JAN MITCHELL KBDI / CKD / CBD
Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute – Certified Kitchen Designer - Certified Bathroom Designer

Jan Mitchell CKD is one of Australia’s most awarded kitchen designers with an impressive total of awards to her name. Not taking these accolades for granted, Jan approaches each project from a fresh and dynamic perspective. An extensive career, in excess of 30 years of drafting and design experience, places her second to none among her peers.

Jan places much emphasis on lifestyle requirements and needs, taking into consideration such issues as family, functionality, appliances, safety and aesthetics. These key elements are all pulled together to create a unique design to suit the individual.

“Each and every client and project is completely individual and the challenge of finding a suitable design solution is personally of paramount importance” Jan says.

HIA NATIONAL KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AWARDS

2000 - Winner - Australian Kitchen Designer of the Year
2003 – Finalist – Australian Kitchen Designer of the Year
2006 - Finalist - National Kitchen Designer of the Year

HIA NSW KITCHEN & BATHROOM AWARDS

2007 – Finalist - Best Kitchen in Apartment/Terrace

2006 – Winner - Best Use of Laminates in a Kitchen
2006 - Finalist - Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Traditional
2006 - Finalist - Kitchen Designer of the Year

2005 – Winner - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2005 – Winner - Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Traditional
2005 – Winner - Most Innovative Use of Materials in a Kitchen or Bathroom
2005 – Winner - Best Use of Laminates in a Kitchen
2005 – Winner - Medium Kitchen from 12-18sqm
2005 – Finalist – Kitchen Project of the Year
2005 – Finalist – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme - Modern

2004 – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Traditional
2004 – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Modern
2004 – Large Kitchen Project Over 18sqm

2003 – Winner - Large Kitchen Over 18sqm
2003 – Winner - Kitchen Project of the Year
2003 – Finalist – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Modern
2003 – Finalist – Large Kitchen Project over 18 sqm
2003 – Finalist – Kitchen Project to 12 sqm
2003 – Finalist – Best Kitchen in Apartment/Terrace
2003 – Finalist – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Traditional

2002 – Winner - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2002 – Winner - Best Use of Laminates in a Kitchen
2002 – Winner - Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme - Modern
2002 – Finalist – Large Kitchen Project Over 20 sqm
2002 – Finalist – Small Kitchen Project to 12 sqm
2002 – Finalist – Medium Kitchen Project to 20 sqm
2002 – Finalist – Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme - Modern

2001 – NKBA Winner - Most Innovative Use of Finishes in a Kitchen
2001 – Finalist – Medium Kitchen Project 13-20 sqm
2001 – Finalist – Kitchen Designer of the Year

1999 - Winner NKBA - Top Kitchen Designer of the Year
1999 - Winner NKBA - New Kitchen Project Under $20,000

1996 - Winner NKBA- Bronze Award - A Complete Residential Kitchen Valued Over $20,001 in a Renovation Project.

To contact Jan Mitchell you can call her on 0404 066 076 email jan.mitchell@nouvelledesign.com.au or contact Nouvelle Designer Kitchens (Pennant Hills, Australia)

STEVE MAHLO - KBDI / CKD
Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute – Certified Kitchen Designer and qualified Chef

Steve’s love of the kitchen industry stems from his professional training as a Chef, having been invited to work in such exotic restaurants as the ‘Bathers Pavillion’ in Sydney, ‘Blakes’ in Melbourne and ‘Lizard Island Resort’ in QLD.

His creative ability has extended from the preparation of food to the design of stunning, practical and functional kitchens – a great combination.  Steve says, “I am able to understand my client’s specific and individual needs and combine practicality and functionality within a creative and unique design”.

Steve particularly enjoys the use of diverse colours, textures and materials along with the challenge of different spaces and work areas.  Designing with the client is also an important aspect of the creative process and he places particular emphasis on listening and working together to create the ideal kitchen.

NATIONAL HIA KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AWARDS:

2006 – Winner - Kitchen Project of the Year
2006 – Finalist - Bathroom Project of the Year
2005 – Finalist - Kitchen Designer of the Year

NSW HIA KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AWARDS:

2007 – Finalist - Most Innovative use of Materials in a Kitchen or Bathroom
2007 – Finalist - Small Bathroom under 5sqm

2006 – Winner - Best Kitchen in an Apartment/Terrace
2006 – Finalist - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2006 – Finalist - Bathroom Designer of the Year
2006 – Finalist - Bathroom Project of the Year
2006 – Finalist - Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Modern
2006 – Finalist - Most Innovative Use of Materials in a Kitchen or Bathroom
2006 – Finalist - Bathroom Designed to a Specific Theme – Modern
2006 – Finalist - Bathroom in an Apartment/Terrace

2005  - Winner - Kitchen Project of Year
2005  - Winner - Bathroom Project of Year
2005  - Winner - Best Bathroom to a Specific Theme – Modern
2005  - Winner - Best Kitchen in an Apartment/Terrace
2005 – Winner - Large Kitchen Over 18 sqm
2005 – Winner -Large Bathroom Over 5 sqm
2005 – Finalist - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2005 – Finalist - Bathroom Designer of the Year

