INNOVATIONS/ KITCHEN-READY AND ECO-FRIENDLY
Waste Not THE ECOLOGICAL KITCHEN/ EKOKOOK, A SUSTAINABLE kitchen from Faltazi,
recycles water and breaks down waste with three built-in microplants. Ekokook, whose fourth compartment is for washing, also contains dry and cold storage, prep areas/tables, a steam oven, gas burner, hotplate and extraction hood. Describes Faltazi, “All the air, water, wind and sun that reach a habitat must be seen as scarce resources to be captured and used. Each drop of water must be collected and used to the utmost before being evacuated to external networks.” For more information, visit www.ekokook.com.
NEW FROM SWEDEN
Above the Fold NEW DIMENSIONS IN SEATING AND SERVING/ GRAND CENTRAL TRANSFORMS from a space-saving occasional
table to the central piece of the room, with fourteen hinge-free folding pieces. Inspired by a pop-up map of New York City, the dual-identity table alters an open kitchen into an intimate, modern gathering spot. The first collaboration between Swedish designers Sanna Lindström and Sigrid Strömgren, Grand Central was unveiled during Milan Design Week in April 2010.
Martin Eek
For more information, visit www.sannasigrid.com.
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