Next-generation kitchens: a process of smartening up
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johnnygreystudios
- Aug 3, 2017
- 3 min
Personal landmarks
This summer I find myself remembering some of my favourite holidays, in particular the excursions we made into the deeper past while...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jul 12, 2017
- 2 min
Dirty laundry
Kirsty Allsopp's crusade to move clothes washers out of British kitchens has hit a raw nerve - issues of class/wealth and suggestions of...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jul 10, 2017
- 2 min
A tribute to Mark Wilkinson, 1950-2017
Mark was a big, colourful character who was passionate about craftsmanship. He brought this into his kitchens in an energetic and...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jun 12, 2017
- 2 min
Clean Air Act: the essential extractor fan
An extractor might not quite top your kitchen appliance wish list but a decent one can make all the difference to air quality in this...
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Johnny
- Mar 7, 2017
- 5 min
When space is tight
While a fan of generous sociable kitchens, I enjoy designing small ones too. Years ago I was asked to make a galley kitchen for a...
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johnnygreystudios
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Wired Magazine: Inside the Battle to Rule the Smart Kitchen of Tomorrow
Joe Ray writes in Wired Magazine, published Nov 29th KITCHEN ARCHITECT JOHNNY Grey gives smart, inspired speeches that could be TED...
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johnnygreystudios
- Nov 14, 2016
- 1 min
Services to Kitchen Industry Award
Johnny receives Services to Kitchen Industry Award at Designer Kitchen and Bathroom Awards, was presented with the title at a ceremony on...
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Becca Grey
- Oct 18, 2016
- 3 min
Liquid Gold
Posted by Johnny on June 2nd, 2015 Blog as told to Becca Grey by Johnny….. Tea is one of life’s pure pleasures. It’s even good for you....
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johnnygreystudios
- Sep 20, 2016
- 1 min
Smart Kitchen Summit
Smart Kitchen Summit Oct 5-6th; Happier Futures at Bucks New University FOR THOSE IN USA Johnny is all set to speak again at the Smart...
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johnnygreystudios
- Aug 15, 2016
- 1 min
House & Garden editorial on Clever kitchens
Kitchen and furniture designer Johnny Grey is a visiting professor of Design and Kitchen Culture at Bucks New University. He sees today's...
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johnnygreystudios
- May 30, 2016
- 1 min
Unveiling a blue plaque for Elizabeth David
It’s no secret to my friends that I had a close relationship with my aunt, who was my mentor. Two weeks ago I was asked by English...
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johnnygreystudios
- Apr 30, 2016
- 2 min
The Essential Kitchen – getting back to basics
The Dolphin – a casual and unexpected place to perch What is the essence of a kitchen? Sociability and living comfortably, and then...
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Johnny
- Apr 15, 2016
- 6 min
Machines with Legs
1956 in a terraced house in Kensington and my mother decides she needs a proper-sized fridge for her growing family (three at that point,...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jan 11, 2016
- 4 min
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. Well wishers sent in their...
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Johnny
- Aug 4, 2015
- 3 min
Planning Ahead
Despite many futurologists over the years making twits of themselves I still believe in projecting oneself into the future and imagining...
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Becca Grey
- Feb 27, 2015
- 3 min
The decade that style forgot
Blog, as told to Becca Grey by Johnny…… That is what people used to call the seventies, but with a widespread reawakening this amnesia...
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Becca Grey
- Jan 28, 2015
- 2 min
Last Tango kitchen culture
Like many viewers of the Last Tango in Halifax on the BBC, I cannot help noticing the extent to which kitchens feature in this series,...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jul 31, 2014
- 1 min
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,...
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johnnygreystudios
- Jul 30, 2014
- 4 min
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...
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