‘I am passionate about creating luxurious kitchens which flow through a room to create something visually exciting and different. This Nero Brillante design features a sweeping, sensuously curved peninsula in a rich black Scintillo lacquer, which sparkles with tiny metallic flecks and is finished with multiple layers of clear lacquer for a polished result with real depth. The whole effect is accentuated by the plinth level and ceiling feature lighting, which really helps to create a sense of movement across the room. Like all my designs, I want the kitchen to be the sociable heart of the home. No-one wants to be staring at the wall, so I have positioned this peninsula to face out into the room, with hobs and sink in easy reach. The worktop is a totally seamless and smooth Volcanic Stone with an elegantly tapered, shark nose profile, with a teardrop-shaped section of Venetian Cracked Ice which almost floats off the surface. And the Toscanino ink-stained silver leaf glass wall panelling is a very glamorous finishing touch.’