The Italian Ambassador’s New Kitchen: European Mod in a Traditional Tudor

Who would have thought that this home

with this kind of interior

would open the door from this ultra-traditional dining room

into THIS KITCHEN?

The Washington Post today had a great story on the newly remodeled kitchen at the residence of the Italian Ambassador. The story introduced me to an Italian kitchen designer and a French appliance maker I had not heard of: Arclinea, which the story called “the Ferrari of kitchen design.”

I also found out about Scholtès, the French appliance maker, whose four dishwashers and built-in coffee maker have a presence in the Villa Firenze kitchen.

I adore the modern departure this kitchen takes from the rest of the Tudor-style home – it says so much about current European design, and utterly fulfills every need of both the family that lives there and the daily catering needs for events that host thousands of guests every year. My favorite parts are the chic crystal cabinets and the elevated herb garden, which grows under special LED lights. How cool.

Luckily, I found a lot more images of this kitchen on the Arclinea Web site.

As for Scholtès, I started poking around to see more of these beautiful, sleek appliances. Sadly, I’m not sure they are available in the United States (unless you’re a European ambassador). But if any of you out there knows otherwise, please let me know.

Apparently, the company was first to introduce a built-in wall oven, in 1960, according to this link.

A free-standing oven, with this review

A cool retro refrigerator

And this lovely cooktop.