Kitchens and Interiors

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Our designs strive to enrich their setting; enhancing the experience of everyday life.

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03Dark + Brass

09Pewter + Drum

15Block + Peel

21Butler + Blue

27Cask + Copper

33Pillar + Pippy

39Red + Race

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D A R K + B R A S S

We were commissioned by a visionary property developer to create the kitchen for a contemporary home built within the grounds of a restored 19th Century church in London. They recognized the opportunity to create a hidden gem and so called us in to create an extraordinary space that would appeal to discerning clients looking for something out of the ordinary.

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The brass trim that defines the cabinetry in bands, not only aesthetically breaks up the block of cabinets, it is also lines in the interior of the pull handle to give definition, and a luxurious tactile feel upon opening.

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It was important the room would function well for entertaining, so to help people move comfortably around the large room, we designed an arc-shaped island unit which directs people around the outside of the main workings of the kitchen, to the cinema room behind.

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P E W T E R + D R U M

This old tithe barn, with its strong character features, required a particular sensitivity of design. We quickly established with the client that we would create an equally striking, but totally contemporary, aesthetic to offset the environment.

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The resulting contrast allows the eye to appreciate both styles individually, yet there is a pleasing synergy in the whole effect. We identified key views and pathways to see how people would naturally move through the space and connect socially with one another, whilst also enjoying the vistas through the building and the surrounding views.

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The bold shapes of the kitchen structure were inspired by the large space. It was vital to keep the scale of the installation fitting to the grand scale of the environment. The striking wood veneers accentuate the design, and create a unique, experimental and sculptural form.

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B L O C K + P E E L

This London townhouse is a triumph of masterful space planning, functional sculpture and subtle detailing in what was a very challenging space set over two levels.

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On the back of this curved section we purposefully placed a raised breakfast bar so as to bring some informal seating to the fringes of the working area and blur the bounda-ries of the zones. This effect is reinforced by the stepped levels of the counter, which fall away from the centre in terraces down towards the living area, going with the natural flow of the space.

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The clients’ desire was always to be very modern but with a homeliness that is lacking in many minimal designs. This was achieved by using a reduced palette of materials that balances the warm texture of oak with crisp white Corian, and the soft tone of grey quartz stone with the harder glint of stainless steel.

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B U T L E R + B L U E

We were commissioned to work on a kitchen project for a large Hampshire cottage with typical low ceilings, small windows, dark brickwork and an Aga within a large chimney breast. The client wanted to create a family home that would suit their modern lifestyle, so a sociable kitchen was central to this aim.

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Respecting the integrity of the building they didn’t want an overtly modern aesthetic in their period property, so we created individual pieces of kitchen furniture inspired by a traditional farmhouse kitchen but laid them out in with a contemporary ideology. An inde-pendent modern-day dresser offers storage for the dining table, which again ties in with the more easy-going style. The sink mimics a traditional Edwardian design but flanked by two pieces of stone set on an angle for water to run off. The antique chairs and an old table sit graciously in their beautiful bright and sociable country setting.

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C A S K + C O P P E R

We always feel it is a privilege to create a one-off kitchen where we have the opportunity to tell a story and create a design that resonates personally with the commissioner. In this project for private clients’, we were not short on inspiration, being authors and art collectors there was plenty to muse over, but when we hit on the clients’ highly regarded whisky collection, we could see the vision coming together.

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Inspired by whisky distilleries, with their gleaming copper stills, and split oak barrels bound in metal hoops, we created a cask like island, with a raised bar for enjoying the said elixir!

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The copper accents are warm and sophisticated, and it makes a perfect splash-back for the hob. The oak beam above the Everhot cooker discreetly hides the extraction and lighting. Farrow & Ball painted cupboards subtly allude to the verdigris colour of copper patina.

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P I L L A R + P I P P Y

This commission was crucially about space planning. The client had taken three years looking at the space with no renovation suggestions that worked for them.

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Firstly, we reconfigured the access, introducing an entrance foyer with full ceiling height to make the rooms feel like one whole suite rather than a bedroom with a bathroom and dressing room. Shifting corridors, removing chimneybreasts and extensive recon-figuration gave us a workable space. We came upon the solution of anchoring the suite around a circular shower column.

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In the dressing room we fitted in as much storage space as possible, tailored to male and female specific clothing storage requirements. Knowing there was going to be a large surface of cupboard doors, we decided to use a Pippy Oak veneer, which with its beautiful soft pattern, helps to breaks up the large expanse and add a sense of three dimensional depth to the flat surface.

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R E D + R A C E

Our client had a stone barn built within the grounds of his country home to serve as an executive suite and a place to house his classic car collection. We were commis-sioned to plan the layout and design custom-made furniture to fulfil the many functions required of the space.

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The Wing desk is positioned thoughtfully to make the most of the long views down the valley whilst still giving a good line of sight to the entrance. In the central area, we placed Soar, a generous conference table, which is a focal point of the room.

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The client is a classic car and aviation enthusiast, so we had an abundance of fantastic aesthetic references and a strong direction for the style we wanted to create for him. We began by delineating the large upper space into functional areas, his main working area, meeting area, and relaxing space. On the ground floor, his car collection, and games area.

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T R I C K C A B I N E T

Our client required cabinet to make drinks and breakfast separately from the kitchen as well as a TV cabinet for the adjacent room. The Trick cabinet serves both of these roles in one unit.

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It seemingly floats between both spaces, serving food and drink from one side at the dining end and housing television equipment on the reverse side in the lounge. It is tapered which gives an optical illusion of exaggerated perspective, making the form seem longer than it is and again, as in the kitchen and barn itself, it plays with scale and proportion.

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The tapering also neatly accommodates the height of the fridge and dishwasher need-ed at the dining end, and the smaller domestic scale preferred for the lounge with its lower ceiling, and reduced storage requirements.

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K I T C H E N C O N C E P T S

SplinterWorks are pioneers of kitchen design: progressive thinkers who transform the kitchen into a piece of usable art.

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We design furniture that blends artistic forms and unique materials within the wider practical and sociable environment of the modern kitchen. Our work marks the dawn of a new era for kitchens, where the lines defining art and design are blurring… Here are some concepts currently in development.

If you would like to see examples of our kitchens or interiors please contact us directly in the studio.

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C O N T A C T

Splinter Works Ltd18 Queen Square

BathBA1 2HNEngland

+44 1225 464 957enquiries@splinterworks.co.uk

www.splinterworks.co.uk

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