Electrolux

A kettle that stores steam to help kids learn about cooking and energy in a hands-on fashion won the 2015 Electrolux Design Lab in Finland. The competition attracted applications from industrial students located around the world.

Every year since 2003, the Electrolux Design Lab competition has challenged budding stylists and inventors to produce home appliance concepts that may emerge in the not-too-distant future. The 2015 competition is now down to just 35 semi-finalists.

The six finalists in the 2014 Electrolux Design Lab certainly threw up some eye-catching ideas. Electrolux has now revealed the winner, the Future Hunter-Gatherer concept aimed at reconnecting us with our food sources by gamifying the task of grocery shopping.

Earlier this year, Electrolux Design Lab challenged students from around the world to come up with innovative appliance concepts for the homes of the future. Organizers have now whittled around 1,700 entrants down to six finalists, who will attempt to wow a jury with their designs next month.

The annual Electrolux Design Lab competition for 2014 has reached stage three of the judging, and 35 semi-finalists remain. We have a look at ten of the entries that caught our eye to give you an idea of the competition so far.

Electrolux Design Lab will open for entries this Saturday. The theme for the 2014 competition centers on optimizing the future home for healthy lifestyles, while minimizing impact on the environment.

Fancy coming home to find a swarm of flying mini robots doing your cleaning? That's the futuristic picture of domestic bliss envisioned by young Colombian designer Adrian Perez Zapata, whose "Mab" has won this year's Electrolux Design Lab competition.

Entries are now open for the 2012 Electrolux Design Lab competition.

Adrian Mankovecký has taken out the Electrolux Design Lab 2011 with his Portable Spot Cleaner.

Electrolux has announced the start of voting for the People's Choice Award in this year's Design Lab competition.

The 25 semi-finalists in this year's Electrolux Design Lab competition have now been announced - here are eight that have caught me eye.

Following on from the unmitigated failure of LG’s Internet Fridge, the Brazilian subsidiary of Electrolux has developed an Internet fridge of its own in the form of the Linux-based Infinity I-Kitchen.