牛顿的厨房 & 设计's Striking New Space

Pierre and Tricia Matta of 牛顿的厨房 & 设计 were looking to start fresh when their lease was up, and their new 6500-square-foot space on Wexford Street in Needham provided a blank canvas. The move allowed the family-owned business to undertake a complete gut renovation and conceptualize (in a mere 16 weeks!) an artful new home with plenty of room for their custom and cutting-edge cabinetry.

他们的新位置, a serpentine space with shiny, white epoxy over cement floors, Venetian plastered walls with a pearl finish by in-house Venetian plasterer Cusato Creative, eye-catching lighting fixtures, and multicolored and multidimensional artwork by 乔凡尼DeCunto, is equal parts showroom and gallery. It has a great flow and is dripping with style and a bit of their trademark edge. 六个月之内, it will also boast a working kitchen at its core, 哪一个, says co-owner and designer Pierre, 会很热.”

当你走进来, you’re greeted by a design vignette with a Moroccan flavor, featuring a 23-foot custom-made sofa sheathed in rich indigo, violet and orange that embraces a thick wood table with a live edge. 而橱柜则是 牛顿的厨房 & 设计这是我的理由être, the area serves as an immediate signal that their custom furnishings extend well beyond the kitchen. “If a customer says they want it,” says Pierre, “we’ll make it for them.” 

Displays show just what the cabinetmaker can do, and installations juxtapose different styles and materials. 在一个领域, a design mingles white lacquer, walnut and a thin stone veneer on the cabinetry, open shelving and toe kicks (above),而 another plays a striped exotic Macassar ebony wood against cowhide and bright white cabinets (top). 虽然牛顿厨房 & 设计 can accommodate traditional tastes, “People come to us because they want something different,” explains co-owner Tricia. “They don’t want the cookie-cutter kitchen.”

The company teams up with other professionals—like Nezam定制铁, who did the custom metalwork in a stone table (pictured at top) and the base of the conference table—to give their pieces more of an artistic flair. Many of their counter surfaces hail from 大理石 & 花岗岩,而 First Class 大理石 and 花岗岩 in Franklin, their fabricator, installed the showroom's striking countertops. For cabinet hardware, lighting, faucets and sinks, they walk clients right next door to 李约瑟锁 & 装饰五金.  

They are known for their high-gloss lacquers and funky woods (think rosewood and palm), as well as other materials and textures like acid wash mirror, 皮革隐藏, 锌和亚麻, and they now have the space to show clients the many possibilities. Pricing runs the gamut; though their new digs certainly look rich, the Mattas make a point of including some inexpensive options. They know how to achieve a high-style look for less. “Because we’re building the cabinetry,” says Tricia, “we have more control over the materials we use.”

Filling the large space isn’t a problem. “Pierre’s mind never stops working,” says Tricia. He is inspired by travel, other people’s work, architecture, and by the out of the ordinary. Though his earliest craft explored the traditional—projects with fluted pilasters, crown moldings and dentils—he soon found a passion for the contemporary. He loves warming up sleek designs with a little wood and/or metal for texture. 皮埃尔的定制, out-of-the-box commissions have gained quite a following; says Tricia, “All he wants to do is create.” 

Photography by Keitaro Yoshioka