[misterprime]

I know some people are making the point that taste is subjective, but I'd like to argue that, at least in some aspects, certain designs are solvable. There may be an interesting period of variety while we solve something, but eventually, we can get there. I was taken aback while watching Something's Gotta Give recently. The movie is from 2003 and spends a lot of time in a nice house. Well, the kitchen looked perfect to me, 20 years later. If I could have an ideal kitchen, it would be that one. If you want back 30, 40, and 50 years and showed me an expensive kitchen, they would not appear "solved" in the same way.

I realize this may be just my personal taste, but I doubt that. Feedback would be welcome.

You can see the kitchen here: https://youtu.be/K0fcPiUjh64

[trgn]

You might know already, but just to add on to it, director Nancy Meyers is (rightfully) admired for the impeccably designed homes in her movies https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/nancy-meyers-film-kitchens-... Jokey tone from the article aside, she nails that aspirational suburban rich people house.

[misterprime]

That's completely new information to me. Thanks!

[amatecha]

Nice, yeah that looks great to me. Though the fridge looks counter-depth (I prefer a deeper fridge and dislike those disturbingly-shallow ones common in luxury homes). Proper spacing between the "islands" so two people (or more) can fit comfortably. It is indeed a very solid "solution" to the kitchen.

In the same sense, I felt like Macintosh System 7 was a complete and optimal solution to the computer "desktop" paradigm. There was never any compelling need to substantially change it (and indeed even the absolute latest Mac or Windows is nearly the same, though far less refined and concise IMO). I'm not sure when/if we'll see a drastic difference in the personal computer OS GUI that takes hold.