Kitchen Concept Designer of the Year 2020/21

Harry Colby

A kitchen created from the fires of its Forge: The typical approach for a listed conversion would be a traditional kitchen. However, I felt that there was opportunity to integrate an ultra-modern design, creating a striking contrast whilst still paying homage to the history of the building utilising clever materials.

Hollie Clark

Bauen Design

An old forge instantly draws your mind to the history, old architecture and design details. I drew inspiration from old anvils, iron wear and features synonymous with the trade of black smiths.

Sophie Owen

Qudaus Living Ltd

To highlight the Old Forge within a redeveloped modern building, I have kept to an Industrial style with exposed brickwork, Crittall windows and black steel pipework combined with distressed wood and concrete finishes throughout.

Lucy Cunliffe

Diane Berry Kitchens Ltd

As the building is a former Forge and has many architectural details such as the different height ceilings and oak beams I decided to keep the cabinetry simple and limit the amount of units used so that the room was not flooded with cupboards.

Lily Phillips

Keeping this house’s character whilst making it appealing for a worker in London was my key criteria here. I didn’t want it to feel too much of anything, not too traditional, not too modern, not too unwelcoming but the correct balance of everything.