100-Year-Old Berkel Slicing Machines As Evergreen Home Decor Items

As with fashion, interior design follows and blends with the intuitions and trends of the past, to then rework them and bring them into our homes: Looking at the past, blending it with the contemporary and creating an all-round actual product.

Architects and designers retrace the past to relive and analyze ideas that can give new breath to the different environments. Vintage interiors and art objects that stand out as unique pieces of unparalleled beauty that, thanks to online sales, have become within reach of a wide range of potential buyers.

In this perspective, the world of collectables and decoratives is a growing sector increasingly gaining prestige and importance, thanks to quality items and brands.

Among these, Berkel is an iconic and evergreen brand that, on the market for over 100 years, gaining value and prestige with the passing of time. Comparing between luxury brands, we can state without any doubt that in the field of slicing machines, Berkel plays a role just as prestigious as that of Ferrari in the realm of cars.

What brings together the two brands, is not only the unfailing prestige, but also the chromatic distinction. In fact, that bursting and characterizing red became the unmistakable symbol of both iconic brands.

Alongside the unmatched and certified quality of the slicers, Berkel has become a real protagonist in the field of design and decoratives. From a shop object of yesteryears, the Berkel flywheel slicers have become, over the years, a valuable vintage object to be exhibited to enrich and characterize interiors.

They are true icons of style thanks to their designs, the harmony of movement and the brilliance of their blades. All these features are able to evoke memories, charm and elegance. While the company’s state-of-the-art machines keep meeting consumers’ needs, their oldest and restored ones have become real cult objects, much sought after and listed by collectors and antique dealers. The restoration process, the one that “refurbishes” the machine, is of extreme difficulty, in fact it requires great technical skills that only few possess.

Original Slicers stand out among this small elite of professionals, who – as if using a time machine – give new life to unique and original pieces, through a process of extensive restoration, following exclusive methods.

What makes restored Berkel slicers authentic stars not only in the food industry but also in the more sophisticated design industry, is the fact that Berkel inherits all the charm deriving from its more than a hundred-year history.

In fact, since 1898, when Wilhelm Van Berkel, a Brabant butcher with an untamable passion for mechanics, conceived the first slicer, innovation and style have travelled hand in hand. Icons of efficiency and precision, always meeting the expectations of even the most demanding customers.

A story made of curiosity, talent, technique and vision that has today led Berkel slicers to stand out in the industry in a unique and unparalleled way. These true jems emanate an unmatched and irresistible charm that yields a special atmosphere to any interior, truly coveted by many. Their harmonious, elegant and charismatic lines make Berkel slicers unique objects for designers and architects, who yearn to showcase them within the living spaces they create.

A charm, we said, also given by another peculiar feature, that mechanical “nudity” that makes the inner works of the slicer visible to the naked eye: gears, flywheel, blade and cart are the actors on stage who, decked out in chrome steel, give life to a show of elegance and synchronicity of rare beauty.

A uniquely decorative piece, seductive through its aesthetic features, ideal for any type of environment and any design style. It is a rare case where the object itself gives character to the surrounding environment. A slicer that goes beyond the boundaries of food use, showing itself as a true icon of style in the realm of vintage luxury. Authentic historical masterpieces, both for true collectors and for all who appreciate performance true beauty.

Published in: Decoration | Author: Elena