{"id":17673,"date":"2020-04-28T16:02:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T16:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silestoneinstitute.com\/the-kitchen-is-now-more-than-ever-the-heart-of-the-home-becoming-a-multifunctional-and-social-space\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T07:01:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T07:01:57","slug":"the-kitchen-is-now-more-than-ever-the-heart-of-the-home-becoming-a-multifunctional-and-social-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silestoneinstitute.com\/en\/the-kitchen-is-now-more-than-ever-the-heart-of-the-home-becoming-a-multifunctional-and-social-space\/","title":{"rendered":"The kitchen is now more than ever the heart of the home, becoming a multifunctional and social space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The kitchen, as the\ncenter of life at home, is the space that best reflects the social changes and\ntransformations we are experiencing: it projects our ways of life, how we are,\nhow we behave and how we evolve.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Global Kitchen Study<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Barcelona, \u200b\u200bApril 28, 2020.-<\/em> According to the Global Kitchen study, the kitchen\nhas become a <strong>multifunctional and social space.<\/strong> This statement is\nespecially valid in these times of sanitary crisis and confinement. It is now\nmore than ever when the kitchen transcends the purely culinary space and\nbecomes a space to share, work, chat, do homework &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Kitchen study &#8220;The kitchen at the\nheart of the home&#8221;, prepared by the Silestone Institute, is an initiative\nby Cosentino to analyze the keys to domestic cooking in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the study, there is a marked tendency for\nthe kitchen as a social space as opposed to less use as a purely\n&#8220;culinary&#8221; space. The kitchen welcomes more and more activities\ntypical of other rooms in the home, until it extends to the living room to\ncreate a new environment of coexistence in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What activities do we do in the kitchen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>43% use the kitchen to make the main meals.<\/li><li>29% for meetings with guests.<\/li><li>11% to work.<\/li><li>17% for other tasks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silestoneinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/activities.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3970\" width=\"491\" height=\"272\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do we prefer when we choose the\ndesign of our kitchen?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>63.5% prioritize functionality (make the most of space).<\/li><li>15.1% savings (exterior light, optimal furniture for food\npreservation, A +++ appliances).<\/li><li>12% the quality and durability of the materials.<\/li><li>10% design and aesthetics (latest trends in colors,\nmaterials, etc.).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/silestoneinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/desing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3972\" width=\"470\" height=\"268\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expert opinion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td> <em>&#8220;The  kitchen has become a shared space&#8221;<\/em>  <strong>Albert Adri\u00e0. Chef   <\/strong>    &nbsp;                                 &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <em>\u201cThe domestic kitchen has come out of the  closet. Far from remaining in an isolated place, it serves as a space for the negotiation of daily life and, more importantly, for the construction  and affirmation of cultural and social identity \u201d. <\/em><strong>Nita Mathur. Sociology Professor    <\/strong>   &nbsp;                                    &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <em>\u201cThe kitchen is a space  for enjoyment and gathering for family and friends, where we take care of   everyone&#8217;s health. We share didactic, social habits, affection, love\u2026 It  is a unique space to share. \u201d<\/em>  <strong>Xevi Verdaguer. Psychoneuroimmunology specialist       &nbsp;             <\/strong>                       &nbsp;   &nbsp;   &nbsp;   <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\nmore than ever, we must stay at home, that&#8217;s why, we take the opportunity to\ncontinue enjoying the kitchen not only as a culinary space but also as a social\ngathering place where to share moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#Istayinthekitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nGlobal Kitchen study, presented in 2019, is based on a consumer survey in 9 countries\n(Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, the United States, Canada,\nAustralia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates) and on the expert vision of\n23 professionals from different specialties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kitchen, as the center of life at home, is the space that best reflects the social changes and transformations we are experiencing: it projects our ways of life, how we are, how we behave and how we evolve.&#8221; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Global Kitchen Study Barcelona, \u200b\u200bApril 28, 2020.- According to the Global Kitchen study, the kitchen&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[999],"tags":[1081,1012,1091,1092,1093,1094],"class_list":["post-17673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-istayinthekitchen","tag-kitchen","tag-multifunctional-kitchen","tag-social-space","tag-the-kitchen","tag-the-kitchen-the-heart-of-the-home","category-999","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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