Faber Cristal HC Slide Out hood in Designer Kitchen

This weeks designer spotlight features Kevin Karst Design from Toronto in this stunning kitchen featuring the Cristal HC Slide Out hood by Faber.

Cristal HC by Faber in a Design by Kevin Karst

 This kitchen features high end stainless appliances and a Faber Cristal HC with an aluminum front installed. The designer comments on why he chose this hood by Faber:

“This hood subdued appearance preserves clean simple contemporary cabinet lines without compromising functionality.  I didn’t want the hood to visually compete with the beautiful fiddle-back figure of the English Figured Sycamore cabinet fronts.  I like the idea that it leaps into life only when needed.” - Kevin Karst


We couldn't have said it better! The Cristal HC is meant to integrate into your design and not become the focal point in the kitchen. When you are ready to cook simply pull the visor on the Cristal to reveal a second set of grease filters for a total of 4 filters and 19" of front to back coverage over the cooking surface. If the on/off switches on the lighting and motor are switched to "ON", then once the slider is pulled the range hood turns on and the lights come on. When you are finished cooking, simply slide the visor back in to shut the hood off. 

The beauty of the Cristal HC is how versatile the product is. In the box comes a black, white and brushed aluminum (as seen in the photo above) front strip. The hood can also accept a wood cabinet front so the hood can completely integrate into the kitchen design. With top or direct rear venting, 500 cfm motor and dishwasher safe grease filters, this slide out has the right features for your kitchen. 


For more information on this hood you can visit the product spec webpage. 

Kevin Karst Design can also be found on the Houzz design website

New Blue LED Electonic Control

Even the most basic canopy range hood by Faber now features an updated control set up that enhances functionality, performance and aesthetics across the board. The new Blue LED backlit controls as seen below feature: 3 speeds, a blue LED indicator light to show the current speed and lighting and a 10 minute intensive speed timer that turns the hood on for 10 minutes at the highest speed to quickly eliminate odors.







When compared to the manual slide control on previous models, the new control is a big upgrade while not increasing the hood price.






Finally perhaps the biggest upgrade to Faber's decorative collection canopy hoods are the performance and energy savings in the hoods with the new controls. A new and improved motor is now in the models using the Blue LED control hoods. The previous models used a 500 cfm, 3.7 amp motor. The new models use a 600 cfm motor using 3.2 amps. Gaining 100 cfm's and reducing energy consumption with a 10% lower amperage motor is a win-win situation.

Below is a video link discussing the new controls:




For more information on our complete line of products please visit our website

Advanced LED controls by Faber

New to certain Faber hoods in the line is the updated advanced LED electronic controls (see photo left). You can see more about these controls by watching our Youtube video on the bottom of this post.

The Diamante hood on the left is one example of the hoods utilizing this new control system. Also, the Tratto and Stilo hoods also use this same control system.









The new control features the following:

• 3 speed electronic touch control
• A 10 minute intensive speed button
• A 30 minute auto shut off timer
• 2 level halogen lighting
• A red LED read out screen to indicate the current feature in use.

For more information on these hoods and others in the line. Please visit our website: faberonline.com

Faber - Green from the ground up

For over ten years, Faber range hoods from Fabriano,Italy has been focused on reducing their carbon footprint and improving their environmental friendliness. Please visit our website to see many new features including the electricity consumption calculator and a "Check the green facts" pdf download.

We know you have many choices when it comes to kitchen ventilation products, choose one that is green from the ground up!

As always please visit our website for more information on any of our products.

Stunning kitchen using the Faber Diamante wall range hood

Courtesy of our friends at Mrs. G's TV and Appliance in New Jersey, comes a beautiful kitchen featuring the Faber Diamante Range hood. This stunning modern day kitchen features a 48" Diamante hood with a powerful 600 cfm motor and baffle style grease filters. The hood will more than adequately exhaust all cooking odors over a combination cook top and Tappen Yaki Grill Cook top. The slim profile of the Diamante helps to set the design theme of simple yet elegant in this kitchen with rich, earthy tones.

You can see more photos of this wonderful modern masterpiece kitchen by visiting the Mrs G's Facebook page. Visit the Faber website for more information on this hood and many others.

The Velvet glass and stainless hood - courtesy of QTK Kitchens

QTK kitchens, our friends to the north in the Toronto area (Vaughan, ON) have featured the stunning glass and stainless Velvet rangehood by Faber in a beautiful designer kitchen. The kitchen features very sleek dark counter tops with clean lines and traditional light cabinets.

The Velvet hood by Faber features a curved glass slide out front with dual level halogen lighting and a sleek LED electronic control panel. With perimetric suction technology and a powerful 600 cfm pro motor, the Velvet is a stunning hood for today's modern designs.

QTK offers fine cabinetry and countertops for today's modern kitchens. Visit their website, blog and follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

See more photos and find out more information about the Faber Velvet at faberonline.com. Faber is also on Twitter and Facebook as well.

Inca Pro Plus by Faber - a whole new pro style insert hood

As the new year is approaching Faber is introducing a whole new line of insert rangehoods to fit your custom wood hood designs. The Inca Pro Plus is a professional insert hood and liner all in one. The product has 3 different widths available and 2 different depths (36,42 and 48" wide) and (19" and 22" deep). Also different than the other insert products currently offered by Faber, you now have a choice with the Inca Pro Plus of motor options including a 600 or 1200 cfm internal motor and also a 900 or 1200 cfm remote blower. In the new year in-line blowers will also become available as well as a low cfm motor with 300 cfm.

The Inca Pro Plus features stainless steel construction with restaurant style, high quality baffle grease filters, a variable speed control dial and dual level halogen lighting. This new insert hood can be put over any style of residential high end gas range or electric / ceran cooking.

Now Faber offers a complete line of insert ventilation for every need from a 12" deep, 24" wide value insert with 250 cfm, up to a 48" wide, 22" deep professional insert with 1200 cfm of air movement. Visit Faber's built in collection for more information.