2026

Design Awards Silver Winner - ELICA spa

TheKube

Entrant

ELICA spa

Category

Kitchen Appliances & Accessories - Extractor Hoods

Client's Name

Country / Region:

Italy

The Kube was born as an idea in motion: a hood designed to fit naturally into every style and living space. It's not just a hood, but functional architecture. A versatile and dynamic presence, capable of interpreting different environments while always maintaining a strong and recognizable identity. Essential lines, calibrated proportions, precisely resolved details define a compact and regular shape, available in different configurations and finishes: Black, White, Stainless Steel and Wood. These are intended not as simple aesthetic variations, but as integration tools with contemporary kitchens, open plan and bespoke projects. Each combination transforms The Kube into an element that dialogues with the architecture, completing its balance. It is a system that not only works but interprets and values space with character. Personalization becomes an identity declaration: wall or island version, with a shelf or in its purest expression, suction or filter, with or without a fireplace. A modular system that evolves according to design needs, transforming configurability into architecture. The Kube combines high performance and energy efficiency. The brushless motor ensures powerful and constant suction, optimized fuel consumption and acoustic comfort, leaving room for gestures, words and conviviality. The high-performance system ensures high pickup capacity with low noise levels. Grease filters offer high filtering capacity, helping to keep the air clean. The hood communicates directly with the hob: it activates, adjusts the power and turns off automatically based on use, and can also be managed via voice assistant. Thanks to Connex, the Elica app, and voice assistants, it can be controlled remotely, communicated with the plan, and reported maintenance needs, adapting to the conditions of use.
Interaction is simple and intuitive, thanks to the LED backlit electronic panel that accompanies each command with clear and precise light feedback. The lighting, dynamic and adjustable, diffuses a uniform and efficient light, which can be modulated between operating intensity and soft atmosphere. The Kube is customizable with a high-power technical light for preparation and ambient light for softer scenarios: the meeting of advanced engineering, configurable design and connected intelligence. A technology that becomes everyday experience.

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