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Air purifier concept takes a page from SMEG’s retro aesthetics

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For those who live in spaces where natural air flow is a “luxury” or in cities where air pollution is a big problem, having an air purifier is a must. Well that is, if you want to breathe in good air and if you’re spending a lot of time there and you don’t want to spend a lot on healthcare expenses. But these kinds of appliances are really more functional and we don’t spend as much time on their design when choosing to buy one. If you can have something that has all the functionalities for an air purifier that you need and it is well designed and can fit in your space’s aesthetics, then that’s a bonus.

Designer: Khaavya Bhosale

This concept for an air purifier for popular home appliance company Smeg fits in with the brand’s distinct retro style. The Airissimo aims to integrate all the most advanced technology in air purifiers into the classic design that all SMEG products have. This includes the familiar pastel colors, ergonomic control knobs, detailed gaps, and the standard stand that balances their appliances. The final renders of the Airissimo concept will definitely fit in with their current line.

But it’s not just the look that the designer thought of, but all the functionalities and features that you need for an air purifier. It has an LED display that will show you the current air quality in your space. Inside you’ll find the electric board, support duct, motor, fan, fan duct and HEPA filter, all the necessary components for this kind of appliance. It uses ABS plastic and aluminum as its main materials. There is an app that you can connect to it to adjust the controls, to monitor air quality, and to also get reminders when you need to replace your filters.

The Airissimo looks like a huge smart hub that you’ll find in your living space or a sophisticated-looking air cooler. Most air purifiers currently in the market look like your usual air-related appliances (aircon, air cooler, humidifier, dehumidifier) so having something like this if SMEG does decide to eventually branch out into this would be pretty cool.

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SMEG baby monitor concept shows off a cute, retro aesthetic

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Whenever I pass by the appliance sections of department stores, I am always drawn to the SMEG display, even though I know I will probably not be able to afford any of their stuff. I like the retro aesthetics of the brand that they are able to bring to all their kitchen appliances. I also have no need (and never will) for a baby monitor but this project that imagines what a SMEG baby monitor would look like is still pretty interesting.

Designer: Priyanshu Maiti

The designer studied the design aesthetics and applied it to this project that asked them to create a concept for a baby monitor. The target market is Western and European parents and caretakers belonging to the upper middle class, which is basically SMEG’s market for their kitchen appliances. In keeping with the retro theme, what he came up would fit right in with the other products in their line since his inspiration was their other appliances anyway like the mixer and coffee maker.

The final render shows a baby monitor with a sophisticated but simple and playful look. The design looks like a toy rocket with pastel colors which will make it attractive to kids even though they’re not the target audience for this. When it comes to the features, it has the usual ones that you would need from a baby monitor like the camera, charging port, SD card slot, control buttons. They didn’t really expound much on the features since this is more for the design and aesthetics of the product.

As I said, I really don’t need a baby monitor. But this would be useful for those who need something aesthetic and at the same time something that would help keep their mind at ease when it comes to their children’s safety. Well, at least, we have an idea of what it will look like if ever SMEG does venture into products outside of their kitchen appliances.

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This Vespa-inspired SMEG e-scooter is perfectly equipped to carry your picnic items with you

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Relying heavily on the Vespa (and even SMEG’s) soft, rounded, colorful, fun-loving image, the SMEG Futro is an e-scooter concept that embodies the feeling of driving down to the beach, the park, or the lake for a lazy Sunday. The scooter’s curved form language is a direct inspiration of SMEG’s own design styles and leans heavily into the golden age of Italian automotive design (when companies like Vespa and Lambretta came to be), while its side panels open up to reveal a whole host of picnic items and tiny kitchen appliances, all the way from tiffins and thermoses to even a toaster and wine cooler!

This unique niche approach seems rather interesting, as the SMEG Futro positions itself as the perfect recreational two-wheeler. Meant clearly for lounging, the Futro doesn’t come with a spare tire stored in its side panels… instead, its panels open up to reveal a comprehensive picnic kit. The Futro comes fully equipped with thermoses to store tea and coffee, cups to serve them, tiffin-boxes for food, platters for sandwiches and cheese charcuterie boards, cutlery to dig in, and perhaps two of my favorite features, a literal toaster and wine-cooler! The two electrical appliances run on the Futro’s own detachable battery unit (which can be found right under the seat), giving you a comprehensive picnicking experience that’s sure to have everyone around you feeling jealous!

The overall scooter’s aesthetic feels like a culmination of a few design languages, including SMEG’s own visual aesthetic, combined with the likes of modern-day scooters like Vespa, NIU, and Gogoro. The scooter sports a ring-light on the front, with two indicators below it and the SMEG branding in between. Like the Vespa, the scooter uses a glossy finish complete with chrome accents and leather trims to look like a modern classic. Its dashboard, however, is an entirely modernized touch-sensitive display that lets you access Futro’s laundry list of features, including a navigation dashboard, and even a music player that serves as the perfect accompaniment during your picnic!

The SMEG Futro comes in a deliciously vast range of pastel colors that look incredibly eye-catching from afar. The muted color schemes are a hat-tip to SMEG’s kitchen appliances that sport the same pastel shades to blend into your kitchen’s decor.

Designer: Joon S.

