Each year Electrolux organizes a worldwide competition where budding designers and techies get to submit their most brilliant concepts. Wonderful home and kitchen appliances have been designed and many of them have reached the market due to this annual competition arranged by Electrolux. Technology has made our lives less hectic and more pleasant. In this article you will find info about the best Electrolux home and kitchen appliance concepts.
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Electrolux targets smaller households with its UltraOne Mini vacuum cleaner
Electrolux, the global leader in home appliances, has recently unveiled the new UltraOne Mini premium vacuum cleaner that offers a perfect blend of form and function in a compact make. The new version of the award-winning UltraOne vacuum cleaner has been launched to commemorate 100 years of innovation. The UltraOne has received the 2010 iF Design Award and the German Plus X Award for “Best product of the year” last year. Weighing in at 4.5kg, the UltraOne Mini premium vacuum cleaner comes with smooth wheels and long cable.
Around a month back, Electrolux Design Lab 2012 announced 30 semi finalists who moved ahead compete to find a place in the Electrolux Design Lab 2012 final. Now, the top ten finalists have been announced and they will participate in the final on October 25, 2012 in Milan, Italy. The first prize is €5,000 and a six-month paid internship at an Electrolux global design centre. The second and the third prize are €3,000 and €2,000 respectively. Let’s take a look at the finalists of the Electrolux Design Lab 2012.
Electrolux brings Grand Cuisine professional cooking system to your home
Electrolux, the global leader in home appliances, has now taken wraps off the Electrolux Grand Cuisine, a luxury professional cooking system for the most exclusive homes. Designed to let users enjoy Michelin-star restaurant experiences at home, the Electrolux Grand Cuisine cooking system offers you the cooking techniques used by restaurants to create fresh food with mouth-watering flavors. The Grand Cuisine is easy to use, thanks to the intuitive and interactive touch screens, and allows home chefs to prepare restaurant style good food with utmost perfection.
Electrolux Design Lab 2012 semi finalists announced
Electrolux Design Lab, the global design competition held every year, asks design students to conceptualize home appliances that could offer a “fuller sensory experience”. This year, the jury has paid special attention to the concept aesthetics and the usage of textures and surface materials. Now, 30 semi finalists have been chosen and they will compete to find a place in the Electrolux Design Lab 2012 final. On October 25, 2012 in Milan, Italy, 10 selected designers will participate in the final.
High tech Kitchen Board by David Stuttard for Electrolux
Designed for Electrolux with an aim to deliver a fuller sensory experience, the Kitchen Board by David Stuttard offers an engaging way to weigh and prepare food. While weighing the food on its ceramic display board very precisely, you can also browse through the recipes and tutorials. In the tutorial mode, the Electrolux Kitchen Board projects a holographic cutting guide to provide an interactive and stimulating cooking experience. When the best angle is reached, the audio point of reference that comes with the cutting guide notifies you of the same with a sound.
Electrolux Design Lab 2012: Spill water salvaging planter pot
Electrolux Design Lab, the global design competition held every year, asks design students to conceptualize home appliances that could offer a “fuller sensory experience”. This year, the jury will pay special attention to the concept aesthetics and the usage of textures and surface materials. The Spill by John Chen, a third year Industrial Design student from Massey University Wellington, New Zealand, is one of the entries for the “Electrolux 2012 Design Lab: Sensory Experience in the Kitchen”. The Spill is basically a water salvaging planter pot that makes intelligent use of the spilt water in the kitchen.