Upscale Kitchen Appliance Brands That Add a Touch of Luxury

Your kitchen appliances do more than cook food—they set the tone for your entire space. The right range or refrigerator can become the centerpiece of your kitchen, the thing guests gravitate toward, the detail that makes the room feel yours. And while brands like Sub-Zero and Wolf are well known in the luxury appliance world, there's a wider universe of premium manufacturers worth exploring, many of them with deep roots in craftsmanship and surprisingly easy to order online.

Whether you're in the early stages of imagining your dream kitchen or deep into renovation planning, understanding what's out there—and what sets these brands apart—can help you make a confident, informed decision. Here's a look at some of the most compelling upscale appliance brands on the market today to help bring a touch of luxury to your kitchen remodel.

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La Cornue

La Cornue has been handcrafting ranges in France since 1908, when founder Albert Dupuy invented what many consider the first convection oven. More than a century later, the brand remains one of the most coveted names in luxury kitchens—a favorite of designers, celebrities, and serious home cooks who want their range to double as a work of art.

Each one of the luxury kitchen appliances in their flagship Château line is built by a single craftsman who engraves a unique serial number upon completion, and buyers can choose from dozens of custom colors and trim options. La Cornue ranges are available through specialty appliance dealers or ordered directly from the manufacturer.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from La Cornue: The CornuFé 110 dual-fuel range is the brand's most popular model for U.S. kitchens, offering five gas burners and a multifunction electric convection oven in a slightly more accessible package than the Château line. It comes in a palette of rich enamel colors—from Provence Blue to Matte Black—with your choice of brass, chrome, or copper trim, making it an instant focal point in any kitchen design.

Lacanche

If La Cornue is the couture of French ranges, Lacanche is its equally elegant, slightly more understated sibling. Handcrafted in the Burgundy region of France since 1796, Lacanche ranges are beloved for their clean, versatile design that can look just as natural in a modern farmhouse as in a century-old brownstone. Each range is made to order with analog controls and simple mechanics—no digital displays or touchscreens—which owners say contributes to their remarkable longevity.

With 23 porcelain enamel color options and four different trim styles, there's a tremendous amount of room for personalization. In the U.S., Lacanche is distributed exclusively by Art Culinaire, who also offers a support network for installation and service.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Lacanche: The Sully 1800 is a showstopper, offering dual ovens (gas and electric options available), a warming cupboard, and a generous cooktop with countless configurations that can support up to seven gas burners. Owners consistently praise how evenly it heats and how reliably it performs year after year—the kind of appliance that feels like a true kitchen workhorse wrapped in a beautiful exterior.

Gaggenau

Gaggenau traces its origins back to 1683, when it began as a smelting plant in Germany's Black Forest. Today, it's widely considered one of the most prestigious appliance brands in the world, a fixture in luxury condominiums from Manhattan to Hong Kong. The brand is known for its minimalist, Bauhaus-influenced design aesthetic—think clean lines, stainless steel, and backlit control knobs that look more like architectural details than kitchen fixtures.

Gaggenau pioneered the built-in oven, the glass ceramic cooktop, and the residential combi-steam oven, among other innovations. Every appliance goes through meticulous hand-inspection during production, and the brand collaborates regularly with Michelin-star chefs to refine performance.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Gaggenau: The 400 Series combi-steam oven brings restaurant-caliber steam cooking into your home with 17 cooking modes, one-degree temperature control, and a fully automatic cleaning system. It's the kind of appliance that can change the way you cook—from perfectly proofing bread dough to sous-vide cooking to reheating leftovers without drying them out.

Hestan

Hestan may be newer to the luxury appliance conversation, but it's earned its place fast. Founded by Stanley Cheng—who revolutionized cookware with nonstick technology in the 1970s—Hestan designs, engineers, and builds every appliance under one roof in Anaheim, California. The brand developed its residential line in direct collaboration with some of the country's most celebrated chefs, including Thomas Keller of The French Laundry and Per Se. That pedigree shows in the details: exceptionally powerful burners, a modular design system that lets you configure your kitchen exactly the way you want it, and a range of bold color options that bring personality to a space.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Hestan: The 36-inch induction range pairs high-powered induction burners with a 5.8-cubic-foot electric oven featuring Hestan's PureVection technology for precise convection baking, broiling, and roasting. A 3,600-watt boost mode delivers serious searing power, a bridge function connects zones for oversized cookware, and the range is available in any color from the Sherwin-Williams RAL chart.

