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To Be Contino-ed

September 1, 2023

Fittingly deemed ‘The Architectural Kitchen,’ German-born LEICHT’s new Contino Ξ12 collection channels confidence, certainty and class for those seeking a new sense of elevated living.

More than just a designated prep space, the kitchen is the ultimate beehive for nourishment of the body, mind and soul. On the grounds of this belief, LEICHT – Europe’s premium kitchen brand for over 80 years – comes in to ensure that the surrounding environment fits the bill by offering cutting-edge, comprehensive and customisable kitchen systems for the modern home. Its latest pride and joy, as the first part of the brand’s 2023 releases, arrives in the form of the Contino Ξ12 collection, containing several innovative creations that will transform the way die Küche are perceived and experienced. 

It all starts with the finely handcrafted, handleless kitchen front with a thickness of just 12 mm. This slender front rounds off various room styles with an elegant design language, allowing it to pick up a third spatial dimension; a quick glance at the upper front edge reveals particularly defined, reduced architectural lines that make for a compelling visual and feel. This formal linearity is underpinned by the prime materials meticulously chosen to bring it to reality, offering an abundance of choice between the 15 exclusive matt lacquer Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier colours, RAL and NCS colours in a matt lacquer finish and the LEICHT aluminium surface ALURO with chamfered edges in silver, oxide titanium and oxide bronze. Regardless of one’s selection, the result of each and every product is a harmonious composition of form and surface that satisfies the senses.

Paired well with the Contino Ξ12 front is the ICONIC open shelving system, redefining the understanding of space. This future-oriented, room-in-room installation concept is the ultimate structural centrepiece that not only makes its mark visually but, as a functional utility room, also offers clever storage space simultaneously. Designed as a ceiling-high soloist from the TOPOS real wood surface programme in bergamo elm, it draws the eyes upwards, while cooking and other activities take place all around. As for its vertical shelf sides, they stand at a minimum distance of 5 cm from the wall. Visually highlighting the extensive back panel is an LED light strip running along the rear of these sides; the deliberately staged indirect light ensures the shelving system has a depth enhancing, three-dimensional effect. 

A generous island projects into the open-plan living area and, as a contrast to the vertical cube rising upwards, determines the horizontal lines; this is where the new, slim-line Contino Ξ12 front with an ALURO surface comes in to minimise the linearity of the overall scenario. Upon opening the unit elements that run continuously around the island block, one will find the new M8 pullout system and the carcase’s interior in carbon grey, which ideally complement the material properties of the aluminium – guaranteeing a consistency in the overall appearance. 

This entire collection, along with an exhaustive range of LEICHT’s luxurious products, can be found right in our backyard at XTRA, stationed at The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur. Well-regarded as the country’s premier importer and retailer of branded lighting and nonconforming furniture, expect an exposure to a myriad of only the finest contemporary, dynamic and unique designs in the global market – conveniently housed within one mighty expansive space. Offering pieces suited for international tastes, XTRA sensibly constitutes the perfect fit for exclusive partnerships with European brands just like LEICHT.

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