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Kitchen of the Week: Brave New Eco Design for a Low-Impact Home

Truth in advertising? Brave New Eco is a design studio based in Brunswick, Australia, that, as its name implies, marries sustainable practices with daring modern style. A few years ago, the firm was brought on to conceive thoughtful finishes and custom millwork for a new build in West Bend—and make it all planet-friendly to boot.

The house, oriented for passive solar heating and cooling, had been designed by MRTN Architects with energy efficiency in mind: “fully electric, with heat pump in-slab heating and a battery backup solar system,” writes BNE founder Megan Norgate. Given the structure’s seriously green creds, it was only fitting that the interiors be just as environmentally sound.

Below, Megan gives us a tour of the kitchen—and outstanding example of, if you will, brave new eco design.

Photography by Peter Bennetts, styling by Megan Norgate and Bea and Co, courtesy of Brave New Eco.

“sustainable materials are used throughout, including eco certified 14
Above: “Sustainable materials are used throughout, including eco-certified spotted gum, locally made brass tapware, low VOC paints, and locally made lighting fixtures,” says Megan.

the wall here is a mix of spotted gum wood, terra cotta tiles from artedomus, a 15
Above: The wall here is a mix of spotted gum wood, terra-cotta tiles from Artedomus, and green tiles from Academy Tiles. The terra-cotta Tile Linear pendant light is from South Drawn.

the view to the den. a battened wood partition keeps the dishwashing station (a 16
Above: The view to the den. A battened wood partition keeps the dishwashing station (at left) concealed.

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