With its sinuous shape, reminiscent of the fall of a veil, the Veil hood from Faber was designed and developed by designer Samuel Codegoni (www.bycode.it) and forty students from the Politecnico di Milano during a year-long process of continuous workshops and training. Released at the 2014 iSalone fair in Milan, Italy, Veil by Faber takes the shape of a soft, lightweight element within the kitchen.
A rectangular panel is detached from the wall, giving the appearance that the device is suspended off the wall. A flexible, curved front sheet seems to hang in space, its shape intentionally deceiving the eye and playing on our ideas of how a rangehood should appear. The front panel is enhanced by the option of black matt, white gloss and white Corian to give Veil a clean, elegant appearance. It fits perfectly into a range of kitchen settings with its linear architecture in keeping with the recent design trends in this sector.
“Veil plays with surfaces on various planes,” explains Samuel Codegoni. “The sinuous shape of the hood seems almost to hover. In reality, there is a gap between the rectangular sheet and the wall to which it is attached – but you don’t notice that at first sight.”
But, this is not a product that claims form over function. The design team focussed on providing the high performance levels expected of a Faber product and Veil boasts a powerful extraction capacity (up to 720m3 during its most intense phase) while the company’s patented LED lights provide the hob with a warm, well-diffused light. Faber’s Energy motor guarantees improved performance with greater silence in the kitchen.
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