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PROJECT
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TREND
ISLAND BREAKFAST
THE CENTRAL BLOCK,
HUB OF FUNCTIONS
AND FAMILY LIFE
W
WORK AREA
COLD STORAGE, EXTRA LARGE
THE AESTHETIC APPEAL
AND PERFORMANCE FEATURES
OF BIG REFRIGERATORS
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INSIDE
ERNESTOMEDA’S NEW
MULTI-FACETED CARRÉ KITCHEN
LOOKS GOOD IN ANY PART
OF THE HOME
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PROJECT
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NEFF NEW GENERATION INDUCTION HOB
TREND
ISLAND BREAKFAST
THE CENTRAL BLOCK,
HUB OF FUNCTIONS
AND FAMILY LIFE
W
FAST,
FLEXIBLE COOKING
WORK AREA
COLD STORAGE, EXTRA LARGE
THE AESTHETIC APPEAL
AND PERFORMANCE FEATURES
OF BIG REFRIGERATORS
I
INSIDE
ERNESTOMEDA’S NEW
MULTI-FACETED CARRÉ KITCHEN
LOOKS GOOD IN ANY PART
OF THE HOME
à MILAN’S FUORISALONE
ALL THE EVENTS
NOT TO BE MISSED
Italian Life Style
Neff, a brand beloved of budding
gourmet chefs, presents a sneak
preview at Eurocucina 2010 of its
new FlexInduction T44T43N0
hob, which does just what its
name says it does. Thanks to
the flexible cooking area, which
covers half the cooktop surface
and measures 760 cm2, several
cooking receptacles ranging
in size from one-cup espresso pots to casserole dishes can be used at the same
time, as needs dictate to prepare different dishes at the same time.
Added to this flexibility there is also the extra speed typical of induction cooking not coincidentally the method preferred by professional chefs - which Neff has
now further stepped up thanks to the Power function that reduces cooking times
from 30% to 60%. Meanwhile, Neff’s Powermanagement function adapts the heat
absorbed to the timer, without affecting performance and cooking results.
The FlexInduction hob is also equipped with the exclusive TwistPad ® knob,
a removable magnetised control that allows the user to keep all the hob’s
functions under control with a single gesture.
When the knob is removed, all the cooking areas still in use are switched off
automatically, leaving the surface free for easy cleaning.
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TREND
THE MAIN AIM IS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO WORK IN AND MOVE
AROUND THE KITCHEN’S CENTRAL FUNCTIONAL BLOCK. ISLAND UNITS
TO PREPARE, COOK AND EAT AT, BUT ALSO PLACES TO MEET AND TALK.
BREAKFAST
ISLAND
by Paola Leone
The island unit is a place of the spirit, as well as
a self-enclosed world unto itself in which activities
normally done in unlimited spaces are necessarily
confined to a well-defined space. Generally speaking
the island unit is the central functional heart of the home
kitchen. Here we prepare, wash and cook food, and eat
breakfast and lunch, very often with more than one
activity going on at the same time. Clearly, then,
the design of a breakfast bar needs to be studied down
to the last detail: here everything has to be compact,
without a single centimetre of space wasted, all in
the name of making it easier to work and move around.
And the new kitchen blocks not only mean efficient
preparation areas, but often also places to enjoy
an aperitif, a snack or a quick meal in company.
The three most fashionable kinds of island unit right
now are those with a snack bar higher than the worktop
(90/92 cm off the ground), those with snack-tops
designed as a continuation of the countertop and those
equipped with an actual dining table that can be used
at breakfast, lunch and dinner time. One particularly
interesting solution in this regard is the solution designed
for the City model, from Doimo Cucine, which offers
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a smart take on the kitchen living space concept.
It is a table that extracts manually from the side
of the island, with the advantage of folding tidily
away out of sight when the space is being used as
a living-room. And the City table comes in two lengths
- 90 and 160 cm - in proportion to the length of
the kitchen block into which it is to fit.
Snack bars designed as continuations of the worktop,
meanwhile, can be found on designs from Poggenpohl
and Scavolini, while Euromobil and Aster have designed
islands with long cantilevered snack bars.
Other snack bars are designed as spaces in their own
right, their top slightly higher than the island worktop,
such as the Loggia model, from Copat, featuring new
materials and luxury finishes and an elegantly new classic
style, as well as from Snaidero, an ergonomic
and technological gem, on which the dual-height
surfaces appear in a beautifully fluid polished steel,
laid as if like a piece of fabric over the island.
Similarly “soft” is the mirror shelf-hood over the worktop
in which it is reflected, its LED spotlights
(designed by the Fiat Auto research centre) creating
gleaming surfaces everywhere.
T
+SEGMENTO
Characterised by
its explicitly architectural
style, the +Segmento
system, is one
of Poggenpohl’s flagship
models and the winner
of the Chicago
Athenaeum’s Good Design
Award. The style features
structural sides in brushed,
extra-thick stainless steel,
which are welded to the
more slimline steel
worktops. The spacer
element between
the worktop and floor units
is solid aluminium as
are the handles of the tall
units, which fit into
the upper edge of the
front. Note also the elegant
combination of the
stainless steel on
the pillars and the dark,
vertically-veined oak of
the base and column units
(ergonomic in their height),
which provide storage
space and housings for
the electrical appliances.
Fronts - available finishes
Matt and gloss lacquerwork,
gloss LD/LN Pure lacquer
finish, natural and glossy
lacquered wood, coloured
or wood-effect melamine,
aluminium, satin-finish glass.
Top - available finishes
Brushed stainless steel, Corian.
a snack bar, worktop
or useful surface space.
It comes in customised
lengths and is welded
seamlessly to the steel top
(thickness: 1,5 cm).
It has a flush-fitting built-in
sink and draining board
and three glass ceramic
hob elements.
Snack island features
The extra-thick structural pillar
lifts up bridge fashion over
the base units to become
à www.poggenpohl.de
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VENUS
Fluid movement is the main feature of Venus, a kitchen designed
by Pininfarina, which has successfully created a highly theatrical effect
thanks to new forms and materials and an innovative use of light.
This expressive power blends with the soft contouring of the cabinets
and floor units, worktops and shelves above, in symmetrical or parallel
arrangements. The tall and base units, which are of different depths,
are joined by connecting elements that create curving movement on the
composition. The photo shows the snack-bar with a curry-yellow gloss
lacquered finish, combined with matt ebony cabinetry comprising
larder units (length: 120 cm, depth: 72 cm), connecting tall units
and standard tall units.
Fronts - available finishes
Hollow core (thickness: 2.8 cm)
lacquered gloss or matt coral red,
gloss and matt black, shiny metallic
mineral blue, polished and dull wood
and in the company’s other gloss,
matt and metallic colours.
Fronts with aluminium honeycomb
SNAIDERO
structure (thickness: 2.8 cm) clad
in coral red or black Microtouch.
Top - available finishes
Top with aluminium honeycomb
structure clad in stainless steel,
ice white and black Unicolor,
matt ebony, white Solid Surface.
Snack island features
The original snack-bar (304x142 cm;
height: 88-76 cm) features a curving steel
top that follows the two different surface heights.
On the breakfast side the base units
are fitted with storage compartments.
