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Doctor-Inspired Kitchen Cupboards

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The Jean Nouvel X-Ray Cabinets Show Your Backlit Bakeware

— January 29, 2012 — Art & Design
If you have any fractures in your frying pans, or cracks in your cookware, be careful about hiding them behind the Jean Nouvel X-Ray Cabinets because any injuries in your kitchen utensils will be put on display.

The amazing cabinetry designed by Nouvel looks like it belongs in the wing of a hospital but is meant to take up a wall in your home. The nearly transparent cupboards open to backlit shelving that appear on the outside to be an X-ray examination screen. It’s actually not a tough task to recreate this illusion in a DIY project if you’re feeling inspired and have construction capabilities, but sometimes it’s best to leave modern masterpieces like this to the experts.

Don’t waste time searching for a skillet again and get speedy results with the Jean Nouvel X-Ray Cabinets!
Trend Themes
1. Translucent Cabinetry - Designing kitchen cabinets that use translucent materials to create unique, visual features in kitchens.
2. Hospital-inspired Decor - Combining design elements of hospitals and clinics with domestic or commercial interiors to create a new concept.
3. Backlit Shelving - Using backlighting to create an interesting and attractive display of shelving in homes and commercial spaces.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design - Opportunity for furniture designers to incorporate elements of backlighting, translucency and hospital design in creating unique furniture for commercial and residential spaces.
2. Interior Design - Designers can explore and incorporate hospital design elements into homes, restaurants, and office spaces, playing with the concept of form and function while maintaining a minimalistic approach.
3. Kitchen Ware Design - Incorporating backlighting and translucent materials to create new kitchen appliances and storage systems that give visual feedback on the contents stored due to their semi see-through nature.
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