Prairie
Kitchen

The Prairie series debuted at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in New York in the spring of 2015, shown as a full kitchen with a complete integrated appliance package from Miele. Shortly after the show ended, a client and friend asked me to design the kitchen, baths, and office for the residence they were building in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Prairie’s style was compatible with its understated modern aesthetic. Through rearrangement of the cabinets and a few added elements, the show kitchen found a happy new owner here.

Prairie’s frame and panel door system, unlike most traditional cabinet fronts, uses horizontal and vertical framing members with entirely different profiles, resulting in a dramatic detail where curved and straight sloping elements meet. The visual effect is one of gently undulating movement as the eye follows these contours across an elevation, weaving a dimensional fabric, subtle in its complexity. Thoroughly modern while warm and nuanced, the finished kitchen suits the couple’s casual lifestyle and melds comfortably with the fine art and craft collection of art in their airy home.