The aluminium honeycomb shelf (thickness:
12 mm) has built-in LED spotlighting.
| Pininfarina Design | à www.snaidero.it
CONTEMPORA NEXT
Designed for modern, evolved
living spaces Contempora Next is
a system built to furnish open-plan
kitchens that share the same space
as the living-room. Base, column
and wall units are designed
as sectional elements that
offer virtually unlimited design
possibilities, with various
heights and depths to suit any
compositional requirement.
The model also features a wide
range of finishes for the fronts,
also in glossy lacquered glass,
selected finishes for the fronts
and the top shown in the picture.
The hub of the space is
the breakfast-lunch island,
with its overhead chandelier.
This stands out distinctly from the
rest of the kitchen because of both
the material used - polished
stainless steel - and the lightweight
visual feel of its surfaces.
ASTER CUCINE
Fronts - available finishes
Laminates in 40 colours, glossy lacquered
or stippled in another 20 shades, metallic
lacquered finishes, natural or stained wood
in over 50 variants, steel, satin-finish glass,
coloured glass in 18 colours, timber
in a choice of over 60 shades and finishes,
gold leaf and silver leaf.
Top - available finishes
Steel, coloured glass, wood, composites.
| à www.astercucine.it
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Snack island features
The polished stainless steel breakfast
bar (thickness: 1 cm) is held up
on welded-on side element, while
on the other side it rests on the floor
units, which have pewter-coloured
lacquered glass fronts.
The breakfast bar is 88 cm wide
and 180 cm in length, but it can
be supplied in any other length
on request.
T
LOGGIA LUXURY
A kitchen with a charming
nostalgic feel, Loggia now
appears in the new Luxury
version, a classic-looking
system that blends tradition
and technology with an
added touch of glamour.
The new colours and details
create furnishing features that
also fit well into contemporary
lifestyles and spaces.
These include the exquisitely
finished island and breakfast
bar, with framed fronts in black
lacquered Antiquariato finished
with silver internal profiles,
a feature echoed in
the antique-finish handles.
The interestingly-shaped edge
of the top and under-counter
strip feature an attractive
carved geometric pattern.
Fronts - available finishes
Luxury fronts: antique-effect
solid walnut in Antiquariato black,
Puro white and Antiquariato white
with internal profiles on the frames
finished in gold or silver leaf;
Luxury glass front,
with Luxury version frames.
Loggia front: solid walnut with
natural finish or in various colours.
Top - available finishes
Marble, granite, porphyry, Stone,
Sand, Corian, Cristalan, laminate,
stainless steel, solid wood.
Snack island features
The impressive island snack bar
is the hub of the model and
comprises the work area on
one side and a raised breakfasting
area behind. The work area has
a large single-tub sink in verdello
brushed marble embellished with
a specially carved front section,
with relief patterning.
The snack shelf behind is made
of solid Antiquariato black wood.
COPAT | à www.copat.it
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CITY
Designed for the metropolitan kitchen, as its
name suggests, City is a simply contoured
system designed for flexible habitats and
kitchens that open onto the living space.
The cabinetry and central island have
wengé-stained oak fronts and white laminate
top with wengé-stained trims that match the
fronts. The units open by means of a grooved
fingergrip, horizontal on the base units
and vertical on the tall units. To satisfy
ergonomic requirements, the floor units
come in a standard height (72 cm plus 10
or 15 cm plinth) or can be taller (81 cm plus
6 cm plinth). The tall units also come
in two heights: 204 cm and 213 cm.
Fronts - available finishes
Lacquered in 29 colours, gloss acrylic
in 4 colours, natural or wengé-stained oak,
white, dove, black, anthracite and red.
Top - available finishes
Stainless steel, Corian, Unicolor, laminate
with trim in the same finish as the fronts.
Snack island features
The island unit is L-shaped, with a lowered
base unit providing storage, and a taller one
at right angles to it, with washing and cooking,
equipped with a pull-out table (70 cm in width
and 90 or 160 cm in length), which, after use
returns into is storage housing in the side.
DOIMO CUCINE | R&D Doimocucine
& Imagodesign | à www.doimocucine.it
SCENERY
Scenery, the kitchen as a “stage” is a design project that conveys
a whole new concept of the kitchen as the hub of family and social
relations, a space to show off that blends into the living-room.
King&Miranda have gone for luxury finishes and designed
new elements such as the hood which also provides a complete
air conditioning service. The version pictured is in a metropolitan
style, with shiny black glass fronts and handle created
in the thickness of the upper edge. The fronts of the wall units
are enhanced with the Microline Lustro decorative surface
and also feature a fingergrip grooved opening on their lower edge.
Ante - finiture disponibili
gloss and matt lacquerwork,
satin or shiny glass in 14 colours,
with flush-fitting aluminium trim;
shiny glass with screen-printed
diamond pattern;
matt white open-pore stained oak;
gloss or natural matt white
open-pore stained oak,
also available in grey,
brown and red;
brushed deal in red,
white, brown and grey.
Top - available finishes
stainless steel (thickness: 6 cm).
Snack island features
The island with fronts in shiny
black glass is defined by
the extra-thick stainless steel side
and top (6 cm). The countertop
containing the sink continues
as a cantilevered snack bar,
complete with Scenery stools.
The suspended hood is Star,
from Elica Collection.
SCAVOLINI | King&Miranda Design| à www.scavolini.it
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Autentica
Roberto Niccolai - NK Communication
design Giancarlo Vegni
© Effeti Industrie SpA
tel. +39.055.80.70.91 www.effeti.com
Effeti sceglie
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LACLIP
The Laclip model takes its
name from its intriguingly
shaped handle, which is
loosely based on the form
of the office paper clip.
The version of Laclip
pictured is an elaborate
arrangement in which the
generous space devoted
to the kitchen interacts
directly with the
relaxation area,
an interpretation of
Euromobil’s “living and
cooking” philosophy.
There are interesting new
finishes for the fronts,
in thermo-structured
chocolate-coloured
open-pore oak melamine,
with a textured surface
featuring a slightly
embossed veined pattern.
The composition is
enhanced by the wall
units with FiloAlass fronts,
with glossy white glass
finish, alternating with
Finbox open units in
lacquered white metal.
EUROMOBIL | à www. gruppoeuromobil.com
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Fronts - available finishes
Thermo-structured white-,
tobacco- or chocolatecoloured open-pore oak
melamine, mat-plus polymer
laminate in various shades,
white lacquered metal
(for the Finbox open units),
coloured shiny glass
(for the FiloAlass fronts).
Top - available finishes
Stainless steel, Corian,
Unicolor, acrylic stone, quartz,
natural stone, wood.
Snack island features
Island with hinged, removable
fronts and Combi5 worktop
(thickness: 2.2 cm) above.
Resting on the island
is the bridge-type breakfast
bar in white Unicolor
(thickness: 7.5 cm),
which doubles as an extra
worktop; the side is made
with the same Unicolor
surface.
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WORKING AREA
GREAT FREEDOM OF COMPOSITION
FOR THE LARGE “AMERICAN-STYLE” REFRIGERATORS,
A BLEND OF AESTHETIC APPEAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES
FOR TOP-PERFORMANCE APPLIANCES.
COLD STORAGE
EXTRA LARGE
by Antonella De Alessandri
MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS
The models in the Classics 400 series from
Gaggenau are designed down to the last
detail to offer performance features that
ensure long-term food storage thanks to a
precise cooling system whereby separate
climate sections can be individually
controlled. Electronically operated Fuzzy
Logic keeps the selected temperature
constant with maximum precision
for excellent food storage, even during
defrosting.
