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The Art of Sailing
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ROBERTO GAVAZZI CEO AT BOFFI
@Tommaso Sartori
by Marta Bernasconi
How is the way we experience kitchens changing? The kitchen are more and more the heart of the house, communicating with other spaces. It’s the place we socialise, where pleasure is provided by hospitality as well as cooking. The aesthetic language recalls that of the lounge, and the two spaces are almost always in a dialogue. What are the plus points of your most recent models? We’ve focussed on offering a variety of styles and offers, but all easily recognisable as Boffi brand products – in other words, minimal, essential lines and objects that coordinate with each other. The offer we make our clients is always personalised. What’s the link between Boffi and the nautical sector? It’s a very close relationship. The nautical sector is a tough market, with strong, sudden trends. The saline environment puts all materials to the test, and the spaces involved are not
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always generous. For us, though, working in this sector can lead to some stellar results. Tell us about new materials and unusual combinations. We’re working with new types of laminate and metallic paints, stone treated with special textures, cement and recovered materials like Paperstone®, which is obtained from recycled paper and is very hard wearing What are you working on at the moment? In the yachtbuilding field we’re researching the outdoor environment, especially the third galley, after the owner’s and the crew galley. The third one is higher up and more exposed. For Sanlorenzo we’ve gone for a kitchen that opens and closes, with a sliding surface that becomes a snack top. The K6 kitchen designed by Norbert Wangen is an attractive extended cube, and is a development of the K2 and K5.