Just like Apple, Miele has deemed buttons and switches yesterday’s technology and plumped for an iPhone 3G-style multi-touchscreen interface instead. Slide into the gesture-controlled kitchen of tomorrow…
Miele introduced twist-control in its Arcus hob, which meant you could raise and lower the heat by simply turning the pan by its handle, but designers Fiona McAndrew and Conor Fallon have pushed the concept much further with an interactive surface that gives us controls that you can slide around with two fingers and electric scales behind the glass. It could have a PC with touchscreen controls behind there too, but we’re still awaiting more deatils on this. When it’s switched off, it looks and functions just like a regular glass worktop with an induction hob an the right hand side.
