Stylish and elegant design with sustainable quality
In the year 1934, Johann Berghofer opened a paint store in the Austrian town of Schwaz and, over the course of the years, it developed into the paint and varnish manufacturer ADLER. In the same year, 400 kilometres to the south of Schwaz, close to the city of Milan, Piero Boffi opened a carpentry workshop specialising in kitchens. Today, 75 years later, ADLER has expanded to become one of the top brands for environmentally friendly water-based paints and varnishes – and Boffi is now the company of choice for designer kitchens. So it was only a matter of time before Boffi and ADLER, two kindred spirits, would find one another: for around 10 years now, Boffi have been using coatings by ADLER to finish the kitchens and furniture they produce.
Kitchen highlight
The modular kitchen system Xila is one of the high points of the Boffi range. It was designed by Luigi Massoni in 1972, and Boffi have regularly updated this showcase design over the years. The latest version, which was presented at Milan Design Week in 2021, has a refined and stripped-back design, and features stylish and elegant materials: natural wood forms a harmonious relationship with metal or with the innovative mineral composite material MDi by Inalco. Bluefin Terra-Diamond by ADLER is used to create a stylish and elegant surface and gives reliable protection to the wooden elements that are made from smoked and stained oak. This is a high-quality, resilient and, above all, sustainable furniture varnish with an extremely low VOC content of less than 6 %.
Perfect surface
The outstanding environmental credentials of Bluefin Terra-Diamond are one of the key reasons why Boffi chose this coating – but by no means the only one: "The surface is like the business card of a kitchen and it determines the first impression that the customer gets – that's why we consider it to be of crucial importance to ensure a perfect surface quality. Bluefin Terra-Diamond enhances the grain of the wood beautifully, has a lovely smooth feel and looks very attractive," explains Roberto Gavazzi. The painted elements of the kitchen look just as good too. Here, Boffi use a custom-made product which ADLER has developed for them from their efficient all-in-one coating Bluefin Pigmores 4in1: it has a lovely soft feel and is highly durable and resilient, and Gavazzi also appreciates the wide range of colour options available. At Boffi, both products are applied in a well-balanced mix of automated workflows and manual processes: "The major part of our production is coated by the spray painting machine, but we also apply some coatings by hand, for example with custom-made orders or oversize models," explains Gavazzi.
Sustainable partnership
First-class quality with a strong focus on sustainability – this is Boffi's credo. At ADLER, Boffi are able to find the perfect products for their requirements. Roberto Gavazzi explains: "From the one-to-one support that we get from ADLER's representative Andrea Arnaldi and the precise technical service that they offer, through to the high quality of their products and their genuine commitment to sustainability – in ADLER we have found the perfect partner for our surfaces."
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