Silver Home Appliances Design · 2026
The Kub Extractor Hood
- A' Design Award 2026 Silver Winner in Home Appliances Design
- Awarded April 15, 2026
- CLIENT: Elica spa
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 18,433
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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.
Fabrizio Crisa's The Kub Extractor Hood emerges as a distinguished exemplar of contemporary domestic appliance design, embodying the refined aesthetic principles that characterize the most thoughtful approaches to integrating functional equipment within residential environments. The work demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of how utilitarian objects might transcend their purely mechanical purpose to become active participants in the architectural dialogue of living spaces, suggesting affinities with the broader movement toward designing appliances that harmonize with rather than disrupt domestic aesthetics. The cubic form speaks to a geometric purity that recalls modernist precedents while the warm timber shelf above introduces an organic counterpoint that softens industrial precision with natural materiality. Technical accomplishment manifests in the seamless integration of ventilation requirements within a form of notable restraint, where perforated surfaces along the hood's sides perform their functional role while maintaining visual discretion. The compositional setting reveals how the designer envisions the object existing within its intended context, surrounded by the accoutrements of culinary life including artisanal provisions, well-used cookware, and living herbs that speak to the pleasures of domestic cooking. The juxtaposition of machined surfaces with handcrafted elements establishes a thematic meditation on the relationship between technology and tradition, industrial production and artisanal practice. One might observe how the design philosophy appears to embrace restraint as a form of eloquence, allowing the object to recede gracefully into its environment while maintaining sufficient presence to reward attentive observation. How might the viewer consider the ways in which such thoughtfully designed objects shape our experience of domestic ritual and culinary pleasure?
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
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 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.
Personalization is one of the distinctive elements of TheKub project, designed to adapt naturally to the different interpretations of the kitchen space and the needs of those who experience it on a daily basis. The ability to choose between different configurations, finishes, and the possible integration of the decorative shelf allows for the creation of a tailored solution, perfectly consistent with the architectural and stylistic context in which the product is inserted. This design flexibility arises from a design vision that puts the living environment and people at the center, recognizing the value of the uniqueness of each space. TheKub does not impose a predefined presence, but adapts and dialogues with the surrounding architecture, helping to build a harmonious and personalized aesthetic experience. While offering a high degree of compositional freedom, the product retains intact the distinctive features that define Elica's identity. Balanced proportions, attention to detail, technological innovation, and formal rigor combine in a recognizable design language, capable of leaving a discreet yet authoritative signature. It is precisely this balance between personalization and identity that makes TheKub an authentic expression of the Elica design philosophy: a design capable of adapting to spaces without ever giving up its character.
The TheKub project was based on the desire to develop a product capable of combining formal synthesis, modularity and versatility in a single solution. The goal was to create a hood that could adapt naturally to different living contexts, harmoniously interacting with very different styles, materials, and kitchen configurations. This need guided the entire design process, leading to the definition of a product characterized by an essential and contemporary aesthetic language, designed to seamlessly integrate into modern living spaces. Modularity has not only been interpreted as a functional feature, but as a true design principle, capable of expanding the possibilities for configuration and customization. In fact, TheKub offers the possibility to choose between different finishes, allowing to identify the solution most consistent with the character of the kitchen environment. Added to this flexibility is the possibility of integrating or not the accessory shelf, available both in the same finish as the hood and in the wooden variant, introducing further compositional and decorative opportunities. This configurative freedom makes the product extremely adaptable and transversal, allowing each user to build a solution in tune with their own style and the specifics of the space. TheKub thus interprets an evolved conception of design, in which personalization, functionality and aesthetic balance merge to give life to a product capable of enhancing each environment while maintaining a strong and recognizable design identity.
The design of TheKub was born from a clear and strongly identifying idea: to bring the essentiality of primordial geometry back into the kitchen, transforming a pure and archetypal form into a contemporary product, capable of dialogue with the spaces of modern living. The goal was to create a hood characterized by a discreet yet recognizable presence, in which the simplicity of the forms became the main expressive element of the project. Clean lines, balanced proportions, and immediate interaction were conceived as tools to make the product easily integrated into different contexts, without sacrificing a strong design personality. The entire project was developed with the aim of preserving high aspirational performance, efficiency and functionality, integrating them within a rigorous and essential volume. The decorative shelf further enhances the character of the product, an element that enriches the composition and introduces a new dimension of customization. Available in both the same hood finish and the wooden version, the shelf allows TheKub to be adapted to different furniture languages, maintaining the formal purity of the project unchanged. The result is a product that interprets design as a synthesis between simplicity, function, and identity, where the power of geometry meets the flexibility of customization, giving rise to an elegant, contemporary solution capable of evolving alongside the spaces that welcome it.