Model Classics 400 RX 496
Typology Side-by-side
Finish Free-standing or built-in, supplied
to take matching panels or with stainless steel
or aluminium door, alternatively entirely clad
in stainless steel
Size in cm (hxlxd) h 198/205xl90/93xp55/57
Energy efficiency rating B
Net fridge capacity 385 litres
Net freezer capacity 80 litres
à www.gaggenau.it
In keeping with new lifestyles, the interest in gourmet
cooking and the pleasures of receiving friends and family
in the welcoming spaces of the home we need roomy
appliances to store large quantities of food
in the best way possible for as long as possible.
Today’s new models mean fewer trips to the supermarket,
saving on time and fuel costs, to say nothing of the
environmental advantages of spending less time in
the car. Today’s maxi cold storage has to offer maxi
- almost professional - performance features so that
the individual requirements of the various types of food
stored are respected, with separate compartments
for meat, fish, cheese and fresh vegetables to store them
at the temperature and humidity level best suited to them
so they do not lose any of their freshness, appearance
or flavour. The most advanced products also meet
the highest expectations in terms of aesthetics and
technology, and are built using high-quality materials
that are specially sanitised on the fridge interior side
to deodorize the appliance and keep out bacteria.
Finally, these appliances are designed to suit the most
demanding consumers: an attractive addition to the
kitchen, whether as a free-standing or built-in solution,
finished in stainless steel or, if requested, supplied to take
personalised panels to match the adjoining units,
thus offering interior architects and furnishers plenty
of freedom with their compositions.
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RESTAURANT-STYLE
STORAGE
Amana’s professionally inspired
refrigerator is a top-of-the-range model
fitted out with numerous accessories
and functions such as an open door alarm,
vacation mode, quick-chill option
and filter-change indicator.
The functional efficiency is guaranteed
by so-called Utah technology.
Model AC2228HEKB
Typology Side-by-side
Finish MXM (mix of materials)
Energy efficiency rating A
Size in cm (hxlxd) 180x91x60
Net fridge capacity 395 litres
Net freezer capacity 215 litres
à www.amana.com
THREE IN ONE
This spacious cold storage appliance
from De Dietrich has three
compartments, with centralised access
for the different functions by means
of a digital display on the control panel.
Next to the ventilated refrigerator, with
automatic defrosting, stands the No Frost
freezer, which has a super-freeze function
and a wine cellar with two anti-UV glass
doors, an anti-vibration system and dual
temperature.
Model PSS500
Typology Side-by-side
Finish Stainless steel
Energy efficiency rating A
Size in cm (hxlxd) 185.5x163x57.5
Net fridge capacity 330 litres
Net freezer capacity 208 litres
Net cellar capacity 325 325 litres/99 bottles
à www.dedietrich.it
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MADE IN USA
The Professional Viking refrigeration line
comprises a fully built-in programme of appliances
with bulging or flush-fitting stainless steel doors
and panel-mounting doors, available
in a range of twenty-four colours.
The PlasmaclusterTM Ion Air Purifier eliminates
airborne bacteria and mildew spores as
well as removing smells to help keep food fresh.
The model also features a whisper-quiet,
hi-tech ProChillTM compression system.
Modello Twin (“all refrigerator” + “all freezer” combination)
Typology Side-by-side
Finish Stainless steel
Size in cm (hxlxd) 210/213x91x60
Net fridge capacity 646 litres
Net freezer capacity 541 litres
à www.viking-europe.com
THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
The dual compressor, air purification
and water filtration system ensure
the freshness of food stored
in the ICBBI48SD/S model from
Sub-Zero (pictured here with wine cellar),
thanks to the dual system for the refrigerator
and for the freezer.
Two freshness cards explain how to keep
the fridge clean and indicate ideal
temperatures at which to store food
and longest recommended storage times.
Modello ICBBI48SD/S
Typology Side-by-side
Finish stainless steel
Energy efficiency rating A
Size in cm (hxlxd) 213x121x61
Net fridge capacity 530 litres
Net freezer capacity 272 litres
à www.sub-zero.it
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A
FIVE-STAR STORAGE
The BioFresh system from German cold storage
specialist Liebherr guarantees perfect temperature
and humidity to keep food fresher longer.
With a temperature of slightly above 0°C and ideal
humidity conditions, fruit & vegetables, meat
and fish retain their vitamins and delicate flavour
three times longer than in standard refrigerators.
The side-by-side model features a wine cooler
with two independent compartments.
Modello SBSes 7155
Typology Side-by-side BioFresh NoFrost
Finish Doors in satin-finish, anti-fingermark SmartSteel;
satin-finish steel sides
Energy efficiency rating A/A+
Size in cm (hxlxd) 185.2x121x63
Net fridge capacity 492 litres
Net freezer capacity 119 litres
Net cellar capacity 128 litres
à www.liebherr.com
à www.bsdspa.it
FREEDOM OF INSTALLATION
Distinctive design, de luxe stainless steel
finishes, professional refrigeration system,
ingenious solutions for management of the inside
space and a wide range of models. These are just
some of the features on the StandPlus Fhiaba
series, which offers freedom of choice on the type
of installation: all the elements can be positioned
as free-standing or built-in elements and require
no unit to contain them.
Modello Serie Stand Plus
Typology Free-standing or built-in refrigerator
with wine cellar
Finish Stainless steel
Energy efficiency rating A
Size in cm (hxlxd) 216x73.7x66.75 (refrigerator),
216x58.7x66.75 (cellar)
Net fridge capacity 338 litres
Net freezer capacity 110 litres
à www.fhiaba.com
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à www.franke.it
ADVERTORIAL FEATURE
NEPTUNE 1200
PROFESSIONAL COOKING IN LINE
VISUALLY STRIKING, ELEGANT DESIGN
MEETS FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY:
PRESENTING FRANKE’S NEW,
HORIZONTALLY DESIGNED STOVETOP
Material
Stainless steel
Knobs
positioned at the front
With Neptune 1200, Franke revamps its Neptune
Size
(lxp) in cm 109x41
Number
of burners 4
Pan stands dishwasher-safe
cast iron
system for a more modern, informal kitchen.
The stovetop features four in-line burners
with front knobs, a solution designed to achieve
maximum ergonomic and functional efficiency,
one of the reasons for the horizontal arrangement
of the burners.The most powerful rings are placed
at either end, so that more than one large cooking
receptacle can be used at the same time.
From an aesthetic point of view, this lowered hob
blends seamlessly with the rest of the worktop,
an effect enhanced by the fact that the burners
actually lie below the worktop surface
and the pan stands appear to fit flush with it.
The matt-finish cast-iron stands, which also act
as a heat shield, are divided into two parts
that can easily be removed when they need
to go in the dishwasher. Availabe both in a built-in
and flush-fitting version, Neptune 1200 blends
perfectly into island and pier kitchen solutions.
The most powerful burners
are at the two extremities.
Left, the Dual 3800W Triple
Crown burner (the flame
can be adjusted to function
only on the inner ring or over
the whole burner) and right,
the 3000W Rapid Dual Crown
(which guarantees uniform cooking
and better heat distribution).
Inset, the 1750W Semi-Rapid
Dual Crown and the
1000W Auxiliary burner.
