In addition to the main furniture and accessories exhibition, the Salone del Mobile this year also offers the Eurocucina, which is the exhibition for the kitchen. It’s not just about the cabinetry, but also the technology and design behind it. One of which is the Porsche Design Kitchen P’7340, a collaboration between German furniture brand Poggen Pohl and Porsche Design for the men in the kitchen. The design itself is a modular system that is customizable. In addition to the aluminum and glass that is common with Porsche Design, a “no-handles” approach to the drawers gives the kitchen a cleaner look. With a simple push the drawers will open slowly. Did I mention that this kitchen “system” also comes with a high-tech audio system and with Miele appliances?

Behind the main hall, we find a tent that is called FTK (future technology for the kitchen). Inside there are quite a few conceptual models as well as new technology featured. I found this wall-mounted oven by Siemens that features an elevator-type opening that would simply make life much easier (at least for me) when using the oven.

Next door is the tent for Salone Satellite, the young designers exhibition. This year’s pool of designs have definitely surpassed that of last years. Here are a couple that is worthy of mention.

This spoon/fork combination is definitely very functional, you can remove the scoop part of the utensil and it’s a fork – and vice versa. Designed by Katja Bremkamp.

This cube 6. cube 3 series (pictured is cube 6) is a space-saving set of six stools that can be easily pulled out or stored. There’s not much more to it. Designed by Naho Matsuno.

More is coming. Stay tuned.