Santos 2019 Collection: New Trends in Kitchen Design - Cuines Santos Blanes. Estudi de cuines Santos. Girona.

Open Kitchens to the Rest of the Home

One of the main trends is opening the kitchen to the rest of the home. This room is no longer seen solely as a workspace but also as a place for gathering and socializing. Additionally, merging spaces enhances the sense of spaciousness, a key factor in smaller homes.

Santos kitchen furniture, with its clean and sleek lines, seamlessly integrates into various architectural and interior design styles. Moreover, the option to display or conceal the interiors of the cabinets allows the kitchen to change its appearance, adapting to its function at any given moment.

Practical and Organized Kitchens

The average size of homes tends to decrease, but the need for storage, workspace, and family enjoyment remains unchanged. Limited space, combined with time constraints, necessitates practical and functional kitchen equipment that facilitates tasks, organization, and access to contents.

The combination of islands and tall cabinets allows for compact and organized cooking and storage solutions, offering maximum functionality in minimal space. Full-extension drawers and pull-out shelves, positioned in the most ergonomic zones, provide ample capacity for storing frequently used items.

A notable innovation is Santos’ new plinth drawer, which extends the storage capacity of cabinets all the way to the floor, making full use of available height and depth under the kitchen countertop. This design provides up to four easily accessible levels of storage.

Unique and Personalized Kitchens

Increasingly, users desire their living spaces to be an extension of their personality. Therefore, the ability to customize furniture according to individual preferences and specific needs becomes crucial.

Santos’ tall cabinets and retractable units offer fully customizable interiors, combining a variety of finishes for the body, sides, shelves, back panels, countertops, and drawer fronts. Cutlery drawers are also adaptable to user habits, featuring a modular base that allows integration and combination of various kitchen accessories: dividers for cutlery, trays, holders for knives, spice racks, roll holders, and more. In drawers, a dish organizer ensures secure and orderly storage of tableware, while container boxes help classify contents without compromising storage capacity.

Regarding materials and finishes, natural options like wood, stone, and marble are increasingly prominent, alongside synthetic materials that mimic natural textures and appearances realistically.