Everything in ORANGE · Guide
The Orange Kitchen: 4 Objects That Carry a Whole Room
Orange in a kitchen works on exactly one condition: you use it once. Two orange objects start to look like a scheme, and three look like a fast-food counter.
So the question is which single object should carry it. These four are the candidates, in rough order of how much heavy lifting they do.
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Signature Round Dutch Oven · Le Creuset
The flame-orange Dutch oven is the original heirloom kitchen object. Bought once, handed down, and better-looking after ten years of use than it was new.
$299 — Buy on Amazon →
Artisan Stand Mixer · KitchenAid
Scorched Orange is a burnt sienna rather than a bright orange, which makes it far easier to live with than the swatch suggests.
$449 — Buy on Amazon →
Quencher H2.0 Tumbler 40oz · Stanley
Stanley's Quencher at $45 is the low-commitment version. It's the one orange object you can move to another room when you tire of it.
$45 — Buy on Amazon →BC02 Alarm Clock · Braun
Braun's BC02 alarm clock is Dieter Rams' language shrunk to fit a shelf. Orange gives a very plain object one point of interest.
$60 — Buy on Amazon →The Dutch oven if you cook, the mixer if you bake, the Stanley if you're not sure yet.
Everything else we've found in orange is in the orange collection.
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