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Appliances | 17 Jul 06 | Comments (4)
These concept fridge designs, based on the LCD screen fridge, are part of Electrolux’s “War on White” (WoW), and are simply fridges with decorative designs on the outside. The basic Screenfridge is a refrigerator equipped with a computer and a touch screen on the door. This story has been bouncing around the Internet in various forms for a few months. In fact, a whole series of Electrolux appliances are getting the WoW treatment, not just fridges. It’s all inspired by different design disciplines outside of the appliance industry, such as fashion, interior design and architecture. WoW's goal? Says Henrik Otto, Senior Vice President Global Design at Electrolux; “it has become clear that now more than ever, people want unique products that allow them to express their individuality through their choices”.
The nature of this fridge makes me think that you'd darn well better be sure what style your kitchen is going to be in for the next 10 years.
Now, if the entire face was itself the computer screen, I'd jump on it in a second (not literally- I wouldn't want to accidentally break what I assume would be a $25,000 appliance). I could imagine an OSX Dashboard-like interface for each door, touch-sensitive, with moveable bits of information, space to jot notes or draw pictures, an area to display family photos and scans of your kid's good grades... and of course, a place for streaming video. Or you could turn on a screensaver-esque mode to achieve the look these electrolux images show.
Very cool indeed!
You might also want o take a look at these great looking Pop Art Fridges (use the upper right arrows to browse).
Pretty neat idea, but stainless steel already looks slick so I'm not too sure If I would spend the extra dollars on it and then proceed to cover it with leather or glass.
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cool design! it is true we are in an emotional design era, right?