"Kitchen for Men" awarded with design prize

"This is an enormous compliment to the team of technicians and designers who have realised this developement," said Elmar Duffner, Managing Director of Poggenpohl. "We see it as confirmation of our efforts. This new product, which we have developed with Porsche Design is an unusual collaboration between two strong and well-known traditional brands. It marks a milestone in German and international kitchen history not only for us as a furniture manufacturer but also for the strong German kitchen furniture industry."

"We focus on technically inspired products of timeless, functional and purist design," adds Roland Heiler, Director of the Porsche Design studio in Zell am See in Austria. "Our aim is to create Porsche Design products as companions for life. We are delighted that our design philosophy has now been honoured by this special award."

For more than fifty years iF has stood for qualitative high-ranking design awards. This year companies from 35 countries had submitted 2,292 product entries, of which 50 were choosen by the international jury of experts.