The new importance of kitchens today as a place to spend leisure is reflected in its architecture and design: first of all it means that creative solutions need to be found to smoothly integrate the kitchen with the dining and living areas, and at the same time its appearance needs to aesthetically match the style of ones home. Kitchens today can be trendy, puristic or cosy, but they must be always functional. Cook! Best of Kitchen Design presents 40 projects that show the different ways architects and designers are striving for intelligent and sometimes also surprising concepts.