Recently, the popular eco-blog Treehugger has selected the ‘best of green’ candidates, that are the most sustainable, for several categories. Among the 36 candidates for the category Design + Arquitecture, was Valcucine.  They were  chosen, for their new  100% recyclable Invitrum (kitchen)base units’ system.

The winners are determined by the total average of votes they will receive until the next 22nd April. To vote, visit Planet Green, where you can view all the candidates and give each of them a score from 1 to 10.

Currently, ECOVALCUCINE presents the first 100% recyclable kitchen with “gReenaissance”, an exposition project inspired to the material’s natural life-cycle, an extensive and coherent research aimed to create eco-friendly kitchens.  Please visit Planet Green and vote for your favorites.

Superstudio Più
C/o Central Point
Via Tortona 27, Milano
22 – 27 Aprile 2009
hr. 10 – 21 open

Although money is a primary concern around the world, so is being responsible, frugal and sustainable. The folks at Valcucine have done just that.

To innovate through solutions that combine functionality and aesthetics is no longer sufficient. The conscious use of materials in a context that takes sustainability into account not only for the production process but also for the product itself is fundamental. Respect for the environment is the common denominator, the ethical imperative that is at the basis of all Valcucine’s projects.

The latest product news realized with the first 100% recyclable kitchen having a structure made of drawn, recycled aluminum. For its production, this material requires 20% of the energy required to obtain primary aluminum. The new glass base units’ system, INVITRUM, is easy to assemble and to disassemble because it is connected using only mechanical joints. The new and evolved structure with glass base units, slim and with formally very clean cut lines, has been designed to eliminate double side panels, that are also in glass and only 10 millimeters thick.

This solution, invented by Gabriele Centazzo, designer and managing director of Valcucine, allows for a remarkable decrease in the volume of materials used: this results in less waste of resources and energy. Lastly, the exclusive use of glass guarantees total recyclability of the unit, absence of glues and formaldehyde emissions as well as absolute resistance to water, steam and heat.

Be sure to visit the links to discover all that is happening with this innovative eco friendly company.  I enjoy both the surreal beauty and aesthetics of their products as I’m sure you will too.