Kitchens: The Hub Of The Home

In this comprehensive guide, Terence Conran discusses the impact of the expanding role of the kitchen, and explains how to integrate all the diverse practical, decorative, structural and technological elements into a space that truly fits your needs.

The kitchen is no longer a place simply for storing, preparing and cooking food. These days it often doubles up as an eating area, home office, play room and entertainment zone forming the backdrop to much of everyday living.

In 'Kitchens', Terence Conran explores the expanded role of this room today and its central importance in our homes. Special features reveal the kitchens of experts and individual case studies highlight specific elements of design. There are chapters on planning your room as well a section on basic elements which provides a comprehensive directory for the fundamental elements of kitchen design.