE HAS GROWN, A NEW PROBLEM HAS EMERGED – NOISE.

The lack of barriers to sound

as it travels between zones

in the multifunctional space

can at best be irritating, and

at worst have a negative

effect on health.

The Quiet Mark, developed

in association with the UK

Noise Abatement Society,

is a way for consumers to

identify which products

are the quietest when

they purchase domestic

appliances.

However, products that

help to reduce noise in an

open-plan setting are now

gaining popularity, as is

‘broken plan’ living – a way

of dividing the space into

zones and creating barriers

with screens or shelving.

Commercial applications

have led the way in

acoustics and these

innovations illustrate the

cross-over into domestic

spaces.

KITCHEN ACOUSTICS


Armourcoat Acoustic Plastic

Recently awarded The Quiet Mark Award

2019, the Armourcoat Acoustic Plaster

System is designed to ‘optimise’ the

acoustics of an interior space – either

residential or commercial – where hard

surfaces such as glass, wood and stone can

cause excessive sound reverberation leading

to unpleasant noise levels. It is made from a

special mineral wool composite panel that

is bonded onto the substrate and finished

with Armourcoat Acoustic plaster. The

system is said to have excellent acoustic,

environmental and thermal performance,

and it can be pigmented to a range of

standard or custom colours for an attractive

finish.

www.armourcoat.com



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https://armourcoat.com/en/products/acoustic-plaster

Friends of Wilson Panels and Screens

The Friends of Wilson range of

acoustic wall panels and screens

were originally intended for use

in a commercial setting, until

they started getting requests

for residential properties.

The collection includes the

Tesselate wall panel, which is

made from part-recycled fibre

and resembles a work of art,

and works by scattering sound

waves in different directions

The company’s screens and

room dividers can be hung from

the ceiling or attached to a wall

to help reduce noise and also

create different areas of privacy,

in the manner of the ‘broken-

plan’ style of creating zones in

an open-plan space.

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http://www.friendsofwilson.com/products/

Print Acoustics Panels and Doors

Print Acoustics acoustic panels and doors have

been developed to absorb sound, particularly the

reverberation in a room caused by the human voice.

Made from water-resistant MDF core board, with

a choice of top layers including laminate, veneer,

lacquer, woven vinyl or digital print finish, the panels

can be made to measure, and are shock and scratch-

proof, with the grooves and perforations in the panels

giving each its own acoustic value, and distinctive

look.

The panels can be fixed to the wall or ceiling, or used

as closet and sliding doors, or to create freestanding

elements.

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There is increasing evidence that long-term

environmental noise above a certain level can

have a negative influence on health.

And until now, studies being been mainly carried

out within commercial situations.

However, with ‘Wellness’ high on the consumer

agenda, the effect of noise within the home will

become an issue as we increasingly ‘self-track’

and monitor our reactions to our environment

in our quest for a home that makes a positive

contribution to our health and wellbeing.



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THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH SURFACES IN OUR HOME ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING AND THIS INCLUDES THE KITCHEN WORK TOP

As technology moves

on, walls, mirrors, oven

doors, and fridge doors

have become ‘smarter’,

incorporating interactive

screens and becoming

more intuitive to the needs

of the user.

And the way in which we are

interacting with surfaces is

also changing. We recognise

that touch screens get dirty

and greasy very easily.

As a result, surfaces are

increasingly detecting

gestures; arm and hand

movements, and also

facial gestures.

And now it’s the turn of the

kitchen work top to become

interactive.

These innovations show how

versatile a kitchen surface

can be with the introduction

of technology.

SMART KITCHEN SURFACES


Franke ‘Think Next’ Worktop

Described as a ‘smart interface

between kitchen and the living

area’, the Franke ‘Think Next’

worktop has five user modes

incorporated into one worktop. In

Day Mode, it supports a home office

by charging a smartphone, keeping

a cappuccino warm and beaming

news directly onto the worktop.

Cooking mode has an induction hob

for regular cooking, guided cooking

instructions, automatic adjustment

of the hood according to air quality

and a plate warming area.

Cleaning mode deactivates all

functions temporarily. Night mode

has a discrete night light and a

24 hour silent aspiration feature

to recycle air during the night,

and Entertainment mode has

customisable lighting and keeps

drinks chilled with ice cubes in the

Chef centre.



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https://www.noa.de/franke-think-next-worktop/

https://www.noa.de/franke-think-next-worktop/

Grundig Vux System

The Grundig VUX (Virtual

User Experience) hob replaces

buttons and knobs in favour of a

virtual control panel, which can

be displayed onto a standard

kitchen worktop via a projector

in the extractor hood. The hob

can be operated with gestures

and provides a cleaner and more

streamlined surface.

Vux can beam recipes, cooking

information and other handy

notes straight onto the

countertop, transforming the

kitchen worktop into a visual

panel. It is also connected to the

rest of the kitchen and home and

can operate other connected

appliances and stream a video

from another area of the house.

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https://www.grundig.com/en-za/home-appliances/technologies/vux-system

Alfredo Häberli’s Future Kitchen display at Living Kitchen 2019

When designer Alfredo

Häberli was invited by

Living Kitchen’s organisers

Koelnmesse to design a display

at the exhibition entitled

Future Kitchen, he created an

innovative showcase of future

concepts.

Among them was the result

of his partnership with Schott

Ceran in the creation of the

ultra-thin hob concept, which

could be picked up like a tray to

be positioned on any surface,

and even outside to cook meals

or keep them warm. It was

without zones, but was able

to recognise different sizes of

pots and pans and heat them

accordingly, while the portable

element also allowed it to be

stowed away when not in use.





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A key trend highlighted at this year’s Consumer

Electronics Show (CES), was the idea that any

surface of any shape can become a screen.

