The rabbit is back!

Le Lapin, the sympathetic kettle design with the recognizable 'rabbit ear' as a spout cap, won the Dutch HEMA design competition in 1990. It took another year before Nikolaï Carels' design was put into production. The kettle with the wooden handle and the innovative rotating spout cap was then sold successfully for more than 15 years.

The rise of the electric kettle caused the demand for gas-fired kettles to decline. And so did the sales of Le Lapin. In 2005, HEMA decided to stop producing and selling the iconic kettle. More than 200,000 Le Lapin kettles were sold between 1992 and 2005. The design won several design awards, was mentioned in school books and exhibited in various museums.

In the meantime, Nikolaï Carels regularly received questions from former Le Lapin users as to why they could not buy a new one anywhere and why there was no electric version for sale. In 2021, the 30th anniversary year of Le Lapin, Nikolaï decided to answer these questions and developed an electric version based on the original Le Lapin design. The designer approached a major kettle manufacturer and had his new design produced in a limited first edition. In mid-July 2023, Nikolai Carels will introduce the completely renewed design in the Netherlands.

The new design naturally retains the characteristic Le Lapin design. For example, the spout cap of the kettle is designed as a rabbit ear with the recognizable blue dot and the handle is made of real bamboo. The design is just as functional as its predecessor. The innovative spout cap functions both as a removable limescale filter and as a sealing cap, so that a separate filling lid is not necessary. This preserves the clean design of the design. The wooden handle is ergonomic, feels pleasant and conducts heat less than a plastic handle. In addition, wood is of course a lot more environmentally friendly than plastic. The reservoir is made of stainless steel, which keeps the water pure and not contaminated by solvents, as is often the case with kettles with a plastic reservoir. The outside of the reservoir is provided with a wear-resistant, sturdy matt black coating. The heating element (Strix technology) with a capacity of 3000 Watt ensures that your water boils faster.

The Le Lapin electric kettle will soon be available in the Netherlands. We expect the first edition to arrive in mid-July this year. But of course you can already order your Le Lapin now. That way you can be sure that you won't miss out if the limited edition sells out quickly.