@SiemensAfrica Introduces #iCitizen: The Day in The Life of The #DigitalNomad @FluxTrends

Hi Friends,

Dion Chang captivated his audience last night at his talk on the iCitizen: The day in the life of the digital nomad. Siemens customers are no strangers to the innovation and ground-breaking technologies that the company invests to ensure a seamless life created effortlessly with the extraordinary features.

Consumers only had to follow the trends and announcements at EuroCucina this year to know just how competitive the digital consumer-centric space really is, regardless of industry and product. Some of the highlights included the Siemens Home Connect making it possible for consumers to view the contents of their fridge or setting the oven temperature while sitting at work or perhaps getting caught up in the grocery store.

Dion Chang talking on the topic of the iCitizen

“The talk highlights how flexible we should be as employers, consumers, and brands in today’s digital world. From human digital identification chips to nomadic employees, the world is rapidly changing. The facts will either scare you or excite you, either way, these changes are happening now and it is our choice on how susceptible we are to embrace this new age”, says Dion Chang.

Enrico Hoffmann, Managing Director of BSH South Africa supported this and says that “Siemens has always taken technology advancement very seriously. One only has to look at the string of benefits that the products offer to understand that this brand is focussed on connecting the consumer with a world of possibilities.”

As always, Dion gave guests some food for thought, challenged opinions and made everyone realize that the technological advancements that we may regard as far-fetched Sci-Fi is in actual-fact on our doorstep.

Dion Chang and Enrico Hoffmann

More about Dion Chang
Chang is known for rattling traditional cages in a world struggling to adapt to a new world order, he uses a global perspective to gauge the zeitgeist and track ahead-of-the-curve trends to identify shifting business templates. With 20 years’ experience in the magazine industry as a journalist and media spokesperson, he is able to provide insights into the ever-changing relationship between brands, consumers and the communication channels that bind them. He specializes as a disruption management consultant and is passionate about embedding a culture of innovation into corporate operating systems. He has a deep affiliation for youth trends and subcultures, their impact, and influence on our new world order, as well as innovative ideas for greater good. Chang is also part of Flux Trends specializes in understanding consumer mindset and identifying unexpected business opportunities within shifting trends, ensuring that global trends have relevance when translated for African, and South African businesses.

More about Siemens
Siemens Home Appliances is the brand that provides its customers with a captivating product experience - a brand for the unexpected and exhilarating new opportunities in life. This brand contributes to the metropolitan lifestyle with architectural aesthetics and timeless design. In terms of technology, the brand’s focus on connectivity and flexibility has enabled them to become the worldwide market leader in innovation. For more information about how Siemens can help you to bring recipes to life through innovation and technology, feel free to visit their website; https://www.siemens.com/za/en/home.html.

More about BSH  

With annual sales of around €13.1 billion in 2016 and more than 58 000 employees, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is one of the global leaders in the home appliance sector. BSH manufactures at around 40 factories, operates over 80 companies and has a presence in around 50 countries. The BSH Brand Experience Centre in Johannesburg is located at 30 Archimedes Street, Kramerville, Sandton, 2090. They are open to the public from Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:00 and Saturdays, 09:00 to 12:30. For more information about the BSH Home Appliance group, you can visit https://www.bsh-group.com/

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@SiemensHomeSA Introduces stepFlame® Technology #SiemensHome #stepFlame

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Many people in South Africa use gas cooktops as they are more reliable than electricity sources when compared. Gas offers immediate heat, less wasted heat, even heat distribution, is unaffected by power cuts, has cheaper operating costs, is cleaner and more environmentally friendly. However, the largest drawback when it comes to gas is the fact that temperature cannot be selected precisely. This causes frustration as one constantly has to monitor the heat while cooking.

Recently Siemens launched a new range of gas cooktops using patented stepFlame® technology that regulates the gas output with precision. Known for their German engineering, revolutionary technology and innovation, this new range of cooktops allow users to select a desired power level. stepFlame® technology allows the user to select from 9 different flame levels to precisely adjust the flame height, giving the user consistent and repeatable results with every use. Visual flame control is no longer necessary and simmering is possible. Expect one thing from a cooktop more than anything: uncompromising performance. Users don’t have to wait longer to enjoy perfectly cooked meals, the new gas cooktops offer an enhanced performance range for impressive dishes – regardless of how many portions they cook. 

How does it work?
The innovative and patented valve technology regulates the gas output precisely and noticeably from level 1 to 9. This new technology offers a range of benefits:

• Convenient handling
• Timesaving
• Cast iron pan supports maintain their attractive appearance
• Quick and easy cleaning with lowest power efforts, dishwasher-proofness as the pan supports can be simply be put in the dishwasher for cleaning

“Nine different hit levels thanks to stepFlame® technology. You never have to turn around again to see how high the flame is. All the guess work comes to an end thanks to stepFlame®. With this innovation, you always have complete control over the heat under your pans. Thus, your dishes are delightful and your guests happy. During the development of new technologies, our experts are always looking for the best combination between usability and comfort. In the design of our new hotplates you will find both so that you can amaze your guests. The Siemens gas cooktops set new standards from all angles and provide more space for creative cooking”, said Lisa Greenwood, Siemens Communication Manager.

