Asko
Asko is a Scandinavian brand that concentrates on dishwashing and laundry, building both around a stainless interior and a steel frame meant to run quietly for years.
What Asko makes
Asko builds dishwashers and laundry as its core, with a smaller run of ovens and cooktops alongside. The dishwashers are offered in panel-ready and stainless fronts, with flexible racking that folds and adjusts to take tall stemware, pots, and odd-shaped items, and models designed to sit flush in a run of cabinetry. The laundry line pairs front-load washers with dryers, including condenser and heat-pump dryers that vent-free installations can use, and drying cabinets that hang and air-dry garments that should not tumble. Across the range the design is plain and Scandinavian, with a stainless tub rather than plastic and controls kept simple. The brand positions its machines around durability and water and energy efficiency, aiming at kitchens and laundry rooms that want quiet, long-running equipment over a wide feature list.
The construction underneath
The engineering emphasis is a steel skeleton and a stainless interior. Asko builds its dishwashers and washers on a welded steel frame the company calls its structural base, meant to resist flexing and hold the machine steady through years of cycles, which also keeps vibration and noise down. The dishwasher tub is stainless top to bottom, so it resists staining and odor and reflects the drying heat back onto the load. Racking folds flat in sections so a single machine adapts from a load of flat plates to tall pots without fixed compartments getting in the way. On the laundry side, the drum and bearing assembly is built to carry full loads at spin speed without walking. Those choices are why the brand leans on longevity rather than novelty.
Also on our line card
On the DreamHome line card
Asko's dishwashers and laundry are on our line card and available to order.
See an Asko dishwasher and its folding racks at either DreamHome Appliance Group showroom.