As I stepped into the newly unveiled Experience Centre of Küche7 — one of India’s best-known brands making luxury stainless steel kitchens, wardrobes and vanity units — in Worli (Mumbai), there was a sense of occasion in the air. The city’s elite design community, architects, and aesthetes had gathered to witness the store opening. For a brand that has quietly and confidently set the standard in India’s modular kitchen sphere since 2016, this centre felt like both culmination and fresh beginning. In the last nine years, Küche7 has grown into a forward-looking design and manufacturing house in the luxury stainless steel segment. 

Known for its fascination with 304 food-grade stainless steel and its refusal to deal with vendors that don’t align with its long-term service ethos, the brand has long stood apart from the disposable aesthetics of many modular kitchen makers. At the Worli centre, one could see the synergy between automation and artisanal surface work, Italian hardware and Indian engineering.  Why Worli? I asked Naeem Chauhan, the founder and partner of Küche7, about the brand’s decision to open here. “Worli made sense both logistically and strategically,” explained Chauhan. “It offers easy access, making it convenient for people across the city to visit. Our existing centres in Andheri West and Kala Ghoda serve their purposes, but Kala Ghoda, for instance, is tucked away at a dead-end. We had been searching for a location that matched the stature and sensibility of Küche7. And this space in Worli had a waiting list. Its visibility, connectivity, and centrality made it the obvious next move.” 

The space is a portfolio of all that Küche7 has honed, mastered, and now dares to dream. The first visual greeting is Da Vinci, a sculptural kitchen whose strong, artistic lines and architectural details speak of timeless poise. The second, Dyna kitchen, is modern, bold, with dynamic contrasts and clever automation. In contrast, the Sara kitchen plays with minimalist restraint. Beyond Sara lie two vanities: Vega and Elysia. Vega is all about sleek, cosmic inspiration, while Elysia evokes a classic sense of dream-home beauty. At the centre of the showroom, two show-stopping kitchens anchor the space: Bella and Catalina. Bella is warm and inviting; Catalina, on the other hand, is the crown jewel — the first of its kind, a classically styled kitchen that integrates seamless automation. 

“The classical finish is the need of the hour right now,” Chauhan told me, standing beside Catalina. “It’s one of its kind in the world, initiated by Küche7 at the Worli centre.” Odyssey stuns with its striking palette and avant-garde presence, flanked by the Silvia kitchen: refined, understated, and elegant. Cove, Küche7’s take on laundry and utility, shows that even everyday corners deserve good design. 

Küche7 began in 2016 as a passion project between like-minded people who believed stainless steel could be beautiful and versatile. The brand’s use of 304 food-grade stainless steel — self-healing, recyclable, weather-proof, and resistant to moisture and pests — was a decisive move away from wood and its compromises. Stainless steel became not just their USP, but their language. Today, they offer more than 20,000 colours and finishes, a spectrum of possibilities that few associate with steel. “We want to fulfil the most specific aspirations of our clients,” Chauhan said. “That’s why the Worli centre showcases more finishes, more innovation.”

And both these reflect across all departments. “We don’t work with any third-party vendors except for fittings by trusted names like Häfele, Hettich, and Blum,” said Chauhan. “These are global leaders, and their fittings align with our promise of lifetime assurance.” It’s also about durability and legacy. “There must be 10,000 more options available in India,” he added, “but they are not serviceable. They come and go. We want serviceable, reliable partnerships so that our kitchens — which come with a lifetime warranty — can live up to that promise.” 

That belief in quality and accountability is core to Küche7’s success. “Our USP is stainless steel, but clients want the look of wood,” said Chauhan. “So we created a PU coating on stainless steel that looks like wood. In fact, when it comes to finishes, automation, shapes, and design, we’re easily seven to ten times ahead of any brand available in India. We even create glass shutters with stainless steel frames — not aluminum, like the rest of the world. We have a 20-person backend team just focused on R&D — mostly engineers, many of them gold medalists — innovating on everything from materials to machinery.”

Innovation isn’t the only lever driving Küche7’s growth. Strategic partnerships have also played a crucial role. “Some of our new partner-directors were once franchisees of Küche7. They were trading brands like Nolte Küchen and Häcker, but those MDF and chipboard materials caused problems. Services lagged, relationships with architects and designers suffered. When they saw Küche7, they saw solutions. They built big businesses locally, and now they’ve invested to become partners. That’s a moment of truth for us. Their success stories build natural, organic confidence in our brand,” said Chauhan.

The move is also strategic in terms of expansion. “The new partners who have come on board (Nakul Kanchhal, Dheeraj Gehani and Hitesh Sakariya) know trade; premium kitchen sales need mature trade minds. They’ve already helped us open eight showrooms. This collaboration strengthens our reach and our reputation,” adds Chauhan. And what about competitors? Chauhan doesn’t shy away from naming names. “Boffi is one. Officine Gullo too — they’re not in India yet, but they have a business footprint here. Still, those brands have standardised products. Indian customers want bespoke solutions. Küche7 is fully customisable and organised. We're 10 to 12 times ahead in business compared to any competition in India right now.”

Sustainability is another critical dimension. But Chauhan prefers action over slogans. “Everyone talks about sustainability, but we balance it with operational reality. We have a real-time R&D backend. Right now, we’ve developed 50 innovations, but we only float three to four every six months. Why? Because we integrate each innovation fully — samples, training, software systems — before it hits the market.” This has helped Küche7 embed in India’s top-tier markets. “Our growth is driven by trust, reliability, and referrals,” Chauhan asserted. “In an industry where customer satisfaction is barely 20%, we’re at 99%. That’s what’s pushing us — entire industries now vouch for us: diamond, textile, and metals. Families across cities, connected through communities, are choosing Küche7. Because termites are killing wood, but we’ve built immunity into our kitchens.”

“We are a manufacturing brand,” Chauhan stated with conviction. It’s a statement that matters. It means they don’t just assemble; they design, innovate, and build. The rest of the leadership choes this philosophy. Kanchhal oversees manufacturing, ensuring scale and precision. Gehani brings aesthetics and client connection to the fore, helping shape the brand’s emotional language. And Sakariya ensures the financial engine of Küche7 runs smoothly.

This core team has built more than 3 lakh kitchen projects to date. Their facility today produces 600 kitchens a month. Küche7 is also the first Indian stainless steel kitchen company to establish a footprint abroad. Recognition has followed. In 2022, they were awarded ‘Most Innovative Modular Kitchen Brand’ at the Eldrok India Architecture Summit. As I walked out of the Worli Experience Centre, the polished surfaces and smooth finishes stayed with me. But more than that, what remained with me was the sense of purpose. Küche7 is making spaces where Indian families will cook, talk, argue, plan, celebrate, and grow. And every hinge, every modular unit, every curve of the countertop is a reflection of that understanding. 

So what’s next? For Küche7, growth isn’t just about numbers, it’s about narrative. “Luxury kitchen brands aren’t really premium anymore,” Chauhan said. “They’re just good at branding. But we’re not a substitute for luxury — we are the world’s best kitchen solution, right now,” he added. What makes Küche7 stand out is its refusal to compromise — not on material, not on process, and certainly not on vision. Chauhan’s own trajectory reflects this. As the founder and chairman, he’s led the brand by identifying trends, reading the market, and making strategic calls long before others did. His decision to build in-house automation, his insistence on serviceable international partnerships, and his investment in building a pan-India manufacturing network all reflect this long-game thinking.