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A VARIETY OF GEOMETRIC
FORMS ON CABINET FRONTS
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SQUARES AND RECTANGLES IN AN INTERPLAY OF CHANGING FORMS. WITH
THE REMARKABLE HANDLE CARVED INTO THE DOOR CREATED FOR THE KITCHEN
INSIDE
FRONTS BY MARC SADLER, ERNESTOMEDA’S CARRÉ SYSTEM IS A KITCHEN
WITH A MULTI-SIDED CHARACTER THAT LOOKS GOOD IN ANY INTERIOR SPACE
AND CAN BE COMPOSED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO SUIT PERSONAL TASTES.
by Paola Leone
The handle
is the distinctive feature
of Marc Sadler’s
new kitchen: instead
of the traditional
handgrip it becomes
a hollowed section
of the front, elegant
and functional,
and creating
contrasting geometric
effects on the fronts
and floor units.
The Carré front comes
in a wide range
of finishes: gloss
lacquer (46 colours)
and matt lacquer
(46 colours), olive
or rosewood veneer
and semi-gloss steel.
THE FIRM Excellence in a “business format”:
this is a good definition of Ernestomeda,
one of Italy’s leading kitchen manufacturers,
where design, technology, quality and product
development have converged to give rise
to ten quite unique collections.
Founded in 1966 in Montelabbate, where
it is still located (the plant covers a surface
area of over 32,000 square metres), since
the mid-1990s Ernestomeda has drawn
on the services of some of the biggest Italian
and international design names, constructing
a very precise style heavily geared towards
innovation, so much so in fact that the brand
has become a beacon of new stylistic
and design trends for the entire kitchen
and furnishings sector.
With Castiglia Associati, Pietro Arosio
and Rodolfo Dordoni, Ernestomeda has
created highly successful models such
as Silverbox, the celebrated kitchen in staved
aluminium, Elektra a system of great elegance
and formal restraint, and Barrique,
a sophisticated transposition of wine and food
culture, while with “superstar” designers
Zaha Hadid and Jean Nouvel, Ernestomeda
has pursued a path of experimentation leading
to the production of some extremely advanced
creations. The first project of this kind is
Z.Island, by Zaha Hadid, which since 2006 has
been on show at the Guggenheim in New York:
an island “of ice” in which Corian becomes
a fluid material constructing a hi-tech,
futuristic kitchen unit full of LEDs, USB points,
mp3 players, CDs and DVDs. The other
outstanding project was designed by
Jean Nouvel in 2007: Corian Nouvel Lumières
is a home environment with amazing light
effects featuring incandescently rear-lit Corian
surfaces. Design of the highest order, then,
is what Ernestomeda is all about - an approach
seen also in the ultra-compact, ultra-efficient
kitchens created with Yacht Division: no detail
was overlooked in the design of its kitchens
or “galleys” for yachts, mega-yachts
and other pleasure craft in collaboration
with the Custom Line, CRN and Pershing
(Ferretti Group) shipyards.
Ernestomeda kitchens are displayed
in numerous multi-brand interior design stores
in Italy and abroad as well as in the various
single-brand showrooms in some of the
world’s big cities: Milano, Bari, Florence,
Madrid, Athens, Lugano, Chicago, Los Angeles
and Seoul, where from next summer Marc
Sadler’s latest creation, the Carré model,
will also be on display.
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A VARIETY OF GEOMETRIC FORMS
on cabinet fronts
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Marc Sadler,
designer of Carré.
Total living, semi
country, or even
“all-white” for less
daring users: Carré
caters to a whole
range of interior
design needs.
The Layer worktop
(patented) has three
layers in different
materials: Corian,
Unicolor laminate,
marble or granite,
quartz, steel, Okite.
For the extremities
of the floor and tall
units, the open shelving
with a gloss or matt
lacquered finish
in standard colours
create continuity
between the kitchen
and living areas.
DESIGN “Many people say they hate
the rigid structure of minimalist kitchens
and agree that the kitchen is the home
owner’s most representative reception space,
and as a result often embellished
with personal items, family heirlooms and
travel souvenirs: this is the starting point
for Carré, which, if I had to define it in one
word, I would call ‘multi-faceted’ to explain
its many different qualities.”
These are the words of Marc Sadler,
designer of the new Carré kitchen system.
As he himself explains, it is capable
of interpreting the different spaces into
which it is built and the lifestyles of its users.
Carré’s secret lies in its versatility, which
enables it to blend easily into different
interior design concepts, from city living
spaces to the “semi-country” kitchens
of homes in rural areas.
And the detail around which this versatility
hinges, as well as the distinguishing feature
of the model is the handle carved into the
door, an arrangement of bas-relief squares
and rectangles that intertwine to create
different geometric figures with a total
of no fewer than ten different combinations
possible. With it, everyone can create their
own version of Carré and design its fronts,
taking advantage of the almost limitless
choice of available finishes for the fronts
and for the bas-relief handle carved into the
door: 46 gloss or matt lacquered shades.
In additions, the backs of the handles also
come in steel, rosewood or olive wood.
Carré is, then, designed to be put together
to suit personal tastes.
Sadler likens it to a “bitmap image made up
of a series of pixels that can change the final
overall effect.”
à www.ernestomeda.it
TECHNOLOGY The new models comes
at the end of three years of studies
and experimentation that exploited
to the full the opportunities for composition
offered by Ermestomeda kitchen systems,
offering a creative design backed up
by high-end technology that expressing itself
in the system’s strongest feature, the fronts,
which are made using craft production
techniques. To create the hollows that form
the handles, the fronts are milled using
an exclusive manufacturing process.
Attached to the back of the milled panel
is a smaller panel that forms the back
of the handle and is interchangeable, since
it is secured to the front using Torks screws
that bear the Ernestomeda logo and
can be changed at any time to change the
material appearance or colour of the kitchen.
There are dozens of different finishes
to choose from, to create a one-colour or
contrasting two-tone look with the handles.
And that’s not all that can be varied on Carré.
With the three-tiered layering system
(patented) it is possible to create everchanging solutions using materials combined
variously together, such as Corian, Unicolor
laminate, marble and granite, quartz, steel
and Okite. Besides this there are the end
pieces for the base and tall units - 126, 198,
234 and 252 cm in height - featuring open
shelving that can be used, say, as a
bookcase, while the painted sheet metal
Regent hood, created by Sadler exclusively
for Ernestomeda, uses LED lighting, houses
a filter-extractor motor with a power of
1,000 m3/h, is operated from a Soft Touch
electronic control panel and comes in ice,
black and Nuance red. A feature that gives
the kitchen that extra touch of class.
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FUORI SALONE
KITCHEN
EVENTS
ALL THE NOT-TO-BE-MISSED HAPPENINGS REGARDING THE WORLD
OF KITCHENS DURING MILAN DESIGN WEEK (14-21 APRIL)
ACHEO
The National Braidense Library
- being used for a Fuori Salone event
for the very first time - provides
the backdrop for an evening devoted
to kitchen “Volumes”, this time
of the literary kind. On display will
be documents, images and hitherto
unpublished literary works that
have some connection with the
development of the notion of “hearth
and home”, as selected by
Anty Pansera (in collaboration with
the library’s Science Department).
The exhibition is curated by Acheo’s
art director, Bob Verhelst.
à Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
Via Brera 28, Milano
18 April 6 - 8.30pm By invitation only
ARCLINEA
New ideas from Arclinea
and the new Spatia design
by Antonio Citterio
will also be presented
in the Corso Monforte
showroom, with a live
cooking show being held
in the adjoining courtyard
of the San Babila church.
