Nolte at Eurocucina 2018: Where Trends Meet Individual Design

After IMM Cologne, which took place earlier this year, one can easily see that Nolte has an even larger presence at Eurocucina 2018, an exhibition, part of the Salone del Mobile which is the world's biggest furniture and design fair. The stall received a good crowd of people - retailers, designers, architects, interior designers, and design enthusiasts.

This year in Milan, Nolte showcased seven inspiring designs with highlights from the large portfolio. The designs combine functionality and comfort for individual kitchen living. The range of kitchens was presented with a tagline 'Kitchen Living for Everyone'.

Speaking about flexibility, this year there were over 170 door alternatives. Going forward, MatrixArt will be available with White handle trims in addition to the existing choice in Black, Quartz Grey or with Metal Effect. With lighting, all horizontal trims can be turned into design elements, adding to the cosy atmosphere of the kitchen. Also, new for Eurocucina is the push-to-open mechanism for the doors of the fridge.

STONE in Concrete decor now has a matching carcass

Original materials and realistic decors are alternatives for door finishes. Nolte’s unique measurement system, Matrix 150, based on 150mm comes with many unit types and sizes. Matching details, such as cabinets with the same decor inside and outside, make everything look harmonious. Nolte stands for individuality, ergonomic designs where all elements add up neatly.

Metal is an important finish that is attractive in every way. It is seen in Ferro's door range. Together with cement, which was introduced in 2017, was shown at Eurocucina for the first time through door ranges PORTLAND (original) and STONE (decor), the metal door options make possible the design on-trend.

Genuine metal door FERRO in Blue Steel with CUBE racks

Industrial Kitchens now adapt to individual requirements. Thin worktops, racks FLEX and CUBE with a choice of options for individual configuration, and glass doors for wall units with a mesh wire effect are great to add to these creations. The result is an Industrial Design with an elegant, lightweight appearance for maximum living comfort.

These elements are also ideal for INTEGRA, a perfect example of how Nolte allows the combination of several items: Available in three trend colours - Arctic White, Quartz Grey and Papyrus Grey – the new range has a minimalist handle as part of the door. By choice, handle inserts in Black or with Stainless Steel Effect can be added, varying the look and resulting in a great sense of depth.

INTEGRA Papyrus Grey with Black handle inserts

Colour and Style
The potential for variation is also typical of Nolte Kitchen’s popular Matt Lacquer Concept. This now has 20 attractive colours, grouped in pairs within a cool and a warm sequence. The shades can be used on four door ranges that cover all the different kitchen styles. An example of the traditional look is ornamental frame door WINDSOR LACK, shown in Milan in Black soft matt. This colour gives the door a modern twist - an effect that gets even stronger when combined with mirror-door island modules taken from SALON, one of three kitchen concepts that belong to the Nolte Neo product line. The three concepts can be combined freely with furniture from the standard range.

WINDSOR LACK in Black soft matt with mirror doors on Nolte Neo SALON island modules

The range is clearly structured through concepts, so it is easy to narrow down the choice via colours, materials, or style. 

Nolte at EuroCucina 2016

Living in the kitchen

Nolte Küchen, Germany's most popular kitchen brand is back in EuroCucina 2016. The week long design event saw the German manufacturer present its range of concept kitchens to the Milan audience.

Spread across 300 square meters, each display setting, like every Nolte kitchen, was individually designed and reflected a warm and vibrant atmosphere. The displays provided an insight into the versatility and large product portfolio that Nolte has come to known for. The common theme was a clear-cut contemporary approach, the use of cool colours and texture.

The innovative Nolte Neo collection had two displays dedicated to it. Neo is an unconventional approach to kitchen designing, that focuses on themes and is based on modules that can be combined freely. The Nolte core range featured the matte Lacquer and Wood based concept combinations - ARTWOOD and LEGNO.

As Managing Director Eckhard Wefing puts it, concepts have been key to Nolte. Without structure a large portfolio can be overwhelming to the customer. Concepts make it possible for customers to create highly individualistic kitchens - in styles, colours and materials entirely of their choice.

