The Y-Kitchen: A Revolution for a new generation
Complex furnishing issues demand simple answers, carefully considered in every last detail. The new “Y-kitchen” is nothing short of a revolution and logically leads on from the classic island solution. Whether small city apartment or spacious house - the shape of the „Y-kitchen“ makes your kitchen a central communication platform.
design by Michael Hilgers
The trained furniture carpenter and architect Michael Hilgers sees himself as a “Designerfinder“ (Designer-Inventor): In his designs created for well-known manufacturers, he always combines a wealth of invention with minimalist design. In the process he questions traditional product categories for today’s residential and work world and reconsiders these in a pragmatic manner. The (multi-)functional, flexible and space-saving furniture developed in his Berlin studio have been distinguished with awards several times, incl. the Interior Innovation Award and German Design Award.
TakeAway - mobility, freedom, individuality
These are the key words nowadays and the new design concepts. The trend to split the classic kitchen into mobile elements and and to integrate single elements with functions in the living room concept is increasingly intensifying. A logical consequence is to convert also the well-known rigid types of fittings into new mobile units. Therefore Ballerina launches the novelty TakeAway into the market. The pull-out dissolves into two parts and is removable, a portable mobile storage instrument which can be carried to that place where the contents are needed. TakeAway is stackable and therefore a new high quality, elegant shape of a historic box. This concept was developed by the designer duo Thorsten Rosenstengel and Kristina Meyer.
TakeAway
In brief: the open and movable storage space:
- new pull-out system, freely placeable, stackable and functional
- breaks surfaces and creates more homelike space
- design quality with clever function and straight presentation
- more than just a tray – the new removalbe storage space
- opens kitchen architecure and creates more visible storage space
- providing, taking away, stacking, tidying up
- the excellent enlargement of the Ballerina FreeSTYLE-range
- the extendable storage shelf with high quality
- design through high quality glass in combination with filigree metal elements
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