From a patio to the heart of your home

For a century, the kitchen has been above all a place to live where innovation is the most important, in response to changing technologies and the art of living.

The kitchen as the heart of your home
According to a recent survey, the kitchen is the most important room in the house after the living room : over 52% of people surveyed have their meal in the kitchen, 35% spend time with their family, 19% entertain guests, 14% watch television. Kitchen components are becoming more and more sophisticated; one of the last trends being the fridge built-in flat screen television. Almost four out of five French people eat their lunchtime meal at home for the desire to eat together around a table. From this comes the success of Arthur Bonnet with the convivial kitchens proposed. The open space kitchen is integrated with the living room creating a new space to live in. It is a room with a strong identity in addition of an extra dose of personality, where you are comfortable and which have a very personal tale to tell.

A continuing evolution
Kitchen is a real experience – to have meals, read books, listen to music, play cards, do homeworks…Equipped with a stove fuelled with wood or coal, a sink and some kitchen dressers, our grandparents kitchen was merely just a patio. By the 1930’s, smart new kitchens with continually changing technology appeared with washing machines, fridges and electric stoves.
By the end of the 1960’s, the new concept of fitted kitchen emerged with units fitted together with a worktop.
By the 1970’s, the boom of electrical appliances was to come and to change the kitchen design: the dishwasher and the fridge were integrated in the kitchen. There were two main trends: the Formica kitchens and the traditional wooden kitchens. The formers were made of laminate material covered with resin and fulfilled the modern aspirations with minimalist shapes. The latter were made of solid wood and were reminiscent of last century country shapes and materials, with a flavour of the countryside, Provencal village and mountain cottages.

When the kitchen opened on to the living room
By the 1980’s living room as a single room declined with the re-integration of the kitchen within the living area. New concepts emerged: open space kitchen ‘American kitchen’ concept. This sociological evolution was enhanced by the perfection of the extractor hood. It allowed an open space kitchen integrated with the living room without causing the whole apartment or house to smell. Considered before as a single separate room, the kitchen revealed a new perception: the convivial kitchen! By the 1990’s the kitchen evolved to a « contemporary style » combining sobriety, distinction, clever storage solutions and leading edge technology. The contemporary style offered new colours, new designs and new material combinations.