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Interzum 2025

Rethinking resources and redefining kitchens

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This year’s Interzum 2025 in Cologne was a powerful showcase of innovation, sustainability, and forward-thinking design. With the guiding theme “Rethinking Resources: Circular and Biobased Solutions,” the event placed the circular economy at the heart of the furniture and interior design industry’s future.
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What Are The Latest Kitchen Design Trends in 2025?

The Paula Rosa Manhattan Horizon kitchen is sleek and contemporary with clean lines and sharp edging.

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Kitchen design is evolving faster than ever, and 2025 is set to showcase a perfect fusion of functionality, style, and smart technology. Homeowners are looking for kitchen spaces that reflect their personal style while offering efficiency and comfort. From handleless kitchens to bold statement materials, this year’s trends are redefining how we think about kitchen interiors. Whether you’re planning a complete renovation or a simple upgrade, here are the standout kitchen design trends for 2025.
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Sustainability Meets Sophistication

Natural Stone in Kitchen Design

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Because of its classic beauty, robustness, and practicality, natural stone worktops have emerged as a major trend in kitchen design. Natural stone materials like granite and quartz are becoming more and more popular in kitchens as homeowners continue to value both design and functionality. These materials provide an opulent touch while withstanding the rigours of everyday living. 
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Advancing Climate Action with Science-Based Targets

PRM's path for a greener future

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Following on from our recent positive news around our CO2 emissions, and an increased focus from some Key customers, this month we reminded ourselves of our aligned “Science Based Targets”.
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The Evolution of Handleless Kitchens

A handleless kitchen may sound like a futuristic idea but they have been around as long as the fitted kitchen has. And they’ve been consistently popular too.

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From the new wave high-rise projects in London, through to Germanic retail outlets and now used in almost every kitchen style, handleless kitchens have made their mark.
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Turning Up The Heat On Climate Action

#ShowYourStripes

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2024 was the warmest year on record globally, and the first year that was likely more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a stark reminder that global temperatures are continuing to rise.
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Stirring up Success

A Potted History of Paula Rosa Manhattan

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On A Roll With CO2 Goals

PRM marks 2 years of carbon-crushing success

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2024 was another great year on our carbon reduction journey, from the emissions that we have direct control over, we achieved a 58% reduction against our 2018 base line year and a 29% reduction vs 2023. These CO2 emissions are referred to as Scope 1 & 2 and are as a direct result of our business activities, such as the use company vehicles and the electrical energy that we buy.
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The Evolution of Handleless Kitchens

Sleek Lines Have Always Been On Trend

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This style may sound like a futuristic idea but they have been around as long as the fitted kitchen has - and they've been consistently popular too!
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Fifteen Years Strong in Sustainable Timber

A Milestone in Responsibly Sourcing

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As a producer of forest-based products, we have a responsibility to ensure that the materials and components we use are ethically sourced. We are now in our 15th year of having Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and our FSC® chain of custody certification demonstrates our commitment to using materials that are responsibly sourced.
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Striking Gold In Sustainability

PRM gains the gold award in the Supply Chain Sustainability School

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It is clear from the recent interactions we have had with some of our customers that sustainability has become a vital topic for everyone working in our sector to incorporate into “the way we work”.
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Mid Century Modern

Rediscover the Charms of this Delightful Trend

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Remember the kitchens in our grandparents’ homes? For those of us in our 30s-50s, they often featured charming elements like fluted glass door units, a freestanding cooker, possibly a Belfast sink, and almost definitely a built-in larder cupboard. These nostalgic touches are making a stylish comeback, inspired by the timeless appeal of Mid Century Modern design.
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Working with Amaze

Generating social value is a key driver for us as a business

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At PRM we have long been focused on achieving our sustainable business development goals, as well as ambitious targets to help reduce the impact of climate change, we are also aware of our societal responsibility to our employees and our local communities.
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Manston Gardens

88 homes for Chartway Partnerships Group

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Manston Gardens is a new housing development of eighty-eight 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes on the outskirts of the popular coastal town of Ramsgate in Kent.
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The Social Housing Process

The process of providing kitchens to our social housing customers.

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It all starts with our field based surveying team who will liaise with the tenant liaison officers for the housing association to book in the kitchen survey.
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Hermitage Park

520 homes for Croudace Homes

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Hermitage Park is a fantastic community of new build homes we have been delighted to help deliver over the last 8 phases. Comprising of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 bedroom homes under 5 minutes from Maidstone town centre in Kent.
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Colour Splash

Dive In To Colour This Year

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Last year, green made a major splash in kitchen design, and this vibrant trend is set to continue into 2024 and beyond, with the addition of light blues, burgundy, more wood tones and even purple.
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50 Charter Street

756 apartments, Canary Wharf

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This is the 4th project we have successfully been awarded by this prestigious developer. Working on a project of this scale presents logistical challenges when working consecutively across two high-rise buildings.
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Ridgewood Place

248 homes for Taylor Wimpey

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Ridgewood Place is just a mile from the market town of Uckfield in East Sussex. This development has a range of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes.
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Clarendon

