Coffee service
I've been a fan of New York based Intoto for awhile. They just produce the cleanest design's like this porcelain coffee server set called Perk.
Link: Intoto
I've been a fan of New York based Intoto for awhile. They just produce the cleanest design's like this porcelain coffee server set called Perk.
Link: Intoto
The Australians tap the Danes again - this time for a barbeque
Now this is by far the best barbeque design I have seen: clean, sleek, and simple. Designed by architect Jeppe Utzon (grandson of Jorn) as a simple table, the grill is constructed from Corian and stainless steel. The grill cover panels extend to create extra bench space when the grill is in use and feature a lock to prevent from being closed while in operation.
It is a beauty, but beauty comes at a price: $7,999 AUD, that's about $6,000 USD. I guess it costs a lot to look this good.
Link: Electrolux
Firm: Utzon Architects
Via: gravestmor
I don't have any money left to fill it with food but it sure looks good
I had to confess to my wife today that I am in love with another... a stainless steel refrigerator. Ironically, I have just been talking about my on-going obsession with free standing commercial stainless refrigerators, the chunky old-school kind with multiple compartments and doors, glass a-top and solid below. And then I stumble across this beauty... if only it had big ol' pull-lever latches...
Stainless steel inside and out, this refrigerator conforms to the US Department of Energy's stringent standards for residential use - consuming less energy than a 100 watt light bulb. The styling is a wonderfully simple, with fine attention paid to the details: dual compressors, three evaporators, auto-closing hinges, exterior drawers with glazed lids for both crisper and freezer.
Set to debut this fall, we can only imagine the cost of this 'fridge considering that Sub-Zero is the Rolls Royce of refrigeration. But damn if it isn't a beauty.
Link: Sub-Zero PRO 48
In-sink diswasher by KitchenAid
This combination sink/dishwasher is perfect for small kitchens and washes with half the water in half the time of traditional dishwashers. The lid can be used as a cutting board or removed for a full function double sink.
The stainless steel brivaTM in-sink dishwasher is a first-of-its-kind product that reflects the quality and quite performance you've come to expect from our legendary dishwashers
Link: Briva
Flush-fitting built-in glass ceramic honeycomb cooking surface
This custom layout cooktop system is too cool. The hexagon shaped tiles are made to fit flush into the counter surface. The flush touch panel control tile can operate up to six units or three dual cooking zones. Three options for heat surface size and BTU output are available and the tiles can be arranged in any desired configuration.
Link: Küppersbusch USA
Via: Gizmodo
Add this to the must-have appliance list.
A while back in a blog about the Viking Mixer, we posted about how you always see KitchenAid mixers and Dualit toasters on the countertops of kitchens featured in the architecture and design rags. You could also add the FrancisFrancis! X1 espresso machine to that list as we've noticed it on more than a few countertops as well.
While browsing a skiing related website today (we're into snow sports, remember?), we came across a post about some guy getting a new Isomac espresso maker. A quick Google search later and we found a "first look" review of the Millenium over at CoffeeGeeks.com.
"One of the most visually appealing machines to hit the market in recent years has to be the Isomac Millennium, a semi automatic, heat exchanger equipped espresso machine. From the polished E61 grouphead right up front to the beautifully sculpted sides and extra thick metal housing, the machine is a head turner. The question is, does it have the performance to back up those good looks."We've never had the opportunity to brew a cup of espresso on the FrancisFrancis! and we certainly haven't brewed a cup on the Isomac, but based on looks alone -- yeah, we know, how shallow of us -- we'd have to say that the Isomac wins the good looks contest hands down. Check out the rest of the article at CoffeeGeeks.com
Via: CoffeeGeek.com
Perfect for your Eichler home kitchen.
Current era refrigerators updated with a retro feel.
"GET OUT OF THE BOX, and into a Big Chill retro refrigerator. Who says you have to hide your fridge by camouflaging it into your cabinetry?Speak personality and make your statement. Unmistakably, The Big Chill will be the conversation piece at your next party.
Our refrigerator is like a stylish ’57 Chevy Bel Air (only the fins are missing), for those who like to express a bit of style, uniqueness and enjoy terrific color.
This may look like your mama’s icebox, but the Big Chill includes all of today’s functionality, efficiency, and dependability. The only thing we left off was the chisel; no defrosting required!"
Move over Kitchenaid.
Right up there with the Dualit toaster, we've always considered the Kitchenaid mixer to be one of the must-have countertop appliances for your kitchen. Then we discovered that Viking makes a countertop mixer. Both come in a multitude of colors. The Kitchenaid maxes out at 6 quarts and 525 watts; the Viking takes you up to 7 quarts and 1000 watts. That's some serious horsepower in the kitchen. Move over Kitchenaid.
Link: Viking
"A revolution in coffee enjoyment."
The guys over at Gadget Madness have a pretty in-depth review of the Philips Senseo coffee maker. The Senseo is a marginally attractive appliance that uses "coffee pods" to brew one or two cups of joe "with a frothy coffee layer that seals in aroma and taste." The Senseo comes in three colors (blue, black, white). The only problem we have is we tend to brew our coffee 10-12 cups at at time in order to get our caffeine buzz. Two cups just won't cut it.
"Needless to say the coffee this thing makes is consistently strong, frothy, smooth, and freakin' delicious. I say this from the vantage point of having consumed every form of caffeine I've ever been able to get my hands on, everything from chewing handfuls of raw beans to Starbucks, from Seattle's Best to Cafe du Monde, toss in some French Market, Cafe Molido, and Medaglia D'oro - you name it. I don't generally care much for brewed coffee, but the drip from the Senseo is probably the best I have tasted from a standard drip coffee maker. The coffee isn't the best part about the Senseo though - the cleanup is!"Via: Gadget Madness
Link: Philips Senseo
"High speed Milky Way 21"
"I really can't believe that we ever survived before this device was invented, but here it is:
Toshiba's Bluetooth Clothes Washer/Dryer.
To quote the Bluetooth SIG:
"This washer-dryer can download the washer/dryer software for new clothes from the home terminal and it can be carried out. When this washer-dryer breaks down, an error code is transmitted to the home terminal, and the correspondence method is expressed in the home terminal."Let's hope that was a translation from Japanese by some automated system, because I have no idea what the heck they are talking about. But I still want one. I certainly need to know that the machine that is cleaning the clothes I depend on every day can express the proper correspondence method, and so far I have yet to see another machine that claims to be able to do it....
The device is only going to be made available in Asia for now. You can try your luck at finding more information on Toshiba Japan's website."
Via: MobileBurn.com
Link: Toshiba Japan
Link: Babelfish Translation
The vacuum cleaner that doesn't lose suction
"Although it's 'currently on home trial,' (so don't expect to purchase it anytime soon) this Dyson DC06 robotic vacuum cleaner looks to humiliate all the Roombas and Electrolux robots currently out there eating up cat hair with its 'Dual-Cyclone' action. I'm not sure how I feel about a powerful sucking robot having a 'mood indicator light,' though. Nice robot. Gentle robot. No dreamin' of the overmind for you, love."