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The Essential Kitchen – getting back to basics
What is the essence of a kitchen? Sociability and living comfortably, and then usable surfaces, storage, and cooking equipment.
johnnygreystudios
Apr 30, 20162 min read
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Machines with Legs
1956 in a terraced house in Kensington and my mother decides she needs a proper-sized fridge for her growing family...
Johnny
Apr 15, 20166 min read
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Making and/or doing: kitchen design 40 years on
The robots at Linked-In found me out pointing out there was an anniversary of 40 years designing kitchens.
johnnygreystudios
Jan 11, 20164 min read
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Kitchen Design - Planning Ahead
Despite many futurologists over the years making twits of themselves I still believe in projecting oneself into the future...
Johnny Grey
Aug 4, 20153 min read
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The decade that style forgot - '70s
It’s also difficult not to be a bit nostalgic for ’70s society.
Becca Grey
Feb 27, 20153 min read
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Last Tango kitchen culture
I cannot help noticing the extent to which kitchens feature in the Last Tango in Halifax on the BBC
Becca Grey
Jan 28, 20152 min read
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Everyone into the kitchen
Jane Margolies’ article 31st July the New York Times Welcome NYT readers to Johnny Grey Studios – where we campaign for more exciting,...
johnnygreystudios
Jul 31, 20141 min read
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A Muddy Family Bake-Off
The enhanced flavour of food eaten al fresco, dappled shade, open skies… at this time of year the urge to cook in an outdoor kitchen is...
johnnygreystudios
Jul 30, 20144 min read
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why should sabres have all the fun?
Is your kitchen a bit on the dark side? Our Light Dresser – launched three years ago – was born out of that problem. This is both a large...
johnnygreystudios
May 31, 20141 min read
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The spaces in between
A space that people really enjoy being in is has always been the aim of my work. Alongside that is furniture that people find pleasurable...
johnnygreystudios
May 19, 20143 min read
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Sandor Katz Masterclass in our clients Hampshire kitchen
Johnny writes: Sandor Katz turned on a tremendous performance. Four hours of condensed thinking, from the history to the origins and...
johnnygreystudios
Apr 25, 20141 min read
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Stand up for your health
It seems that one of the reasons we in the West live longer but with the extra years blighted by ill-health is that we spend way too much...
johnnygreystudios
Apr 23, 20142 min read
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Back to the ’50s. Minimalism RIP.
In the last few days I have been lucky enough to visit Milan 2014, two design shows that set the year’s interiors agenda: Salone del...
johnnygreystudios
Apr 16, 20143 min read
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Microbes in the kitchen
I’m always interested in what people are doing in their kitchens. Here is something new (or new for many of us: it’s actually been around...
johnnygreystudios
Mar 14, 20143 min read
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The Long Kitchen, emotionally durable and multi-generational living space
At the Interior Design Summit on March 11th, sponsored by Blum UK, Johnny talked about kitchen design to suit four generations, on how...
johnnygreystudios
Feb 3, 20141 min read
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