Fisher & Paykel’s Design for a Changing World makes a clear claim: the kitchen is shifting from being a merely visual statement or a performance space to a focal point of responsibility. With carbon emissions now shaping conversations across architecture, construction, and regulation, the company argues that kitchens can and should be designed to support sustainability goals as a matter of course. The philosophy frames product development as a lifecycle endeavour, aiming to blend beauty, durability and environmental performance—from the move toward electric cooking to innovations in fabric care. The London Experience Centre at 98 Wigmore Street serves as a live demonstration ground for this approach, where modular refrigeration, induction cooktops and flexible dishwashing systems are showcased in a real, working context. The experience is designed not only to illustrate how products integrate with modern architectural intent but to encourage thought on resource use and material efficiency. The brand’s 2024 Carbon Impact Statement provides governance-level transparency on emissions across manufacturing, transport and product use, and reports measurable progress such as upgrades to energy ratings on refrigeration products to align with the latest efficiency standards. The company also invites professionals to engage with its CPD programme—a RIBA-approved session titled Reducing Carbon Footprint through Sustainable Appliance Choices in Residential Environments—hosted in practice or at the London Experience Centre, aimed at guiding electrification, energy efficiency and responsible product selection. CPD bookings are emphasised as a practical conduit for translating theory into specification, with in-use carbon estimates and other tools referenced to support early, informed decision-making. In this shifting landscape, Fisher & Paykel positions itself not merely as a supplier of appliances but as a partner offering insight, innovation and a shared commitment to lower-impact living.

The practical demonstrations and professional outreach extend beyond a single showroom. The London Experience Centre page highlights collaboration with Brinkworth to translate Designed in Aotearoa New Zealand into a working, aspirational kitchen environment. Visitors are invited to explore what the brand calls Mastery of Temperature through the Social Kitchen, where minimal and contemporary appliance configurations sit alongside a fabric care ecosystem. The content stresses sustainability alongside aesthetics, emphasising how integrated appliances can support architectural intent while advancing resource efficiency. In addition to showroom experiences, Fisher & Paykel underscores a broader industry role through its CPD offering, guiding specifiers and designers on key ideas around electrification, energy efficiency and responsible product selection, supported by practical tools and the in-use carbon estimates framework. The material presents a united narrative: careful product specification, informed by climate considerations and carbon accounting, can meaningfully shrink a project’s carbon footprint without compromising design ambition.

Around the world, the brand’s Experience Centres network is presented as a platform for designers and homeowners to engage with performance, materials and architecture-minded appliance integration. The Experience Centres page outlines locations across multiple continents—London, Auckland, Toronto, New York, Costa Mesa, Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore—each designed to offer immersive encounters led by chefs and product experts that illuminate what Fisher & Paykel calls Mastery of Temperature, as well as the company’s approach to fabric care and integrated ecosystems. These spaces are described as opportunities to explore how connected appliances, better materials and tighter collaboration between suppliers, designers and clients can deliver higher efficiency, durability and responsible specification for contemporary, low-impact living. The in-use energy data and the broader ecosystem are positioned as tools to help translate ambitious design goals into practical, day-to-day efficiency gains for homes and projects.

For buyers and policymakers alike, the emphasis on in-use energy carbon emissions estimates provides a concrete lens on day-to-day decision-making. The in-use energy tool multiplies regional energy consumption by local emissions factors to generate a kilogram CO2e figure per year or per cycle, offering a apples-to-apples basis for comparing appliances today. The guide clarifies that these estimates reflect in-use energy rather than a full lifecycle assessment and notes that data are updated yearly to reflect evolving energy profiles and electrification trends. In a market increasingly driven by electrification and smarter, more efficient devices, the tool reinforces the practical value of choosing appliances that deliver lower ongoing emissions while maintaining performance. Taken together, Fisher & Paykel’s showrooms, CPD offerings and consumer-focused energy guidance position the brand as a partner in the industry’s broader move toward lower-carbon, more enduring residential design.

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