INTERIORS
THE SUFFOLK KITCHEN BY
A MODEST CHAIR FROM THE 1700S SPIED ON A FAMILY HOLIDAY
IN EAST ANGLIA INSPIRED THIS ENTIRE KITCHEN. WE HAVE A DEEP
RESPECT FOR SHAKER-STYLE SIMPLICITY. IT SHOWS A REAL DISCIPLINE
TO DESIGN AND A CLEANLINESS IN CHARACTER. EVERY ASPECT OF THE
SUFFOLK THEREFORE HAS LITTLE OBVIOUS EMBELLISHMENT. IT ALL
HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS (AND DRAWERS).
The four different collections have been
inspired by the classic English kitchen. No
matter where a design takes them, that's what
grounds it fundamentally. There's always a
pantry-style feel, somewhere. But they like to
explore and play with other influences from
provençal to loft living. But also like to be a
little unexpected sometimes. In a nutshell,
they aim to honour existing classics but to be
the creators of new ones too.
Each kitchen collection has its own
handwriting; they all have something that
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makes them unique to the other. But every
one is timeless.
There are two key components that are only
true to Suffolk. Firstly, the Potboard – this slim-
line design is almost like a kitchen’s console
table in that it’s unobtrusive, subtle and just
wants to help. It can be used on its own or at
the end of a kitchen island and works as extra
chopping space or as it suggests, to store a
much-loved collection of pans and pots. Then
there’s the double-door larder – every Neptune
kitchen features a larder, but no two are the
same. The Suffolk is the only one that comes
in two-door form. It’s the very definition of
cavernous.
Neptune Hove
10 Kingsway
Hove
BN3 2WB
01273 736390
Neptune Hailsham
North Street
Hailsham
BN27 1DQ
01323 849483
www.neptune.com