BlueStar

BlueStar has been handcrafting appliances in Reading, Pennsylvania since 1880, and what sets the brand apart is an almost unrivaled level of customization. With more than 1,000 color options and 10 different metal trim choices, you can design a range that's completely unique—whether that means a deep emerald green with copper accents or a bright citrus orange with brushed stainless. Beneath the bold exterior, BlueStar is built for serious cooking performance, with some of the highest-BTU open burners available in a residential range. The brand has cultivated a loyal following among home chefs who want commercial-grade power without sacrificing personal style.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from BlueStar: The Platinum Series 36-inch gas range gives you six open burners (including two that reach 25,000 BTUs), a full-motion grate system for easy pan movement, and interchangeable cooktop options like a charbroiler or griddle. Paired with a convection oven large enough for a commercial-size sheet pan, it's built for homeowners who cook with ambition.

ILVE

ILVE has been making ranges by hand in Campodarsego, Italy since 1952, when the company introduced its first oversized built-in oven. A few years later came the Panoramagic range cooker, which cemented ILVE's reputation for blending professional-grade performance with residential design. Today the brand offers several collections—including the Nostalgie, Professional Plus, and Majestic—all assembled individually to customer specifications using materials borrowed from commercial kitchens: AISI 304 stainless steel, cast iron, brass, and copper. Available in standard colors as well as custom RAL shades, with your choice of brass, chrome, burnished, or copper trim, ILVE ranges make a visual statement while delivering the kind of cooking power that serious home cooks rely on.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from ILVE: The Nostalgie II 36-inch dual-fuel range features two 25,000-BTU dual-function burners, six sealed burners total plus an integrated griddle, and a 3.5-cubic-foot oven with nine cooking modes including a dedicated pizza function. The soft-close door, triple-glass cool-touch front, and easy-clean enamel interior handle the practical side, while the optional Noblesse decorative frame and vintage-inspired brass or copper knobs bring genuine character to kitchens that lean traditional, transitional, or eclectic.

Miele

Miele is a German family-owned company that's been making appliances for over 115 years, and its reputation for engineering precision and product longevity is hard to match. While the brand produces everything from dishwashers to vacuum cleaners, its kitchen appliances stand out for their whisper-quiet operation, intuitive M Touch display interfaces, and MasterChef automatic programs that store precise cooking parameters for more than 100 dishes. Miele also manufactures almost everything at its own facilities in Germany, maintaining a level of quality control that few competitors can claim.

The appliance brand occupies a unique space in the luxury kitchen market: it's not as flashy as some European range makers, but it consistently ranks among the most reliable high-end brands year after year.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Miele: The built-in coffee system (CVA 7845) is the kind of detail that elevates your daily routine and impresses guests in equal measure. It grinds beans fresh for each cup, brews over a dozen specialty drinks from espresso to cappuccino, and stores user profiles so every member of the household gets their coffee exactly how they like it—all built flush into your cabinetry.

Bertazzoni

Bertazzoni was founded in 1882 in the small Italian town of Guastalla, near Parma, and it's been run by the same family for six generations. The company started with wood-burning stoves and evolved through the decades—gas ranges in the 1950s, electric in the 1970s—always with an eye on design that draws inspiration from the Italian automotive industry (think Ferrari and Lamborghini, both of which come from the same Emilia-Romagna region). Bertazzoni's ranges are hand-painted by skilled craftspeople using a process borrowed from luxury sports car manufacturing, resulting in a finish with remarkable depth and color richness. The brand offers a full kitchen suite at a price point that's more accessible than many of its European peers, which has helped it grow a passionate following in the U.S. since entering the market in 2005.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Bertazzoni: The Heritage Series 36-inch dual-fuel range channels the look of early 20th-century Italian stoves with its traditional knobs and elegant proportions, while delivering thoroughly modern performance underneath—including a 5.9-cubic-foot oven cavity and five gas burners that can boil water in under six minutes. Available in colors like Ivory and Nero, it's a beautiful bridge between old-world charm and contemporary capability.

