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Designer Saana Mantere chooses Dekton for her kitchen renovation
Saana Mantere
Placering
Vantaa (Finland)
Manufacturer
Ylämaan Graniitti
Materiale
DEKTON
Aplication
Kitchen worktop and front
Mængde
2 plader
Arkitektur/Design
Saana Mantere
Supplier
Kannulo
Farve
Trance
Tykkelse
20 mm
Afsluttet
2022
Kitchen designer Saana Mantere is an expert in single-family home renovations, so when it came time to renovate her own home, she knew exactly what she wanted. “Our house has 159 square metres of living space, a wooden structure with large windows, and although it sometimes feels dark, this is intended to contrast with the earthy colours we have chosen for the area next to the terrace,” she explains.
Another way of emphasising this play of light and dark was to use opposite finishes in the kitchen to those of the furniture. And in this sense, she was quite clear that Dekton Trance, from the Onirika collection, would be the surface that defined the design concept.
Dark furniture in contrast to light-coloured worktops
“I am a furniture designer and my husband works in construction and together we have completed dozens of projects. When designing the layout of the house, we would of course give enough space to the kitchen and we would choose functional, high quality furniture for it. At Noblessa we found a model of furniture that we liked: Divine Fjord blue, which has an ultra matt finish. In our search for style and elegance, we used the LineN collection of handleless furniture in combination with furniture with large black handles and other all-black furniture,” says Saana Mantere.
But it wasn’t all plain sailing. In fact, the choice of worktops was a real headache for the couple. “In contrast to the dark coloured kitchen, we wanted something light and patterned without compromising on durability and appearance,” she says. And they found the solution when they came across Dekton’s Onirika collection. Out of the blue, Trance became the missing piece in our kitchen. And we chose it for both the worktops and the middle section of the room.”
Dekton Onirika Trance is a fluid colour with a bluish veil. The background reveals a combination of cream and grey colours, a mix of tones that blend with the white palette. The fine veins move between oxides and fade to reddish gold.
Seeking functionality without compromising design
As a kitchen expert, everything had to be perfect in hers, and the other furniture and appliances in the room matched the worktops they had chosen. “The choice of sink was an easy one. We chose the Etagon 500-U from Blanco. We also wanted the sink area to be different from trendy colours, something close to nature, but at the same time in keeping with the taps we had chosen. Therefore, the sink is a coffee colour and the tap is bronze, both dark brown shades. Specifically, we chose the Tapwell ARM887, which has a design that matches the look and feel of the entire kitchen.”
Most of the appliances are hidden from sight and the light-coloured worktops are complemented by the kitchen’s location in one of the brightest areas of the house, next to the terrace, where natural light abounds. “In our busy daily lives, we value functionality, so we chose all the appliances based on their features, such as a large fridge with a zero-degree drawer and a No Frost freezer, a three-level dishwasher, an induction hob and a Samsung compact oven,” says the designer. This very pragmatic approach does not compromise on style and elegance. On the contrary, the wood used for the roof and flooring reinforces them, creating an enveloping warmth that rounds off the design.