Service · Residential

Kitchen design in Dubai — from the atelier

Stand-alone or embedded in a full residence.

Bespoke kitchen design from AED 200,000 to AED 700,000+. We work as a stand-alone commission or as part of a full home. Complete pantry-to-show-kitchen suites available.

This is one of twelve services held in-house by Montaigne Design. We do not subcontract the parts of the room that matter most — drawings are produced by our designers, joinery by our workshop, lighting by our team, and procurement is held by us. The contractor builds. We design and supervise.

Engagements typically begin with a private conversation in Dubai or Shanghai. Our minimum project fee is AED 400,000, and we respond within one business day.

Projects Delivered

Cities

2011

Established

12-Mo

Aftercare

Kitchen design and kitchen remodelling in Dubai

Kitchen design and kitchen remodelling in Dubai is planned around the actual cook, not the showroom photograph — the triangle, the prep zones, the ventilation, and the pantry-to-show-kitchen suite for households that entertain. A kitchen remodelling that swaps doors and worktops is a different project from one that re-plans the workflow, and we are candid about which one a kitchen needs.

Cabinetry, islands and pantry systems are produced in the studio's Shanghai atelier and installed by our own team in Dubai. Stone worktops are chosen, slabbed and book-matched in person, and the lighting is designed alongside the joinery rather than relamped at the end.

Stand-alone or embedded in a full residence.

Montaigne Design

More renovation services →

What This Includes

Four pillars of the engagement

Cooking Logic

Triangle, prep zones, ventilation, and storage planned around the actual cook.

Show + Working

Pantry-to-show-kitchen suites for households that entertain.

Stone, Joinery, Light

Worktops, joinery, and lighting specified together.

From AED 200K

Stand-alone kitchen commissions from AED 200,000 to AED 700,000+.

The process

How we work

Listening

A first meeting, in person where possible. We listen for what the client says and what the household actually needs. No drawings, no proposal — just attention.

Site & Brief

We visit the site. We measure, we read the building, we check authority approvals, structural constraints, MEP, wet-area and approvals risk. The written brief comes out of this.

Concept

A direction proposed in materials, light, and reference imagery — not in renders. The concept is signed off before drawings begin.

Schematic & Design Development

Drawings developed in dialogue with the client. Sample boards, joinery prototypes, lighting mock-ups. The room is resolved on paper before it is resolved on site.

Tender & Procurement

Tender package issued. Procurement begins for long-lead stone, joinery, lighting and FF&E. We hold the supplier list.

On-Site Delivery

Weekly site presence. Joinery installed, finishes applied, snags caught early. The principal designer stays involved through completion.

Handover & Aftercare

A complete handover folder — care manual, supplier contacts, warranty documents. Aftercare visits at +3 months and +12 months. The relationship continues past the project.

Kitchen Design across Dubai's communities

Palm Jumeirah Emirates Hills Dubai Hills Estate Downtown Dubai Business Bay Abu Dhabi Shanghai

Common questions

Frequently asked

What does a bespoke kitchen cost in Dubai?

Our kitchen commissions range from AED 200,000 to AED 700,000 and above, depending on scope, material, and joinery complexity.

Do you produce the joinery in-house?

Our Shanghai atelier produces custom kitchen joinery — cabinetry, islands, pantry systems — specified by our designers and installed by our team in Dubai.

Can you design a kitchen as a stand-alone commission?

We can. We work as a stand-alone kitchen commission or as part of a full home. Complete pantry-to-show-kitchen suites are available.