SMOOTH SURFACES
The rippling interplay of light across ridges and fluting have dominated recent kitchen designs, so it was a surprise – and a delight – to see effortlessly even cabinetry make a reappearance. It felt like a return to a simpler time; the eye gliding across the lacquer of Cesar’s Intarsio units. As more of us live in apartments and want to blur the line between cooking and living space, it makes sense that seamless, flush finishes are back in vogue.