The portable table. Fitted with a large top that hides the food preparation area, this kitchen runs on special guides and transforms into a cantilevered table. The image shows the outdoor version in Carrara marble.

Food preparation area and breakfast bar in one. The island is supported by four sturdy legs, freeing up the space underneath. Hob and sink are in plain sight. In industrial-style, elegant and practical.

The cantilevered top combines a food preparation area/ breakfast bar with storage, freeing up enough leg-room. Functional and elegant.

Here, the breakfast bar is a freestanding piece, so it’s in a different material. The hob is separated by electrical sockets and the large suspended kitchen hood makes feel as if we were in the most sophisticated bar in town.

For an exposed kitchen that’s an integral part of the living room, take great care in picking the right materials and finishes as well as the stool that can be more refined than the standard, padded too.

The breakfast bar is twenty centimetres lower than the food preparation area, so you can eat sitting on chairs rather than stools. The same chairs can be used elsewhere in the home.

A cantilever top that extends from the kitchen island replaces a standard table. Whether they are fixed or flip-open, there’s enough space for the whole family.

The elegant GK.02 kitchen by Giorgetti has a freestanding table that can be assembled in different ways and at different heights. Thanks to a support available in several styles, it can go low as a table or high as a breakfast bar.

This new kitchen by a top international designer is a new benchmark for kitchen design. Here, the table is supported by the food preparation area, becoming the real heart of the kitchen. Its impressive size is suitable for loft apartments as well as open plan living areas.