The document provides descriptions of 9 kitchen design projects by Splinter Works, along with concepts for new kitchen designs. Each project features custom cabinetry, materials, and layouts tailored to the client's needs and property. The designs aim to enhance the experience of everyday life through enriching their settings. The final section discusses Splinter Works' approach of transforming kitchens into usable art through progressive design that blurs the lines between art and functionality.

1. Kitchens and Interiors

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

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C O N T E N T S
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Dark + Brass
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Pewter + Drum
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Block + Peel
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Butler + Blue
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Cask + Copper
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Pillar + Pippy
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Red + Race
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Trick Cabinet
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Kitchen Concepts

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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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11. 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.

58. 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 Ltd
18 Queen Square
Bath
BA1 2HN
England
+44 1225 464 957
enquiries@splinterworks.co.uk
www.splinterworks.co.uk

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