The Conversation is the Kitchen

Looking at a kitchen sink in a whole new light

Arazoo
Arazoo Blog
3 min readAug 10, 2018

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It’s no secret why the open kitchen concept is an essential element of contemporary residential design. They’ve become the new center of the home and a place where conversations, experiences and memories happen. Franke Systems is tuned into this new reality and is designing sophisticated components that stand out as conversation pieces themselves. Their new Crystal sink line demonstrates this by becoming an unexpected focal point in the kitchen.

During the A’18 conference, we grabbed coffee with Daniel Schwab, VP of Sales at Franke Systems to learn a little more about how they’ve focused on making the kitchen a gathering place where families interact, old friends reminisce, and of course where everyone bonds over delicious delights. As he explained, Franke’s product design approach is to weave the brand’s aspirational, conversational ethos throughout its entire line of kitchen elements so they look and feel like one cohesive family.

Franke’s Crystal sink is a great example of a product that has evolved beyond its traditional function to provide innovative features required of a modern kitchen, while at the same time achieving an elevated aesthetic. As Daniel explained, “You can’t really reinvent the sink but you can look at it in a different light, and that’s exactly what we are trying to do.” The Crystal sink has a sleek outline with sharp corners and, borrowing from contemporary shower design, a linear “infinity” drain. Instead of a common round or square center drain, the Crystal sink’s linear side drain looks awesome and provides a more functional basin for today’s sophisticated home chefs. Metal finishes match precisely with Franke’s faucet line, and a flush-aligned, tempered glass drain cover comes in an array of different colors to enable designers to further match the overall material palette of the kitchen with the sink and faucet. When’s the last time you were complimented on your kitchen sink?

Kitchens really are the heart of modern homes, so it’s great to see manufacturers like Franke innovating and raising the design bar on sinks, faucets, and other “standard” elements. Hopefully some of these new products will be the perfect complement to your future kitchen designs and help contribute to its sense of character, and maybe even spark a conversation or two! I invite you to explore Franke’s brand line on Arazoo or on their website.

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