Got a ?must-have? home appliance gadget that you can?t live without? Gadgetguy.com.au home appliance editor Ella Smith spoke with Electrolux industrial designer Lyndon Craig about his hot favourites.
| What home appliance or gadget can?t you live without and why? I can?t live without my Apple AirPort Express. From the outside it looks like an ordinary power plug but on the inside it?s a wireless router that performs several tasks including wirelessly streaming music anywhere in the home. Besides its functionality I like the simplicity of its design. There?s nothing extraneous. And you don?t need to add an extra plug or a cable to it to make it functional. It has a beautiful façade, too. As a designer I look closely at simplicity of form. I like simple packages. |
| Coming a close second to the AirPort Express is my Sunbeam coffee machine, the Café Ristretto. It?s a very basic machine that cost me about $100. I can?t live without a good coffee in the morning. |
Is there a home appliance that?s sitting in your cupboard for some time collecting dust?
| My old film SLR camera. It?s a unique camera but it?s passed its day. I can?t throw it out because it?s too nice but I can?t use it! I look at it occasionally. |
