Under the umbrella brand of Kuchenmeile (or Kitchen Mile), German kitchen manufacturers introduced furniture for 2022/23 at individual trade fairs or hausmesses.

Established for more than 20 years, the event sees manufacturers located around the A30 open their doors to kitchen specialists, architects and contractors.

This year, Kuchenmiele featured a group of 27 manufacturers, with Rational having cancelled its participation in the trade fair and filing for insolvency.

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We have compiled a curated edit of kitchen brands and their trend direction for kitchen colours, textures, materials and furniture planning.

PRONORM

This year saw Pronorm celebrating its 50th anniversary, and introduce an array of products under the design theme ‘Diversity for Life’.

Smoked wood veneers, muted truffle woodgrains, authentic stone décors, organic colours and luxurious metallics made up a palette of 31 new finishes.

Pronorm now offers 250 door finishes which have been designed to help harmonise the kitchen and neighbouring living spaces.

Taking centre stage of the show was its premium i-luminate brand, with patented integrated handle lighting and it revealed a new matt black handle option.

The company also extended the choice of colours on its narrow and traditional frame shaker doors, now available in any NCS or RAL colour. It gives UK retailers the ability to cater for customers with traditional tastes.

STORMER

As part of a host of introductions for 2023, Störmer introduced its Cleafline collection at its Hausmesse show.

Presented in a sleek handle-less aluminium bronze appliance bank and matching waterfall island, it is available in a choice of 11 finishes, including four aluminium and granite effects, as well as seven textured wood styles.

To add contrast, Cleafline has been paired with the Glasgow range in a dark walnut veneer to create a dining island focal point.

Alike all Störmer kitchens, Cleafline boasts water resistant “Eco-Pro” laser edged carcasses as standard in a choice of colours and Grass drawer system, including a selection of real wood interior storage solutions.

ROTPUNKT

As part of its 2023 product innovations, Rotpunkt displayed its ‘Welcome Home’ concept which served almost every room in the home.

The company showcased furniture collections for kitchen and utility, laundry room, home office, living area and dressing room.

All of its modular furniture, doors and colours were created in line with its ‘‘Together to Zero’ climate strategy.

Over 130 UK retailers visited its newly revamped showroom in Germany to see how the Rotpunkt brand could be used throughout the home or apartment.

SCHULLER

With this year’s motto ‘at home with Schüller’, the company made a statement about rethinking all areas of our homes, starting from the kitchen.

It featured numerous additions to fronts, including the launch of the Smart Glass Matt range, which was made from polymeric glass and comes in five colours.

In addition, Slate Sand and Aurora Oak effects were added to Elba and Bari and the kitchen range was rounded off with Fino Matt now offered in the same range of fronts as Uni Matt.

Wood decors Aurora oak effect, Victoria walnut effect and Patagonia oak were added to Schuller’s worktop offer.

These were joined by Slate Sand Effect, Corten Oxide Effect and Pinara Light Grey Effect to round off the worktop collection.

In addition, Schuller added a new frame height to its 2023 collection which was developed for its C5 and X5 ranges, as well as in the Living area.

Plus it featured Visio shelving in a choice of five standard sets in a range of colours.

NEXT 125

Premium furniture brand of Schuller Next 125 showcased its 2022/2023 collection which has been created to meet its design philosophy of ‘diversity through consistency’.

This year, Next 125 expanded its sideboard family with glass fronts in ultra grey or finished with a vegan leather mat, a new pedestal and pullouts – now also available in walnut.

In addition, the Next 125 brand now features a multipurpose cupboard with retractable doors for additional storage space, a home bar or a fully equipped office kitchen.

In addition, Next 125 added 8125mm height units to offer greater design freedom for designs with grip ledges (NXL) or a combination of grip ledge and TIP-ON (SL).

It also showcased a filigree base to provide a floating effect for base units, rather than just kitchen islands.

Colours also played a major role at next125, with 18 satin and velvet matt lacquer shades of the new concept across Essential, Elegant and Exceptional categories.

And completing the story of the show, Schuller’s focus on sustainability was reflected in the introduction of the OceaniX Plastic handle made from plastic waste from the sea.

POGGENPOHL

Considering colours finishes for varying price point was a key theme at this year’s in-house trade fair for Poggenpohl.

Exclusive to the company, it introduced Contour in a velvet matt lacquer with an anodised frame, and available across price points. It is pictured, here, with a bronze aluminium frame with white inlay.

In addition, Poggenpohl showcased real Stone door fronts in a larger selection of colours, including exclusive options.

Adding to these were three colours of laminate stone effect door fronts, for consumers who have a budget at a lower price point or perhaps to continue the look in a utility or boot room.

Completing its show experience, Poggenpohl showcased conceptual ideas, including sliding worktops in prototype stage.

NOLTE

Taking inspiration from nature for its new door fronts, with its green finishes Nolte Küchen held a trade fair themed as Naturally Nolte.

It highlighted living comfort, quality and sustainable behaviour support, by the company’s commitment to environmental protection.

Introducing colours to be combined with  wood decors, the kitchen manufacturer unveiled Black Green across its collection.

In addition, it revealed an addition to its matt lacquer collection Lugano Lack, a premium door front in the modern country style, and Plus in Lava soft matt.

While high gloss in the mid-price range is now represented by Fine Lack, with a lacquer front in Arctic White, White, Platinum Grey and Graphite.

It is compatible with respective side panels and has been created to simplify the design process.

For the kitchen space and adjoining rooms, Nolte Küchen now also offers vertical recessed LED lighting for the shelves of all tall and base units.

In addition, wall clip-on shelves and panel shelves can be illuminated as part of an enhanced lighting concept.

Read about the trends from Kuchenmeile 2021/22.