A UK based Italian interior
designer and master craftsman Claudio Celiberti has unveiled the world’s most expensive kitchen
ever created, with a price tag of a million pounds - The ‘Fiore di
Cristallo’.
Handcrafted in
Italy the opulent kitchen features only the best quality materials including the
world famous ‘Crystal of Murano’ (cristallo
di Murano). The process for making this
crystal is a complex and closely guarded secret. The result is crystal that is of
the highest quality, free of air bubbles, smudges and impurities.
The bespoke
kitchen includes a host of ultra-luxurious finishes including cabinets lined with
solid copper, a mineral acknowledged for its hygienic qualities as it
inactivates harmful microbes. Each of the 27 cabinets also have a 9mm crystal door handle, carefully made
to an intricate and bespoke template. In
addition the kitchen features a crystal island, a stone
worktop, a crystal basin and Philip Starck taps, chrome clad in
crystal.
The centre
piece of the kitchen is a modern yet elegant Swarovski Crystal and cristallo di
Murano chandelier designed by Claudio Celiberti. The one million pound price tag also includes handcrafted appliances from Gaggenau. The specialist German company has a history
that goes back more than 300 years.
The ‘Fiore di
Cristallo’ is the only model currently available in the whole of the
world. Anyone wishing to create their
own ‘Crystal of Murano’ kitchen with Claudio, either to a similar
specification, or completely tailored to their needs, will need to join a
waiting list of up to eight months due to the highly skilled level of
craftsmanship required from start to finish.
