Design for life

There’s rarely been a more exciting time to pick up a pot or pan, with brands creating innovative kitchens for indoors and out. Here, we reveal the hot new looks on the menu for 2025

The trends, launches and expert advice you need to know

A staple of shiny showrooms, bespoke workshops and DIY suppliers alike, Shaker style truly is the great never-ending kitchen trend. Identified by a central panel surrounded by a raised frame, the icon

Kitchen island or table? It’s a little distinction that makes a big difference to the appearance and function of a kitchen or utility room, finds Arabella Youens

How the chef-patron of a Michelin-starred restaurant tackled his own kitchen renovation

The kitchen should be the heart of a country home, a place of conviviality and sociability, a place to gather with family, to cook, entertain and relax in. It should be practical and purposeful, but s