Peter D’Alessandro‘s Magnetic Mixer is a concept for a kitchen work surface and mixer.

The work surface is embedded with magnets and a heating element, when the magnetic mixer is placed on top a revolving magnetic field is created. The result is that the hands free device starts to stir and/or heat food seemingly unaided.

The designer was inspired by the magnetic stirrers used in chemistry labs. These stirrers are used to mix chemicals with a ptfe coated bar magnet; some also have a heating function. His concept model incorporates the drive magnets into the kitchen work surface. The user interface takes advantage of the translucent qualities of the work top material by back lighting the speed and heat icons as well as their settings.