They heat, cool, light up, recharge wi-fi, spread music.These are the multiple functions that characterize the most technological or more "active" worktops, which often combine mechanisms, decorations or integrated devices with the high quality of the surface.Among the most surprising proposals, the wireless charging system adopted by Corian® and called Corian® Charging Surface - photo above;the induction hob and the concealed refrigeration system in the Lapitec® top of the Giza kitchen by Maistri;the Tuler smart kitchen by Offmat, the creative workshop born in the Marmo Arredo house.As stated by Marco Scapin, Art Director of the Scapin Group (Marmo Arredo, Quartzforms, Offmat, Eulithe), "the theme of the smart kitchen is the natural evolution of our thinking in this specific historical period".Offmat / Marmoarredo's research focuses and expresses itself with Tuler through the introduction in the kitchen of mechatronic elements and the idea of ​​the kitchen top as an interface, in which the top becomes the element in which all the main functions are contained.An induction hob and an invisible refrigeration system, inserted below the top: these are the new proposals by Lapitec®, a brand that produces the homonymous surface in sintered stone.The new Lapitec® induction hob - patented and created in collaboration with the University of Padua - together with the refrigeration system (with modulable temperature from 0 to +10 degrees centigrade), allows the creation of coplanar and continuous worktops and therefore kitchens with an absolute formal cleanliness.Examples of applications include the two islands Giza, Maistri, respectively equipped with Lapitec® tops with induction and refrigeration.Skin is the new Kitchen System designed by C + S Architects (Carlo Cappai and Maria Alessandra Segantini) and defined by themselves as a “precious setting for the game of tasting”.Skin is composed of a series of elements that make up a model, but which can also be used separately.Among these, the island's Hi-Macs® worktop that lights up letting the underlying ceramic decoration emerge and hides a pull-out brass top.The special top also spreads the music by activating it via the App on a smartphone.It combines the beauty and high performance of the Corian® techno-surface with the ability to wirelessly charge smartphones and tablets.It is the Corian® Charging Surface, a system that supplies the energy needed to recharge smart devices directly through the surface thanks to a state-of-the-art device, based on induction technology.With Corian® Charging Surface it is therefore possible to create furnishing solutions with a monolithic appearance without having to perforate or alter the surface.The system is reliable and easy to install, and is suitable for both residential and public environments.A porcelain stoneware top with TPB Tech integrated induction hob, equipped with latest generation touch controls and inductors: it is the new solution for the kitchen top developed by SapienStone, a brand of the Iris Ceramica Group.When the hob is not used for cooking, it can become a table for dining or working because the stoneware surface cools immediately.Modultop is a uniform block that transforms into a futuristic kitchen equipped with cutting-edge technological solutions.Among these, the invisible induction hob, the sink with concealed mixer, the bar shelf and the totem for the up and down electrical sockets.Everything is perfectly integrated into the Laminam surface and managed in an automated way via smartphone, tablet or touch panel placed under the support surface.It is made with the I Naturali finish, Bianco Statuario Venato.Offmat, the research laboratory of Marmo Arredo, presents a great novelty: it is Tulèr is a smart kitchen with a new approach.Technology and composite material are the protagonists of an evolved and multifunctional island, which takes its name from a term of the Emilian dialect used to indicate the pasta processing tables.Tulèr is made entirely of Quartzforms, a special quartz-based composite material and is designed by Tommaso Corà and Paolo Festa, of StudioTipic.The special top includes all the different functions: all the equipment is "incorporated" into the material thanks to a series of technological solutions developed ad hoc.Cooking, washing, scales, wireless charger (created in collaboration with Eggtronics), hood and other technological equipment are therefore retractable, completely integrated into the worktop.Lapitec, the full-body sintered stone, after the success of the Bianco Assoluto and Nero Assoluto colors, launched last year at Cersaie, continues to renew the collections both in terms of colors and finishes and in terms of applications.In fact, at Cersaie 2018 a new finish is launched, Velvet, designed for large interior surfaces.In this way, the product range is further enriched and therefore the possibilities for architects and designers.