Kitchens designed for you.

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Crafted, Classic, Contemporary Living

Introducing Living Kitchen
Bring Your Kitchen to Life
Introducing Poggenpohl
Poggenpohl Porsche
Appliances Brands
Contact

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A Design House kitchen is a kitchen created

with only you in mind. Tell us the way you like to
live your life and we will blend the perfect mix
of design, functionality and quality for the hardest
working room in your house.
Classic or contemporary, crafted bespoke or
luxury branded, our passion is to design exciting,
rewarding and reassuring spaces to live in and
enjoy. We want creating your kitchen to be a
relaxed and pleasurable experience, where the
process as well as the outcome is inspiring.

For over 20 years we have been designing and creating beautiful kitchens at
our headquarters in the picturesque seaside village of Dalkey in South County
Dublin, Ireland. From our privileged position in this lovely part of the world we
have developed into Irelands premier luxury kitchen design, build and supply
business, providing a personalised service to an exclusive international clientele
of homeowners and commercial operators.
We are passionate about the pivotal role of the kitchen in the home and believe
that life is truly enhanced by a kitchen tailored in every detail to reflect the
personality and lifestyle of the individual. This is why we give you your own
dedicated designer and project manager who will guide you through every
stage of achieving your dream kitchen.
Design House creates kitchens to satisfy the widest range of aesthetic tastes
from uber-sleek contemporary precision-engineered and manufactured by
Europes leading name in luxury kitchens, to exquisite bespoke classical elegance
the ultimate expression of customized living, handcrafted uniquely for you.
All Design House kitchens are available with our collection of iconic appliances.

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Introducing
Living Kitchen
Classic
Elegance

Living Kitchen by Design House represents

the ultimate in bespoke kitchen creation.
Outstanding craftsmanship, exquisite materials,
supreme functionality, iconic appliances and
abundant classical elegant good looks, all
delivered by a dedicated personal service,
make Living Kitchen by Design House the
quintessence of customized living.
As infinitely varied as your imagination, a Living
Kitchen is designed to make your life as effortless
as possible, without limitations. By the time
we have created your Living Kitchen, we will
understand the way you like to live your life
better than anyone.

There is a long tradition of fine furniture design in Ireland, from the exquisite
Georgian cabinetry found in the great houses, to the exciting work of a new breed
of young designers. All our Living Kitchens are fashioned from solid natural woods
and infused with the classical elegance and craftsmanship of traditional fine Irish
furniture, yet enhanced with the latest technology and presented aesthetically in
any way you choose, tailored infinitely to your individual taste.
The complete flexibility of our concept means that in creating a bespoke Living
Kitchen, we can adapt the design to suit any space and conceal or reveal as many
modern appliances as you wish. Your dedicated designer will work with you and
your architect or interior designer to create the perfect kitchen down to the last
detail of installation.
Design House only undertakes a limited number of Living Kitchen commissions
every year because we want to ensure that our service level is never compromised.
We understand that these decisions are not taken lightly and so we are able to give
our clients all the time they need to create their own Living Kitchen. Contact us to
arrange a meeting to discuss your project in person. We look forward to getting
to know you.

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Bring your
Kitchen
to Life

Experience the thrill of a professional kitchen

and savour the complex taste sensations of
the finest wines when some of Irelands top
chefs and Masters of Wine turn the Design
House showrooms into gourmet theatres.
Design House showrooms are fitted with full
working kitchens to demonstrate how our
kitchen concepts and Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele
appliances all work at first hand. Contact us
to be added to our events guest list and then
come along to see some Design House kitchen
drama in action.

At a Design House gourmet event our showroom becomes a real working kitchen,
giving our clients the opportunity to see our appliances in action and experience the
ease of ergonomic kitchen design. Just like a party at home, the guests gather in
the kitchen for drinks and look on while our entertaining host prepares to rustle up
something scrumptious. Before long, the room fills with gorgeous aromas and the
sounds of sizzling delights, popping corks, clinking glasses and the happy buzz of
laughter and lively chatter all the ingredients for another memorable occasion.
Previous hosts of Design House cooking events have been two of Irelands top
chefs Michelin-starred Derry Clarke, chef and proprietor of the famous Dublin
restaurant LEcrivain and Kevin Dundon, who owns and runs one of Irelands
premier hotels and restaurants, Dunbrody Country House, in Wexford. We have
also been fortunate to welcome to Dalkey the wine writer and Master of Wine,
John Wilson, who has hosted several wine tasting events at our showrooms,
enabling our guests to appreciate the unique capabilities of Sub-Zeros superb
wine appliances.

Pictured: Kevin Dundon

As well as hosting our gourmet events, we can also arrange private demonstrations
for clients with very specific requirements. And new for 2012 we look forward
to hosting Miele gourmet events in our new Poggenpohl showroom in Dalkey.
Do contact us for further information on Design House gourmet events.

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Living Kitchen New England Style

This bespoke Living Kitchen is styled
in classical New England fashion. Solid
hand-crafted and hand-painted oak units
are topped with exquisite Italian grey
marble, unique to Design House. Ultra tall
storage units stretch the full room height

and the circular island unit incorporates the

technically demanding feature of perfect
steam-bent doors within frames. In addition
to fine cabinetry, the kitchen incorporates
a Wolf range cooker and Sub Zero fridge,
freezer and wine chiller.

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Living Kitchen Luxurious and Timeless

A bespoke Living Kitchen can be
incorporated easily into an expansive, freeflowing living space. The luxurious units
here in bleached oak show a more unfitted
look with an unusual basalt work surface.

A Wolf range cooker is incorporated into

the main island work area while Sub-Zero
and Miele appliances are fitted flush to
the walls on either side.

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Living Kitchen Classically Elegant

This exceptional Living Kitchen demonstrates
how hand-crafted finesse and technological
innovation can be combined to great effect
within a traditionally styled environment.
Rare Calacatta marble tones with soft grey
units in Helen Turkington Paints to create

a refined elegance, yet concealed within

the framework of the kitchen are a number
of powerful and sophisticated appliances.
Designed for the keenest of cooks, this
kitchen features both Wolf and Aga cookers
plus a Miele steam oven.

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Living Kitchen Contemporary Classic

A contemporary linear look has been
created for this elegant Living Kitchen.
The design incorporates two islands
a cooking island with breakfast bar and
a wet island housing a sink, dishwasher
and crockery storage.

The hand-crafted islands and units are

painted shades of grey in Helen Turkington
Paints and furnished with Design House
nickel-plated handles, while the worktops
are formed from a 50mm thick rare Italian
marble, exclusive to Design House.

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Living Kitchen Bespoke Functionality

Left: A single piece of furniture effortlessly
incorporates a flat screen tv, breakfast unit
(complete with integrated espresso machine
and toaster), warming drawers, a juice chiller
and a beer fridge all hidden beautifully
behind solid American walnut.

Right: A solid European oak kitchen creates

a stunning space for entertaining. Built-in
Sub-Zero bespoke wine refrigeration units
allow a collection to be seen and easily
accessed while maintaining ideal conditions
for serving and storing.

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Living Kitchen Freedom to Choose

This terrace-side Living Kitchen reveals a
combination of New England and Edwardian
styles, crafted in a blend of bleached oak
and hand-painted Farrow & Ball cabinetry.

Bespoke Calacatta marble surfaces,

nickel-plated handles exclusive to Design
House and Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances
complete the look.

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Living Kitchen Maximising Space

In a Living Kitchen you can be sure that
not a centimetre of space is wasted.
Our craftsmen are masters in the art of
concealment and every Living Kitchen is
full of hidden surprises.

Appliances may be built-in or freestanding,

depending on the aesthetic style of the
kitchen you choose. We will make sure that
every appliance is located to perfection,
making life easier for you.

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Living Kitchen Seamless Integration

At Design House our desire is to create
a kitchen that facilitates your life, the
way you want to live it. Designing and
crafting beautiful furniture that is infinitely

functional is what we are best known

for. We can incorporate any of our
iconic appliances within any design
you choose.

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Introducing
Poggenpohl
Pure
Modernism

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Design House is proud to offer Poggenpohl in

our contemporary collections. Germanys most
prestigious kitchen manufacturer has always
been at the vanguard of home innovation their
unique materials, forms, functions and wide range
of shades create the basis for almost endless
planning options.
Brilliant design, attention to detail and the
latest in technology are standard features of all
Poggenpohl kitchens. Backed by a global network
and international appliance brands, Design House
can create a Poggenpohl kitchen for you wherever

Poggenpohl is the worlds foremost luxury contemporary kitchen manufacturer.

Founded over 110 years ago, the brand is now present in more than 70 countries
around the world. Purity of design after the tradition of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus
lies at the heart of all Poggenpohl ranges, where the architectural tenets of clarity
of form and structure are consistently applied to the design and functionality of the
kitchen.
Three distinct ranges within Poggenpohls modernist collections Artesio, Plusmodo and Segmento bring different interpretations of the brands key design
principles and present endless exciting possibilities to create a kitchen that embodies the essence of contemporary living allowing the kitchen to blend seamlessly
with the living space inside the home. Innovative concepts such as the Dining Desk
recognize that modern living is all about flexibility by introducing a new freedom into
kitchen design.
Poggenpohl kitchens can be designed to incorporate any or all of our range of
iconic appliances. All Poggenpohl products are exclusively crafted from wood
grown by sustainable forest management and paints and lacquers used in production are solvent-free.

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Poggenpohl Artesio
The stunning Artesio is one of
Poggenpohls latest concepts in kitchen
design. Developed in conjunction with
Hamburg-based starchitect Hadi
Teherani, Artesio fuses furniture design
with architecture, integrating wall, floor
and ceiling.

The design is defined by an innovative

function arch. This produces an entirely new
feeling of space and builds a visual bridge
between cooking and living. The Artesio
kitchen is available in an innovative range of
finishes, including the back-lacquered glass
pictured here.

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Poggenpohl Plusmodo
The Plusmodo kitchen is the creation
of Argentinian architect and designer
Jorge Pensi whose work is known for its
timelessness, with an emphasis on the
relationship between form and space.

The transparency and openness of the

Plusmodo kitchen facilitates an easy flowing
transition between cooking and living areas
and an architectural landscape of shapes
and colours, materials and light.

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Poggenpohl Segmento
Minimum design with maximum effect
describes Poggenpohls Segmento range,
combining wide vertical segments with sleek
worktops. Stainless steel and aluminium
contrast harmoniously with the warmth of
dark wood and satin lacquer to create a pure
yet sensual aesthetic.

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Poggenpohl Optimising Architecture

Utilising tall units and wall units that
appear to vanish into the wall, the
Poggenpohl integration system creates
new room structures, quite different
from the conventional kitchen, linking
architecture and interior design.

Here high gloss acrylic glass and shimmering

matt aluminium fronts are framed by floor
to ceiling facing walls. In addition to natural
lighting, the satinised glass back panel can
be bathed in different colours to a definable
rhythm or set to a single chosen colour.

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Poggenpohl Dining Desk

Poggenpohl are masters in understanding
contemporary living, as exemplified by
their innovative Dining Desk which combines
two functions in one piece of furniture and
embraces the idea of the kitchen as a
living area.

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Poggenpohl Integrated Living

From incorporating automatic opening
and closing systems within all its kitchen
designs to creating new design pieces that
unite form and function in special ways,
Poggenpohl has always embraced the
capabilities of new technologies to provide
solutions that serve the user.

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Poggenpohl Design for Living

Poggenpohl kitchens are designed down
to the very last detail. Brilliantly thought-out
interior equipment means that surfaces can
be kept beautifully clear allowing Poggenpohl
kitchens to combine effortlessly with other
living areas in the home.

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Poggenpohl
Porsche
Engineers of
Essentials

Porsche Design is synonymous with the best in

precision German engineering a marriage of
passion and performance with technological and
functional perfection.
Sleek linear design is partnered potently with
integrated lighting and the sensual qualities of
anodised metals, glass, wood and lacquer to
create architectural drama. Origins in automotive
construction have given this kitchen a definite
edge when it comes to integrated technology.

The extraordinary Porsche Design kitchen is in a class of its own absolutely nothing has been compromised to engineer a kitchen so pure in design and so perfect
in construction. Form, function and production all have a unique clarity of purpose
which transcends throughout.
Unlike the classic fitted kitchen, elements can be positioned anywhere within the
frame of a rectangle the pared-back starting point for Porsche Design. Several
frames can then be integrated to create a modular system wall-mounted or freestanding permitting an infinite range of applications to suit the user.
Precision systems are at work throughout a Porsche Design kitchen and automation lies at its core. Units open and close without handles, responding to the
lightest push and touch controls prompt appliances to spring to life, without the
need for knobs and buttons. Developed with exclusively for Porsche Design, these
appliances provide the ultimate in operating convenience.
Only the most innovative high quality materials have been selected for production
and their specific finishes are unique to Porsche Design. Anodised metals, beautiful natural woods and lacquered glazing are just some of the exclusive finishes you
can expect when you choose a Porsche Design kitchen.

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Porsche Design
The Ultimate Contemporary kitchen
Every element of the Porsche Design kitchen
has been pared down to its basic function
to create luxury based on purity of design.
Aluminium frames create the basic structure
for the kitchen and customers can position
cabinet elements any way they like.

