AVIGNON By TM Italia Cucine
Linear fitted kitchen with island
2022
A cultural tribute to Pablo Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”, with its visionary way of showing different perspectives simultaneously and introducing a new way of seeing reality. The “breaking up” of space and functions is the underlying theme of Avignon. There are two main materials used in the Avignon: Eucalyptus Frisé wood for all the doors and drawer fronts and Dover White marble for the worktops, backsplashes,the front of the island, and the pre-assembled sink. The premium Eucalyptus Frisè wood, painted opaque, sourced from FSC-certified species of wood and treated with a dyeing process free from synthetic dyes, reveals tiny ridges of regular, parallel veins when light hits the surface. The Dover Whitemarble, with its strong personality, features an ivory background crossed by pronounced and broad copper-coloured veins with black flashes. The front of the island, clad in Dover White marble, features open elements and drawers made of Eucalyptus Frisé that create a harmonious movement of shapes, recesses and materials. The stylistic signature of the design is the number 7.5, which represents the considerable thickness in centimetres of the tabletop, top and back panels, and the large handles, placed either horizontally or vertically on doors and fronts. A concentrate of invisible technology enables different functions through remote controls or voice-controlled home automation interfaces. The table is fitted with technical equipment that allows differentiated use, becoming, alternatively or simultaneously, a place for gathering and conviviality, work, play and entertainment. The HomeOffice equipment accommodates a laptop, mouse, keyboard, notebooks, and pens. It also features USB slots and ports. The PlayGround equipment includes space for a game console, tablet, and drawing tools. The Convivio extractable unit holds cocktail accessories, glasses and bottles. The island houses two hidden vertically-extractable units complete with electro-assisted mechanisms: one contains a multimedia monitor that can rotate to face the table or the island; the other is a storage designed to keep an extensive collection of spices and kitchen utensils. Each home-automation element is applicable to any TM Italia kitchen model. Discontinuity as an expressive language and representation of TM Italia’s innermost ultrarational essence, in a unique and balanced technology, design sophistication, modularity and custom manufacturing.
