2024 | Professional

French Design Awards Platinum Winner

AirHood™

Entrant Company

Smart Product Concepts Limited

Category

Product Design - Kitchen Accessories / Appliances

Client's Name

AirHood™

Country / Region

Hong Kong SAR

AirHood™ is a portable range hood that removes grease, smoke, and cooking odors, and stops oil films from forming on surfaces. It keeps the air and kitchen countertops clean while adding a friendly but non-intrusive touch to any kitchen. Airhood is our vision to make clean cooking accessible to everyone, anywhere, and at any time. Everyone deserves to cook and live in a healthy and comfortable environment. Indoor air quality has become a growing concern, and harmful VOCs created during cooking are a key contributor to indoor air pollution which can affect people's health. Conventional, permanently installed range hoods are often noisy, difficult to clean, and provide insufficient kitchen ventilation. Besides, not all apartments are suitable for their installation. Airhood is an affordable, visually appealing, and easy-to-clean solution that can be easily placed on your stove.

Airhood's strong fan draws cooking fumes through the air duct and into a two-filter system, comprising an oil filter that extracts grease particles and an activated charcoal filter that filters smoke, toxic fumes, and odor. The filtered air then passes through the diffuser, swirling out to create a visual highlight. Its distinctive appearance is enhanced by the stainless-steel handle. AirHood offers a wired option for gas stoves with unlimited power and an induction stove-compatible wireless variant for ultimate flexibility. AirHood is portable with a small footprint and the option to hang it for storage. The oil filter is dishwasher-safe and made with stainless steel. The charcoal filter can also be easily replaced. The switch allows for 3 fan speeds, ranging from quiet to maximum power. For large pots or pressure cookers, the optional "Base Boost" can extend the AirHood, enhance suction and prevent slipping.

French Designer Maxime Augay, created AirHood when he was in college to address his personal need. After winning the imm Cologne 2019’s Pure Talent Contest Living Kitchen Selection in 2019, he brought AirHood to life. Together with Smart Product Concepts (SPC), they launched Airhood through crowdfunding on Kickstarter and achieved huge success. $500k+ was raised from 4000+ backers in 35+ countries.

Credits

Designer
Maxime Augay
Smart Product Concepts Ltd.
Lars Junker
Smart Product Concepts Ltd.
Ryan Yeung
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