Availability
The 90cm Ceramic Gas stepFlame® technology hobs will arrive in South Africa towards the end of September 2017 while the 60cm will arrive towards the beginning of October 2017. The 90cm Stainless Steel Gas stepFlame® technology hobs will also arrive towards the end of September 2017 and the 60cm will arrive towards the end of 2017. Costing for these gas cooktops are available on request.

Siemens Home Appliances is the brand that provides its customers with a captivating product experience - a brand for the unexpected and exhilarating new opportunities in life. This brand contributes to the metropolitan lifestyle with architectural aesthetics and timeless design. In terms of technology, the brand’s focus on connectivity and flexibility has enabled them to become the world-wide market leader in innovation. For more information about how Siemens can help you to bring recipes to life through innovation and technology, feel free to visit their website; https://www.siemens.com/za/en/home.html.

For more information about the Siemens stepFlame® you can visit their website, http://www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk/stepflame.

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Design + Genius – The Smart Aesthetic of the Future @SiemensAfrica #HomeAppliances

Hi Guys,

Smart aesthetics – Until recently, technology could hardly have been considered aesthetically pleasing. Devices and appliances bristled with functionality and capability within square shapes and unnerving bristles. Form was evaded in favour of functionality. The white goods and cooking accessories as bland in style as they were rich with innovation. Today, however, design is as vital to the success of an appliance as its features. The ability to slip seamlessly into an environment, adding aesthetic value rather than taking it away, is as important a box to tick as power, functionality and warranty.

For the consumer, this trend has opened up an entirely new world of kitchen and home design. The dream kitchen doesn’t have to hide the hob or the fridge, it can showcase it. The flair of personality and style can be found in the tiles and countertops, and in the appliances that surround them. This is no new trend, of course, the shift from functional apparatus to home accessory started as early as the 1950s, when designers were engaged by manufacturers to help them reimagine tedious blocky shapes. Well-known names such as Gino Valle, Pietro Geranzani and Makio Hasuike added softness, style and ingenuity, igniting a trend that continues to this day. One upheld by designers such as Gerhard Nussler, Siemen’s Chief Designer who believes that design is as much a part of the language of progress as technology.

Manufacturers such as Siemens, a market leader in Europe for design and style, are now recognised internationally through awards such as the IDA Awards, Siemens Home Appliances Design Awards and the iF Design Awards. Siemens has snared its fair share of awards thanks to design that blends the art of engineering with inspiration, environment and potential. One of these was the coveted reddot award in 2016 for the built-in iQ 700 appliance series. The jury found the design to be distinctive and homogenous, seamlessly blending into the environment while adding distinctive elements that stand out and engage.

To achieve this level of design excellence, the company asks the question – what happens when technology meets everyday life and how can it transform its potential? The answer is that design is the language of modern urban living. It also lies in the evolution of two very specific consumer trends – work from home and open spaces. The change from the commuting employee to the anywhere-anytime employee who can choose their workspace dependent on mood and relevance has further pushed design into the eye of the beholder – the consumer wants solutions that they can admire and appreciate. They need the aesthetic of design to enhance the home and the spaces they live in. The same desire is driven by open plan living, a lifestyle choice in design and home that shows no sign of abating.

However, design is only one part of the whole. The technology and functionality that sit behind the façade are as important to the success of a solution, a fact that Siemens hasn’t ignored. The company’s awards don’t just sit in design, they sit across engineering, innovation and technology. This has seen the company create interesting hybrids that take the old and make it new, like the new gas cooker range that blends gas with electricity to create something unique. Some users prefer gas, some electricity, most want clean and green – why not have it all in one? Simple question, answered.

In addition to interesting twists on common themes, Siemens has introduced smart features that tie into the rise of the smart home. Connected capability that can be used to enhance the home experience. The Siemens Home Connect App lets the app choose the best washing programme, lets the user look inside the fridge from the highway, the office or the shops, and even preheat the oven before leaving the office. All Siemens home appliances can be connected using the app and any mobile device, transforming not only what the consumer can do, but how they do it. Many of the appliances include automatic programmes that can be activated at the tap of a button – like the automatic cooking programmes that will deliver perfect results with minimal hassle.

The kitchen of tomorrow is today. It’s elegant, refined and artfully designed. It’s also functional and capable. It’s cookers, microwaves, hobs, ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, fridges, coolers and dryers. It’s aesthetic genius.

For more information about how Siemens can help you to bring recipes to life through innovation and technology, feel free to visit their website; https://www.siemens.com/za/en/home.html.

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