IS PAULA ROSA CREATING THE “SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME”?

Winners of a recent competition to design “A Kitchen for the Future” are now working with sponsors, Paula Rosa, to develop
exciting new concepts for the kitchen in years to come. Always seeking innovation, Paula Rosa set a challenge for students
of Nottingham University School of the Built Environment, to bring a fresh approach to this most traditional heart of the home.

To ensure a ‘level playing field’, the template for all entries was the kitchen space in the C-60 Research House, sponsored by
Stoneguard Limited, which is being built on Nottingham University campus as part of the Creative Energy Homes Project.
Competition entrants were encouraged to give free rein to their creativity while, at the same time, taking into account such
practical considerations as sustainable materials, low carbon impact, energy use and recycling.

The panel of six judges was drawn from Paula Rosa, Stoneguard Limited, Electrolux plc and Nottingham University.
“With so many varied and fascinating ideas to consider”, commented Rod Siddall, Managing Director of Paula Rosa,
“It was hard to narrow the choice to just one scheme and, in the end, we took the decision to divide the main prize
between two entries which had an affinity that seemed open to development”.

Joint winner, Richard Stokes, focused his ideas on the social use of the kitchen, ideal for families, with a creative concept
encouraging interaction between everyone using the kitchen, whether cleaning or preparing food, cooking or eating.
With a similar emphasis on warmth and sociability, joint winning team, Annie Marston and Lucelia Rodrigues, created a
stylish kitchen design with the application of considerable research into sustainable materials and recycling.

As well as the main prize, a number of entries received commendation for elements of their proposals.
David Baggeley and Patrick Abrams received a high commendation for their strong emphasis on heat recovery
and original ecological ideas. Commendations also went to Matthew McKenna and Nichola Finch for a new
kitchen structure and lighting scheme, Leon Warner for a moveable worktops and units, Samuel Wilkinson and
Luke Donald for interesting use of shapes and seamless materials.

Since the adjudication, the three winning students have been spending time with Paula Rosa’s
Design & Development Team to explore ways to integrate both winning schemes and
take them forward to the prototype stage.

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For further information, please contact :
Stephanie Woolcott, Communications & Development Advisor, Paula Rosa
Water Lane, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 3DS
Stephanie.woolcott@paularosa.com
01903 748432