Journal
Notes on design,specification and making
Written in the studio and published weekly: project thinking, manufacturing detail and industry comment, without the sales copy.
Studio Seven
26 August 2026 · 5 min read
How to brief a kitchen designer properly
A good brief is not a shopping list of finishes. It is a description of how the room has to work, and it is the single biggest influence on whether the finished kitchen feels designed or assembled.
Industry
19 August 2026 · 6 min read
German and British kitchen manufacturing: what actually differs
The German-versus-British debate is usually argued on reputation. The real differences are narrower, more technical, and more useful when you are choosing a range for a specific room.
Studio Seven
12 August 2026 · 5 min read
Designing kitchens for coastal Cornwall homes
A coastal Cornish house asks more of a kitchen than an inland one. Not because the design is different, but because the specification has to survive salt, damp and a great deal more traffic.