CONTEMPORARY KITCHENS
UNPARALLELED CRAFTSMANSHIP
At HAUHAU, contemporary kitchens represent the perfect balance of innovative design and exceptional craftsmanship. From our Harlow workshop, we handcraft every kitchen, each founded on 150 years of heritage craftsmanship legacy. Our bespoke approach creates spaces where clean architectural lines meet uncompromising quality, resulting in kitchens that feel both timelessly elegant and distinctly modern. Each design is made for your unique tastes and desires, reflecting you and your individual lifestyle whilst showcasing our unwavering attention to detail.
SUCCESS STORIES
The Lakes By Yoo House
This beautiful property, located just outside The Cotswolds, featured Silhouette stained oak cabinetry, bronze inlays, and selected bronze hardware, each adding warmth against the oak's cool tones. Himalaya Crystal Neolith worktops keep the design understated but cohesive with the kitchen’s overall aesthetic and aligning with the client’s unique daily routine.
The Gilbert Scott Residence
Step inside the Gilbert Scott residence, where rich Royal Peacock stone, walnut accents, and warm tones come together to create a space tailored specifically to the client’s taste and lifestyle. A kitchen that’s as perfect for hosting friends as it is for slow Sunday breakfasts with family — a blend of elegance and warmth, designed to feel like home the moment you walk in.
“We recently decided to remodel our kitchen, and after looking at various luxury brands, it was clear that a Hau Hau kitchen was for us.
We instantly fell in love with the elegant yet modern design and sympathetic use of beautiful materials. It was important for us that our most used room wasn’t “style over substance”. Ben listened to how we use our space and took on board our extensive wish list and came up with the most beautiful designs incorporating ideas that we would never have thought of ourselves. He was so accommodating with my constant questions and “what abouts?” and would always explain why something would or would not work or come up with a way to improve upon an idea.
We loved that we were included in the design process to create our perfect family space; it has made the room so much more personal and bespoke to us.
Hau Hau excelled themselves, and I would wholeheartedly recommend them, not only for their designs and quality of craftsmanship but also for their ability to communicate, share their knowledge and understand the customers’ needs.
We certainly didn’t get “style over substance”. What we did get was the most stylish and substantial kitchen we could have imagined!”
— Mr & Mrs Arundel
BESPOKE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ELEMENTS
Contemporary kitchen design embraces simplicity, clean lines, and thoughtful material combinations. It creates visual interest through contrast and texture rather than ornate detailing. When crafted by HAUHAU's master cabinet makers, every detail is thoughtfully considered to ensure our designs are built for both beauty and longevity.
HANDSELECTED STONE SURFACE
We source only the finest stone surfaces from trusted suppliers who meet our unmoving quality standards. Each slab, whether it’s of Calacatta Oro marble with its distinctive gold veining or Neolith Himalayan Crystal with its subtle elegance, is personally selected for its beauty, character and consideration of how it complements your overall design vision. Our commitment to material excellence ensures your contemporary kitchen showcases only the most exceptional examples of natural beauty whilst providing uncompromising durability.
SOPHISTICATED CABINETRY FINISHES
Master craftsmen apply bespoke treatments to our handcrafted cabinetry, creating results that are tailored specifically for your bespoke kitchen. Whether you desire silhouette, charcoal or mocha staining, traditional fuming techniques, or artisanal steaming processes, each finish is executed with precision and care. Your design can be further distinguished through hand-finished detailing, with architectural elements from scalloped detailing to classic bolection moulding that elevate your contemporary kitchen beyond the ordinary.
QUALITY HARDWARE
We carefully select each element to ensure it provides both exceptional functionality and subtle accent notes that add to the design’s colour palette. From the warm tones of brushed bronze to the natural patina of antique brass, each hardware component is individually chosen to create depth and visual contrast against natural stone and cabinetry. These refined details subtly enhance the contemporary aesthetic whilst ensuring your kitchen is built to serve you and your loved ones for years to come.
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Veined Marble Countertops
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Hand-Crafted Wine Storage
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Stunning Marble Veining For Dramatic Statement Pieces
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American Walnut Cabinetry With Reeded Glass Door Fronts
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Scalloped Detailing on Handmade Cabinets
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Brushed Bronze Appliances
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Expert Lighting Design
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Handcrafted Silhouette-Stained Cabinetry With Bronze Inlays
THE HAUHAU DESIGN PROCESS
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Our expert design team will take your initial concepts and elevate them beyond your wildest dreams, guiding you through every step of the process as we make it a reality.
Our philosophy is to work in close partnership with our clients, providing creative and innovative solutions through genuine collaboration and careful consideration of your needs and desires.
Once we receive your inquiry, we will contact you to introduce ourselves and discuss the outline of your project. Along with your ideas and brief, we will require a plan to work from. This can be in the form of your architect’s drawings or, if there is a physical space, ideally a visit to your residence to carry out a survey.
Following this process we can begin to prepare your design.
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After our first consultation, our expert design team will work on your concept, developing, enhancing, and elevating it beyond your expectations into a truly remarkable design.
From our initial sketches, we will prepare full working CAD drawings along with visuals, palettes, and material choices—from your primary finish through to your internal colorway—for your review.
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Once you have commissioned HAUHAU for your project, we will finalize any changes you may wish to make to your design, appliance list, material choices, and then proceed to contract your order.
