The Whirlpool Fireplace concept will change the way you think about traditional fireplaces. Although the design is highly futuristic, Whirlpool wanted to put the emphasis on having the fire as a focal point in traditional homes.
The jazzy looking design comprises of a multi-functional cooling table and an air treatment hood with mood lighting sensors. Whirlpool imagine the design as somewhere "where the kitchen and living room merge into one." Users of the Whirlpool fireplace will be able to make the surface hot or cold by turning rotating objects on the system, so you can keep your meals hot or cold. The light intensity changes as the surface increases temperature.
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Food Heating Fireplaces
The Whirlpool Fireplace Concept Could be the Fireplace of the Future
Trend Themes
1. Multi-functional Fireplaces - The integration of cooling tables, air treatment hoods with mood lighting sensors explores potential to revolutionize traditional home heating.
2. Smart Homes - Innovation of such high-tech devices that merge kitchen and living room points towards the prospect of creating smart homes.
3. Temperature-controlled Furniture - The Whirlpool Fireplace's rotating objects on the system that regulate temperature exhibits the possibility of integrating temperature control in home furniture.
Industry Implications
1. Home Appliances - The Whirlpool Fireplace showcases the potentiality of technology in home appliance industry.
2. Furniture - Temperature-Controlled Furniture feature can lead furniture industry to start investing in innovation.
3. Home Automation - The Smart Homes trend is a driver for the home automation industry to keep up with the evolving customer needs.