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Johnny Grey Studios exhibit at Decorex
After initiating the unfitted kitchen in the early 80s, Johnny Grey has re-invented the concept with a fresh collection, inspired by the idea of creating a modern cottage kitchen featuring natural surfaces and imbedded lighting.
Please come and visit us at Decorex interior design fair Sept 26-29 at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Do contact us if you would like to book an appointment with our design team.
Johnny will be giving a talk on the Post-Culinary Kitchen on Sept 28 at 4pm in aid of the Landmark Trust. Tickets on a first come first served basis.
The plate rack shown to the left will be on view at Decorex along with several other new pieces that will be available for purchase.
House & Garden Magazine
The kitchen Johnny and Leila designed for Miranda Spooner in Northamptonshire has been featured as a case study in the September issue of House & Garden magazine. We loved what Miranda said, "The kitchen is everything I wanted. I love the flow of the space; the distances between things are perfect; and everything is in exactly the right place."
Alaska Home Magazine
The kitchen Johnny Grey Studios designed for Amy Hunt and Robert Bezek's home in Anchorage, Alaska is featured in the current issue of Alaska Home Magazine. Noting that the kitchen is "an area of the house that is anything but an accident" Mara Severin writes:
"'It's a signature kitchen,' says Robert. 'The style of the kitchen really is Johnny Grey. It's a strong expression.' The egg-shaped island, the curved cabinetry, and the intricate and layered use of rare and beautiful woods - ribbon maple, walnut, olive burl, waterfall bubinga - are Johnny Grey trademarks."
Sunday Times
Johnny provided his thoughts on kitchens for the new decade in "The interiors your home needs in 2010", an article appearing in the Sunday Times on January 3. Jessie Hewitson and Anna Mikhailova wrote:
"Don't let the fact you use a kitchen to prepare food constrain the way it looks. Think of it more as a living room in which you cook - especially now the dining room has been pronounced dead.
'Use furniture you wouldn't normally find in a kitchen, so when you enter it looks like a sitting room, but when you start cooking, the kitchen element springs to life,' advises Johnny Grey, the kitchen-design supremo."
Brizo, Jason Wu and New York Fashion Week
As an example of the creative convergence between fashion and home design, Johnny Grey has been invited to attend fashion designer Jason Wu's runway show on Friday, February 12 during New York Fashion Week. Since 2006, Wu, who designed Michelle Obama's inaugural gown, has had a partnership with faucet brand Brizo, which is sponsoring the event.
Our White House concept kitchens were partly inspired by the speculation among fashion designers about what the new First Lady would wear to the inaugural festivities.
For more, see Johnny's blog post on
fashion in the kitchen.
Home & Interiors Scotland
Writer Jan Patience visited Barbara and Arthur Macmillan's home, Finlaystone House, for a piece in the latest issue of Home & Interiors Scotland. Johnny designed the Macmillan's kitchen, a "symphony in swirling curves and contrasting surfaces".
We love how Barbara summed up our design approach: "Johnny gets to know you and what you're all about. He likes to make sure that the kitchen reflects you - and I think he got that spot on here!"
Download the entire article here.
Food for thought
Just as we strive to create kitchens that are more than just a room where you cook - in other words, a kitchen to live in - here we serve up some food for thought. Read our blog 'Grey Matters' for the latest on our ongoing projects, recent media coverage and our reflections on current design trends.