à Centro Cucine
Arclinea- Interni
Corso Monforte 7, Milano
14 -16 April
6 - 9pm
Live Cooking Show
ALNO
German haute cuisine, wines from the Rhine Valley and an exhibition of portraits from the world
of show business by photographer Rita Antonioli: all part of the Alno Fly Over International Taste
event, devoted to the new Fly wall hung kitchens.
à Showroom Garavaglia Arredamenti Viale Monte Santo 8, Milano
14 -19 April 10am - 1pm / 3 - 7pm Inauguration cocktail party 15 April 6 - 10pm
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BARAZZA
BEST UP
The innovative Velvet Touch Screen oven,
the only appliance of its kind to offer
performance features through interactive
Touch Screen technology, is presented
as part of the “imagination/innovation
2010” project at Face to Superstudio Più.
Best Up: Beautiful, Fair,
Sustainable Design - “+LCD -CO2.
Getting on With The Job. But How?”.
This is the title with which the
Best Up sustainability table returns,
offering useful information on
responsible design that takes
account of all stages in the life cycle
of products and services to reduce
their environmental impact.
Alpi, Arreda.net, Comieco, Editrice
Compositori, Electrolux, Elica,
Evostone, FederlegnoArredo,
Flos, Fresialluminio, Ghenos, iGuzzini,
Ikea, Innova.com, Kuei, L’Hub,
Materiavera, Sabaf, SixPeople.it,
Studio Caporaso Design and
Valcucine all support Best Up for
the promotion of sustainable living.
à Face to Superstudio Più
Via Tortona 54, Milano
14 - 18 April 10am - 9pm
19 April 10am - 6pm
BINOVA
Binova Space hosts the Binova Design 2010 event, with the première of the Prima AV
model and the new FPS cooking and washing systems, designed by Paolo Nava and Fabio
Casiraghi, in collaboration with Scholtès. Meanwhile the Anima model (design Emanuel
Gargano and Marco Fagioli) will be presented at the Think Tank interiors event being held
in the space of the same name at Milan State University’s Cà Granda location.
à Binova Space Milano Via Della Moscova, 47
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm Party 15 and 16 April 6 - 11pm
à Università degli Studi Milano Cà Granda Ex Ospedale Maggiore
Interni Think Tank 13 - 25 April 10am-midnight
à Fabbrica Del Vapore
Via Procaccini 4, Milano
Open every day
10am - 8pm
Inaugural cocktail
Wednesday 14 April, 6pm
Info point The Hub, via Paolo Sarpi 8
BOFFI
Three show pieces, all in the same Milan location. The debut of the Solferino wardrobe, designed by Piero Lissoni and Decoma
Design, accompanied by the new ideas for the kitchen and bathroom collections designed by Piero Lissoni, Norbert Wangen,
Monica Armani and Studiocharlie. On the first floor will be a loft furnished with the latest ideas, while the second floor will have
Aboutwater (Boffi and Fantini partnership) with two tapware collections, design Naoto Fukasawa and Piero Lissoni.
à Boffi Solferino Via Solferino 11, Milano 14 - 19 April 10am - 9pm
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FUORI SALONE MILAN
COSENTINO
BULTHAUP
The new Bulthaup Porta Nuova
showroom, designed by John Pawson
opens in Milan. The new location will
be used to present kitchen and living
space solutions, designed using the
bulthaup b3 and bulthaup b2 systems
and enhanced with a complete and
fully-functional set of internal fittings.
à Bulthaup Durini Via Durini 17
à Bulthaup Porta Nuova
Via Locatelli, 6 - Milano
14 -18 April 10am - 9pm
19 April 10am - 7pm
CESAR
There’s a new Cesar Flagship Store
in Milan, where the Elle Vip model
is being presented during Design Week.
An attractive kitchen featuring the use
of olive wood and some quite unique
hand-crafted details. The event will have
added entertainment value: a cooking
show is being laid on by chefs from
Whirlpool and Franciacorta di Solive.
The Spanish group appears at the
2010 Fuori Salone in a space devised
and produced by the Campana
brothers, the celebrated Brazilian
designer duo who have come up with
an exclusive concept for the Eco by
Cosentino® product, 75% made from
recycled materials, including porcelain,
glass, mirror and vitrified ash.
à Superstudio Più
Via Tortona 27, Milano - Area 28
14 - 19 April 10am - 9pm
à Cesar Store Via Larga 23
14 -19 April 10am - 10pm
14 e 18 April 7 - 9pm
COMPAGNUCCI
With “Experience The Innovation”,
Compagnucci offers an opportunity
to try out technological innovations in
the kitchen in the scenario devised for
the occasion by designers Marco Maturo
and Alessio Roscini of Studio Klass.
à Spazio Blu Via Tortona 2, Milano
15 - 18 April 2 - 9pm
Inauguration
15 April 6pm, by invitation
Cocktail
16, 17 and 18 April 6 - 9pm
CORIAN® DUPONT
“Smart-ologic Corian® Living” is the name of the innovative interior design
project which DuPont™ Corian® and Karim Rashid present in the name
of “smart” environmentally sustainable home living.
à Showroom Corian® Design Via San Nicolao 4, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm Inauguration 13 april 6.30 11.30pm
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DADA
The various Molteni&Dada events
are spread over several different sites.
There is a new look for Bridge,
the kitchen idea created out of the
partnership between Armani and Dada,
which also produced the new Checkers
kitchen, designed by Giorgio Armani.
In addition, two parties will be held
in the Corso Europa Flagship Store:
“Around the World”, a global adventure
with Citterio; and “Organic Party”, a
voyage of discovery into new flavours,
preceded by a round table debate.
à Molteni&Dada Flagship Store
Corso Europa 2, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
14 April 7.30 - 10.30pm
Around the world (by invitation)
16 april 7.30pm Round table
Party 8pm
à Armani/Dada Via Pisoni 2
14 -19 April 10.30am - 7.30pm
à Spazio Armani Via Manzoni 37
14 -19 April 10.30am - 7.30pm
ELICA
à www.effeti.com
ELAM/ TISETTANTA
EFFETI
Tisettanta Contemporary Home and
Elam Kitchen System present a made
in Italy design scenario, with the
presentation of new ideas for 2010.
The new Autentica kitchen (design
Giancarlo Vegni) has an innovative
take on tradition by making
unusual combinations of materials
and redesigning the door: the front
panel is smaller than the door itself
and offers the possibility to use the
back of the door as storage space.
à Tisettanta Showroom
via Pietro Mascagni 1,
on the corner with
via Visconti di Modrone 26, Milano
14 - 19 April 9am - 9pm
Cocktail 14 April 6 - 9pm
In collaboration with the Ermanno Casoli
Foundation, Elica presents “Less than Air”:
a project by artist Andrea Nacciarriti,
curated by Marcello Smarrelli, which
will involve spectators in the impossible
business of materially organising air.
The advanced system installed in
the showroom creates airflows that alter
the perception of space, a sensation
experienced first hand by those present.
