Proudly Featured in Livingetc: Hidden Kitchens
Hidden Kitchens: Lanserring’s Transformative Kitchen Island Featured in Livingetc.
We’re delighted to see our collaborative work with architect Matthew Woodthorpe of MWAI featured in Linda Clayton’s insightful piece on hidden kitchens in Livingetc magazine. In this West London mid-Edwardian terrace, we crafted something extraordinary: a kitchen island that challenges conventional thinking about what a kitchen should look like. Rather than the typical worktop-and-storage combination, this piece functions as a genuine dining table that happens to house sophisticated culinary functionality. The genius lies in the details – a section of raised Calacatta marble creates both an ergonomic prep surface and a sculptural focal point, its rich veining suggesting solid stone blocks whilst cleverly concealing their hollow, portable construction. The brass footrest and removable shelving system allow the piece to transform seamlessly from working kitchen to social dining space.
This project exemplifies our belief that the finest kitchen furniture should be, quite simply, fine furniture that happens to serve culinary purposes. As Clayton notes, this approach creates spaces that can breathe and adapt – when entertaining, the mess disappears behind hand-painted panelled doors, yet when dining, you’re gathered around what appears to be a beautiful table rather than a utilitarian workspace. The success of hidden kitchen design depends entirely on execution, and it’s this attention to detail that allows the kitchen to retreat gracefully when not in use, leaving behind only beauty and tranquillity. We’re proud to have contributed to Matthew’s vision of a kitchen that works quietly behind the scenes – a space that proves the most sophisticated design solutions are often the ones you notice least. Read the full article here.
Read the full article on Hidden Kitchens here.
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