Sunday, May 31, 2009

Black and White Contrasts Produce Clean Lines



Eiler Design Group, Inc. offers the latest in trend-setting kitchen designs from Leicht. In the latest Milan Eurocucina Furniture Fair, Leicht displayed trend-setting and innovative product developments which influence architecture and design of kitchens all over the world.

Clean lines, a 2-dimensional front arrangement, together with the strong, energy-rich contrast of black and white, determines the aesthetics and appearance of this kitchen. The “Tobia” fronts in “oak anthracite” with their characteristic horizontal oak graining harmonize with the horizontal lines of the new “Paneel 40”-wall arrangement system and the white high gloss cupboard fronts of “Largo-FG”. As a function room, the kitchen takes rather a back seat, closed cupboard surfaces with integrated appliances and handle-less fronts in the floor unit area appear calm and unobtrusive. Assigned to the living area and visual centre point: this wall arrangement rich in contrast with “Paneel 40”. The new “Paneel 40” offers many possibilities for creating a natural transition from the living area in the form language of kitchen architecture. Due to the balanced grid dimensions, it is ideally suited for combining with “Concept 40”. Whereas with this wall cupboard system, repeatedly awarded the prize for design and innovation, the grid effect is achieved by stacked 40 cm high cupboards with lift-up doors and continuous aluminium griprails at the bottom edge of the front, with the “Paneel 40” system the rails in stainless steel look are fixed horizontally directly to the wall at a space interval of 40 cm. Fitted in-between are wall panels 80, 90 and 100 cm wide as well as variable adjustment elements. The total programme of surround accessory colours and materials from LEICHT® TOBIA LARGO-FG is available for the individual colour selection of the panel wall, as are the RAL-colours, matt and glossy lacquers, wood veneer fronts and laminate-decors. Thus a broad design spectrum together with a perfect match of kitchen fronts and living room furniture in material, colour and surface is established. Several narrow wooden function elements with a wall thickness of 16 mm can be suspended from the bearer rail at any selected position. Together with the panel elements, the function elements are also available in all surround accessory materials and colours. This allows for strong contrasts, any colour combinations or wall arrangements tone-in-tone with kitchen or living room furniture. The backs of the units are always the same colour as that of the wall panels making them appear open and transparent. 40 cm high units, 80, 90 or 100 cm wide, open or provided with a sliding door, maintain the height grid of the bearer rails and emphasize the horizontal line. The narrow shelves and shallow, 10 cm high boxes – to choice with integrated drawers, – continue the horizontal line. A tilting light element illuminates the panel wall or the dining corner. A dock-on table, 100 cm wide and up to 189 cm long
can be integrated in the “Paneel 40” wall arrangement.