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Ventilation hoods from AirUno

The sleek Butterfly ventilation hoods from AirUno come with white or black glass, 4-speed motor capable of reaching 820 m³/h, rotary controls and ambient lighting. The white glass model is priced at around £1,215 while the black glass ventilation hood sells for £1,120.

If you don't want a traditional wall mounted of island stainless steel range hood, the Parsifal raised vents offer an ideal alternative to ventilation hoods. Available in 6 models with black or white glass, these 90cm and 120cm wide vents require external motors and have optional remote control. 4 speeds, automatic switch off, filter cleaning indicator. Price ranges from £2,400 to £3,600.

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Posted June 1, 2010 12:16 PM

Miele kitchen hood - DA 6290 W Lumen

This 90cm wide Miele kitchen hood becomes a decorative piece after it fulfills its main purpose, to keep your air clean and fresh with the help of 4-speed blower which is capable of reaching 640 m³/h with ducted installation. But it is dramatic, colour changing LED lights which pass through 196,000 shades that really make this wall mounted hood an object of desire for many chefs. The kitchen hood that can be installed in recirculated mode as well, as long as you get a conversion kit and use a charcoal filter, also comes with Miele Con@ctivity feature that provides link between hood and hob, ensuring that the hood is automatically adjusted according to the hob usage, and 5 to 15 minute run on with auto switch-off which takes care of the most persistent lingering odours and smoke. Other features of Miele DA 6290 W Lumen include washable stainless steel grease filters, bright halogen lighting with dimmer function, electronic push button controls for power settings, lighting and run-on, separate switch to turn the light independently over the cooker hood, grease and filter saturation indicators. Designed to work with induction and electric hobs, should not be installed above gas cooktops or range cookers. Miele. Also, exhaust hoods by Miele.

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Posted May 13, 2010 1:42 PM

Scholtes island hoods

The first of new Scholtes island hoods is an elegant and powerful HSE 159 IX which offers innovative shape, touch controls and 630 m³/h top extraction rate. Its 3-speed blower also has an intensive option and boost function which helps you deal with the most persistent smoke and odours. Once activated it increases the power of the island hood for 5 minutes, then automatically returns to the programmed level of aspiration. This 150cm wide Scholtes hood also comes with filter saturation indicator, stainless steel filters and has top noise level of 56 dBA.

Posted May 10, 2010 9:20 PM

Faber hoods - new cooker hoods designs

[Eurocucina 2010 Review]
These new Faber hoods shown at Eurocucina, belong to the new Faber Collections and offer forward thinking design and technology. We have Tekna Isola and Plania from Slim Line, Vertigo, Vanilla, Nest, Kaleidos, Luxia, Chic and Zoom hoods from F-Light Generation, Twist from Egg Line, and Life, Galaxy and Eko from Perfect Geometry. Not shown here is multifunction Faber Klima from Hybrid Generation which we covered before. Main features of these quiet Faber hoods include neon or halogen lighting, dishwasher safe filters, filter saturation indicators, 3-speed blowers with intensive option, delayed automatic shutdown for up to 30 minutes, unique energy diffuser feature for higher efficiency and quiet performance, and electronic controls.

Tekna and Plania are two ultra-slim and very unconventional Faber hoods with cutting-edge technology. Made for the younger homeowners and hi-tech addicts, both cooker hoods from Slim Line are only 20cm thick, and with their shapes and designs look more like the iPod or latest cell phone model. Constructed of fiberglass and steel with simple controls and convenient access for filter maintenance.

Tekna

Plania

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Posted April 28, 2010 9:43 AM

Elica ventilation hoods - new gorgeous designs

[Eurocucina 2010 Review]
Continuing with Elica hoods for 2010 right where we left off, these new and quite startling designs are sure to capture your attention. Elica ventilation hoods come in many innovative shapes, often unusual and daring, that even the most selective consumer would certainly find a ventilation hood that fits his or her taste and decor of that modern kitchen. Designed for European markets, these hoods may never find the way to North America.

Visual
Island vent hood with soft open shape, composed of two steel rings with perimeter suction system, controlled by simple and intuitive rotary knob.

Feel
These kitchen ventilation hoods were designed to appeal to your emotion while keeping operation at the simplest. Interactive design calls for relationship between the owner and the object, a new concept that provides a direct contact with no the control panel. Three large element located on the hood surface, are activated by hand for the desired amount of light or air to be sucked.