{"id":2448,"date":"2025-09-30T10:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/09\/30\/kitchen-of-the-week-the-site-of-your-next-dinner-party-in-new-yorks-flower-district\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T02:54:32","slug":"kitchen-of-the-week-the-site-of-your-next-dinner-party-in-new-yorks-flower-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/kitchen-of-the-week-the-site-of-your-next-dinner-party-in-new-yorks-flower-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Dapur Minggu Ini: Tempat Majlis Makan Malam Anda Seterusnya, di Daerah Bunga New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oftentimes, here on the Remodelista editorial team, one design discovery leads to another, and another. Case in point: A few weeks ago, Julie stumbled upon Coquo, a Montreal-based company revolutionizing modular kitchen systems, which in turn led us to Witness Apartment, just a few blocks south of our New York offices, in the heart of Manhattan\u2019s Flower District. (N.B.: We\u2019ll be writing more about Coquo itself in another post; stay tuned.)<\/p>\n<p>Though the name (and Google searches) brings to mind something more sinister, Witness is a rentable apartment on West 30th Street\u2014a \u201ccurated lifestyle shop, creative incubator, and design space,\u201d according to their site\u2014complete with a kitchen, dining area, bed, and bath, and available for photo and film shoots, weddings, and events. The kitchen\u2014recently overhauled with Coquo\u2019s modular kitchen furniture, a Smeg fridge, and black KitchenAid appliances\u2014is, the site says, \u201cperfect for turn-key dinner productions:\u201d one of the most design-forward kitchens we\u2019ve seen this the summer, ready for a sophisticated midsummer soiree in the middle of the city. Take a look (and contact Witness Apartment for more information).<\/p>\n<p>Photography via&nbsp;Coquo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Witness Apartment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4978534088925588428.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The apartment\u2019s \u201cTest Kitchen\u201d was recently overhauled, and the existing white cabinetry and butcher-block countertops (visible&nbsp;here) replaced with Coquo\u2018s modular kitchen furniture, tableware from Italian brand Seletti, a Smeg fridge, and large appliances from KitchenAid\u2019s Black Stainless Steel line. The new, monochrome update made its debut during this year\u2019s New York Design Week.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6702587390155959577.png\">  <br \/>Above: The kitchen, with Coquo\u2018s modular kitchen elements, including the Radix Appliance Kit (at left; for fitting around a dishwasher; from $679), the Voltaire Cabinet (on the back wall, holding wood serveware; $1,279), the&nbsp;Braccas Island&nbsp;in midnight black-stained oak with a black Fenix countertop ($1,279), and the Radix Three-Drawer Cabinet&nbsp;(at right; from $1,699 for the smallest size).   <\/p>\n<p>The Montreal-based company\u2019s mantra? \u201cFurniture should last a lifetime and change with your life.\u201d In other words: Kitchens should be flexible and customizable, able to shift according to need\u2014not the clunky, built-in, long-term commitment of traditional kitchens. Their kitchen furniture is made of materials made to last\u2014solid oak and powder-coated steel, in three colors\u2014and the mix-and-match pieces are suitable for full-kitchen overhauls or smaller, partial updates.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1616276437129618102.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Coquo\u2019s Radix Cabinet&nbsp;($1,279) serves as the base for the matte black sink. Alongside is Smeg\u2019s Retro 1950s-Style Fridge in white.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8386867209570919049.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The black vases are \u201cwet vessels\u201d by Brooklyn-based ceramicist Aviva Rowley (we\u2019ve admired them before on Gardenista; see our post at&nbsp;Objects of Desire: Wet Vessels by Aviva Rowley). The oven is the KitchenAid Single Wall Oven with Even-Heat Convection&nbsp;in a black stainless finish; $2,599.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4115044573032144369.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Coquo\u2019s glass-fronted Voltaire Cabinet&nbsp;(from $2,889) keeps tableware at the ready for dinner parties with chefs and Instagram-worthy pop-up events. The plates are from Seletti\u2019s Estetico Quotidiano line.     <br \/>Above: The duo-tone tiled table was a DIY affair. (Interested in trying your hand at something similar? See&nbsp;DIY: A Summery Side Table by Two Young Paris Architects&nbsp;for step-by-step instructions.) The Optical Pendant Lights are from Lee Broom.   <\/p>\n<p>N.B.: To inquire about bookings, click the \u201cContact\u201d button at the bottom of the Witness Apartment site.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more of our favorite kitchens in urban spaces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kitchen of the Week: A Glamorous Kitchen in San Francisco, Ikea Hacks Included<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen of the Week: An Architect\u2019s Own Custom Kitchen in London<\/li>\n<li>Dapur Minggu Ini: Gambaran dekat dapur Brooklyn milik Jess Thomas yang memikat hati ramai<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seringkali, di sini di pasukan editorial Remodelista, satu penemuan reka bentuk membawa kepada satu lagi, dan satu lagi. Sebagai contoh: beberapa minggu lalu, Julie terjumpa Coquo, sebuah syarikat berpangkalan di Montreal yang merevolusikan sistem dapur modular, yang seterusnya membawa kami ke Witness Apartment, hanya beberapa blok di selatan pejabat kami di New York, di tengah-tengah [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}