The idea behind TheKub was to design a product capable of expressing the power of simplicity, transforming essential geometry into a distinctive and recognizable element. The goal was not to create a protagonist object due to its formal complexity, but a product in which balance, proportion, and purity of lines were able to generate an elegant and contemporary presence, far from any banality. The rigorous geometry that characterizes TheKub finds its natural evolution in the integrated shelf, an element that enriches the project by introducing new compositional possibilities. Available in both the same finish as the hood body and in the wooden variant, the shelf creates a harmonious dialogue between materials and surfaces, helping to personalize the product and enhance its integration within the kitchen environment. From ease of use to constructive rationality, to the optimization of production and installation processes, each aspect has been developed according to the logic of intelligent essentiality, aimed at simplifying the experience without sacrificing quality, performance, and identity. TheKub thus represents a design philosophy that looks to the future through subtraction and the search for the essential. An approach that will continue to guide the development of upcoming projects, with the goal of creating products where simplicity, innovation, and design coexist in a genuine and lasting balance.
The TheKub hood, in addition to its distinctive design, also features several features and advantages, such as: modular design: many configurations: wall-mounted, suspended, island-shaped; available in steel, black and matte white finishes enriched with dedicated accessories, including a wooden shelf, creandp plus configuration possibilities; comfort silence: thanks to the Brushless motorization, The suction power is combined with maximum energy efficiency and exceptional acoustic comfort, which allows you to converse and cook in peace; wide dimmer light: the full LED lighting diffuses the light evenly and can be adjusted in power: at most for a very bright environment, softer to obtain a relaxed atmosphere; connex: The hood can be managed remotely via the Elica app or voice assistants and can communicate with the induction planes by automatically adjusting itself based on the cooking zones in operation.
TheKub was born from the idea of transforming simplicity into a distinctive element, through an essential, rigorous and perfectly proportionate aesthetic language. The purity of its lines and the linearity of the main volume give the product an elegant and discreet presence, capable of harmoniously integrating into very different living contexts. The design research focused on the valorization of materials and the dialogue between surfaces and finishes. The combination of the natural warmth of wood and the contemporary character of stainless steel, black or white, creates a sophisticated balance between materiality and technology, between tradition and innovation. Each pairing was designed to enhance the product's personality and offer different interpretations, always maintaining strong aesthetic coherence. The central element of the project is the shelf, which transforms from a simple accessory into a true architectural sign. Its presence redefines the perception of the product, enriching its volume and giving it a strong visual identity. In addition to introducing a functional dimension, the shelf becomes the detail that characterizes TheKub and amplifies its ability to dialogue with the surrounding space. The result is a product that expresses a contemporary vision of design: essential yet rich in personality, minimal yet highly recognizable. A balance between linearity, materiality and design characterization that makes TheKub not only a hood, but a true furnishing element capable of defining the atmosphere and character of the kitchen.
The design of TheKub was born from the search for a perfect synthesis between formal purity and industrial efficiency. The linearity of the product does not only represent an aesthetic choice, but becomes a true design principle capable of guiding every phase of development, from initial conception to production. The essential geometries, the rigorous volumes and the absence of superfluous elements give the product a contemporary and timeless image, capable of fitting naturally into multiple living contexts. This visual simplicity is the result of careful design work, aimed at eliminating the unnecessary to enhance what is truly functional. At the same time, the search for essentiality has also allowed us to optimize production aspects. Each component was designed to ensure construction rationality, ease of assembly, and efficiency in industrial processes, transforming design simplicity into concrete value throughout the entire product development cycle. TheKub thus expresses a vision of design in which form, function and production converge in a coherent balance. A project that demonstrates how true innovation often lies in the ability to simplify, creating elegant, recognizable, and technically intelligent products, where aesthetic quality is the natural result of rigorous and informed design.