929 apartments, Wood Green

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Working across multiple phases for this development, we have provided 6 colour palettes to the private apartments which also required open display wall units with a unique fluted bronze glass back panel.
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Warm and Woody

Natural Woods and Calm Colours are Back

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Just before I started at PRM, I read a headline telling the world that ‘Boring Beige is Back!’
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Our Key Sustainability Focus Areas

Climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gasses

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The drive to counter the climate impact of carbon dioxide and other Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) from human activity is certainly not new.
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Fielders Quarter

664 apartments, Barking, Essex

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Unlike many fast-moving projects where the colour choices for the entire scheme are pre-selected ahead of construction, the colour palettes for the kitchens on this development were chosen by the home-owners.
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Sustainability At PRMF

From the top down

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We take sustainability seriously at Paula Rosa Manhattan. It forms part of our company’s purpose which means we ensure materials are sustainably sourced, our production methods are environmentally conscious, and we work hard to offset our manufacturing footprint.
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Trends – November 2021

Clean and Linear Horizon

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Paula Rosa Manhattan is in the business of creating statement kitchens. We take great pride in both the design and functionality of our kitchens and know the look of them is just as important as their usability. Equally, this look has to last, so we work hard on matching kitchen concepts with the right colour palette.
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Trends – October 2021

Dusky Pinks and Dusty Grey

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Paula Rosa Manhattan kitchens are built to last, sourced with care and designed with flair. Our history and experience allow us to deliver kitchens to suit all spaces and all budgets while maintaining a contemporary high-end look.
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Trends – September 2021

Blues & Indigo Manhattan

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Paula Rosa Manhattan kitchens are high quality, innovative and designed to fit any size kitchen. We carry these principles through to the aesthetics as well, keeping in step with contemporary kitchen colour and style trends.
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PRMF’s emissions strategy and the Global Climate Change Report

Aiming to achieve net zero by the end of 2022

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At PRMF, our aim and a key driver in our strategic direction is to achieve net zero by the end of 2022 for OUR SCOPE 1 AND 2 EMISSIONS. This will mean we have achieved a balance between the amount of greenhouse gas we produce and the amount we take from the atmosphere. We are also striving to have a full understanding of the life cycle emissions of our products so our customers can make informed choices.
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Demonstrating our commitment to sustainability on World Environment Day

Aiming to achieve net zero by the end of 2022

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The theme of World Environment Day 2021 is ‘Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.’ as this year marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
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Paula Rosa Manhattan switch to renewable heating

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The Paula Rosa Manhattan sustainability focus is firmly set on working towards a zero carbon production facility by 2022. We are delighted to have made a significant leap forward with the set-up of a newly installed factory heating and cooling system using an air source heating pump.
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Paula Rosa Manhattan’s Sustainability Strategy Goes from Strength to Strength

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We are all too aware that as a manufacturer, Paula Rosa Manhattan has a carbon footprint. So we are determined to work across all areas of the business to mitigate this wherever possible. 2020 was a tough year in many areas of manufacture, but that didn’t distract us from keeping a firm eye on our production methods, materials and general energy consumption. We have now finalised the calculation for our 2020 energy usage and carbon emissions and submitted it to Ballingslöv, our parent company, for inclusion into their sustainability report for 2020.
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Paula Rosa Manhattan are Award-winning Recycling Champions!

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Sustainability is at the heart of all manufacturing processes at Paula Rosa Manhattan. We know that the very act of manufacturing uses a great deal of resources, so we are constantly striving to find ways to balance our output whilst still delivering the best quality product to our clients.
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Newfoundland

636 apartments, Canary Wharf

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This was our first development working with Canary Wharf Contractors and at the time was the largest single building we had undertaken. There were several design challenges throughout the build which required careful planning and installation.
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PRMF have successfully been appointed to the coveted National Material Supply & Associated Services Framework

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Fusion21 have announced the suppliers successfully appointed to the national Material Supply & Associated Services Framework – worth up to £500 Million over a four-year period. Paula Rosa Manhattan are delighted to announce that we are one of the 22 highly skilled firms to have secured a place on this cost-driven, multi-lot framework.
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Announcing the Launch of The Little Book of Sustainability

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Sustainability runs through everything we do at Paula Rosa Manhattan. We are all too aware that the materials we use, the emissions we produce and the energy we consume could contribute to depleting the planet’s resources. That is why we have made a conscious effort to act responsibly and develop our business sustainably.
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Investing in the future

New range and showroom relaunch in Lancing

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Paula Rosa Manhattan has built an outstanding reputation for over 70 years with their pioneering, visionary kitchens matched with world-class manufacturing and installations.
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Barts Square

145 apartments, Smithfield, London

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The interior architects design intention was to create a “discrete luxe”, with a refined and premium sense of style.
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The Corniche

170 apartments, Albert Embankment

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The unique door design was submitted for approval during the tender stage and was a major contributor to being awarded this exciting development.
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Riverlight

813 apartments in Nine Elms for St James

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The brief for this project was to create a mixed-use development of the highest quality. Bespoke elements included a 45-degree chamfered doors creating a handleless solution.
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