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‘Shade of Grey’.
Unobtrusive but noticeable
– a design inspired by various shades of grey Küppersbusch is one of Germany’s most famous manufacturers of household appliances with a history dating back into the 19th century. In the second quarter of 2017, Küppersbusch is launching its new series titled ‘Shade of Grey’. The colours of the kitchen devices are a toned-down grey metallic that blends smoothly into the surrounding surfaces. TEXT: JESSICA HOLZHAUSEN I PHOTOS: KÜPPERSBUSCH
Küppersbusch’s new series ‘Shade of Grey’ plays with a colour that is currently a favourite with interior and kitchen designers. It is a shade that enhances the quality of the different devices: ovens, kitchen hoods, warming drawers or refrigerators, for instance. Even though the colour grey might not spring to mind when thinking of warm colours, the shade chosen here is quite a warm one and reflects the warmth many kitchen devices emit. On the one hand, it is a very understated and unobtrusive design, on the other hand it is 12 | Issue 48 | March 2017
so special it sticks out from the ordinary. The subtle colour also allows combining the devices with many different surfaces and kitchen styles, either stone, concrete, wood, shiny white lacquer or matte white kitchen surfaces. It is more a statement than an actual colour. The new ‘Shade of Grey’ series contains a 60-centimetre-high built-in oven with steam cooker and pyrolysis, as well as a more compact 45-centimentre-high version. It also includes a fully automatic
coffee machine, a warming drawer and drawer for accessories and fitting kitchen hoods. The continuous design allows to combine devices from different series. Nearly 150 years of success in design and product development Küppersbusch has a long history and therefore great experience in designing and developing kitchen appliances. In 1875, the company brought its first oven to the German market. Küppersbusch, situated in Gelsenkirchen, has a close connection to the Ruhr region, an area that was the centre of Germany’s coal industry and industrial production. So it might not surprise that the company first focused on coal-fired ovens and hobs. In 1913, the company had become the largest factory in Germany specialised in cooking appliances and employed more than 2,000