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Designer's Notebook One unique system is a ceiling-mounted perimetric ventilator that can be installed 96" of the foor. It does have some depth constraints and, therefore, designers must review the product's installation manual before specifying. I have seen this in operation and it works! Photo: Courtesy of BEST by Broan, www.bestrangehoods.com. In this interesting room, the cabinet fnishes defne various elevations. A very dramatic double square shape is created by the stainless panel that begins as a cabinet end panel and ends as an overhead lighted soft. Photo: Courtesy of Ines Hanl, The Sky is the Limit Design, Victoria, British Columbia, www.skyisthelimitdesign.com; photography by Jo-Ann Richards, Works Photography, Victoria, British Columbia, www.worksphotography.ca. novations offer designers functional ways to make the ventilation system "almost disappear." One new exhaust engineering system, called "perimetric ventilation," pu l l s a i rb or ne vap or s, steam and heat through small openings along the perimeter (hence the name "perimetric") of the ventilation system. This system does not require a large canopy holding area, which is an integral part of more traditional hoods. In addition to this new ventilation system itself, re-engineered downdraft ventilation systems integrated into the cooktop, or downdraft telescoping ventilation systems, have been introduced. There is a renewed demand for such equipment because it can provide efective ventilation without having any wall- or ceiling-mounted overhead appliances required. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN 101 When redefning a kitchen's focal point, a quick review of the elements and principles of design is worthwhile. The NKBA Professional Resource Librar y volume ent it led "Design Principles: Color – Form – Style" has an entire chapter discussing the elements of design. Using the information here, designers In this enclosed kitchen, the designer used a medium fnished wood on the base cabinets, and an inviting soft green on the wall cabinets. The backsplash area creates a horizontal shape, which is supported by rectangular frosted glass inserts in the bottom of the wall cabinet doors, creating a supporting horizontal form. The darker fnish in the base units leading to a lighter fnish in the wall cabinets is a successful approach to balancing design fnishes. The elegant, multicolored glass tile splash creates a focal point that has a rectangular form: comfortable to the eye and echoing the overall rectangular shape of the room. Photo: Courtesy of designer Tim Scott and co-designers Erica Westeroth, CKD, and Sheena Hammond, XTC Design Inc., Toronto, Ontario, www.xtcdesign. com; photography by Larry Arnal, Arnal Photography, Toronto, Ontario, www.arnalpix.com. 40 | Kitchen & Bath Design News September 2013