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Konstantin Grcic for Whirlpool Europe

For its 2000 exhibition Macrowave: New Frontiers for the Modern Microwave, Whirlpool asked eight designers to imagine ways to reinvent the ubiquitous boxy oven. German designer Konstantin Grcic decided that our prejudices toward the appliance could be addressed by making it more enjoyable to use. His stainless-steel "cooking station," which looks like a stovetop burner, would house the microwave technology. "Tools" that look like ordinary pots would lock onto and activate the cooking station, and perforated lids would allow cooks to see and smell the food while preventing microwaves from escaping.

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