Totem キッチンシステム by Andrea Cingoli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in キッチン家具・設備・器具デザイン Competition Category.

鉄キッチン家具· 2022

Totem キッチンシステム

by Andrea Cingoli

Client: CONCEPTICONstudio

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in キッチン家具 Category

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The Design

About Totem キッチンシステム

Totemは、モジュール式の垂直型キッチンシステムです。各モジュールには、オーブン、レンジフード、冷蔵庫、コンロ、カウンタートップ、シンク、コーヒーマシン、食器洗い機、または収納を組み込むことができます。モジュールは積み重ねられ、構造的および電気的な接続によって連結されるため、機器は1面、2面、3面、または4面のいずれからでも使用できます。各コンテナ要素は幅650mm、奥行650mmで、高さは組み込まれる機能に応じて変化します。排水接続が不要な場合、Totemはオフィスや社員食堂、小規模な住宅にも設置することができます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Totem キッチンシステムは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Totem キッチンシステムは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Totem キッチンシステムは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Combinable vertical kitchen system: the modules can be containers, ovens, extractor hood, refrigerator, hobs, counter tops, sink, coffee machine, dishwasher and what else is needed to set up a complete kitchen. if the drain connection is not needed, this kitchen combo can be placed practically anywhere and can be assembled as needed to furnish offices, canteen rooms, existing kitchens or solve space problems in small flats. It allows the use of its devices on 1, 2, 3 or even 4 fronts.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each container element: W 650mm
D 650mm
H Variable from 150 mm to 900 mm depending on the function housed
Tags: Flexibility, modularity, homescape, totem, kitchen, everywhere, minimal, spacesaving
Production Technology: The product consists of electrified container modules that can house all types of domestic appliances. Each of the modules is composed of a metal structure and a coating chosen in relation to the context and the functions to be housed. It is produced by assembling simple and modular extruded, pre-folded or calendered elements screwed together.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was to configure a system that could adapt to all spaces and all positions, ensuring full efficiency and functionality in a small footprint. the choice of stackability and the great cleanliness of the design made it possible to reach a good compromise between the various issues involved.
Research: The research was based on the study of the minimum space of the various components and on the needs of the users in the various frequented spaces, from the home to the office, from the shop to the motorway restaurant, from the camper to the yacht. The second important topic to be addressed was precisely the technological problem: the possibility of stacking all the pieces regardless of the orientation of the interface and the order of overlapping.
Inspiration: The guiding image is the totem pole. A vertical element created by overlapping objects. In this case the objects have the possibility of working together through structural and electrical connections that allow them to be used in all directions.
The evolving lifestyle has guided the flexibility of use and the minimal and elegant style so that it can be positioned in all types of contexts, from the office to the motorway restaurant.
Project Duration: The project started in Febrary 2019 in Teramo and finished in Febrary 2022 in Teramo
Operation Flow: With this kitchen system you can compose your own service tools as you want. It can be placed anywhere and integrated into any kind of space. The presence of the UPS (the battery that allows it to work even without the mains power supply) also allows to guarantee operation during blackouts (allowing for example not to interrupt the cold chain of food).
Team Members: Design and Creative Director : Andrea Cingoli
Engineering: Luigi Carbone
Modeling and Rendering: Umbertino La Sorda
Image Credits: Andrea Cingoli