I gave this gift in a family gift exchange, the recipient is absolutely thrilled with it after two weeks of daily use. It's simple, efficient, and good-looking–everything you'd want in a kettle (or a love interest).
I purchased this kettle for my daughter after owning the 1.5L for a couple of years of very satisfying service. This smaller version, while having fewer features, namely temp control, still achieves the rapid boil and has a sleeker cleaner look than most other kettles available here in the US. I wish it was easier to open, which one must do to pour out water--the button to raise the lid takes a surprising amount of leverage, and would probably be difficult for an older user. And if a 1L kettle with temp control were available, I'd have sprung for that.
The best kettle ever, came back after 4 yrs to tell you it still works, parts are intact and trust and believe i use it everyday. It was worth every dollar.