The Kub Extractor Hood by Fabrizio Crisa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Silver A' Design Award in Home Appliances Design Competition Category.
SilverHome Appliance· 2026
The Kub Extractor Hood
Client: Elica spa
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Home Appliance Category
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About The Kub Extractor Hood
The Kub is an extractor hood designed for kitchens. The Kub is available in seven configurations, including wall mounted, island and suspended versions, with or without a chimney or a wooden shelf. The finishes offered are black, white and stainless steel. The main module measures 32 by 32 by 32 centimetres. A brushless motor provides strong extraction with low noise levels. Connectivity allows remote control through the Elica application and voice assistants, and the hood communicates with the hob to adjust the power automatically.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Kub Extractor Hood is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. The Kub Extractor Hood is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Kub Extractor Hood is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
Interviews
Grand Interview
The Kub Extractor Hood's ability to adapt across seven distinct configurations, from wall-mounted to suspended island installations, while maintaining a cohesive visual language rooted in minimalism and geometric rigor, represents a remarkable achievement in modular kitchen design. As the Design Center Director at Elica and the creative mind behind The Kub Extractor Hood, is there a particular configuration or finish combination that you feel most completely expresses the design's core identity, and what was the reasoning behind offering such a breadth of customization without diluting The Kub Extractor Hood's aesthetic authority?
The different configurations and finishes of the TheKub hood offer a wide range of possibilities, designed to precisely meet the needs of an audience increasingly attentive to space customization. Each variant is designed to integrate naturally into different housing contexts, maintaining the product's identity unchanged. Thanks to this design flexibility, TheKub fits consistently into both minimalist environments, characterized by light and luminous tones, and more contemporary and decisive spaces, where dark palettes and sophisticated atmospheres take center stage. In this vision, there is no ideal configuration in the absolute sense, but a product capable of adapting and communicating with the context in which it is inserted. Each choice thus becomes an expression of a balance between personal taste, environmental architecture, and design identity, transforming the hood into a flexible, elegant element that is always consistent with the space that welcomes it.
Smart home integration has become one of the most discussed topics among design-conscious readers, particularly the question of how connected appliances can genuinely improve daily life rather than simply adding layers of unnecessary complexity. How did you approach the development of The Kub Extractor Hood's connectivity features, specifically the hob-to-hood communication through the dedicated application and voice assistant compatibility, and in what way do you believe this seamless interaction fundamentally reshapes the experience of cooking in a modern kitchen?
TheKub interprets contemporary design through the integration of advanced technologies designed to simplify the user experience. Thanks to remote management via the Elica app and compatibility with voice assistants, the product offers intuitive and immediate control of its functions. Direct communication with the induction hobs allows the hood to automatically adjust the suction power based on the active cooking zones, optimizing performance and efficiency. In addition, remote monitoring of filter status allows maintenance to be managed in a simple and punctual manner. With TheKub, technology, functionality and design integrate harmoniously, resulting in an evolved product, capable of improving comfort and the daily experience in the kitchen.
The Kub Extractor Hood addresses one of the most persistent frustrations in kitchen environments, which is the intrusive noise that disrupts conversation, work, and the overall comfort of domestic life. How did the acoustic optimization research behind The Kub Extractor Hood influence the broader design decisions beyond the motor itself, and in what ways do you see The Kub Extractor Hood's commitment to quiet, high-performance extraction contributing to a more humane and livable home environment at a wider societal level?
The TheKub hood integrates a latest generation Brushless motorization, designed to offer the perfect balance between high performance, energy efficiency and comfort of use. This technology allows for the development of significant suction capacity, while ensuring reduced consumption and optimized energy management. One of the most distinctive aspects of the system is the exceptional operational quietness. By reducing noise emissions, TheKub helps create a more comfortable and relaxed kitchen environment, where you can cook, converse, and experience space without interference. An advanced technological solution that transforms efficiency into daily well-being, elevating the user experience through a perfect synthesis between performance, sustainability and comfort.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Kub is a distinctive hood that adapts to any space. Available in seven configurations (wall, island, suspended) and finishes in Black, White, and Stainless Steel, it offers flexible solutions with matching chimneys and wooden shelves. The brushless motor guarantees power and silence. With Connex, the Elica app, and voice assistants, it can be controlled remotely and communicates with the hob, enhancing the space with balance and character.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The Kub is a product that can be configured according to customer requirements and is available in wall mounted, freestanding, or suspended versions. The main module measures 32 × 32 × 32 cm, while the height of the hood body varies depending on the configuration and whether a chimney is included. The wooden shelf, an aesthetic accessory, is available in 120 or 90 × 42 × 4 cm sizes, adaptable to design preferences.
- Tags
- Extractor hood, design, minimalism, personalization, different configurations, black matte, white matte, inox, wood
- Production Technology
- The creation of The Kub is the result of specific technologies and production methods for each material: from cutting to welding steel, from cutting wood to the careful assembly of each component. A precise and integrated process that guarantees quality, durability, and aesthetic excellence in every detail of the product.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge in designing The Kub was to connect it to certain Elica products, integrating them harmoniously without compromising their aesthetics or trivializing their design. Great care was also taken in choosing the finishes and combining the materials with the aim of creating a clean, high performance product that would be well balanced within the kitchen environment.
- Research
- The research behind The Kub stems from the desire to bring a high-performance yet customizable product to kitchens. Customization is expressed in the choice of finishes (white, black, or stainless steel) and in the type of installation: suspended, island, or wall mounted. A versatile solution, designed to adapt to any space with style and functionality.
- Inspiration
- The idea for The Kub hood came from the desire to bring a product into the kitchen that was both aesthetically pleasing and functional. A functional design that interacts with contemporary spaces with rigor, balance, and authority. The high performance extraction system is designed to ensure high extraction capacity with low noise levels. Acoustic optimization allows you to cook, work, and converse in a comfortable environment without noise interference.
- Project Duration
- The project began in February 2024 and ended in October 2025; it will be exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in April 2026.
- Operation Flow
- Simple and intuitive to use, The Kub incorporates an innovation that makes all the difference: connectivity. It communicates directly with the hob, activating, adjusting the power, and switching off automatically according to use. It can also be controlled via voice assistant, making it a fully fledged part of the smart home ecosystem. Hidden technology, visible performance: powerful suction, high capture, and reduced noise.
- Team Members
- Fabrizio Crisà
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