{"id":135941,"date":"2026-02-23T14:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oikoscucine.it\/progettare-cucine-artigianali-partendo-dai-materiali\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:32:54","slug":"designing-artisan-kitchens-starting-from-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oikoscucine.it\/en\/designing-artisan-kitchens-starting-from-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing artisan kitchens starting from materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;135880&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_bottom_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_bottom_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_bottom_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; shape_bottom_opacity=&#8221;30&#8243; shape_bottom_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182079&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_bottom_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196706&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Categories,Date,Reading_time&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; separator=&#8221;bullet&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;fontsize-445851&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;736401&#8243;]Automatic Heading Text[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;282890&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110955&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;632466&#8243;]When envisioning a new artisan kitchen, materials are often the ideal starting point. Placing them side by side, observing how they react to light and how they shift depending on the contrasts around them, allows the direction of the project to emerge from the very beginning.<br \/>\nIt is a simple, almost instinctive gesture: bringing surfaces together, testing chromatic affinities, exploring combinations that can convey the atmosphere one wishes to achieve.<br \/>\nThis first step is essential in the design of bespoke kitchens, as it allows one to define a precise language, a visual temperature and a harmonious balance between natural, mineral and metallic elements. In this way, material becomes the guiding thread of the project, even before forms are defined.<\/p>\n<p>Among the materials capable of strongly shaping an artisan kitchen is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oikoscucine.it\/en\/the-cucina-zero-by-oikos\/\">Hempstone<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 a surface with a bold yet versatile presence that can take on different tones and characters depending on what it is paired with.<\/p>\n<p>Next to fluted wood, for instance, it creates a warm, textural dialogue; alongside oxidised metal, it opens up to more contemporary and luminous expressions. The idea is to build an alphabet of textures and colours, from which the style of the kitchen can emerge even before its form.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106826&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; 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gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;130551&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; font_family=&#8221;font-136269&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110955&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;977957&#8243;]In the first configuration, Hempstone is presented in a dark, deep tone, paired with fluted wood doors.<br \/>\nThe dialogue between surfaces is balanced and measured: the verticality of the wood lightens the mineral mass of the worktop, while the fluted texture adds rhythm and warmth to the composition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; 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Hempstone is presented in a mineralised green variant, paired with oxidised metal doors.<br \/>\nHere the contrast is bolder and more dramatic: the mineral surface dialogues with the metal, creating reflections, depth and chromatic variations that shift with natural light.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; row_height_use_pixel=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;131558&#8243;][vc_column][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-55467&#8243; medias=&#8221;135946,135947&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media|nolink|original,icon&#8221; screen_lg=&#8221;1000&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; 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