Remember when we mentioned that we were going to Milan to the final event of the Electrolux Design Lab for 2012? Well, we went and met the top 10 designers in person and listened to them present their designs — they were most impressive! Stay tuned for the winner but in the meantime, here’s a more in-depth look at some of our favorite designs. Industrial design graduate Yunuén Hernández who hails from Mexico designed the Mo’Sphere , a molecular cooking appliance meant to aid the average cook in flavor exploration. After watching videos of famous chefs on TV and seeing their passion for cooking, Hernández discovered that molecular cooking was all about mixing ingredients to make food interesting and healthy. Delving into the world of senses and mixing them up with food flavors, she decided she wanted to enter the competition.

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Our Favorite Concept Designs from Electrolux Design Lab 2012

Portable fireplaces seem to be becoming really popular. Perhaps it has something to do with snow in Northern NJ in October (ridiculous).  I know I’ve mentioned portable fireplaces before, but today I bring you one that is REALLY portable. Designed by Camillo Vanacore and made by Electrolux, this has to be the most portable of them all. Wouldn’t you love to put this on the coffee table, while you relax on the couch and watch a movie on a cold winter night?

There’s more to this fireplace’s design though than its conveniently small size. The Electrolux Fireplace actually starts out as opaque ceramic that slowly turns to translucent and then transparent as the flames flare up. When you are done with it and it begins to cool done, the column turns back to white. I would have no idea this second image was even a fireplace – pretty innovative design I must say.

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