Elica presents an innovation that will revolutionise the kitchen experience: a product that integrates hood, oven and induction hob.
Refined design, innovation and multifunctionality are the pillars on which Elica has built its recognisability. The Italian company rethinks the cooking experience, making every moment extraordinary through Lhov, which creates a brand new category for the world of household appliances: for the first time a product that integrates hood, oven and induction hob.
Lhov is a creation by Fabrizio Crisà, Chief Design Officer of Elica, a global leader in vacuum cleaner systems. Authenticity, beauty and functionality combine in a unique way, expressing the excellence of Elica's creativity and design. Connoted by a linear black glass aesthetic, Lhov combines high performance, professional-inspired functions and a powerful vacuum system that for the first time removes odours and vapours not only from the hob, but also from the oven. Lhov stands out not only for its design, but also for a powerful suction core that removes fumes and odours from the hob, and finally also from the oven: this way, when you open it, you no longer come across hot air and vapours; furthermore, when cooking, you no longer feel the annoying odour-laden frontal air blade. The ventilation system is automatic and on the hob it also becomes selective: if necessary it is only activated on one side, i.e. only where you are cooking.
Elica's new kitchen solution has won the Compasso D'Oro, an international design award now in its 28th edition. On 20 June 2024, president Francesco Casoli and Fabrizio Crisà received the prestigious award for the second time in the company's history, in the spaces of the ADI Design Museum in Milan (the first Compasso D'Oro was obtained by Elica with NikolaTesla One).
"Winning the Compasso d'Oro with a product like Lhov for me represents the "second" most important celebration of my work as a designer" - comments Fabrizio Crisà, Chief Design Officer Elica - The second... because it is the second Compasso d'Oro I have won after the first in 2018 with NikolaTesla! And the second one gives an even stronger emotion because, as with all incredible and extraordinary things, it seemed impossible that it could happen again. Lhov is a product that was born out of an inspiration, a night when all the dots connected to create this unique product. It was a challenge that seemed impossible, because Lhov is a product that brings with it so much innovation, that revolutionises the idea of household appliances in the kitchen. And only Elica, I must say with a touch of madness and recklessness, could enthusiastically aim to make such a long leap, overcoming all limits. This award tells us that we made the right choices and that leap today has brought us to Lhov. And winning the Compasso d'Oro with a household appliance makes it all the more extraordinary."
Lhov is a unique product, and the only thing standard about it is its size (90x36 cm), which allows it to be perfectly integrated, optimising space and enhancing any kitchen project.The aesthetic impact is remarkable, thanks to the extreme linearity and continuity of the black glass surfaces, totally devoid of knobs and handles.The oven is 30% larger than traditional products, and allows for cooking Side by Side, placing two pans side by side on the same shelf; All In, with spacious pans; Little & Many, for cooking small portioned foods in quantity.
The newly designed oven features many innovations. Outside, the total black glass door without a handle is a masterpiece of aesthetics and tactile pleasure: it opens and closes smoothly, with a touch.Inside, the width of the cavity is 30 per cent larger than traditional ovens and allows you to cook to your heart's content, even programming the different cooking modes in sequence.
The digital display, as intuitive as that of a smartphone, allows Lhov to be operated with a finger. It is a true command centre: ergonomic, interactive, with Wi-Fi connection (to control Lhov by voice assistant). The control is also intelligent with power: you can limit the maximum threshold right from installation, preventing the meter from jumping. Lhov alerts you if you are about to reach the limit and each time you can decide whether or not to exceed it. Cleaning is also under control: the continuity of the surface allows for maximum hygiene and the oven only needs a little water and a few drops of detergent.
Finally, the Lhov hob redefines the standards of induction cooking. Never before has an induction hob housed five cooking zones. That they were powerful, combinable, to cook even with large pots. That they offered automatic functions inspired by professional cooking. And that it was possible to pre-set different powers for the various cooking zones: each zone, in fact, activates at the selected power when it detects the presence of a pan.
Intelligent, innovative, revolutionary: Lhov by Elica transforms every moment in the kitchen into an extraordinary cooking experience. The product has been recognised with the most prestigious international Design Awards: ADI Design Index 2023 Innovation Award, ADI Design Index, Red Dot design Award, IF Design Award, A' Design Award, Architizer - A+ Product Awards.
- Product:
- Lhov
- Designer:
- Fabrizio Crisà, Chief Design Officer of Elica
- Company:
- Elica
- Website:
- www.elica.com