Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.For most, the radiator is a clunky chunk of metal with a singular purpose: to blast maximum heat with minimum visual impact. While we go to great lengths to conceal them behind furniture, decorative covers and layers of paint, a number of companies have spent decades doing the opposite \u2013 elevating the mundane, homogenous appliance into statement pieces that add to a room\u2019s decor.\u00a0\u201cWe are on a mission to rid the world of\u00a0ugly radiators,\u201d says Louisa Jenkins, sales and marketing director at Eskimo, which offers unusual finishes like walnut or resin made using the ancient lacquerware technique tsugaru nuri. Jenkins argues that performance need not compromise aesthetics and allows ample scope for creativity.Texture is one way of marrying form and function. The indentations in\u00a0the vertical Waffle radiator by Antrax IT are pleasingly tactile, but\u00a0they also increase the radiant surface area. \u201cMaintaining a\u00a0small footprint while achieving the highest thermal performance with a low water content is fundamental,\u201d says Alberico Crosetta, who set up the company with his brothers Andrea and Luigi in 1996.Experimenting with shapes adds character and challenges preconceptions. Ribbon by manufacturer Terma features intricate coiled plates wrapped around steel columns to create an industrial look, while French firm Cinier\u2019s ruby-red Triangle resembles a piece of modern art when suspended on the wall.\u00a0One of the most popular models by Italian company Tubes is the sinuous Milano, crafted from steel and finished in glossy shades. It was designed by Antonia Astori and Nicola De Ponti in 2006 as part of the innovative Elements collection, for which the company invited internationally renowned designers to \u201creinterpret the radiator as\u00a0an architectural structure\u201d, says CEO Cristiano Crosetta.\u00a0Many of Cinier\u2019s radiators double up as\u00a0paintings. Estampe is decorated with expressive strokes of thick blue and black paint, while Velvet and Cotton have been handpainted with branches dipped in black\u00a0pigment. The works are created by the founder\u2019s daughter Johanne Cinier, who studied at the \u00c9cole des Beaux Arts de S\u00e8te and\u00a0joined the family business in 2006.Cinier\u2019s ruby-red Triangle resembles a piece of modern art when suspended on the wallRadiators can be multifunctional in other ways too. Eskimo\u2019s Outline Supermirror has a reflective, polished stainless-steel finish that is less prone to misting in bathrooms. Tubes created a line\u00a0of portable radiators called Plug & Play\u00a0that includes the Square Bench \u2013 a\u00a0seat and heat source all in one.\u00a0Tubes\u2019 radiators are made \u201cto provide maximum freedom of expression to both\u00a0the designer and customers\u201d, says Crosetta,\u00a0whose company offers extensive customisation including 140 colourways and more than 20 finishes. The Add_On model, which is on permanent display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is a\u00a0modular radiator consisting of intersected aluminium modules that can be assembled into any shape. In\u00a0a\u00a0similar vein, last year Antrax IT released the award-winning Lana, made up of pleated, convex tiles that allow for different configurations.A more recent challenge for manufacturers has been finding ways\u00a0to make design-led products with heat-pump technology. \u201cHeat pumps run at lower water flow temperatures, which means you typically have to increase the size of\u00a0your\u00a0radiators,\u201d explains Cat Goldsmith, marketing manager and climate designer at Jaga. \u201cOur\u00a0radiators hold 90 per cent less water than traditional models so they\u2019re lighter, faster, more efficient and lower your energy bills. We\u2019ve gone beyond aesthetics by producing radiators that are engineered for\u00a0renewable technologies.\u201d\u00a0Jaga produces what it claims is the world\u2019s slimmest heat-pump radiator. A\u00a0bonus? The discreet, minimal Briza Net\u00a0Zero can also cool.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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