Considering my partner is the cook in our relationship, I'll admit that I've never really thought too much about what our kitchen hob looks like — he gets the bigger say, and that tends to prioritize specs over style. But recently, I was invited to visit SMEG HQ in Guastalla, Italy, and while strolling through the brand's gallery-like showroom, it suddenly dawned on me that I'd been sleeping on this seriously big design opportunity.
Specifically, it happened while I watched a demonstration of the kitchen appliance brand's newly launched (just this week, in fact) Isola range. Designed in collaboration with Milano-based Stefano Boeri Interiors (the award-winning studio founded by architect and designer Stefano Boeri), the collection includes induction hobs with integrated extraction, sculptural suspended hoods, and a lighting rail — SMEG's first foray into lighting.
