New Kitchen Design Features To Get Excited About

There is something genuinely exciting about new kitchen features landing, because each innovation opens up new possibilities for design. 

New features give our designers more flexibility, creative freedom, and better ways to solve the everyday challenges that our clients face, once the showroom visit is a distant memory. 

Whether it is improving flow in open-plan spaces, making better use of awkward corners, or introducing storage that works harder without looking heavy, thoughtful new design elements can elevate a kitchen from well planned to brilliantly resolved.  

These latest features do exactly that, blending considered aesthetics with practical benefits that make a real difference to how kitchens look and function. 

Here are some of the standout design updates worth knowing about. 

Elegant rounded ends for rows of units and islands

Straight lines have dominated kitchen design for years, but there is a growing move towards softer forms. Rounded ends for rows of units and islands introduce a more fluid, refined look, particularly in minimalist kitchens. 

These gentle curves deliberately break away from sharp edges, helping the kitchen connect more naturally with surrounding living spaces. The result feels calmer, more considered, and far less boxy, ideal for open plan layouts where the kitchen is on display from every angle. 

Elegant island end shelf unit

Island ends are often underused, but this feature turns them into something genuinely useful and visually appealing. The island end shelf unit creates space for display without encroaching on prep areas, keeping the main workspace clear and functional. 

It is perfect for cookbooks, ceramics, or those objects that make a kitchen feel lived in rather than staged. Integrated power sockets can also be included if required, allowing phones and tablets to be charged close by, but out of the way. Practical, discreet, and no trailing leads across the worktop, which is always a win. 

Mirrored glass recess

Lighting does a lot of heavy lifting in kitchen design, and the mirrored glass recess is a clever way to make it work even harder. By reflecting built-in lighting from support panel top shelves, it gently distributes light across the surrounding workspace.

The mirrored back panel also reflects the room itself, visually stretching the space and adding depth. In smaller kitchens especially, this creates a noticeably more open and spacious feel, without changing the footprint or layout. Subtle, but very effective.

Practical top unit with folding door

Corners in L-shaped kitchens are notorious for wasted space. This top unit, featuring a folding door, is designed specifically to address that problem. 

Installed at the end of a run of units, it provides additional storage for everyday items such as glasses, plates and jugs. The folding door opens neatly without occupying extra space, making it easy to access even in tight layouts. It is one of those features that designers love because it solves a problem clients did not realise had a solution. 

FurnSpin dynamic rotating cabinet

FurnSpin takes storage in a completely different direction. Using a unique swivelling and pivoting movement, the cabinet rotates to reveal its contents fully with a single turn, without the need for traditional doors. 

The result is a striking visual feature that also happens to be highly practical. Everything inside is immediately visible and accessible, making it ideal for feature storage in kitchens, utility rooms, or even adjoining living spaces. It is a genuine design statement, and one that has already picked up multiple international awards for innovation. 

Design that works harder 

What all of these features have in common is that they are there for a reason. They are not gimmicks or decorative extras added for the sake of it. Each one solves a genuine design problem while also improving how the kitchen looks and feels to use. 

Whether it is softening the edges of an island, making better use of forgotten corner space, or rethinking how storage can move and adapt, these details show how kitchen design continues to evolve in a thoughtful, practical way. When planning a new kitchen, it is often these quieter decisions that make the biggest difference in the long run.