2005 – Finalist - Best Kitchen in an Apartment/Terrace
2005 – Finalist - Best Bathroom in Apartment/Terrace
2005 – Finalist - Small Kitchen up to 12sqm
2005 – Finalist - Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme - Modern

2004 – Winner - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2004 – Winner - Best Kitchen in an Apartment/Terrace
2004 – Finalist - Kitchen Project of the Year
2004 – Finalist - Bathroom Project of the Year
2004 – Finalist - Best Kitchen Designed to a Specific Theme – Modern
2004 – Finalist - Kitchen Project - Large
2004 – Finalist - Kitchen Project - Medium
2004 – Finalist - Most innovative use of Materials in a Kitchen or Bathroom

2003 – Finalist - Kitchen Project – Medium

2002 – Winner - Best Kitchen in an Apartment/Terrace
2002 – Finalist - Kitchen Designer of the Year
2002 – Finalist - Best Kitchen Designed to a Traditional Theme
2002 – Finalist - Geoff Solomon’s Achievement Award

For more information about Steve Mahlo contact Nouvelle Designer Kitchens (Willoughby, Australia)

SieMatic presents the future of the kitchen - S1

What part will the kitchen play in our lives in the future? What will influence our lifestyle, our leisure activities, and our use of modern media? What functions in a kitchen are technically feasible - and what constitutes a true enrichment? SieMatic has the answer to these questions with the new SieMatic S1.

With the SieMatic S1, the company provides a completely new interpretation of the kitchen as a living space. At the eurocucina Trade Fair in Milan, where this latest development is being presented to the international audience for the first time, Ulrich W. Siekmann, head of SieMatic Möbelwerke, explains, “The future of the kitchen is not something for tomorrow; it starts today. For a long time the kitchen was viewed as a work room clearly separated from the living and eating areas - in the future it will act much more as a Great Room, in which family and friends come together. In our S1 you will enjoy not only the cooking, but all of the family’s activities.” For instance, it is possible to integrate TV, CD, DVD, radio, Internet, and an iPod charging station as desired - all with sophisticated acoustics. An ingenious lighting system allows to create individual color moods adjusting to the time of day and the occasion.

The SieMatic S1 is a true design object not only because of the striking design esthetics, but also for the many surprising functional options it offers. That is also confirmed by the internationally renowned “red dot awards”, who recently gave the SieMatic S1 its top award as “best of the best” for the highest design quality. An additional four design details also received the coveted “red dot award: product design 2008“.

Creative use of recurring elements
The purist design language and the creative use of recurring elements are typical: proportions in a ratio of 1 to 4 centimeters, but also seemingly contradictory textures of the material such as smooth and structured, matt and glossy, warm and cool. The selected materials, such as piano lacquer in lotus white or truffle grey and elegant, luxurious woods, as well as details such as door panel design based on aircraft construction, reflect the extraordinary quality and absolute precision, which the design team of Martin Dettinger (Munich); Ivo Schelle and Jonas Kressel (Hamburg), have set as the standard for the development of this innovative kitchen system.

At the same time, the combination of light metal and dark sukupira wood or light oak emphasizes the natural quality of the materials that give the kitchen the familiar warm ambience and timeless character typical of SieMatic. Siekmann is convinced: “With S1 we demonstrate that minimalist design combined with high-quality materials appeals not just to purists.”

Ingenious solutions behind handle-less front panels
The minimalist design is continued in the handle-less front panels. For SieMatic S1, the company devel-oped a new generation of handles - MaticMotion - the world’s first pushbutton kitchen handle! Almost invisibly integrated in the drawers, MaticMotion makes it possible to open drawers gently with a light push of a button. Siekmann: “With S1, the handle-less kitchen – first perceived and invented by SieMatic - has really arrived.”

The minimalist front panels conceal uniquely versatile internal features - MultiMatic II - which has been engineered and designed exclusively for SieMatic S1. The system elements made of oak and aluminum are just as versatile and individual as the interiors of the drawers, which feature non-slip GripDeck drawer-bottoms of oak and rubber, modeled after the deck of a luxurious Sailing Yacht.

A utility conduit that seals the countertop along the wall also offers storage for everything that has to be handy but should be hidden - from cooking utensils to electrical connections.

Control all integrated functions with the SieMatic SmartBoard
The centerpiece of the S1 is the SmartBoard: The controls for all your consumer electronics and many other integrated functions are at your fingertips. Furthermore with the SmartBoard you can control the color mood individually, thanks to modern light-emitting-diode (LED) technology. Other characteristic features are the powerful extractor hood developed especially for SieMatic S1, as well as an intelligent faucet system that combines all the controls in a moveable head element, so it can be operated easily - even when you have only one hand free.

SieMatic S1 accommodates personal style not just in rooms of generous dimensions. In a small space, it offers a wide variety of elegant planning solutions based on its clear, minimalist design.

As Siekmann puts it, “A minimalist kitchen design and state-of-the-art technology, but also vital and liva-ble.” In summary of the latest development from SieMatic: “It is a combination of living and cooking ar-eas and all the ingeniously engineered details - from the first “pushbutton” handle and MaticMotion, to the integrated consumer electronics - make the SieMatic S1 the kitchen for all your senses. It is our vision of the future of living at home.”