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reestanding furniture captures the original essence of utilitarian style, as established by the historical ‘downstairs kitchen’. Collinson’s Broad freestanding kitchen is a modern translation. ‘In order to achieve that purist utilitarian look, we remove anything that doesn’t have an essential function within the design. Then we add elegance to what remains. The way a line terminates or how one plane transitions to another should never be abrupt. It is modernism with round overs,’ explains founder, Edward Collinson. ‘Modern kitchens can feel sterile and even hostile. Natural wood and stone bring texture,

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