If It's Hip, It's Here (Archives): kitchen design

above: Legend ceiling mounted range hood

The Elica collection of ceiling and wall mountable range hoods from Italy are so beautiful and innovative that even if you're not in the market for one, they are worth sharing.

They go beyond their technological function of sucking smoke out of your kitchen and become pretty pendant lights and even sculptural elements for any modern kitchen. With a large selection of styles, materials and colors, the Elica Collection is a breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively.

The entire Elica collection is shown below, with models listed in alphabetical order:

Helix:

Isolabella:

Karma:

Legend:

Menhir:

Ola:

Ola (wall mount):

Ola (suspended):

Om and Mini Om:

Mini Om (color):

Om Special Edition:

Oxygene:

Solaris:

Space:

Star:

Twin:

Victoria:

Vogue:

Vogue (Black leather and steel):

Vogue (all steel):

Wave:

Goldstream:

Blackstream:

Whitestream:

Product Design: Elica Team,
coordinator Fabrizio Crisà
Via Dante 288
60044 Fabriano AN Italy
T +39 0732 6101
F +39 0732 610249
info@elica.com
www.elica.com
www.elicacollection.com

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"CORIAN® loves MISSONI" was a collaboration of the the design versatility of DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces and the style of Missoni. Kitchen, bath, living and dining areas were designed by Missoni with the use of DuPont's Corian.

Missoni, an Italian fashion and homewares house has long been known for its beautiful textiles, often recognizable by colorful stripes, zig zags and flame stitching. Corian is a material that is commonly associated with durable solid countertops. Combing these 'stripes' with this 'solid' yielded design that is both beautiful and durable.

DuPont™ Corian® solid surface - an exclusive product of DuPont - is an advanced composite material delivering superior levels of functionality and aesthetical performance for flat and curved surfacing applications in residential, public and commercial environments, indoor and outdoor.

The results were fabulous as you will see.

Below are pictures from the exhibit at the 2008 Milan Design Week:

Above: Rosita Missoni and her son, Luca

Rosita and her husband Ottavio Missoni were at the helm of Missoni SpA for 50 years, together creating a unique, inimitable style that’s admired all over the world. In 1997 she handed the reigns over to her sons Vittorio and Luca and, for fashion, her daughter Angela, and has since devoted herself exclusively to the MissoniHome collections.

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