à Showroom Elica
Via Pontaccio 10, Milano
15 - 30 April
14 - 19 April 10am - 9pm
20 - 30 April 1 - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Inaugural cocktail 14 April 7pm
à Showroom Effeti Viale Piave 9
14 - 18 April 10am - 9pm
19 April 10am - 6pm
ERNESTOMEDA
Two exciting events to watch out for here: the presentation of the Carré kitchen,
designed by Marc Sadler, and the inauguration of the Ernestomeda Loft (for the
contract business) at an exclusive cocktail party intriguingly entitled “Ernestomeda
and Absolut Vodka: An Extraordinary Experience in the Kitchen”. A Carré kitchen
with handles in the shape of the famous vodka bottle is being set up for the
occasion and guests will have the chance to sample drinks made using Absolut
Flavour, based on natural ingredients. There will also be a photography exhibition
on Absolut Drinks and happy hours with cocktails by bartender Grazia Di Franco.
à Ernestomeda Loft Viale Col di Lana 8, Milano
15 April 12noon - 6pm press preview 6 - 8 pm party by invitation 8 - 10 pm
14 - 19 April 12noon - 9,15 pm themed happy hours from 6.30 pm
ELECTROLUX
On the occasion of Milan’s two-yearly
kitchen design showcase, Electrolux
has organised four themed evenings
on show cooking, design and fashion
in the attractive parkland setting of
the Branca Tower.
à Torre Branca
Viale al Parco Luigi Camoens
14 - 17 April (from 8pm) by invitation
ELMAR
Radical is a new solution for an elegant and functional
space in which to share experiences, emotions,
tastes and smells. Designed by Ludovica
+ Roberto Palomba, this kitchen is all about green
values, with some important innovations: the use
of heat-treated ash and 100% recyclable sheet aluminium.
à Spazio Fiorentini Via Savona 35 Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
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FUORI SALONE MILAN
FRATELLI ONOFRI
GALVAMET EXCLUSIVE
The lastest ideas Galvamet introduce
with the Exclusive brand include
the new Ambient hood (pictured),
the expression of a recognisable
style in a harmonious, sophisticated
product, and the Sphera model,
whose clean, simple design
combines the elegance of glass
and the perfection of movement.
Both are wall versions, with touch
screen controls and halogen lighting.
à Showroom Galvamet
Holiday Inn Milan-Rho Fair
Via Alessandro Volta, Rho
15 - 16 April 9.30am - 6.30pm
KEY® SBABO CUCINE
The Y45 project (design Alessio Bassan)
comes very close to an architectural idiom,
in which the compact, almost austere
appearance of the irregularly-shaped
monolith is cleverly toned down by the
translucent effect and smooth shiny surface
of Corian®. The “Be Visible” Fuori Salone
event is produced in conjunction
with the Federico Fellini Foundation.
à Hotel Gallery ArtNhow via Tortona 35
Be Visible in collaboration
with the Federico Fellini Foundation
14 -19 April
10am - 10pm
As part of the semi-professional Home Restaurant kitchen collection,
Fratelli Onofri presents the new Imperial kitchen and the built-in range,
which will feature the same exclusive contouring as designer kitchens.
The display takes as its main theme “multi-sensorial impressions”,
giving visitors an all-round, hands-on experience of colours, smells,
sounds and forms.
à Atelier Via Tortona 14, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 11pm
HI-MACS®
The teaming up of fashion designer Alviero Martini and product designer Fabio
Novembre has led to the creation in Piazza San Babila of the new showroom of the
fashion house ALV “Andare Lontano Viaggiando”. Thanks to Hi-Macs® of LG Hausys,
the creation is a concrete and tangible expression of Italian design, known for the
way it creates overlaps between fashion and architecture. On display at the
Nhow Hotel, meanwhile, is a collection of eclectic furnishing items designed
by Philip Michael Wolfson in new generation Hi-Macs® acrylic stone.
à Hi-Macs® Wears ALV
Piazza San Babila 5, 6th floor, staircase B
14 - 19 April 11am - 9pm
13 April, 6pm:
fashion designer Alviero Martini
and architect Fabio Novembre attending
à Nhow Hotel Via Tortona 35, Milano
Shanghai Meeting Room
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
MODULNOVA
Preview of the My Kitchen collection (des. Andrea Bassanello): the Modulnova Young line
is an up-to-date, young person’s model aimed at first-time buyers and offering practical
design features. It is a highly modular kitchen and comes in a wide range of finishes:
two wood shades, four matt and eight gloss colours, and worktops in new Unicolor
materials with stone finish. It also
features a brand-new wall-hung
hood that integrates with the other
wall units to create an innovative
interplay of volumes.
à Showroom Modulnova
My Kitchen Collection preview
Via Borgogna 7, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
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SCHIFFINI
An exclusive presentation at the Schiffini Space for the innovative
Key system storage system (design A. Arosio, E. Mangia), which
can be combined with all traditional models and is designed to be
positioned between the kitchen and living area. On 14 April 2010,
starting at 7pm, the same venue will host “The Spirit of the Kitchen”,
a presentation of Schiffini’s philosophy of the modern kitchen, with
thoughts, ideas and reflections from some of the people who have
worked for the company, including Jasper Morrison, Enrico Schiffini,
Alfredo Häberli, Giuliano Giaroli, Davide Oldani and Ingo Maurer.
MIELE
During Eurocucina, the prestigious German manufacturer’s
Milan showroom will be showcasing the new line
of Ice built-in cooking appliances, Premium design and
technology and the high-performance G 5000 dishwashers.
à Miele Gallery
Corso Garibaldi 99, corner with Via Moscova, Milano
14 -16 April 10am - 11pm 17 - 18 April 10am - 7pm
Dinner 14 april (7pm) by invitation
Cocktail-Elle Decor and Mìele present Ice:
16 april (6.30pm) by invitation
MK
An out-of-the-fair presentation for an out-of-the-ordinary
kitchen: a monobloc devised and designed
(in collaboration with Paola Lenti) to be used
outdoors, catering to the new outdoor living trend.
à Schiffini Space Via Visconti di Modrone,
on the corner with Via Passione Via Passione, Milano
Come on in my kitchen 14 April from 7pm
PAMAR
Porcelain - one of
the oldest and most
noble materials turns up in a new
contemporary guise in what is a quite unique collection of
furniture handles, designed for Pamar by Pierre Charpin,
Bjorn Dahlstron, Rodolfo Dordoni, Natalie Du Pasquier, Gordon
Guillaumier, James Irvine, Jasper Morrison and George Sowden.
à Pamar Porcelain Palazzo Crivelli, Via Pontaccio 12
13 April, from 6pm 14 - 18 april 10am - 10pm
à Palazzo delle Stelline Corso Magenta 6, Milano
13 -19 April 10am - 10pm
RONDA DESIGN
Ronda Design launches Magnetika,
a line offering a wide range
of applications that illustrates two
projects, followed by Alessandro
Antoniazzi and Vittore Niolu of A+N
Design, at the “Temporary Museum
for New Design” exhibition at the
Face to Superstudio Più space.
At the centre of the installation
are the Mask panel and the MyShelf bookcase, which make
revolutionary use of the properties of magnets.
à Face to Superstudio Più
Via Tortona, Milano 14 - 19 April
Temporary Museum for New Design
Innovation/Imagination 2010 Project
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SCIC
à www.scic.it
Scic presents its new kitchen ideas during Milan’s
Design Week: furniture, storage units and personalised
elements that make the kitchen more functional
and up to date, with the evolution of the System 30
collection and other contemporary solutions.