The Wood Concept

ARTWOOD features five realistic wood decors, graded from light to dark. LEGNO is available in three oak veneers. In both, the focus is on textures and look and feel. They can be teamed with matte and high-gloss fronts, including lacquered laminate finishes with FEEL and LUX and individually lacquered options such as SOFT LACK and NOVA LACK. The perfect solution when it’s the ‘natural look’ that appeals most to you.

In Milan, three of the seven displays were dedicated to the Wood Concept. There was ARTWOOD in its lightest variant,Natural Bough Oak, paired with LUX in High-gloss White.  The kitchen also featured a storage innovation where the Wall Panel System is matched to the ARTWOOD fronts, just one of around 100 decor options available. The system introduces cosiness to the room whilst using valuable wall space. It can be customised with a variety of shelf options, rotatable strip lights, accessory rails for modular racks and a TV screen.

ARTWOOD was also seen in dark Walnut Cuba, with FEEL in White soft matte. Matching open shelves, and flexible furniture options gave the kitchen more of a living room look.

LEGNO was showcased in Truffle Oak with NOVA LACK in a new High-gloss Deep Blue. The knots and cracks of the thick veneer were shown off to best advantage on the new Pocket Doors, which Nolte Kitchen launched for their 1950mm high tall units. The doors slide back into the carcase to reveal the units behind them. These can be fully fitted with appliances, wall and tall units or a sink module. When closed, the Pocket Doors give the room an uncluttered appearance.

The LEGNO kitchen also featured the 900mm base unit height, Matrix 900, a  recurring ingredient on the stand in Milan. Unique within Nolte Kitchen’s 150mm grid dimension, it offers an extra 20 per cent storage space in comparison to a standard unit. It also provides an ideal working height within harmonious proportions.

Linked to the wood theme through texture and via the trend for natural materials and nature like decors, the fourth kitchen was dedicated to STONE. The display brought together the Basalt decor option with FEEL in a soft matte Lacquer White. The contrast of colours and finishes was utilised to visually divide the kitchen in a cooking and living area, right down to the island that includes a bench.

The matte Lacquer Concept

Colour in all its versatility was the focus in this display that featured CARISMA LACK from the matte Lacquer Concept. First introduced for 2015, it has since been widely recognised as a simple, yet effective planning instrument. 16 carefully matched shades, including the popular neutrals and greys as well as more vibrant shades inspired by nature, are divided into a cool and a warm palette. Colour pairings result in attractive two-tone combinations, but customers can also mix and match. Co-ordinating panels, shelves and plinths ensure that the kitchen has a harmonious look right down to the finer details. The matte Lacquer Concept comprises four door ranges, from a slab door that also has the handle-less option through to traditional Shaker Styles and ornamental frames, and is therefore applicable to all styles. The display on the stand is structured via the pairing of trend colours Quartz Grey and Papyrus Grey. Rosehip was an eye catcher.  Low units turned into benches with storage were further proof of the flexibility of the furniture.

Nolte Neo – the modular concept

Nolte Kitchen’s stand in Milan focused on “Salon” and “Loft”. With it’s 3D patterns on the fronts of units and a matching floor reflecting on the mirror doors of a Matrix 900 island, “Salon” turns the kitchen world upside down whilst offering all the comforts of an ergonomic living kitchen. Neo is guaranteed to impress when entertaining guests.

Customers can choose from three themes, “Chalet”, “Loft” and “Salon”, and go on to create their individual living space by mixing and matching elements. These include an art pedestal, various kinds of shelves and even a fireplace. A colourful island with graffiti print took centre stage in the “Loft” kitchen. Instead of the metal found in the modules from this theme, the design had been complemented with Arctic White doors from the SOFT LACK range and a geometrical arrangement of box shaped shelves and panels to create an urban look. Mixing the “Loft” furniture with that from the Nolte core range showed off the flexibility of the concepts, which in themselves provide numerous options but result in even more individual designs when combined.

*Survey by the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) for news channel n-tv, January 2015