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.”

What happens when you combine a global star among design and architecture materials with a world-class master in colour and style? The result is one of the most inspiring events of the design week taking place in Milan, a project filled with sunny personality and ironic imaginative spirit: “CORIAN® loves MISSONI”.

“CORIAN® loves MISSONI” is an exhibition that creates a visionary residential interior - emotionally warm, enticing and visually inspiring - expressing the design versatility of DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces through the style of Missoni. The interior environments of “CORIAN® loves MISSONI” are at once rational and essential, yet rich in colour, taste and imagination, reflecting the extraordinary creativity and the skills in colour research and combination that have made the Missoni style so unique and distinctive since the 60’s.

Rosita and Luca Missoni have created elegant chromatic associations enhancing the expressive potential of the colours of DuPont™ Corian® and have conceived a variety of decorative effects playing with different technologies for the surface treatment of DuPont™ Corian®.

Art directed by Rosita Missoni and supervised by her son Luca Missoni, the project “CORIAN® loves MISSONI” is strongly characterised by Missoni Home patterns, unexpected colour combinations and iconic design pieces that reflect the company’s strong tradition of textile and fashion design.

Congratulations to Mal Corboy of Mal Corboy Design Ltd on winning the Residential Category of the Corian® Design Awards – Edition 2, 2008. Mal is a multi award winning certified Kitchen Designer with prestigious accolades such as New Zealand Kitchen Designer of the year. To share his design knowledge and skills, Mal holds regular design seminars within New Zealand, and his work has been featured in numerous design magazines around the world. Mal receives his Corian® Design Award for his exceptional, striking kitchen design in this beautiful heritage home.

On beginning this project, Mal’s clients were very open to a kitchen that made a statement. The kitchen space was extended to take in an adjoining room, which was previously used as a gym. The new space created a very long, narrow room that now provided views of the front garden, looking down to the sea views.

“As my clients were very design focused, I chose Corian® for the main island and scullery tops. My clients loved the seamless look of the product with no open joins, along with the warm feel”, says Mal.

“My design included a long island that is 6.2 metres long. With no open joins and my choice of double Corian® integrated sinks with a recessed drainer – it definitely created that seamless feel”, adds Mal.

Mal used Corian® to clad the cabinetry front and sides of part of the island flowing all the way to the floor. Also featured is an LED blade light through the centre of the front to create impact. The Corian® was cantilevered at the other end for seating and effect.

The cabinetry features frameless glass that is deco glazed to match the Glacier White Corian®. This has been contrasted with bright pink future glass in a ‘Fleur-de-lis’ pattern that was matched from a wallpaper pattern.

The Star range hoods, Gaggenau appliances, and Sub Zero fridge were all chosen to create a wonderfully opulent effect and work well in the overall design.

“The overall effect is a kitchen that is simple in design, but has many features and is a striking statement that the client loves”, says Mal about the design components.

Congratulations to Mal Corboy on this distinctive award winning design