David and Victoria Beckham use mixed materials to perfect an emerging design movement that favors warmth and texture in the kitchen
Designers say it's no longer considered the standard to have matching metals in a kitchen – Beckham's London kitchen is the blueprint for this new trend
For years, uniformity and consistency have shaped the materials we introduce in our kitchens, but this year, designers are encouraging us to be more experimentative – and we’ve got guidance from London’s most fashionable couple.
Introducing mixed materials in the interest of added warmth and texture (alongside their practical benefits) is a lesson we’re taking into 2025, but David and Victoria Beckham already set a precedent back in 2022. In their London townhouse, they enlisted the expertise of luxury Italian manufacturer Officine Gullo to design their space – the result is a mixed-material masterclass.
Admired for its high-end metal-based designs and extraordinary range of cookers, Officine Gullo is a kitchen design force. They’ve known how to mix and match materials for years, as Beckham’s space reminds us. They exhibit the brand’s famous cooking appliances (all with a metal exterior and silver countertops) alongside dark gray wooden cabinets, a natural island, and copper pans hanging in the center. Despite being two years old, it’s our go-to vision for mixing materials this year.
