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Versatile Kitchen Designs

Gali by Ana Rana is a Compact Kitchen Unit and Apartment Space-Saver

— April 29, 2015 — Art & Design
This compact kitchen unit is a small space solution that also keeps social interaction in mind. Designed by Ana Arana, Gali is a revisionary response to the "food consuming, social and living arrangements focused on single occupancy living and how individuals perform their daily rituals of preparation and consumption."

As humans evolve, so does their food rituals. Instead of requiring a room to prepare and eat food in, it is happening any where there is room and often alone. The compact kitchen unit was conceived to allow people to create their space and arrange furniture as they would like.

Perfect for studio apartments, this luggage-sized cooking island contains all the essentials in one versatile piece.
Trend Themes
1. Compact Kitchen Units - Compact kitchen units are a response to the growing trend of single occupancy living and provide a disruptive innovation opportunity for furniture and home appliance industries to create all-in-one versatile pieces.
2. Small Space Solutions - Small space solutions like compact kitchen units provide a disruptive innovation opportunity for furniture and home appliance industries to create versatile and multifunctional designs that address the growing trend of urbanization and limited living spaces.
3. Socially-inclusive Design - Socially-inclusive designs like Gali by Ana Rana provide a disruptive innovation opportunity for furniture and home appliance industries to create products that prioritize social interaction in small living spaces.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Industry - The furniture industry has the opportunity to design compact kitchen units and versatile furniture pieces that address the growing trend of urbanization and limited living spaces.
2. Home Appliance Industry - The home appliance industry has the opportunity to create versatile and multifunctional appliances that address the growing trend of small space living, particularly in the form of compact kitchen units.
3. Real Estate Industry - The real estate industry has the opportunity to prioritize socially-inclusive design and work with furniture and home appliance industries to create small living spaces that prioritize social interaction and communal living.
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