Bella Cucina: 8 Italian Kitchen Systems - Remodelista
Here’s a look at the latest modular kitchen systems from Italy: practical, precisely engineered, and, yes, pricey. Modular systems offer the entire package, with an all-of-a-piece design so you don’t have to cobble together elements from different sources (cabinets from here, counters from there).
Alpes Inox’s freestanding, stainless-steel kitchen systems are multifunctional and made to come with you should you move–none are built-ins, so they can be rearranged as needed, and most designs are available on wheels.
Alpes Inox
For more information and prices, see Alpes Inox, and contact Mr. Passalacqua in the company’s export department at commerciale@alpesinox.com.
Arclinea’s Convivium Kitchen System is an open-living design, a “true center for rapport between the cook and the others.” Arclinea was founded in 1925 in Caldogna, Italy, where it’s still based.
Arclinea
Boffi
The Boffi Aprile Kitchen, designed by Piero Lissoni, integrates rustic materials in the design: Its cabinet doors are made using wood staves of varying widths and thicknesses.
Dada’s INDada Kitchen System, designed by Nicola Gallizia.
Dada
Dada recently introduced the linear Vela Kitchen System. The region around Milan is home to several notable kitchen system manufacturers, including Dada (which has been part of the high-end furnishings group Moldeni since 1980).
Poliform
Poliform’s Artex Kitchen offers ample work surfaces.
Storage details in a cabinet from Poliform. Situated in the Brianza region of Italy and still family-run, it added kitchens to its repertoire in 1996 through the acquisition of the Varenna brand and now offers nine kitchen system designs.
Rossana
The TK38 Linear Kitchen was designed by architect Massimo Castagna is outfitted for professional-level cooking.
Photograph via DesignSpace London.
Schiffini
The Cinqueterre, the first all-aluminum kitchen, was designed in 2000 by Vico Magistretti for Schiffini. Still located near La Spezia (think Italian Riviera), Schiffini is available in the US through McDuffee Design in Chicago.
The fully equipped back section of the Valcucine Logica System Kitchen comes in aluminum or stainless steel, and can be fitted against a wall or used in an island.
Valcucine
The Sine Tempore system features a modern farmhouse spirit; see more at Modern Italian Rusticity from Valcucine.
The youngest of the Italian companies in our lineup, 35-year-old Valcucine is known for revolutionizing kitchen ergonomics with its 1996 Logica Kitchen (picture wall units with lift-up doors and cabinets with removable drawers).
Coming Soon
We’re hoping its kitchens, including the Regula Ad design, shown here, will soon be available on the US market. For more on modular kitchens and kitchen cabinetry see:
