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Located in the heart of Ponsonby, this home is an oasis from city bustle. The owner requested a modern, black kitchen to replace the existing tired one from the 1980s. The challenge was to deliver a design that would fit in to the room without moving any walls, accommodate a thoroughfare to the rear yard and fit a wide array of cooking apparatus and ceramics. Subtle references to early kitchen styles such as open drawer fronts and shelving and the incorporation of lighter timber integrate this modern kitchen in to its wider villa context.

Kitchen and Cabinetry Design
Wim de Bruin

Photography
Mark Scowen Photography
Wim de Bruin

AVÉORA Design Studio
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AVÉORA Design Studio focuses specifically on kitchen and cabinetry design for sophisticated homes and upmarket private retreats. AVÉORA Principal Designer, Wim de Bruin, is well known in the architectural and interiors sector.  As a designer, maker and specifier, Wim brings depth of experience and a stellar track record to projects. 

Wim is intimately familiar with requirements specific to high-end homes and the people that own them. He is well-respected as a creative and collaborative professional working well with clients and other design and trade professionals engaged on the project.

AVÉ - Latin word meaning to celebrate, pay tribute to

ORA- Maori word referring to holistic wellbeing

AVÉORA - delivering a way of living tailored to you and your place in the world; worthy of celebration