At this stage we will engage with your contractors, and any other parties involved with your project to provide the relevant information they require (along with mechanical and electrical working drawings) and will remain in constant communication with them to monitor your schedule, ensuring everything stays on track.
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Your order will now enter production in our workshop.
We pride ourselves on the meticulous quality of craftsmanship achieved by our expert cabinet makers.
The HAUHAU workshop is not a production line.
Every project is assigned to one maker at a time, who crafts and hand-makes every aspect of your order to exacting standards by combining cutting-edge technology with the most exquisite of materials.
It is in this way that we have truly set ourselves apart and surpassed the industry with our standard.
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Now it is time for your design to become a reality!
After diligently managing your project's schedule to ensure a smooth and on-time fulfillment, HAUHAU will deliver and install your furniture to the very highest standard while ensuring the utmost consideration for your residence.
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On completion of your new kitchen, we arrange for renowned chef Elliot Johnson-Paul of JP Dining to come in and prepare a complimentary private dining experience in your new space to ensure you truly experience every aspect in its full glory.
Simply sit back, relax, and enjoy your new HAUHAU kitchen.
CONTEMPORARY KITCHEN FEATURES
STATEMENT ISLANDS
The island stands as the definitive centrepiece of contemporary kitchen design. Each HAUHAU island is handcrafted with meticulous detail, incorporating dramatic waterfall edges and striking veined marble, handleless beige-grey stained oak cabinetry with bronze inlays, or thoughtfully arranged functional zones chosen for your specific lifestyle. These elements maintain the modern aesthetic that serves as the foundation of contemporary kitchen design whilst perfectly accommodating your individual culinary requirements.
BESPOKE KITCHEN DESIGNS
Our master craftsmen create distinctive elements that transform your contemporary kitchen into a truly personal space. From discrete pantries hidden behind handcrafted charcoal-stained oak doors to temperature-controlled backlit wine racks with subtle ambient backlighting, or integrated ice pockets within your island countertops to ensure a chilled drink is always within reach; whatever bespoke feature you desire can be realised through our unparalleled craftsmanship and commitment to put you first.
FIRST-CLASS APPLIANCES
We thoughtfully incorporate cutting-edge appliances that elevate your cooking experiences whilst adding to your desired kitchen aesthetic. By partnering exclusively with leading appliance brands who meet our unwavering quality standards, we create modern designs where technological excellence becomes an integral part of the kitchen to create a space where every detail matters.
SLEEK CABINETRY FINISHES
Contemporary kitchens often feature sleek handleless cabinetry, employing push-to-open mechanisms or recessed grip channels, eliminating visible handles for a minimalist, clean aesthetic. If desired, we can incorporate these details into your design to create run-on uninterrupted cabinetry that allows the natural beauty of the materials and craftsmanship to shine through.
THOUGHTFUL LIGHTING SYSTEMS
Our designs feature sophisticated lighting schemes, achieved through layering task, ambient, and accent lighting, all orchestrated through intuitive controls, allowing you to create the perfect atmosphere for every occasion. Integrated LEDs reveal cabinetry interiors, subtle backlighting diffuses through reeded glass cabinet fronts, and carefully selected light fixtures serve as visual anchors that tie the entire design together.
HERITAGE CRAFTSMANSHIP STANDARDS
INDIVIDUAL ARTISAN ASSIGNMENT
Every HAUHAU bespoke contemporary kitchen project is entrusted to a single master craftsman who assumes personal responsibility for quality and consistency. This focused attention ensures subtle refinements and meticulous execution that distinguishes HAUHAU as exceptional, in contrast to the everyday.
FOURTH-GENERATION EXCELLENCE
Founded by Ben Rollings, whose family heritage spans over 150 years of master cabinetmaking, HAUHAU delivers unparalleled expertise to every commission. This legacy of excellence has created breathtaking kitchens for royalty, celebrated chefs, and connoisseurs who accept nothing less than perfection.
TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES ENHANCED
Our workshops combine joinery techniques taught across four generations of family cabinetmaker legacy with an undying dedication to excellence. Hand-cut dovetail joints provide structural integrity for generations, whilst modern finishing techniques ensure protection against demanding kitchen environments and intensive daily use.
WHY HAUHAU DEFINES BESPOKE KITCHEN EXCELLENCE
Founded by Ben Rollings, a fourth-generation master cabinet maker with over 150 years of family heritage, HAUHAU has become synonymous with timeless craftsmanship and design excellence. Building on this legacy, we bring our expertise to bespoke luxury kitchens—spaces that balance precision, design innovation, and work to understand how each client lives in their home.
At HAUHAU, we design kitchens that honour the character of period homes while embracing the possibilities of contemporary living. Every project is tailored to the property and the people who use it, blending architectural sensitivity with hand-selected materials and meticulous detailing to create a kitchen that feels both functional and effortlessly elegant.
From the first sketch to final installation, our team ensures a seamless, collaborative process, delivering not just a kitchen but a crafted environment where daily routines and special moments alike are elevated.
We proudly serve homes across Essex, London, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas, with ourselves located in the historic village of Old Harlow in Essex, near the Hertfordshire and London border.
Contact HAUHAU today to arrange a personalised kitchen design consultation and discover how our craftsmanship can redefine the heart of your home.