| Launched in 2007, the BeauxArt range may only be young but its muse lies in early 19th century American architecture, when young, successful entrepreneurs sought a new architectural style that could express their prosperity. The result was brought to them by a Parisian student who instead compiled and brought together the very best architectural features from various cultures and eras to create a juxtaposition of styles that worked as a whole. Highly respected kitchen designer Mick De Giulio, who conceived the BeauxArt kitchen philosophy, used this as his inspiration. As a result, the BeauxArt style is an eclectic but focused mix of old and new that at the core has a very strict design ethos: Symmetry, Segmentation and Repetition. The cooking area of the kitchen should remain absolutely focal with preparation and sink stations a secondary. Depths, textures and thicknesses should vary in order to define separate zones for different purposes. Whilst there should be several, interlocking styles and elements within a BeauxArt kitchen, they should all be repeated and echoed within each other. |





