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Future interiors: A kitchen in a single shelf

By Catherine de Lange

21 September 2010

Video: Modular kitchen

Why dedicate a whole room to your kitchen when you could fit it all on to one wall – and that includes the appliances? Modular Kitchen by Matthew Gilbride, based in the US, lets you do just that, with each shelf-like unit using solar-powered wireless networks to morph into any of a number of roles: shelf, fridge, stove, light or air-conditioning unit.

Read more: Future interiors: inventions for compact homes

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