LUX Pietro Arosio Design

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1 LUX Pietro Arosio Design Rigorous lines coupled with evolved technical solutions. Formal cleanliness enriched by stylish details. A project with a clear-cut personality. The Lux kitchen, designed for Snaidero by Pietro Arosio, reflects a rigorous design philosophy denoting an architectural influence, in which the domestic space embodies an intelligent blend of function, emotion and personality, free of any excess. The Lux project primarily aims to redefine the "orthodox" structures of the kitchen, by proposing a clear-cut division between the cooking zone and the organised area reserved for storage. These two areas are highly specialised, both in terms of their equipment and ergonomic arrangement. Indeed, the operating zone structure is characterised by its extreme visual lightness, achieved by replacing the classic design scheme with wall units in

2 favour of a modular and continuous glass shelf equipped with a LED bar capable of perfectly illuminating the operating zone. The shelf can either incorporate a stainless steel wall-mounted extractor hood or remain entirely free, thereby offering an elegant and functional illumination with constant, diffuse light enhancing the warm and refined atmosphere in the environment; alternatively, it can be used as a practical support for domestic storage needs. In this regard, the operating shelf incorporates an aluminium bar that allows for inserting accessories and tools. The extractor hood constitutes a highly distinctive design element. The island solution, in particular, completely reinvents the extraction function by freeing it from the suspended body concept in favour of a new floor extraction technology. The island hood is a self-filtering solution in the form of a rational stainless steel body that can be positioned in the rear end of islands and peninsulas; the extraction unit with active carbon filter (1.000 m 3 extraction capacity) is positioned under the base units and expels the air though a special fume abatement device. The control panel is activated through a touch

3 control pushbutton panel that allows for switching on the extraction function and the illumination. This solution offers multiple advantages: above all, it solves installation-related problems by eliminating the fume and odour exhaust pipes, by eliminating any architectural constraints with masonry work or adjustments, and thus without any additional costs. Moreover, the extractor hood comes with the innovative controlled bipolar ionisation technology. Ions are often referred to as "vitamins of the air" thanks to their beneficial effects on the quality of the air - they eliminate polluting agents - and on the energy and well-being of people and other living beings (plants and animals). Thanks to the presence of ions generated by this technology, air can be treated and purified to create a healthier living environment. The natural process whereby ions are produced and diffused in the air by waterfalls, sea waves, lighting and perceivable in the pure highmountain air, is reproduced in the new Spring extractor hood through a bipolar electric field applied to the air flow generated by the hood. In particular, ionisation allows for eliminating odours in the kitchen as it eliminates the organic molecules suspended in the air. Moreover, it neutralises volatile organic compounds by transforming them into CO 2 and water; it deactivates viruses, bacteria and allergens by breaking their external membranes, it deactivates mildew, fungi and spores, neutralises tobacco smoke and eliminates particulate. The ionisation function can be activated regardless of the need for eliminating cooking odours, in order to purify and sanitise the environment. This allows for achieving clean and healthy air without having to use chemical products or UV technology. The sensor housed in the extractor hood detects the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOC), odorous gases, for example formaldehyde, cigarette smoke, ammonia and any other pollutant in the air: it is therefore an excellent indicator for measuring the fluctuations in the domestic air quality. This data is reflected in the colour of the leaf on the pushbutton panel that gradually turns from yellow to green as the conditions improve.

4 In actual fact, the apparent simplicity of Lux conceals unexpected design solutions. An example is the solution for the corner, a space that is normally difficult to exploit yet highly useful, especially in compact environments where every centimetre is precious. Lux reinvents the corner solution by introducing a new 60 cm tall cupboard unit that ideally divides and separates the operating zone from the area reserved for storage. The back panel can be customised with elegant lacquered surfaces with screen-printed motifs and decorations that evoke household functions. This tall cupboard unit was specially designed for being customised on the front like the adjacent panels, while the upper section houses accessories and tools for food preparation and the lower section comprises a compartment for housing small appliances. The upper compartment is equipped with pull-out baskets to simplify utilisation of the wall unit. Another highly innovative element of the project is its handle. Lux intelligently satisfies the desire of people who do not wish to renounce the practicality of the handle yet, at the same time, prefer an overall aesthetic and stylistic cleanliness. The Lux solution, therefore, is a handle non-handle, in other words, a recessed and invisible solution designed for allowing the user to open both the lower element - to which it is applied - and the upper element. Thanks to this particular design solution, the handle is visually aligned along an ideal horizontal line running through the kitchen immediately under the worktop. With regard to the finishes, the handle comes with a chrome-plated finish on the outer part, while the inner part is available with all the lacquered finishes in addition to the anodised aluminium finish.

