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kitchen by design

Jet-setting designer, business powerhouse, mother, fashion icon and CNZM honours recipient, Karen Walker can also add passionate cook to her extensive list of achievements. The kitchen in her Ponsonby house is the heart of the home, and Karen is the principal cook.

Designed by Auckland-based architect David Ponting, the kitchen remains as it was when Karen and her partner in life and work Mikhail Gherman bought the house nearly nine years ago and

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