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Porsche Design
Designs Without Constraints
Porsche Design kitchens have been designed
to create living environments which extend far
beyond the kitchen as an area for working in.
Open-plan structures promote the social quality
of a living space and consistency of style and
colouring creates fluid transitions.

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Porsche Design - Entertaining You

Just like every other element in the Porsche
Design suite, the LCD module has been
conceived to be a clear design statement
in its own right. The built-in multimedia
LCD module has been specially designed

to bring moving pictures with sound to

glass surfaces, meaning that the hi-tech
screen can also be integrated in the
kitchen work area.

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Porsche Design Material Perfection

Alongside the typical sleek Porsche Design
materials of aluminium and polished or
satinised glass, two wood varieties are
available for the front surface design to

provide interesting textural and visual

contrast within the kitchen. The unsealed,
textured wood surfaces enhance the lustrous
glamour of the hi-tech materials even further.

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Porsche Design
Clearly Designed Principles
Left: Forming part of an exclusive product
family, the fully-automatic coffee machine
adheres to Porsche Design principles. An
electronic control system guides the user
and has the facility to programme as many
as ten personalised user profiles.

Right: A sideboard with glass interior forms

an aesthetic link between kitchen and living
areas. Anodised in aluminium-titanium colour
and lit by integrated lighting, the frame
appears to float.

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Porsche Design Precision Appliances

Porsche Design kitchen appliances have all
been developed exclusively for the range
by Miele. The induction hob shown here
responds almost as quickly as gas but
generates far less unwanted heat. Touch

controls at the front permit individually

tailored programming and the five cooking
zones come with pan recognition technology
that automatically adjusts the supply of heat
to the saucepan diameter.

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Appliances
Its All in
the Detail

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Appliances are the workhorses of the modern

kitchen. Instruments of creativity or purely laboursaving and functional, they are at the heart of
contemporary living. In-keeping with its kitchen
design collections, Design House supplies only
the very best appliances, legendary for their
premium quality, performance standards and
handsome appearance.
Our three key appliance brands of Sub-Zero, Wolf
and Miele need little in the way of introduction as
they are all leaders in their fields, but we like to
give our clients the opportunity to appreciate their
qualities at first hand at one of our regular gourmet
events in our showroom kitchens.

Sub-Zero needs almost no introduction as the most iconic symbol of food preservation
in the World. Delivering the latest technology in refrigeration and freezing, food of all
kinds stays fresher in a Sub-Zero appliance due to touch-control optimum storage
conditions which can be varied infinitely at will. Wine too is precision preserved in
Sub-Zeros wine storage units equipped with zoned temperature and humidity control.
Hand-built in America, Wolf cookers have been put to the ultimate test in professional
kitchens for more than 70 years and can be found in the homes of many of the most
celebrated chefs. Wolf brings professional cooking capabilities into the home with
remarkable temperature and airflow control to create faster and more consistent results.
Over 100 years old, Miele remains one of the Worlds most respected appliance brands,
renowned for supreme quality, timeless elegant looks and optimum performance and
efficiency. Miele offers comprehensive ranges of built-in cooking, food preservation and
washing systems, not forgetting their ground-breaking integrated coffee machines and
pioneering steam ovens, which can be incorporated into any Design House kitchen.

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Sub-Zero Keeping Your Food

Fresher for Longer
Sub-Zero offers a multitude of choices when
designing your kitchen and is available as
stand-alone appliances in a range of finishes,
built-in with customized panels to blend
seamlessly with your kitchen or integrated
as an under-the-counter food and beverage
storage unit in any location.

Sub-Zeros wine storage collection guards

against the enemies of wine heat, humidity,
light and vibration, conserving bottles in
independent storage zones, sealed and
digitally controlled to maintain the ideal
conditions.

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Wolf A Heritage Of Professional Cooking

Flexible design enables Wolf appliances to
be incorporated seamlessly into your kitchen
and multiple range-top configurations mean
that you can tailor your Wolf cooker to
suit your own particular style of cooking.

Often called the Ferrari of cookers with

an inspiring combination of solid steel
good looks, amazing power and precision
controls, Wolf delivers the confidence to
tackle any dish.

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Miele Faultless Performers

Miele appliances combine both a
contemporary design aesthetic with renowned
reliability. Synonymous with the fitted kitchen,
Miele offers a comprehensive range of
integrated appliances incorporating the very
latest technology.

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