Appearance makes all the difference. This time it’s not about what to do with your image to go to the theater or a restaurant or on a date. We’re talking about the kitchen and what a truncated pyramid, a truncated cone, a cube hood or a cooker hood with a curved wing looks like. And also – about a dozen other kitchen hoods, without which you can not, no, can not live in the kitchen and that can be at any time yours…
Truncated pyramid
This design is one of the most common and can be found in almost every collection. It features a simple, logical shape, which is associated with the distant ancestor of the modern cooker hood.
The design is often played up by changing proportions, asymmetry, softening corners, rounding the front wall or fins, adding a rim matt or glossy , moving the control panel to the front wall and, less frequently, using glass. There are budget models on sale with plastic hoods.
INTERIOR: By purpose, we can distinguish hoods for modern interiors, they are made of steel, aluminum, glass. For modern classics we offer black, brown, white, blued steel, copper with gold decorations for classic and country style. The tops may be matt or glossy.
OPERATION: push-button controls are used most often light indicators and displays can also be used.
DIMENSIONS: the width is standardized at 60 and 90 cm, but there are also 50 and 80 cm models.
PRICE: from 1500 Dollars for example, Elikor Saturn to 50 000 Dollars Elica Alba Piramide, De Dietrich DHD 709 EE1 .
Truncated cone
The design remains virtually unchanged in most appliances: the classic proportions dome height x width, for example 33 cm x 60 cm are the most commonly used, but the hood is sometimes made more squat.
The duct cover is made straight or inverted cone. The lower part is often decorated with a three-dimensional rim. The stainless steel, copper, glossy vs. matt surface contrast, white vs. black, silver vs. gold finish are used for the hood. The surface can be decorated with Khokhloma painting.
INTERIOR: the hood lacks aggressiveness, very much in line with classic and country interiors. You can choose stainless steel models for them, as they give the room an interesting, fresh touch especially when combined with a built-in unit . The cone-shaped hood is also suitable for modern kitchens, in which it brings a sense of softness and makes the room more comfortable.
CONTROL: push-button, slider, no displays.
DIMENSIONS: The most common width is 60 cm, there are many models up to 50 cm width, 90 cm wide appliances are rare.
PRICE: from 2500 Dollars Akro Rondo turbo to 34 000 Dollars Falmec Futura Export Parete120 IX .
Wooden rimmed hood
The body of such a hood is always made of plastic, the shape refers to tradition: a pyramid with different “contrivances” – six sides instead of four, with the shape of a pagoda or Greek inverted “psi”, niches, shelves, balconies.
The main feature of the models is a wooden edge, it can be straight with a simple, smooth surface, decorated with cornice, carving, have a complex design, such as an arch in the bottom, unprofitable elements, decorative brackets. The niches and the upper part of the body would be finished in wood.
Hoods are most often made in light: white, milky, cream, sand color, surface shagreen so that large planes do not glare . Unusual colors such as green ForestVena 1000 B12D12 or rich yellow are chosen for Provencal kitchens.
Various types of wood: oak, beech, cherry, walnut. The cant can be painted, for example, in blue-green color Florencia 900 B12D13T1, 24 000 Dollars . The decor includes watches, metal and ceramic brands, naive drawings.
INTERIOR: classic and country, and the rim of the hood must match the color, style and “degree” of finish of the kitchen fronts: the color – either close or contrasting the rim can be more interesting, more complex, but not easier than the facades.
CONTROL: push-button, slider, displays are not used.
SIZES: 60 cm and 90 cm, available in corners measuring over a meter in width and depth.
PRICE: from 3500 Dollars Kronasteel Adelia 600 Gold to 42 000 Dollars Falmec Iris Tulip Angolo .
Slanted extractor hood
This shape became fashionable only a few years ago, although it was available before that. The sloping shape makes the space above the stove unobstructed, while the appliance performs well. The hood can be equipped with a perimeter suction system.
The sloping panel is always a very attractive design that can be made in steel, glass clear, frosted, smoked, colored, print-decorated or combined metal and glass.
This zone may consist of several panels narrow horizontal or vertical , may be of interesting shape – in the form of a circle, trapezium, with rounded edges or corners, may be slightly curved. Models with perimetric suction can accentuate the central panel by raising it above the cooking surface.
The control panel often becomes one of the means of decor, here are used the latest developments, bright lights, displays, touch buttons.
INTERIOR: modern, some models look good on a free wall.
CONTROL: push-button, touch-button, electronic sliders, displays and indicators, backlighting, including color, remote control.
DIMENSIONS: 60 cm and 90 cm, 80 cm for models with perimeter suction.
PRICE: from 4000 Dollars Akro Nero wk-4 60 BK to 100 000 Dollars Elica Feel CHOCOLAT F/80 .
T-hood
This is the most traditional form for modern models and will always be relevant. On the whole, it looks ascetic, because the idea itself rejects any decorativeness and playfulness.
