THE SOCIAL KITCHEN

Love entertaining? You need a kitchen that allows you to be the ultimate host and a consummate chef. Italian designer Vittore Niolu’s ‘Motus’ design for Scavolini visually blends your living room and kitchen, encouraging guests to mingle as you cook. Its lacquered cabinets function as storage for everything from books and ceramics to tableware. Meanwhile, the kitchen island – with its elegant angled legs – acts not as a room divider, but an invitation for people to perch while you put the finishing touches to a meal. From £20,000 (scavolini.design). ➤