Valcucine kitchens in Beirut
Engineered in Pordenone since 1980: aluminium-framed doors, the Logica equipped back section, glass and aluminium base units. Planned at the Wakim Group showroom in Saifi.
Ergonomics, health and environmental impact set the specification.
A standard kitchen door uses a 20 mm panel. Valcucine reduced it to 2.
A 2 mm panel on an aluminium frame, with up to 85 percent less material. Valcucine calls the principle dematerialisation.
Crafting Forward
The 2026 collection, shown at the Valcucine showroom in Brera, Milan, designed with Zanellato/Bortotto studio. New: doors in real titanium, a first in the kitchen system; engraved Vitrum glass; marble slabs; Archigraphica in Elm.
Solid wood profile, integrated handle.
Gabriele Centazzo frames the fronts with a line taken from the perspective drawing of a facade. A solid wood profile wraps the sides and the worktop and doubles as the handle.
“I thought it was important to propose wood not just as a superficial veneer but as mass, as natural matter.”Gabriele Centazzo, designer
Archigraphica with the Vela wall unit, chosen by an international jury of architects and designers including Mecanoo, Studio Libeskind and BIG.
Photos: Valcucine, Milan Design Week 2026, ph. Valentina Sommariva.
Kitchen materials libraryNew Logica
The equipped back section, iF Design Award Gold 2025, in four operations. Films: Valcucine.
The seven collections
Door construction, materials and 2026 updates, per collection.
Artematica
Aluminium frame, invisible from outsideThe first door in the world with an aluminium frame invisible from the outside, skinned in Vitrum glass, wood, lacquer or metal. Rounded edges, soft closures.
New in 2026. An island in Guatemala Green honed marble by Del Savio 1910, and Vitrum Arte with metal and wood.
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Artematica Soft Outline
Continuous curved block, metal edgeTop, doors and side panels merge into one continuous block, edged with a fine metal profile. Built in Vitrum glass, ceramic, marble or Carbontec sintered stone.
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Riciclantica
2 mm panel, aluminium frameA 2 mm door on an aluminium frame resistant to water, steam and heat, using up to 85 percent less material than a traditional 2 cm door.
New in 2026. A fully suspended composition with the Terra-Cielo shelving and the Aerius wall unit in Matt Cut Grid-Pattern Vitrum.
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Riciclantica Outline
2 mm panel, edge profileThe 2 mm construction with a straight profile along every edge.
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Forma Mentis
Tall walls, panelling, Logica ThecaThe most traditional Valcucine kitchen: tools and appliances disappear into tall walls, panelling and the equipped Logica Theca channel.
New in 2026. MDi Mauna, a finish inspired by volcanic stone, with Gloss Lacquered Bronze and the double Vela wall unit.
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Archigraphica
Solid wood profile, integrated handleA solid wood profile frames the sides and worktop like a perspective drawing of a building, and doubles as the handle.
New in 2026. Presented in Elm, with an Olive Green Granite back section and the Logica Theatrum wall system.
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Genius Loci
Artisan under-top drawerAn under-top drawer made by Italian artisans in inlaid wood, stone or metal. Each piece is unique.
New in 2026. A drawer in Breccia Imperiale natural stone, and the artisanal Marble Cubes Aurora.
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Made in Pordenone
Valcucine was founded on 17 March 1980 in Pordenone, north-east Italy, by four entrepreneurs. Under designer Gabriele Centazzo it became one of the most awarded names in kitchen design, known for putting ergonomics, health and the environment ahead of fashion.
Patents and awards, by year.
Founded
Valcucine is founded on 17 March in Pordenone by four entrepreneurs.
Ghianda
The first door with a curved soft-line edge and a handle recessed into the door panel.
5Stagioni and Mela
5Stagioni pioneers the modular just-in-time door; the Mela model carries the first PVC-coated door in the world.
Artematica
The first door in the world with an aluminium frame invisible from the outside. Still in production.
Semantica
A new way of composing a kitchen from defined blocks.
Fabula
Coloured wood and doors with pictograms.
GS certification
Safety certification awarded across every product.
Ricicla
The aluminium-framed door with a 2 mm panel debuts, selected for the ADI Index.
Logica System
Kitchen ergonomics are rewritten around reach: the equipped back section is born.
Bioforest
Valcucine founds the Bioforest association for the regeneration of natural environments; Ricicla evolves into the mono-material system.
Invitrum patent
The first kitchen base unit made entirely of glass and aluminium: circular, recyclable, zero waste at end of life.
Good Design Award
Artematica Soft Outline and Riciclantica Outline win in Chicago; LEED v4.1 mapping completed.
Archigraphica
The wood collection framed in solid walnut joins the family.
Three awards
iF Design Award Gold for Artematica with New Logica, Archiproducts award for Archigraphica with Vela, Archello award for New Logica.
Crafting Forward
At Milan Design Week: doors in real titanium for the first time in the kitchen system, Archigraphica in Elm, new Genius Loci drawers in marble.
Where are Valcucine kitchens made?
Valcucine designs and manufactures its kitchens in Pordenone, north-east Italy, where the company was founded in 1980. In Lebanon, Wakim Group plans and supplies them from its showroom in Saifi, Beirut.
How is a Valcucine door built?
Artematica and Riciclantica use an aluminium frame that carries the panel. On Artematica the frame is invisible from the outside. On Riciclantica the panel is 2 mm, resistant to water, steam and heat, with up to 85 percent less material than a 20 mm door. Archigraphica uses a solid wood profile that also works as the handle.
Which materials are available?
It depends on the collection: Vitrum glass, wood, lacquer, metal, ceramic, marble and Carbontec sintered stone. Since 2026, doors in real titanium. Genius Loci adds an under-top drawer in inlaid wood, stone or metal.
What is the Logica system?
An equipped back section, introduced by Valcucine in 1997, that keeps utensils, spices and tools within reach of the hob and sink and closes to a plain wall. New Logica won the iF Design Award Gold in 2025.
What is Invitrum?
Valcucine's 2009 patent: the first kitchen base unit made entirely of glass and aluminium, recyclable, with zero waste at end of life.
Which awards has Valcucine won recently?
iF Design Award Gold 2025 for Artematica with New Logica, Archiproducts Design Award 2025 for Archigraphica with the Vela wall unit, Archello Product of the Year 2025 for New Logica, and the Good Design Award 2022 for Artematica Soft Outline and Riciclantica Outline.
How do I start a Valcucine project in Beirut?
Visit the Wakim Group showroom in Saifi to review finishes and plan the layout, or message us on WhatsApp with the room plan.