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Design students don thinking caps for Electrolux Design Lab

Every year, students from all over the globe compete in the Electrolux Design Lab, a contest inviting budding designers to show off their best ideas for kitchen appliances that address the needs of consumers. Established in 2003, the Design Lab gives undergraduate and graduate industrial design students an opportunity to win cash prizes and a grand prize of $7,745 dollars. Winners also receive a six-month internship at one of Electrolux's global design centers.

Contestants are asked to submit designs that are two or three years out. the designs should focus on the needs of modern kitchens, innovative design, … Read more

Electrolux offers iconic microwave

Electrolux was once the icon of European appliance design. Smooth lines and European chic were the brand's trademark. But Electrolux has become very comfortable with the thought of selling their appliances worldwide. The Icon line -- "Designed for the Well-Lived Home"--is perfectly elegant for any kitchen, no matter which part of the globe it is located in. The Icon Microwave is exceptionally sleek, indicative of the rest of the line. Its stainless steel panels let it blend in with any modern kitchen. It also has all the features that have become a requirement for the microwave. … Read more

Store wine in three-door refrigerator

I've been searching for a way to store my wine since my downstairs neighbor nixed the idea of me installing a Spiral Cellar in my living room. Seems he wasn't too thrilled about having to walk around a large odd enclosure protruding down into his living room. Ah, well. Such are the perils of apartment based living. I guess installing a large add-on that extends into your neighbors apartment isn't, well, neighborly.

AEG Electrolux may just have the solution to maintaining good neighborly relations. The Santo 75 598 KG takes the popular side-by-side door refrigerator approach and … Read more

A freezer without permafrost

Food prices are on the rise, and I make a point of stocking up when I find a sale. With meat and other perishable groceries, it's hard to do that without a decent-size freezer. Even with a good freezer, though, you may have to chip out that dense layer of permafrost to get everything in. Not interested in spending all that time with your head in the freezer?

Electrolux has a freezer on the market now with a mouthful of a name, the EILFU17GS. The freezer has a frost-free design, eliminating the chore of either defrosting the whole freezer … Read more

Electrolux cooktop boils water in a flash

Electrolux's 36-inch electric hybrid induction cooktop's selling points are its speed, flexibility, and sophisticated design.

With five burners--three electric and two induction--the cooktop can boil or simmer multiple pots in a hurry, delivering between 750 watts to 3,200 watts to heat the food. The 10-inch induction element on this cooktop will boil water in just 90 seconds.

Induction cooktops generally cost more than their all-electric counterparts do, and this one costs about $1,999.

You must also use pots and pans made of magnetic material such as stainless steel or cast iron on induction burners. You can … Read more

A slob's dream: The ironing clothes dryer

This sounds too good to be true, but we're putting our faith in it anyway because we love the idea so much.

Electrolux, which has already invented the washing machine from the future (ultraviolet light), has outdone itself with the ultimate in next-generation dryers: one that helps with the ironing. The "Iron Aid" steam dryer doesn't exactly iron the clothes, according to Appliancist, but it does have "dewrinkling" feature that adds a steam phase at the end of the regular drying cycle. The 20-minute shvitz is enough to treat five shirts.

The U.K.… Read more