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"Umbra co-founder Paul Rowan and partner Marcee Ruby discuss how they created their dream kitchen in a converted, century-old flower shop."

"Designer and host of Weekend Reno Michelle Mawby shares some of the newest and coolest kitchen products for 2014
including our AVANI Arc design and mobile island."

"unveiled on the occasion of the toronto interior design show, dror’s ‘ARC collection’ is a transformative cabinetry system that offers integrated details such as pull-less doors and hidden appliance garages that assist in optimizing one’s space. the design takes its namesake from its feature element, an arc-like island made from Corian® that double-functions as a counter and bar, which when not in use, can be retracted into the main wall unit, thus further maximizing functionality and overall occupiable living area."

"Suzanne Dimma and Mark Challen walk us through their showstopping finds from the 2014 Interior Design Show, AyA makes the cut with Avani's turquoise cabinets and a space-saving movable counter."

"Designed in collaboration with New York- based Dror Benshetrit, the Avani collection kitchens combine sleek looks with high function. They feature minimal hardware, painstakingly fine details both on the inside and outside of the cabinets, and clever storage components such as roll-out pantries. Finishes stand out, too, with gorgeous high-gloss and matte-lacquer options, and hand-rubbed stains on white oak."s."

"Dror Benshetrit has struck green with the new Avani line for Aya Kitchens. Named Arc, the ultra-contemporary system is defined by its emphasis on symmetry, and by its sleek finishes: hardware-free lacquered doors and Corian countertops, and hand-rubbed, rift-cut white oak cabinetry. Space-saving features include sliding islands and cooktop covers, hidden appliance garages and a swivel table."

"Industry professionals and earnest homemakers congregate this weekend at the Interior Design Show, the annual fair devoted to the year’s most innovative products and latest home-design trends. This year’s show brings exhibits from over 320 designers, manufacturers and local craft merchants, including European heavyweights like Miele and renowned design studios like London’s Raw Edges. The eye-catching displays include reclaimed-wood furniture, futuristic kitchens and all kinds of fascinating light fixtures, and prices range from the extravagant to the surprisingly affordable—although it’s worth checking out even if your wishlist is purely the fantasy kind."

"With his new Avani line for AyA Kitchens, Benshetrit has re-imagined the kitchen itself as a sort of canvas. “We are transformable beings, emotionally, as humans,” he says. “In the morning, we are in the kitchen quietly starting our day with coffee, in the evenings, we gather there together to make dinner. The kitchen wants to be different things for us at different times.” To this end, for Avani, Dror has minimized the composition, creating this one simple gesture that he calls the Ark—a transformable island space that floats in and out according to its function and the user’s mood."