Zaha Hadid never thought conventionally. Her fluid, almost liquid architectural language transformed the way we perceive space in the 21st century. Today, that bold and emotional vision conquers a new territory: The kitchen.
The firm that follows on her legacy has joined forces with Febal Casa to create Onda, a central island that seems sculpted by the sea and is aligned with the 2025 kitchen trends: emotional functionality, organic shapes, and multisensory materials.
The kitchen becomes an emotional sculpture
2025 brought with it a paradigm shift. Kitchens are no longer designed just for cooking, but for doing many activities in them. According to Wallpaper Magazine, kitchen islands are becoming “the new domestic altars,” places of gathering, contemplation, and aesthetic expression. Onda, inspired by the movement of the Adriatic waves, is the perfect embodiment of this trend.
This island doesn’t follow straight lines or utilitarian asymmetries. Its sensual curves flow with an organic spontaneity, transforming functionality into experience. It is a piece that seduces both the touch and the sight and establishes the island as the new emotional axis of the home.
Materials that generate emotions, not just decorate
In line with the sensory aesthetics that mark kitchen design in 2025, Onda incorporates materials with a high visual and tactile impact. The molten glass with a metallic effect provides brightness, depth, and a poetic interaction with light. This material not only evokes the reflection of water but also marks a commitment to durability and innovation.
In addition, the use of enveloping textures and satin metallic finishes responds to the growing trend of kitchens that appeal to all senses, as AD Italia emphasizes: “The new luxury is not flamboyant, it is sensory, immersive and emotional”.
Free distribution, continuous movement
Another key to design in 2025 is freedom of movement. In this sense, Onda breaks with the traditional rigidity of the linear or L-shaped kitchen and allows flowing movement around the island without barriers. This design improves the interaction between those who cook and those who inhabit the space, reinforcing the concept of the kitchen as the center of coexistence.
Dezeen stresses that this type of distribution responds to a post-pandemic need: “To create more flexible domestic environments, where every corner has multiple functions, and each object can be contemplated for both its utility and its beauty”.
Beyond function: Art applied to the home
The proposal by Zaha Hadid Architects and Febal Casa is aligned with the contemporary aspiration to transform the home into a reflection of identity, well-being, and sophistication. Onda not only reconfigures the concept of the sculptural kitchen island but also proposes a vision where the kitchen becomes a habitable work of art, an architectural gesture charged with emotion.
This trend -which combines signature design, sensory technology, and spatial freedom- isn’t going away anytime soon. It is the beginning of a new era where the Zaha Hadid kitchen becomes a symbol of avant-garde domestic design.
