Warm sunny days and barbecue go together like wine and cheese. But given how dependent they are on each other - if we're being honest, it's actually just a grill on the sun - a solar grill like the SUNPlace, conceived by design studio Lanzavecchia + Wai, should have existed a long time ago. Because grilling doesn't always have to be "dirty work" (read working with charcoal).
SUNPlace it's not your typical barbecue, in fact it's not even necessarily barbecue. We can also call him solar kitchen set with a magnifying glass that concentrates the sun's rays on the baking plate. Two Italian designers signed up under him Francesca Lanzavecchia and a designer from Singapore Hun Wai, who wanted SUNPlace to function as a cross between a grill and a Teppanyaki plate (additional cooking surface for preparing fish, seafood, beef, vegetables and other Teppanyaki dishes - the Japanese way of grilling). They drew inspiration from the preparation of fondue food, the Korean way of preparing food on the grill and the Chinese way of preparing it in a wok.
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SUNPlace was created for the exhibition Le Affinità Selettive and in the spirit of Milan Expo, whose red thread is food and the search for solutions to global challenges and sustainable food solutions. It is made of oak wood, instead of induction or gas or fire, the heat of the plate is taken care of by a compact fresnel lens, a lens by French physicist and inventor Augustin-Jean Fresnel, originally intended for use in lighthouses, capable of a very narrow focus compared to conventional lenses sunlight. The table is accompanied by ”Mini-Me” chairs, and is also available special grill accessories. Why special? Due to its flattened shape, you can heat it under the lens and cook the upper part of meat or vegetables with them, while the plate takes care of the "back side".
