DESIGN NAME: Bold
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Wall-Mounted Range Hood
INSPIRATION: Individualism and tailor-made are seen everwhere in the kitchens, which creates unique atmosphere for every user. They want unique touches on every object they use. So what would be nice if customized on the kitchen hood. Bold Range Hood aims to find a good answer to this.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bold is a distinctive wall-mounted range hood with customizable aluminum cosmetic stripes, which highlights the individualism and the characteristics of the design range of Silverline. The combination of glass panels and high-quality various stripes in trendy colors provides an opportunity to reflect your style to the kitchen. Bold’s New Generation BLDC Motor Technology of Strong offers A+ Energy class and 900 m3/h flow rate.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: All elements of Bold are designed to enhance comfortable user experience. All ventilation and lighting components are covered behind the angled front panel and this creates a clear vision on the cooking area. Enhanced led stripe lighting adjustment for most functional illumination on cooking area, easy-reach control panel’s height, low noise operation are some details of Silverline’s human-centered design understanding.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in November 2017 in Istanbul and finished in August 2018 in Istanbul, and was exhibited in IFA Berlin in August 2018 and in IMM Cologne 2019.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Home Appliances Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Long and thin parts such as bold’s cosmetic stripes are hard to produce in a perfect cosmetic finish. After long design and R&D researches, aluminum extruision is determined as final material and production method. Aluminum extruision makes flexible customization production easy and give a opportunity to make various Bold’s cosmetic stripes.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 596 mm wide (796-896 also avaible) x 410 mm depth x 750-1100 mm height
TAGS: Customization, personalization, light&shadow, easy installation, easy cleaning, led stripe illumination, anodized colors, lower energy consumption
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Individualism movements seen at contempory art installations, design fairs and social movements are key elements to start Bold Project. Following future trend forsights take Silverline Design Team to a product design which be customizable even after sale.
CHALLENGE: Creating an unique face for Bold is the hardest part of design process. Silverline Design Team analized future trends and create distinct textures. After skethcing and cad modeling steps, first prototypes were examined to smallest detail. The emotion of form, flare and shadows were decisive for final products.
ADDED DATE: 2019-02-26 01:35:54
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Engin Akbaba, Kaan Semih Savk and Beyza Dogan
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer Kaya Sensev, Rıza Kantarci
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: “ALL RIGHT RESERVED BY SILVERLINE, 2018”
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