25 wonderfully weird novelty rangehoods

May 27th, 2013

Appliance Talk Humour

It’s that time again – time for Appliances Online to take you through some of the most creative, imaginative, and… well, weird interpretations of a common household appliance.

We’ve previously covered toasters, washing machines and fridges – now it’s time for rangehoods.

While we may have found this rangehood over at The Concrete Cottage, it is most certainly not made of concrete.  False advertising I say, even if it does look amazing.

You could make a rangehood like this at home simply by taking an ordinary rangehood and peeling away the outer layers in an artful fashion.  HINT – don’t do this, ever.

According to its manufacturer, the unusual circular design of this rangehood makes it one of the quietest in the world, meaning that its operation won’t disturb your house guests while they remark on how interesting the design is.

There tends to be two schools of thought when selecting a rangehood for the kitchen – making the rangehood subtly blend in with the rest of your kitchen design, or having it stand out as the centrepiece of the room.  This example is certainly one of the latter.

While this rangehood would doubtless look very cool in your home, you might find it annoying to always be asked why you have an upside-down Stargate or Guardian of Forever in your kitchen.

I wonder if the top of this rangehood could be used as impromptu kitchen storage shelf?  You’d probably want to reinforce those cables though.

This rangehood isn’t so much a “novelty” as it is “amazing.”  Is that wrought iron?  It looks like it…  Are these guys literal blacksmiths?

Apparently the telescopic design of this rangehood really retracts, allowing it to be as prominent or subtle in your kitchen design as required.

I REALLY hope that this actually is a novelty rangehood, and that someone hasn’t just had a rather spectacular accident with a classic car…

Okay, there’s actually not very much unusual about this rangehood’s design (aside from its stylised cylindrical shape), but we like the colour scheme.  It’d go well in a kitchen alongside a matching retro-style SMEG fridge, for example.

As cool as this rangehood paint job is, I hope that other flags are also available.  I’m sure that more than one nation would like to show their patriotism while keeping their kitchen free from grease and smoke.

In a complete reversal from some of the attention-grabbing rangehood designs seen thus far, this design (as shown by the arrows) keeps things extremely subtle while extracting and venting your kitchen gases.

Never forget the location of the nearest sharp thing again!  If they could make this rangehood out of a magnetic material, that would be perfect…

Remember how your old maths teacher always taught you to “show your working” (come on, everyone’s did…)?  It seems that the designer of this rangehood took this lesson to heart, keeping the venting pipes (which are most often installed into the wall of the home) exposed for a more industrial look.

Who do you think is more likely to be the owner of this rangehood design?  A fan of pop art?  Or someone who just REALLY likes soup?

With the lack of an actual “hood”, this design is actually more of an extractor system than a rangehood, but the idea of having your kitchen’s steam and smoke sucked DOWNWARDS has BLOWN MY MIND.

What’s the time?  Time to cook!  And to do so in a smoke-free kitchen!

The white glass that makes up this rangehood design certainly looks great, but I imagine it would require a great deal of maintenance and cleaning to remain looking pristine.

I hope that the owner of this rangehood is named Keith.  Or Kirsten.  Or Kerrie.  Or maybe they’re a Colonel who is also the commanding officer of a rodent secret agent.

No room in for a piece of fine art in the rest of your house?  Just paint it onto the front of your kitchen’s designer rangehood!  Stylish, yet practical…

This rangehood appears to be the crossbreed of a disco ball and a chandelier.  STYLISH PARTY IN THE KITCHEN!

Mounted on a set of swivelling joints, this looks like the kind of rangehood that Inspector Gadget would deploy from his hat.

This rangehood is part and parcel of a self-contained kitchen pod… thing.  Reminds me of my last alien abduction.

The workings of this rangehood design may look a bit like an upside-down cigarette lighter, but the clear perspex hood is the real drawcard.  Though this is another design that I imagine would be a pain to keep clean…

And we’ll wrap up our collection with this design of rangehood, which reminds us a bit of some kind of chrome toffee apple.

Got a favourite rangehood design?  Do you have an amzing idea for an alternative model?  Tell us all about it!