V‑ZUG unveils 'invisible' induction cooktop at Milan Design Week
- Swiss appliance maker V‑ZUG used Milan Design Week 2026 to preview the CookTop V6000 Integra, an induction system hidden beneath a continuous mineral countertop in Elisa Ossino’s “Table Rituals” installation. - V‑ZUG says the V6000 Integra is still a prototype, built with Inalco’s MDi mineral surface, with a European launch planned for April 2027 and Australia slated to follow later next year. - The debut lands as Milan’s 21-26 April design week puts kitchens and material innovation back at center stage through EuroCucina and citywide installations. (salonemilano.it)
V‑ZUG used Milan Design Week 2026 to preview the CookTop V6000 Integra, an induction cooktop hidden beneath a continuous mineral countertop. (vzug.com) (applianceretailer.com.au) The Swiss appliance maker showed the prototype inside “Table Rituals,” an installation by architect and designer Elisa Ossino at V‑ZUG Studio Milano in Piazza San Marco 4 from April 20 to 25. (vzug.com) (fuorisalone.it) V‑ZUG says the system turns the worktop into “a single, continuous mineral surface” that can extend beyond the cooking area, with the induction hardware operating underneath and out of sight. (vzug.com) (designboom.com) Induction cooking works by using electromagnetic coils to heat the pan instead of an exposed flame or glowing burner, which is why the cooking zone can be visually minimized if the surface material and controls are engineered around it. (applianceretailer.com.au) (vzug.com) For V‑ZUG, the point of the Milan installation was to make the appliance recede and the table function as both workspace and gathering place. The company paired the product preview with “Mise en Geste,” a choreographed performance by Teatro delle Moire with costumes by Matteo Idini. (vzug.com) (designboom.com) The cooktop is not on sale yet. Appliance Retailer reported that V‑ZUG described the V6000 Integra as a prototype, with a European launch scheduled for April 2027 and Australia to follow later in 2027. (applianceretailer.com.au) V‑ZUG said it developed the surface with Inalco, a Spanish ceramics producer, using MDi, which the company describes as a mineral-based material designed to withstand heat, cold, cuts and heavy use. (applianceretailer.com.au) The Milan timing is not accidental. Salone del Mobile ran from April 21 to 26 this year, and the 2026 edition brought back EuroCucina, the biennial kitchen exhibition that puts new kitchen systems and materials in front of the global design trade. (salonemilano.it 1) (salonemilano.it 2) So the V6000 Integra arrived in Milan less as a retail launch than as a design statement: a cooktop that disappears into the counter, while the kitchen itself is presented as furniture. (designboom.com) (vzug.com)
