Introducing the Zampieri Irori kitchen, as seen at last month’s Eurocucina held as part of Salone del Mobile.Milano. Designed by Stefano Cavazzana, the Irori kitchen draws its inspiration from the an ancient Japanese tradition.
An Irori is an ancient Japanese domestic fulcrum built into the floor which was used for heating and cooking. The Irori kitchen takes this tradition and innovation and morphs it into a refined design concept that becomes a tribute to beauty and the pureness of lines and materials. With a design that represents Japanese furniture, Irori considers the interior environment as the fulcrum of domestic energy and finds a rhythm between vertical and horizontal surfaces, and natural materials and colours.
Metal furnishings reflect the visual of bamboo canes with a round tube taking up the shape of the cane from the handle, to the large table, to the backlit boiserie. Irori is a system that can be creatively expanded or reduced according to the required dimensions.
The Irori kitchen features a handle as part of the 8mm aluminium door with a special wooden door declination that further enhances the sense of the Orient. It’s clear the extent of the research involved to create a space where harmony is evident right down to the finer details with a significant balance achieved between elements, materials and colours.
Utilising natural materials processed according to a traditional Shou Sugi Ban processing technique (a centuries-old Japanese method of wood treatment and preservation utilising fire), Zampieri is able to create a stunningly elegant black/brown wood which changes in intensity depending on the type of wood chosen and how long, or deep, is the combustion process.
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