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Modern kitchen, 2012

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Modern kitchen, 2012

This up-market kitchen displays many of the features characteristic of new kitchens in the early 2000s – the long 'island' work surface and sink, sleek metallic and natural timber surfaces and fittings and a generally minimalistic appearance, relieved somewhat by the pottery displayed on the shelves in the foreground.

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David Burton, Cooking – Cooking technology, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38523/modern-kitchen-2012 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by David Burton, published 18 June 2012.