à SCIC Via Durini 19, Milano
Special event 13 - 17 April 10am - 10pm
18 - 19 April 10am - 8pm
UNIQUE PRESENCES
The result of experience gathered in over 35 years working in the production of fume extraction systems,
the new Exclusive by Galvamet range of feature hoods, in bold forms and with a pure, restrained
even austere design that highlights the firm’s know-how in working steel.
One example of this is Ambient, in which contrasting volumes entwine in a way that gives added depth to a
high-performing idea of style. On Sphera, meanwhile, the elegance of glass combines with perfection of movement.
Both are wall-mounted models with touch screen controls (3 speeds+1) and halogen lighting (2x20W),
the former with an Aisi 304 shiny stainless steel finish, the latter with an Aisi 304 stainless steel and glass finish.
UP-TO-DATE
TECHNOLOGY
AMBIENT
Size
90 cm
Both models are equipped with
a number of advanced technical
functional features, such as:
à adjustable, delayed
self-switch off to ensure
that the right level of air purity
in the kitchen is maintained;
à metal grease-filter
maintenance light indicator
for the capture of airborne
fat particles, active charcoal
filter replacement light
indicator to absorb food smells
released into the room during
cooking and (on Sphera only)
à regeneration and replacement
of Long Life charcoal filter,
which unlike the active charcoal
filter, can be regenerated to
ensure the most effective particle
capture levels;
à 24h Comfort function,
operating phased extraction
cycles to clear the air
of persistent, stagnant or stale
smells such as those from
detergents and cigarette smoke;
à perimeter extraction,
which conveys cooking fumes
along a vent running
round the side of the hood,
increasing extraction efficiency
and reducing sound levels;
à electronically-controlled
gradual switch on and switch
off of the soft on/off lighting,
slow motion opening movement
of the entire front glass section
for the creation of a big enough
surface area to enable
the Sphera hood to do its work.
Number motors
1
Max airflow
610 m3/h
Booster airflow
850 m3/h
Pressure
540 (Pa)
Max noise leve
52 dB(A)
Min noise level
35 dB(A)
Total absorption
300 W
Air outlet duct
Ø 150 mm
SPHERA
Size
90 cm
Number motors
1
Max airflow
610 m3/h
Booster airflow
850 m3/h
Pressure
540 (Pa)
Max noise level
52 dB(A)
Min noise level
35 dB(A)
Total absorption
300 W
Air outlet duct
Ø 150 mm
à www.galvamet-exclusive.com
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ADVERTORIAL FEATURE
SLEEK SOPHISTICATED STYLE, SIMPLE UNFUSSY DESIGN: THE AMBIENT AND SPHERA
HOODS IN THE NEW EXCLUSIVE BY EXCLUSIVE BY GALVAMET
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STONE ITALIANA
The new Oro (Gold) collection
of quartz panels, interpreted
through Stone Italiana’s
Limited Edition kitchen, is the
inspiration for four meals one course from starter
through to the dessert per
evening - that offer a whole
range of flavours based
on the “Pomo d’Oro”,
Arabeschi di Latte’s food
concept. Franke will also
be there with sinks, hobs,
ovens, hoods and taps,
with a technical contribution
from Atelier Italiano.
à Showroom Stone Italiana Via degli Arcimboldi 5,
corner with via Lupetta, Milano Quartz technology and Design
14 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
Eating event 14 -17 April 7 - 10pm
SALVARANI/FEG
“Let’s Celebrate 70 - Also Featuring Kitchenette”
is the title of the firm’s Seventies-themed event
and to Kitchenette, from a design by Antonio Rodriguez
and Matteo Thun. The kitchen block is intended
for luxury hotels and executive offices.
à Salvarani Feg Store
Via Larga, corner of Piazza Santo Stefano 5, Milano
14 April Cocktail from 7pm
14 - 19 April 10 - 12am - 2.30 -9.30pm
STARON
The exhibition “Staron®, simply amazing” will be hosted
in the new prestigious space “L’Archivolto Events”
in Milan, Brera district. Four prestigious designers 5+1AA,
Simone Micheli, Denis Santachiara and Claudio Silvestrin
confront themselves about the extreme use of Staron®,
the solid surface of Samsung.
à L’Archivolto
Via Marsala 3, Milano
14 - 19 April
10am - 10pm
Opening: 15 April
SNAIDERO
A new Snaidero showroom is being inaugurated in a prestigious
area of the centre of Milan, between San Lorenzo columns and
Sant’Ambrogio Basilica. Starting from the 15th of April, ‘Milano
Interni’ exhibits the main products by Snaidero, ranging from historic
design models to the latest ones.
à Milano Interni Via Edmondo De Amicis 12, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 9pm inauguration 15 April 7-10pm
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SCHOLTÈS
Scholtès presents its Atelier Scholtès operation,
a two-part installation that features a sophisticated
stage to present the products on, and the Scholtès
Restaurant, an unexpected temporary dining space
at the historic Milanese headquarters of fashion
designer Antonio Marras. In addition, for the entire
duration of the Furniture Show, the Marras boutique
will be housing an installation of the brand’s most
representative appliances.
à Atelier Scholtès via Cola di Rienzo 8
13 - 30 April Showroom: 10am - 11pm
Restaurant: 12noon-3.30pm / 8 - 11pm
à Boutique Marras via Santo Spirito 14
14-19 April
SEAMLESS ELEGANCE
AND DESIGN
The result of a lengthy
research and development
process carried out
by a team of experts
at Cosentino and numerous
lab tests carried out by
external certification bodies,
the new range of Integrity
sinks integrate perfectly
and seamlessly into
Silestone® worktops.
Integrity by Cosentino®
is currently available
in the One model
(41x51x15.5 cm), produced
in the extensive range
of Silestone® colours.
Made from a single piece
of the material, it offers
the same excellent physical
properties and has a totally
uniform appearance
throughout, with no joints
or weak points.
This was made possible
by the creation of a new
manufacturing technology
which has also simplified
installation and maintenance
operations.
THE MATERIAL
Silestone®, a brand owned
by the Spanish multinational
Cosentino, is to be found
in some of the most
prestigious locations around
the world, such as the Hotel
Burj Al Arab in Dubai,
the new Wembley Stadium
in London, the Carrousel
du Louvre in Paris, the Agbar
Tower in Barcelona
and Telefónica’s flagship store
in Madrid. Silestone is
a surfacing material made
of hygienic quartz, which
prevents the formation
of harmful bacteria.
This naturally makes
it an ideal choice for all
surfaces in kitchens,
bathrooms, bars and also
for floors in homes,
shops, hospitals etc.
Available in thicknesses
of 12, 20 and 30 mm,
Silestone® is highly resistant
to scratching and staining.
Available in over 60 colours,
it is often the very best
choice for a range
of different requirements.
Made from over 94% natural
quartz, Silestone® creates
some truly beautiful
worktops that offer
matchless technical features.
à www.silestone.com à www.cosentinogroup.net
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ADVERTORIAL FEATURE
INTEGRITY BY COSENTINO® IS THE FIRST COLLECTION OF SINKS MADE OF A SINGLE,
JOINT-FREE PIECE OF SILESTONE® WITHOUT WEAK POINTS
FUORI SALONE MILAN
SMEG
During Milan’s week of kitchen presentations, Smeg invites the public
to discover its innovative products in its Corso Monforte showroom, a place,
right in the heart of Milan, where design is king.
à Showroom Smeg Corso Monforte 30/3, Milano 13 - 19 April 10am - 7pm
TABU
Eco-friendly wood with no harmful emissions, supplied by Tabu,
is featured in numerous events around the city during
Milan Design Week.
