Totem Sistema de Cozinha by Andrea Cingoli

Totem Sistema de Cozinha by Andrea Cingoli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Mobiliário de Cozinha, Equipamentos e Acessórios Competition Category.

FerroMobiliário de Cozinha· 2022

Totem Sistema de Cozinha

by Andrea Cingoli

Client: CONCEPTICONstudio

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Mobiliário de Cozinha Category

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The Design

About Totem Sistema de Cozinha

O Totem é um sistema de cozinha vertical modular. Cada módulo pode acomodar um forno, uma coifa, um refrigerador, uma placa de cocção, uma bancada, uma cuba, uma máquina de café, uma lava-louças ou espaço de armazenamento. Os módulos são empilhados e unidos por conexões estruturais e elétricas, de modo que os eletrodomésticos possam ser utilizados em um, dois, três ou quatro lados. Cada elemento contentor mede 650 mm de largura por 650 mm de profundidade, com uma altura que varia conforme a função abrigada. Onde não é necessária uma ligação de esgoto, o Totem pode mobiliar escritórios, refeitórios ou pequenos apartamentos.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Totem Sistema de Cozinha conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Totem Sistema de Cozinha seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Totem Sistema de Cozinha merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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