This stunning number is Essence, a new kitchen from Toncelli. The concept successfully merges modern furniture design using a piece of material that dates back a thousand years – fossil beechwood.
Essence is Toncelli’s latest offering for 2016, a collection that heavily features fossil beechwood combined with titanium steel finishings which are even used for the cooking surface. These two materials stand for history and innovation: beechwood takes us back to the past, but in order to be used properly and according to today’s standards, it requires titanium steel and state-of-the-art treatments.
Certified by La Sapienza University in Rome, this material constituted a stimulating challenge for Toncelli, which chose to adopt it as the material of absolute prestige both in the door panels and surface top. Thanks to the use of natural oils and the crystallisation that takes place through time eliminating porosity, these materials cannot be damaged when cooking and do not absorb water, making them a practical and efficient thin support. The grains and tones created during the fossilisation process add an extraordinary layer of decorative quality that enriches and refines the design.
However, Essence does not limit its excellence to exclusive finishings: it also introduces an slick system that goes beyond the traditional recess/handle dichotomy: the door panel features the minimal lines of recess kitchens and the tractability of a handle, perfecting a solution which had already been introduced in the ‘Invisible’ design. This type of opening, made possible thanks to the hand-crafted processing of wood, is positioned horizontally in the bases and vertically in the columns, offering a kitchen with extremely clean lines.
The company says “a sculptural design, immersed in time yet paradoxically timeless, Essence is a project of great intellectual and sensorial value that arouses emotions through wood essences and confirms the craftsmanship of Toncelli, the Tuscan company specialising in creating highly meticulous and unique furnishings”.
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