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Totem Keukensysteem by Andrea Cingoli

Totem Keukensysteem by Andrea Cingoli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in IJzer in Keukenmeubels, Apparatuur en Inrichtingen Ontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerKeukenmeubels· 2022

Totem Keukensysteem

by Andrea Cingoli

Client: CONCEPTICONstudio

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Keukenmeubels Category

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The Design

About Totem Keukensysteem

Totem is een modulair verticaal keukensysteem. Elke module kan een oven, een afzuigkap, een koelkast, een kookplaat, een werkblad, een spoelbak, een koffiemachine, een vaatwasser of opbergruimte huisvesten. De modules worden gestapeld en verbonden via structurele en elektrische aansluitingen, zodat de apparaten aan één, twee, drie of vier zijden kunnen worden gebruikt. Elk containerelement meet 650 mm in breedte en 650 mm in diepte, met een hoogte die varieert naargelang de functie die erin is ondergebracht. Waar geen afvoeraansluiting nodig is, kan Totem kantoren, kantines of kleine appartementen inrichten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Totem Keukensysteem is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Totem Keukensysteem wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Totem Keukensysteem wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

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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

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