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What makes quality visible today

A kitchen reveals its quality where nothing is left to chance. Where planning, materials and craftsmanship interlock. Where functions feel effortless and design and comfort form a single entity. It is precisely this perfect interplay that the KM Küchenmeile 2026 places at the centre.

Low-maintenance surfaces – sometimes calm and purist, sometimes featuring striking textures – form the design foundation, together with finely coordinated material and colour concepts for fronts and worktops. Intelligent storage solutions, smoothly gliding pull-outs and high-quality fitting systems equally define the comfort of a kitchen – almost silently and as a matter of course. The water station also becomes an expression of individual kitchen design. Taps, sinks and innovative drinking water systems can be precisely matched in material, colour and finish to the furniture concept or purposefully used as a design statement. The same applies to domestic appliances, which can either blend in discreetly or shape the character of a kitchen as a striking design element.

Display cabinets, sideboards and lowboards extend this design ethos beyond the kitchen. Different glass options, lighting displays and high-quality materials combine cooking, dining and living into a seamless living space. This commitment to quality continues even behind the fronts – with well-thought-out organisational systems and an interior as carefully designed as the exterior.

The following examples from our member companies show how multifaceted this interaction is implemented today – and whet the appetite for the KM Küchenmeile 2026, where these developments can be experienced in all their diversity.

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The Art of Omission

Following the merging of kitchen and living space, design itself moves more into focus. Quiet colour palettes, warm natural tones and carefully coordinated materials are taking the place of striking contrasts. Matte surfaces and fine relief and grooved textures lend the kitchens depth without breaking the calm overall effect.

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Rethinking spaces

With a view to the upcoming Küchenmeile 2026, which will take place in Ostwestfalen from 19 to 25 September 2026, this newsletter series is launching a thematic approach to the key developments in the industry. Six consecutive issues will highlight current trends, design movements, and changing requirements for kitchen planning – from holistic living concepts and materiality to innovation and increasing individualisation.

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Trends & innovations at the Küchenmeile 2025 | Part 2

Tradition meets innovation - further highlights of the Küchenmeile 2025
This year's Küchenmeile A30 impressively demonstrated how strongly design, quality and functionality characterise the kitchen as a living space.
In the first part of our review, we presented numerous exciting new products.
Today follow other manufacturers, that inspire with innovative materials, strong colour concepts and pioneering product ideas.

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Trends & innovations at the Küchenmeile 2025 | Part 1

Inspiration, innovation, individuality - that was the Kitchen Mile 2025
From 20 to 26 September 2025, Küchenmeile A30 impressively demonstrated why it is one of the most important industry events in Europe.
Leading manufacturers presented their new products, materials and room concepts - characterised by natural elegance, functional design and visionary ideas for the living of tomorrow.

In this Review part 1 we present some of the most exciting trends and models.

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Trends, technologies, transformation | Part 2

From the 20 to 26 September 2025 the Küchenmeile opens its doors once again and becomes the stage for the industry's major innovations. The 24 renowned manufacturers from the A30 Küchenmeile e.V. marketing association will present the latest trends and concepts in their own exhibition centres and show how the kitchen is evolving as an integral part of modern architecture.

But it doesn't stop at the kitchen: visitors can look forward to inspiring innovations in the areas of Dining, living, utility room, bathroom and dressing room look forward to. This means that Küchenmeile 2025 will once again be a showcase for holistic furnishing concepts and pioneering interior design.

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Trends, technologies, transformation | Part 1

From 20 to 26 September 2025, the Küchenmeile will once again open its doors and become the stage for the industry's major innovations. The 24 renowned manufacturers from the A30 Küchenmeile e.V. marketing association will present the latest trends and concepts in their own exhibition centres and show how the kitchen is evolving as an integral part of modern architecture.

But it doesn't stop at the kitchen: visitors can look forward to inspiring innovations in the areas of Dining, living, utility room, bathroom and dressing room look forward to. This means that Küchenmeile 2025 will once again be a showcase for holistic furnishing concepts and pioneering interior design.

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New rooms. New roles. New relevance - living begins in the kitchen

Changing furnishing styles, materials and structures: the Kitchen Mile 2025 shows how the kitchen is becoming the emotional centre of the home. It is no longer about individual products, but about holistic living spaces. Colours, Surfaces and Room functions from the kitchen to the utility room to the entrance area.

What used to be "kitchen planning" is now Lifestyle. The following overview provides a compact introduction to the most important developmentsthat rethink living - harmonious, cross-manufacturer, inspiring.

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