Ideas for design concern both parts of its body – the bottom, the suction area and the duct cover. The lower part is made more massive or thinner, with several steps, the front is covered with panels of glass or even wood.
The wing itself can be made of glass, thus the zone of absorption remains big or, on the contrary, very accurate. The cube retains its simple form but becomes flatter or wider, more compact, projecting forward, with slightly rounded edges.
Models have an interesting relative – a “double-deck” appliance with a pair of ducts, such as the Miele DA 5330 D. Siemens LC 956BC60R hood is equipped with a screen, and the extended Falmec LINE – with a dish dryer.
INTERIOR: Contemporary with a more or less subdued edge, this model is very versatile and will fit into almost any kitchen.
CONTROL: push-button, touch-button, electronic sliders, displays and indicators, backlighting, including color, remote control.
DIMENSIONS: 60 cm and 90 cm, unusual – up to 1.5 m.
PRICE: from 6000 Dollars Apelson Talia 600 inox to 180 000 Dollars Gutmann Ahora 905 W 90 IX , double – to 190 000 Dollars Gaggenau AW 480-180 IX .
Extractor hood with curved fender
A modern model, not devoid of elegance, created for those who would like to soften their interior a little, to make it more cozy. The design does not vary greatly among manufacturers.
The glass wing is attached to the top of the lower part or under it, it is curved upwards, the wing extension on the right and left can be large, medium or on the contrary, barely visible, which is determined by the massiveness of the lower part and the width of the hood.
The contour of the wing can be rounded, have a knockout forward. The control panel is arched, but simple, flat. Blower casing – flat or rounded. Body made of brushed or polished steel, painted in black.
Wing – transparent or slightly smoky. Lightweight rails Cata Delta Glass 900 DT4S can be installed on the edges of the wing.
INTERIOR: modern, but not rigid, perhaps with flowing lines.
CONTROL: push-button, digital or backlit buttons, less often glass sensors, displays.
SIZES: 50, 60 and 90 cm.
PRICE: from 5200 Dollars Pan-Asia GL60F to 90 000 Dollars De Dietrich DHD 365 100 IX .
Cube hood
The cube is laconic, elementary, very carefully made and beautiful. Suitable for austere, minimalist interiors, all the design frills come down to the choice of the most interesting proportions and combination of materials.
The front panel can be closed by painted black glass, the cube itself is often made of glass with the possibility of internal illumination. Model Faber Main PRO XA 60 Logic allows you to choose the overhead panel to suit your kitchen.
There are also findings that slightly change the usual appearance of the device: for example, the bottom panel is lowered and made more compact to get a semblance of a step in fact, it is also a slot for suction .
The cabinet can resemble a box, put on or inserted into another, smaller. The front panel may resemble a cloth fluttering in the wind Falmec Altair top Parete 1000 60 IX . Cube is sometimes supplemented with a wing on the bottom or, as done in DeDietrich, vertically, by the way, there and a curious control unit – transparent sensors on the glass.
INTERIOR: austere, minimalist, preferably freely positioned on the wall – the hood should be clearly visible.
CONTROL: push-button, touch-button, screen control.
SIZES: There’s a big range. Compact models are 30, 35, 45 cm wide, standard models are 60 cm, there are appliances for 75 cm and even 90 cm.
PRICE: from 9500 Dollars Akro Luna wk-4 EKO 60 IX to 96 000 Dollars De Dietrich DHD 796 90 IX .
Cylinder hood
This type of hoods can be wall-mounted or island-mounted. Wall mounted models have rectangular hood behind the cylinder. Most of the time, the appliances look the same – a tall, simple cylinder with a control box on the front. Options – increasing the width and reducing the height, the insertion of glass in the front Faber EOS XA 75 , oblique cut at the bottom, stepped design and adding shelves Elica Futura 120 IX and a glass wing at the bottom.
Best Lipstick KB ASC 610 RD 40, for example, looks like a tube of lipstick thanks to the red color and the recessed intake area Falmec Polar Isola model makes it look like a pipe.
Absorption from the bottom, sometimes using a perimeter extraction system. The body is made of matte or glossy metal, there are also some models painted white Faber Cylindra Gloss HIP or black Pando I-425 36 . The ZoomIsola XA 40 goes down with cables in the Faber collection.
INTERIOR: trendy, ascetic, wall-mounted hoods are optimal for wall-mounted installation – mounted on a free wall, a pair of identical hoods can be placed over the island in the designer’s interior.
CONTROL: push-button, touch-controlled, indicators including digital, displays, remote control, joystick Elica Naked 25 IX .
DIMENSIONS: Diameter, aka width, is small – 25, 35, 37, 40 cm, but there are larger models – 70 cm.
PRICE: from 16 000 Dollars Kronasteel Pamella 400 inox to 67 000 Dollars Falmec Ellittica Parete 800 70 IX .
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