What better for a contemporary Italian-look
interior than an exotic, Italian-look kitchen?
Such was the brief – and response – with this
kitchen by designer Kady Ward of Studio Italia.
“The owners requested an opulent, show-
piece kitchen suitable for a large family who
love to cook and entertain. The design also had
to include a behind-the-scenes, walk-in scullery
and feature work zones with flowing connec-
tions to indoor and outdoor living areas.
“In response we created two fully equipped
kitchen zones with the scullery accessed via the
door to the right side of the kitchen – enabling
concealed preparation and cooking if preferred.”
To achieve the opulent look that would be in
keeping with the wider interior, Ward combined
Poliform’s Artex and Alea collections, with the
scullery solely in the Alea collection.
“The resulting main kitchen is both crisp
and refined, with the subtle touch of horizontal
and vertical negative details and a handle-free
cabinet door style,” says Ward.
“However, it’s the exotic materiality of this
kitchen that has the biggest impact. The faces on
the island and cabinetry are in an oak veneer.
This rich surface is matched in terms of tone
and luxurious feel with the honed-finish marble
seen on the perimeter and island benchtops and
on the tall splashback.”
The scullery – glimpsed behind the kitchen –
connects with the latter through use of the same
signature marble. However, the cabinetry in this
back space is finished in Nero touch laminate, a
fingerprint and scratch-resistant material
The floor-to-ceiling cabinetry in the kitchen
offers ample storage, backed up by the cabinetry
in the scullery. Both areas offer broad benchtops
and generous workspaces, so multiple family
members can prep and cook at the same time.
“The result is an attractive and convivial, yet
highly practical kitchen that harmoniously links
with the home’s living and outdoor areas.”
Previous pages: While the LED strip
ceiling lighting is understated in this
kitchen by designer Kady Ward, the
cabinet and benchtop materials are
definitely not. The Italian-influenced
kitchen is designed to match the
refined tone of the rest of the home.
Left and above: The rich Sienna
marble on the kitchen’s benchtops
and splashback is also glimpsed in
the scullery behind. The anchoring
waterfall end island benchtop shows
off the exotic veining in the marble.
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