SICAM 2023
Surprising worlds and precision craftsmanship behind the unit front
The exhibition centre in Pordenone (Italy) once again showcased the best of furniture production this October, with accessories, components and semi-finished products of all kinds on display.
Once again this year, there was no shortage of innovations and surprises at the stand of Swiss manufacturer peka. The fittings manufacturer peka brings dynamism and movement to furniture design, particularly in the kitchen. Visitors' eyes were immediately drawn to the freshly unveiled Piuro family of kitchen organisers providing a foretaste of peka's high-precision craftsmanship. This impression was confirmed with a look behind the unit fronts. The Pinello family of base units, with their wide range of applications, offered a host of features to discover. The Riverso system, allowing drawers to be opened from both sides, and peka's most space-efficient larder unit pull-out to date, Pleno Maxi, also attracted a lot of attention. Most of the products, including some classics, were displayed in the new Liro design line.
Piuro family of kitchen organisers
A naturally elegant addition to any kitchen counter, peka's new Piuro product family is aesthetically defined by its clean lines. Its distinctive design exudes calm and helps to create an uncluttered overall feel.
The family of high-quality kitchen organisers consists of six products: a small tray, Piuro Mini Tray; its larger counterpart, Piuro Maxi Tray; the Piuro Box storage box; the Piuro Sink caddy; the Piuro Board chopping board holder; and the Piuro Paper kitchen roll holder.
These organisers are available in delicate silk grey, complementing and enhancing warm kitchen designs, as well as high-impact black – ideal for adding emphasis. All are made from fine-textured powder-coated steel. This material, so typical of peka products, is durable and recyclable.
Piuro provides a stylish home for loose items, not only in the kitchen but also in living areas, bathrooms and studios.
Pinello product family
The contents of a unit are quite simply easier to access in pull-outs than they are on fixed shelves. That's why peka has just developed a whole new family of base unit pull-outs. It's called Pinello and it offers something for everyone. As well as the double-decker pull-outs for unit widths of 200 and 300 mm, there's a pull-out spice rack for 150-mm units, an extending towel rail, and pull-outs for baking trays and bread.
All the models impress with their stable and smooth sliding properties and soft, silent closing. A pull-out can be personalised with various add-ons. The extra shelf can be positioned anywhere, enabling up to four levels of storage and ensuring maximum use of the available space. With magnetic dividers or a bottle rack, the shelf space can be split up to suit the user's needs. Pinello also provides a range of design options: the pull-outs are available in white, silver and anthracite and can be customised with rails made of solid oak or a material of the customer's choice.
Riverso drawer system
A drawer that can be pulled out on both sides means that the same unit can be accessed from two different sides. This offers countless possibilities to use space in new ways and make day-to-day processes more efficient. Riverso is perfect for display units in showrooms, for instance, as it means that two salespeople can access the same items at the same time. Simplifying product flows is also beneficial in medical settings such as pharmacies, hospitals and laboratories, where rooms and spaces need to be divided up, substantial distances are involved, and complex access procedures may be in force.
Unlike conventional systems with drawers that open from both sides, Riverso's overlay fronts mean that the front of the closed side is not pulled through the unit when the drawer is opened from the opposite side.
The fact that Riverso consists of just two pairs of runners, a coupling and front brackets on both sides means that the drawers can be manufactured to the customer's individual requirements, with unit depths ranging from 530 to 900 mm and unit widths from 550 to 915 mm. Riverso is compatible with any unit design and any front material.
Pleno Maxi larder unit pull-out
Pleno has always offered impressively easy access to the entire unit contents, no matter how high or how far back they are. It's all thanks to the special way the system works: when the door is opened, all the shelves glide out together so that all the unit's contents are displayed. In the Plus version, the upper shelves are also split between the door and the cabinet, meaning that even smaller users can reach any item stored in the unit quickly and comfortably.
Pleno Maxi too is available in Standard and Plus versions. While both obviously retain all the popular Pleno features, they also boast extra-large shelves that are wider and deeper than before, as well as making better use of the unit height. Last but not least, Pleno Maxi is now attached to only one of the side walls, and the same mechanism can be used whether it is mounted on the right or the left. This means that for the first time Pleno can be used to create a double unit without the need for a partition.
Liro design line
Liro is the new shelf line from peka. Its design offers scope for creative freedom.
Liro shelves fit with the customer's style as they can be combined with rails for a tailor-made look. Users can choose to pair the shelves with rails made of solid oak, which are the perfect complement to wooden front panels and warm colours, or, alternatively, they can opt for glass, compact laminates, aluminium, or another material. Without rails, Liro shelves ooze calm sophistication. Combined with inserted rails, they create an eye-catching effect as the unit door is opened.