à Courtyards of Milan’s State University
Via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano
The place, Maurizio Favetta Beauty Cave, Studio Marco Piva
13 - 25 April 13 - 18 April 10am-midnight
19 - 25 April 10am - 8pm
à 6A Montenapoleone
Via Monte Napoleone 6/A, Milano
Natural Fashion Studio Roberto Semprini
with Sergio Bonifaccio and Sylvia Duncan Macdonald
14 - 19 April 9.30am - 9pm
à Showroom La Perla
Via Tortona 27, Milano
Sensoreal Silvio De Ponte
in collaboration with
Ar-thema International
13 - 19 April 10am - 10pm
à Teatro Franco Parenti
Via Pier Lombardo 14, Milano
Metamorfosi Alessandra Angelini
in collaboration with Arte da
mangiare and the festival Elita
13 - 18 April 10am - 10pm
TM ITALIA
Specialists in the production of kitchen systems
personalised for lifestyles, the company chooses
Via Monte Napoleone and the “Natural Fashion” installation
by Roberto Semprini to present two new creations:
Naturally Mondrian (a re-run of the Mondrian kitchen)
and the new T45 Living Kitchen, featuring dark wood
and metallicised ceramic.
à Spazio 6 A Montenapoleone
Via Monte Napoleone 6, Milano
14 - 19 April 9.30am - 9pm
Cocktail 15 April, 6.30pm
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STRATO
Marco Gorini gives a sneak preview of Venti Dieci,
Stratos’ new integrated kitchen system. New ideas
displayed in the reinvented Spazio Strato include
Strato 031, a kitchen that makes an intriguing new use
of materials: satin-finish stainless steel, stone and the
rare and exquisite fossilised oak, found underground,
which has a special smoked look to it.
à Spazio Strato Via A. Bertani 2, Milano
14 - 19 April 10am - 9pm
Cocktail party by invitation 15 April 6 - 10pm
à www.sensagranite.com à www.cosentinogroup.net
GRANITE WORKTOPS
protected against staining
1. Sensa worktop
in the Caledonia
version with rounded
edges.
2. Another version
of Sensa Granito:
JuparanaGold.
The collection comes
in no fewer than
15 different colours.
3. Surface treatment
with a chemical
binder makes
Sensa by Cosentino®
worktops stainproof.
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3
THE COSENTINO GROUP CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE ITS CAPACITY
FOR INNOVATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL STONE ITEMS WITH SENSA,
A UNIQUE AND ENTIRELY EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT FOR THE MARKET
There’s a revolution going on
in the natural stone business.
Permeability to staining,
which has always been
the weakness of granite
and other stone products,
is a thing of the past now
that there is Sensa by
Cosentino®, a new granite
surface brand featuring a
water-repellent, anti-staining
finish. We all know that
granite is one of the most
heavy duty and durable
natural materials, but
Cosentino wanted to give
it that property it had been
missing until now: stain
resistance. It has done so
through a revolutionary
treatment that involves
adding a chemical binder
to the material to alter
the stone’s surface tension,
giving it invisible, but
air-permeable protection
without sealing off the pores
completely. Water, oil, wine
and all other substances
that come into contact
with the kitchen worktop
are prevented from
penetrating the surface
and can simply be wiped off.
SIZE
Sensa comes in a range
of up to 15 different
colours, in slabs measuring
a minimum of 2.5x1.5
metres and a choice
of two thicknesses:
2 or 3 centimetres.
Sensa granite
is guaranteed for 10 years
and can also be used
outdoors, given that it is
also resistant to UV light
so there is no change
to its appearance,
feel and durability.
CERTIFICATION
This product has been
awarded NSF certification,
which means it has been
deemed a material suitable
for contact with food,
and it also carries the
Greenguard seal of approval
guaranteeing its conformity
to the indoor air quality
standards defined by the
North American
Environmental Institute. It
also carries the Greenguard
Children&Schools certificate,
indicating its suitability for
use in educational buildings.
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ADVERTORIAL FEATURE
1
FUORI SALONE MILAN
GAGGENAU
The prestigious German brand introduces the new 2010
collection being featured at a whole host of events.
VALCUCINE
Inauguration of the Valcucine Milano flagship store, with
Sandro Chia as special guest. Alongside the kitchen systems
based on the philosophy of sustainability there is a new space
with installations and a library with books on bio-architecture
and ecology. The firm also presents Artematica Vitrum with
the Invitrum Base, the first floor unit made entirely of 100%
recyclable glass and aluminium, manufactured without the use
of adhesives and formaldehyde and designed to be dismantled
at the end of its life cycle. The occasion also sees the debut
of Valcucine Living: the Artematica Noce Tattile walnut kitchen
programme combined with a living-room furnishings system.
à Valcucine | Habitat Naturale Milano
C.so Garibaldi 99, Milano 14 - 18 April 10am - 10pm
Opening cocktail 14 April - 6.30pm
à Gaggenau@Elle Décor Temporary Caffè
Elle Decor Cafè
Spazio Diadora - Superstudio Più
Via Tortona, 27 14 -19 April 10am - 9pm
à Rat für Formgebung in collaboration with
the German Design Council
Spazio Romeo Gigli Via Angelo Fumagalli 6
14 -19 April 10am - 9pm
Cocktail for invited guests 15 April (7-10pm)
à Gaggenau 2010 in collaboration with
Valcucine Showroom Valcucine
Corso Garibaldi 99 14-19 April 10am - 9pm
à Le Ricette dei designer 2
in collaboration with Ottagono
Design Elementi Via Lazzaretto 3
Cocktail for invited guests 15 April (6 - 9pm)
à Volumi in cucina in collaboration with Acheo
Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense
(Brera Library) Via Brera 28
Cocktail for invited guests 18 April (6 - 8.30pm)
à Trofeo 2010 Golf & Style Golf - Tour 2010
Design Elementi Via Lazzaretto 3
Cocktail for invited guests
19 April (6.30 - 8.30pm)
Live cooking show by Gaggenau chefs
WHIRLPOOL
“Colour & Stones at the Fuorisalone”. New home living
trends, which Whirlpool has always excelled in setting,
are interpreted by two key elements: colour and stone.
The days of the big kitchen event will see Whirlpool
presenting its latest built-in ideas with KitchenAid.
à Spazio Tortona 31 Via Tortona 31, Milano
13 - 19 April 10am - 7pm (evening event by invitation only)
Inaugural event: 14 April
(cocktail 12noon - 2pm and 5.30-7.30 pm)
Party for invited guests 18 April - from 8pm
NEFF
The T44T90N0 induction hob, winner of the 2010
Gold Award, and new products in the Perfect Built-In
2010 range are the centre of attention at a series
of exhibitions and events devoted to gourmet cuisine
and design.
à Rat für Formgebung in collaboration with
the German Design Council
Spazio Romeo Gigli via Angelo Fumagalli 6
14 -19 April 10am - 9pm
Cocktail for invited guests 15 April (7 - 10pm)
à Neff - la tua storia in cucina
in collaboration with Ballarini and San Bitter
Design Elementi Via Lazzaretto 3
Cocktail for invited guests 16 April (6 - 9pm)
à Gold - Esperienze Visive
exhibition curated by Sandro Cabrini
Design Elementi Via Lazzaretto 3
Cocktail for invited guests 15 April (5 - 8pm)
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