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This Smeg-inspired toaster interprets design motifs from 1950’s kitchen appliances!

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Alejandra Gutiérrez Rincón’s kitchenware rendering envisions a gleaming red toaster conceptualized using Smeg’s design language and in the style of 1950s kitchen appliances.

Kitchen appliances were different in the 50s. Today, they bleed nostalgia. From the curves of their glossy finishes to the polish of their stainless steel elements, kitchen appliances from the 50s remain an inspiration for contemporary designers. Spurred by the innovative design of 50s kitchenware, designer Alejandra Gutiérrez Rincón conceptualized a toaster using the design language of Smeg, an Italian home appliance manufacturer, along with design motifs from the bygone era of the 50s.

A piece of home decor and a kitchen appliance, Smeg products tend to give kitchens a whole lot of personality. Gutiérrez Rincón’s toaster design maintains a simple control panel in a similar fashion to related Smeg products and gleams with a polished finish reminiscent of 50s household appliances. From its base, Gutiérrez Rincón’s toaster is conceptualized with stainless steel legs that slightly raise the toaster from the kitchen counter.

Rounding out its short-legged base, a reflective red aluminum finish gives the toaster a bright, energetic profile. Along the side, users can find the toaster’s control panel that features a sliding knob that allows users to change the timing of the toaster, while small buttons give users options to heat, defrost, power off, or toast. Finally, Gutiérrez Rincón’s toaster features front-facing loading trays for a clever twist on the traditional toaster’s build.

Designer: Alejandra Gutiérrez Rincón

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Smeg’s toaster is 100% retro glory!

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It’s strange that the vintage Italian-styled design you’d associate with automobiles also finds itself being seen in kitchen appliances too. Following the lines of the Volkswagen refrigerator we saw and loved last year is Smeg’s retro-style toaster. With its curvilinear body, beautiful automotive hues, and generous use of chrome details (there’s a full chrome variant too that has my heart!), Smeg’s retro toaster embodies the classic Italian vintage aesthetic that we still see today with the likes of the Vespa and Lambretta.

Inspired by the design styles of the 1950s, the retro style toaster comes with a stainless steel ball lever knob that allows you to lower the bread into its toasting chamber, and a backlit chrome knob to choose between toasting, reheating, defrosting, and bagel-toasting. Pretty advanced for a product that embodies such a beautiful retro vibe!

Designer: Smeg

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Smeg Fiat 500 Fridge Takes Recycling to the Extreme

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A reputed Italian manufacturer of white goods decided to cross a classic Fiat 500 with a fridge, just for the fun of it. The resulting product is a retro refrigerator that keeps both car and beer lovers happy.

Manufacturers of domestic appliances do their best to stand apart from the others, and this is most often done either by focusing on crazy designs or by including unusual features. In the past, we’ve seen fridges that reminded of Han Solo frozen in carbonite, as well as fridges that record messages so that the other members of the family can play them back later. SMEG500, a fridge made by Smeg from half-a-Fiat 500, bears a retro design, so don’t expect it to have any otherworldly features. The fact that it’s made from a recycled car is pretty much its major selling point, and what a selling point that is!

Turning a Fiat 500 into a fridge isn’t that difficult, apparently, so if you have one of these retro cars laying round, you don’t have to visit Smeg’s stores. Well, the Italian company’s product might be a bit more refined.

After removing the back end and the engine, all that Smeg did was to add an icebox. Frankly, a few other adjustments had to be made, such as the inclusion of a control panel, but a fridge couldn’t possibly function properly without all that.

In terms of storage capacity, don’t expect SMEG500 to be very large. After all, it’s made from a recycled small car, so the net capacity of only 100 liters shouldn’t come as a shocker. The accurate dimensions of this retro fridge are 830 x 125 x 800 mm. Judging by its compartments, it’s pretty clear that Smeg created this refrigerator with beverage lovers in mind. The removable glass shelf and the three removable bottle holders hint at that, anyway.

SMEG500 was first available in white and green, but the manufacturer thought that a red version would be suitable, too, so it launched one in the UK. I like the symbolism behind all this, as Italy’s flag has exactly these colors: red, white and green.

The result of Smeg’s partnership with Fiat is all about recycling, so energy efficiency is also a problem that green heads may raise. SMEG500 has an energy rating of A+, unless you turn the headlights on and off again very often. Oh, I forgot to tell you that you can do that…

Lovers of retro fridges should stay away from this one unless they can shell 5,000 euros, or roughly $6,800. The idea is definitely unique, and owning a bit of history might somehow justify the price.

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Fiat 500s Turned into Refrigerators: Cool Cars, Literally.

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European automobile maker Fiat has teamed up with appliance company Smeg to create some awesome retro refrigerators out of old cars. They’re basically finding classic Fiat 500s, cutting off the front ends, gutting the insides, and turning them into the coolest fridges ever.
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It’s sad that all these cars are being chopped up, but the resulting refrigerators look pretty darn cute, so it is hard to be too mad at them. The instrument panel is still inside, though it’s not exactly where you’d expect to find it. You can use it to adjust the temperature.

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The “Smeg 500s” are coming soon and will be available in white, red and green. We don’t have any word on pricing, but I’m sure they won’t be cheap. Who wants one?

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[via Hypebeast via Gizmodo via Dvice]