Fisher & Paykel

Fisher & Paykel began in New Zealand in 1934 and has quietly become one of the most design-forward luxury appliance brands on the global stage. The company holds over 420 patents and takes a distinctly human-centered approach to product development—prioritizing tactile controls, intuitive interfaces, and an understated aesthetic that's meant to complement your kitchen rather than compete with it. Fisher & Paykel's product line spans cooking, refrigeration, and dishwashing, with a particular strength in modular and integrated appliances that can disappear into cabinetry or stand on their own. Their DishDrawer dishwasher, which debuted in 1996, was a genuine rethinking of what a dishwasher could look like and how it could function, and that same ethos runs through their full lineup.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from Fisher & Paykel: The Series 11 Integrated Column Refrigerator installs flush with your cabinetry—just a 1/8-inch gap and no visible hinges or grilles—and accepts custom panels for a truly built-in look that keeps your kitchen's visual lines clean and uninterrupted. Its ActiveSmart technology learns your usage patterns and adjusts airflow, temperature, and humidity automatically to keep food fresher longer, and Variable Temperature Zones let you switch compartments between Fridge, Pantry, and Chill modes depending on what you're storing.

If you’re a fan of how this luxury appliance looks in the photograph, read our guide to panel-ready fridges.

AGA

AGA has been crafting cast-iron range cookers in England since the 1920s, and there's nothing else quite like them. Originally invented by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who wanted a more efficient way to cook, AGA's radiant heat design stores and distributes constant warmth through cast-iron plates and multiple oven compartments set to different temperatures—meaning the oven is always ready when you are.

The appliance designs have barely changed in a century, and that's part of its luxury charm. AGA ranges have an almost cult-like following among homeowners who love the ritual of cooking with radiant heat and the warm, inviting presence the cooker brings to a kitchen. Newer models do incorporate modern features like induction cooktops and Wi-Fi connectivity. Now part of the Middleby family of brands, AGA is available through specialty dealers.

Our favorite luxury kitchen appliance from AGA: The Elise series bridges the gap between AGA's heritage look and the needs of a modern kitchen, with features like a true convection oven, powerful sealed gas burners, and a zero-clearance design that allows for a flush installation against cabinetry. Available in colors like Midnight Sky and Ivory, it's a beautiful way to bring that classic British warmth into a contemporary renovation.

Tips for coordinating luxury appliances in your kitchen

Choosing individual appliances is exciting, but making sure they all work together—visually and functionally—takes a bit of extra thought. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Decide early whether you want a matched suite or a curated mix. Some brands (like Miele and Gaggenau) offer full kitchen suites where every appliance shares a design language, while others (like La Cornue and Lacanche) specialize in ranges, which means you'll pair them with other brands for refrigeration and dishwashing.
  
  
• Coordinate finishes, not necessarily brands. If you're mixing manufacturers, pay close attention to how their stainless steel tones, handle styles, and hardware finishes compare side by side—subtle differences can look intentional or unintentional depending on the pairing. For ideas to help influence your own luxury space, read our guides to mixing metals in your kitchen design and styling with black appliances.
• Account for non-standard sizing. European ranges in particular may not align perfectly with standard U.S. cabinet openings, so share exact appliance dimensions with your contractor and cabinetmaker well before the build starts.
  
  
• Think about ventilation requirements before falling in love with a cooktop. High-BTU burners and pro-style ranges need appropriately powerful range hoods, which may affect your ceiling height, ductwork, and overall kitchen layout.
  
  
• Order early and plan for lead times. Many of these brands build to order, meaning wait times of three to six months (or more) are common—factor this into your renovation timeline so your appliances arrive before your contractor needs them.
  
  
• Consider long-term service and parts availability. A gorgeous appliance is only as good as the support behind it—before committing to a lesser-known brand, research the dealer and service network in your area to make sure repairs won't become a headache down the road.

Upgrade your luxury kitchen with Block Renovation

The appliances you choose are only one piece of the puzzle. Getting them properly installed—accounting for gas lines, electrical requirements, ventilation, and cabinetry fit—requires a skilled contractor who knows how to work with premium products. Block Renovation connects you with vetted, experienced contractors who understand the nuances of high-end kitchen installations, whether you're building around a custom French range or coordinating a full suite of panel-ready appliances.

When you renovate with Block, you'll also get an expert scope review to catch potential issues before construction starts—like making sure your electrical panel can handle a 60-amp range or that your ductwork supports the CFM rating of your new ventilation system. Tell us about your project and get matched with contractors who can help you make the most of your investment.

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