Totem 厨房系统 by Andrea Cingoli is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 厨房家具、设备与固定装置设计 Competition Category.

铁厨房家具· 2022

Totem 厨房系统

by Andrea Cingoli

Client: CONCEPTICONstudio

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 厨房家具 Category

31,320

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #136044

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Totem 厨房系统

Totem是一套模块化立式厨房系统。每个模块可容纳烤箱、抽油烟机、冰箱、灶具、台面、水槽、咖啡机、洗碗机或收纳空间。各模块通过结构连接与电气连接堆叠组合，使电器可在一面、两面、三面甚至四面使用。每个容器单元宽650毫米、深650毫米，高度则随所容纳功能的不同而变化。在无需排水连接的场合，Totem可用于办公室、餐厅或小户型公寓的空间配置。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Totem 厨房系统是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Totem 厨房系统将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Totem 厨房系统因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

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