5 Light is an essential element in Lux: it follows the same linear rhythm as the forms and bestows an intimate atmosphere on the kitchen, besides turning into a decorative and elegant element in itself. With its uniform and extremely evocative character, the illumination in this kitchen touches all the operating zones, where it acquires a specific purpose: _ integrated with LED bars in the long operating shelf, for illuminating the food preparation zone; _ integrated into the peninsula rear; _ housed in a vertical luminous panel that ideally divides the storage zone from the operating zone In this case, it was decided to adopt a modulating solution based on the relevant operating needs or, vice-versa, for merely general service illumination. _ housed in a luminous panel inside the storage compartments positioned in the corner column; _ inside base units and cupboards; High-tech light that is at once ecological: this aspect is a stringent design input, and materialises in Lux through the use of high-performance lowconsumption LED solutions. The Lux project is backed by the Snaidero Group optimised industrial platform and, consequently, it benefits from all the industrial synergies in terms of the available finishes and colours (over 100), coupled with design flexibility with regard to height and width. All this defines Lux, a project with a contemporary character reflecting an elegant modernity and a new, sophisticated layout based on the refined monochrome finish of a crystalline space: the light and tone-on-tone effects blend to create a unique, unmistakable style where practicality becomes tangible and immediately visible. TECHNICAL SHEET

6 Modular and continuous tempered glass shelf equipped with a LED bar capable of perfectly illuminating the operating zone. Available sizes: 230, 200, 170 and 140. The operating shelf incorporates an equippable aluminium bar with an exclusive hook system and small shelves that allow for inserting accessories and tools. Stainless steel wall-mounted extractor hood with 800m 3 extraction capacity, secured to the wall independently from the shelf and installable on the right or left-hand side, so as to leave space for the power sockets which are always positioned in the centre. Stainless steel island hood, height 180 cm. Equipped with an innovative floor extraction system. The extraction unit with active carbon filters is positioned under the base unit (1.000 m 3 extraction capacity), while the air is expelled from underneath the base units through a special fume abatement device. Recessed and invisible handle non-handle designed to allow for opening both the lower element to which it is applied and the upper element. Outer

7 part with chrome-plated finish, inner part available with all mono-lacquered finishes or with the anodised aluminium finish. Wall units and cupboards that can be flexibly configured height-wise and width-wise allow for creating composition solutions that fully exploit the available space. Internal and external accessories available in the light or dark ash wood version coupled with the Elegance o Natural range of drawers and deep drawers. Base structure available with two elegant finishes: Igloo White or Texture Grey THE DESIGNER: BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Pietro Arosio was born in Lissone, in the province of Milan, on 20 th March After earning a high-school diploma from the Institute of Applied Art in Monza, he began his professional career at the research centre of AF&F, a company specialising in the production of furnishings for collective spaces. This work experience helped Pietro Arosio to define and envision a possible design philosophy he would later apply as an industrial designer. In 1972 he embarked on his freelance career. Starting from 1978, he began designing kitchens and his successful projects for Baldacci and Pedini, two companies based in Fucecchio and Pesaro respectively, were rewarded with the first prize at the 1983 "Casaviva d'oro" award. Sobriety of form, the constant search for new materials and applicable technologies, and the minute precision of each detail starting from the design phase with the manufacturers' engineering department, are the primary and essential factors defining the work of Pietro Arosio, who nonetheless involves world-renowned artists in his projects, such as Nespolo, Del Pezzo, Hsiao Chin, Tilson, Rotella and Keizo, whenever products require a strong emotional dimension. Owing to his experience acquired in many years of work, Mr. Arosio has been appointed Art Director for several companies. Some of his works have been displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Die Sammlung modern art museum in Munich. His projects appear in the catalogues of the following companies: Acam S.r.L. - Aico Design - Alivar S.r.L. Airon di Caimi brevetti S.p.A. - Confalonieri Group

8 S.p.A. Covre Manifatture S.r.L. - Emmebi S.r.L. - Ernestomeda S.p.A. Kover S.r.L. - Tacchini Forniture S.r.L. -. For further information about Snaidero, please visit our PRESS WEBSITE at or contact our MARKETING & COMMUNICATION department: Majano (Udine) Marketing & Communication Barbara Cedolini bcedolini@snaidero.it tel