DA 6000 W Cooker Hood

red dot: best of the best
red dot award: product design 2009

A master of disguise – form language and integration
Contemporary interior architecture is defined by open space concepts. Kitchens, bathrooms and living areas seamlessly merge into one another, and in the search for new forms offer designers a lot of freedom in interpretation. The trend towards open kitchen concepts is reflected by this cooker hood system. An exciting aspect of its design is that it does not aim to take centre stage, but instead lends a kitchen unit new and interesting characteristics, blending in as part of the architecture. When not in use, the cooker hood is integrated almost invisibly into the wall behind the hob and therefore, when in operation, its appearance is even more effective. In order to make the hood “come forth”, the chef has to activate the fan via a touch control switch, so that a canopy opens and, with an almost imperceptible movement, reveals the actual body of the device, accompanied by atmospheric lighting. This cooker hood thus is satisfied with being a functionally sophisticated high-tech device with an impressive appearance that shows only when the device is used. The cooker hood’s functioning too is as effective as it is logical: glass panels are moved into position and the steam and vapour are extracted with the help of a high-performance motor. The well thought-out, wall-integrated mechanism opens up entirely new possibilities for kitchen architecture – nothing disturbs the wall surface, since the aesthetic functionality lies hidden. Here a kitchen device with a graphically reduced design looks like an integrative part of interior architecture – only when switched on does it reveal its function as a kitchen device.