不管是传统、北欧还是未来风格，厨房就是最新的起居室──煮饭、吃饭、共享欢乐时光的地方。本书带你一探最新的厨房设计概念。

厨房没你想得那么平凡无奇，这里可能是餐饮王国的发源地，可能引领未来的饮食潮流，也可能是私房餐厅招待老饕贵客的地方。以前，厨房的设计以实用为主；现在，厨房成了料理美食、享用美食的舞台，设计也随之一变，变得更开放、更是和家人朋友共聚一堂。

这本《Kitchen Kulture》深入调查了许多最新、最成熟、最不落俗套的厨房设计，小至小空间多功能的橱柜厨房，大至宽敞的起居烹调合一空间，应有尽有。这本书里的厨房充满特色，将主人的特色展现无遗。除了空间设计外，厨房里的各种既实用又美观的餐具、布料、料理工具、家电也都是舞台上不可或缺的角色，也都收入本书之中。

Whether traditional, Nordic, or futuristic, the kitchen is the new living room--a place to cook, eat, and celebrate. This book showcases the latest interiors and kitchen concepts. At home, the kitchen is where the best parties end, the wildest affairs begin, food trends are set, small culinary businesses are founded and the perfect strangers of a supper-club are catered to. Whether large or small, modern or rustic, the kitchen has become the center of all the action. What was once a pragmatically designed place for food preparation has now become a stage on which the act of cooking and eating is celebrated as a social event. At the same time, the kitchen is being opened up to become a living space and pivotal meeting point in the home. Kitchen Kulture is an insightful survey of new, established, and unconventional ideas in contemporary kitchen design. From small-scale multifunctional cupboard kitchens to expansive living and cooking environments, the book features kitchens that are as individual and charismatic as the personalities that use them. It includes high-tech innovations by well-known kitchen manufacturers and surprising kitchen concepts for everyday life, as well as improvised cooking sites for galleries or open-air events. Details are an essential part of today's culinary experience--not only when it comes to cooking but also when designing a kitchen interior. For this reason, the book presents a wide array of silverware, textiles, kitchen tools, and appliances that meld practicality with aesthetics alongside functional furnishings. The high-contrast specturm ranges from artistically embroidered potholders to classic coffee machines, from a simply constructed barbecue for outdoor fun to futuristic design concepts that let the kitchen dissolve entirely and become fully integrated into the living room. It is preceicely these rich details that make Kitchen Kulture such an inspiring reference for all of those facing the exciting yet challenging task of improving, extending, or rebuilding their kitchen. Or, of course, for those who would simply like to kick off their next dinner with friends by planning their dream kitchen!

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