THE kitchen is, perhaps, the place in the house that, along with the sleeping quarters, has most closely followed human evolution and has been adapted, century after century, to human needs, mirrorin~ the lifestyle and customs of those who live in the home. Today's vertiginous changes in social habits have transformed the aesthetic of the kitchen and made it a bright space, mostly free of superfluous implements, with a minimalist style and functional features.

6 Inrroducrion

8 Types

10 Self-contained

46 Adjoining the Dining Room

100 Island

118 Eat-in

150 Styles

152 Minimalist

186 Urban

222 Rustic

258 Materials

316 Designs

 for the Twenty-First Century

318 Closers

323 Extractor Hoods

325 Ovens

328 Counrerrops

334 Manufacturers Directory