Products demonstrated by companies such as

Samsung who unveiled The Wall – a 219-inch

display complete with groundbreaking Modular

Micro LED Technology, and LG who showcased

its Massive Curve of Nature – an undulating wall

composed of OLED TVs, showed the numerous

applications and endless potential for this trend.



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AN INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE LONG-TERM HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AIR POLLUTANTS HAS LED TO NEW WAYS OF MAINTANING AIR QUALITY BEING INTRODUCED TO THE MARKET.

The chemicals that we use to clean the kitchen can produce

harmful substances, as can indoor heating systems, while

cooking in an open-plan kitchen environment produces

fumes, smells and moisture that impact on the different

living zones.

Air pollutants can cause allergies, and also long-term health

problems. These innovations show how an increased

awareness of this has led to more and more sophisticated

ways of maintaining air quality being introduced to the

market.

AIR QUALITY


Ikea Air Purifying Curtains

Ikea is currently testing

its Gunrid curtains, which

combat air pollution by

destroying toxins that are

found primarily inside,

such as formaldehyde.

The curtains use a unique

technology that has been

developed by Ikea together

with universities in Europe

and Asia as well as Ikea’s

suppliers and innovators.

The way it works is similar

to photosynthesis found in

nature and the process is

activated by both outdoor

and indoor light. The Gunrid

curtains are the first product

to use the technology and

Ikea expects it to be used as

applications on other textiles.

The brand plans to launch the

curtains in stores in 2020.

www.ikea.today



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https://ikea.today/meet-gunrid-air-purifying-curtain/

Falmec Bellaria

This award-winning product from

Italian cooker hood manufacturer

Falmec is part of the company’s

move away from straightforward

extraction and into the area of air

quality control.

The Bellaria is a dimmable light

that doubles as an air-purifying

device that is said to re-establish

a healthy indoor atmosphere by

checking the air for contaminants,

and then releasing ions to purify

it. The device indicates that the

process is complete when a leaf-

shaped light indicator on the side

changes from yellow to green.

Tests have found an 85%

reduction of bacterial charge in

the atmosphere when the Bellaria

is active.

www.falmec.co.uk



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http://www.falmec.co.uk

Electrolux Air Garden concept

At the latest EuroCucina, Electrolux

included an Assisted Cooking Concepts

section that focused on innovations that

the company predicted would become

part of future homes. Among them was the

Air Garden concept, where a cooker hood

positioned over a hob on an island doubled

as a shelf for an indoor herb garden. Not

only were the herbs within handy reach of

the cook at work, they served to improve

air quality in the kitchen and boost the

cooker hood’s activity as plants remove

carbon dioxide and add oxygen. The idea

was described by the company as ‘Fresh Air

meets Added Flavour’.



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGK_6LcjqA8

As with Trend No.4 Kitchen Acoustics, the air

quality in our kitchens has felt the impact of

the wellness trend having moved on from being

simply a preoccupation with home spa products

and shifting its focus to the area of health

improvement.

With this shift has come the desire for products

that monitor and control the quality of the air that

we breathe.



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WHEN ELECTROLUX HELD ITS SMART KITCHEN SUMMIT LAST YEAR TO IDENTIFY KEY TRENDS , THE PERSONALISED COOKING JOURNEY WAS TOP OF THE LIST.

However, personalisation is not only about combining

appliances with voice control and enabling the user to save

recipes.

It’s about giving consumers the flexibility to adjust the way

they cook, work and eat in the kitchen at any given time.

Here are examples of innovations that enable them to make

their own unique mark on the kitchen’s usability, as well as

it’s layout and design.

PERSONALISATION


Boffi Combine Kitchen

Boffi’s Combine kitchen was designed by Piero Lissoni

and unveiled at last year’s EuroCucina in Milan. It is

characterised by three functional monoblocks in different

sizes that can be combined together in a variety of

configurations to create compact islands to suit three

different tasks – food preparation, cooking and washing.

It features optional additions including extractable

tables, and extendable

snack areas that can all

be put together to be

as multi-functional as

possible. The result is

a customisable design

with modular elements

that can be moved easily

and changed according

to whatever is being

demanded of the space.

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https://www.boffi.com/en-dk/collection/kitchens/id/combine

Samsung Family Hub with Family Board

At the 2019 CES show in Las Vegas, Samsung

unveiled the latest rendition of its Family Hub

connected fridge-freezer, announcing that it is ‘more

intuitive and intelligent than ever before’.

The Family Board screen on the fridge door has been

redesigned to let family members communicate

and share memories with each other, while the new

Bixby lets users interact in natural language, preset

the oven, search for recipes, and even call an Uber. It

also displays information on the screen for a richer

and more intuitive user experience.

https://news.samsung.com





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https://news.samsung.com/global/family-hub-2019-a-major-makeover-that-keeps-family-moments-alive

True Residential ‘Build Your True’ At the KBIS show in Las Vegas this year, True

Residential unveiled the latest addition to their ‘Build

Your True’ range. A new shade of Emerald has been

added to their range of custom finishes which also

includes Stainless Steel, Cobalt, Gloss Black, Matte

Black, and Antique White.

Together with hardware options that include Stainless

Steel, Copper, Brass, and Chrome, homeowners can

now choose from 42 combinations available in both

full-size and undercounter units using the online

‘Build Your True’ Customizer.

www.true-residential.com





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https://true-residential.com/custom/

Personalisation is a trend that has roots in many

different industries and is now considered to be a

global megatrend. This has driven the consumer

expectation that we can create a truly personal

space within our home that is also flexible enough

to recognize and meet the needs of different

household members.

Today’s technology enables manufacturers to

offer customized products on a scale that has

previously been prohibitive, and this technology

will continue to allow this trend to develop and

grow.



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