The Sovereign SCH90SSGLC with circular tempered safety glass canopy and electronic controls looks sleek and has 3-speed 190 watt motor to backup its good looks by no-nonsense performance. Maximum extraction rate is very respectable 700 cubic meters per hour. Features include dishwasher-safe aluminium mesh filter, 4 20-watt halogen lamps and optional charcoal filter. At 70 dba this island hood can be a bit noisy, but you can’t beat the £260 price. Available in August 2008. Sovereign Appliances.

The latest cooktops comes from Dacor, Preference Style 30″ and 36″ Renaissance Series gas cooktops. Made with professional grade features, these cooktops offer excellent cooking capabilities with four and five burners respectively. The 30″ gas cooktop has three dual-stacked sealed burners - two with 9,500 BTU each, one with 12,500 BTU and one SimmerSear burner with 650 to 15,000 BTU range, while the 36″ Renaissance cooktop offers an additional SimmerSear burner with 750 to 18,000 BTU range.Dacor exclusive bead-blasted finish on the spill tray and sealed burners make cleaning easy. Other features are SimmerSafe indicator lights, Perma-Flame automatic re-ignition, Smart Flame technology, protected ignitors and brass valves.

30″ and 36″ Renaissance Series gas cooktops should be available in stainless steel and black finishes in July.

The Stelton double walled carafes by living Scandinavian legend Erik Magnussen are an example of design that has proven to stand the test of time. The sleek jug is lined with a thermal glass vacuum inside and boasts a unique magnetized rocker stopper that keeps liquids piping hot or ice cold for hours. Measures: 11.81” H x 4.13” W Volume: 1.5 liters. Service stopper top and travel stopper top included.

Featuring a powerful induction motor with over 3/4 horsepower and a large 12-cup work bowl capacity, this Cuisinart food processor is large and powerful enough to tackle the most ambitious of food preparation projects. Choose from a variety of accessories to chop, slice, shred and knead the ingredients of your choice. The food processor features the Cuisinart “Supreme wide-mount” feed tube, dough control and “PowerPrep” metal dough blades, whisk attachments with stainless steel beaters and stainless steel discs designed specifically for slicing, shredding and chopping/mixing. Other accessories include small and large pushers, detachable disc stem, spatula, recipe book, instruction book and a how-to DVD.

Cuisinart also offers a full 20 year motor warranty and limited 3-year warranty on the entire unit to ensure years of trouble-free operations. A stylish and powerful Cuisinart food processor for the most demanding chef. The price is $350 USD.

The Anima kitchen draws inspirations from places such as craftsmen and mechanical workshops.This concept kitchen was created by Emanuel Gargano and Marco Fagioli. The large central body contains a motorized integrated cabinet that can be lifted up showing all the utensils used in the preparation, cooking and washing of food, as if it were a blacksmith’s or carpenter’s bench. The double-sided motorized cabinet can house, within a single space, not only kitchen utensils but also elements used in living areas such as monitors, DVD/CD players and a mobile bar. The big kitchen worktop is again a continuous, functional strip, a light, decisive sign of a formal, rigorous operation creating a large working area.