Among the many most emblematic kitchens of the Schiffini’s manufacturing, the Cinqueterre kitchen can rightfully be thought of a landmark within the historical past of Italian design, not simply kitchen design.
A balanced synthesis of innovation and design, when it was offered in 1999, it marked a real revolution, breaking right into a market which was dominated by laminate in all its varieties and finishes with its industrial aluminium aesthetic.
Designed by Vico Magistretti, an unforgettable Grasp of Italian design, the Cinqueterre continues to be completely modern, to the purpose that nothing has been modified in its aluminium extrusions that made it distinctive. Even for the deal with, the unique part was maintained, with solely the size recalibrated to increase it alongside your complete size with none obvious interruption.
Along with modularity recalibrated for modern calls for and adaptableness to present applied sciences, the kitchen offered on the Milan Design Week “Tribute to Cinqueterre by Vico Magistretti” introduces a special materials dimension: alongside the enduring anodized aluminum end, is now launched a pure stone, significantly Portoro, a valuable number of black limestone from the western space of the Gulf of La Spezia, in tribute to the model’s origins.
Schiffini’s story started nearly a century in the past with a small manufacturing unit producing naval furnishings, later increasing in the course of the Nineteen Fifties by using the early developments of commercial design and venturing into the world of kitchen furnishings. Final yr, it was acquired by SCIC, which relaunched its picture with a youthful and fashionable look, on the similar time, nonetheless, the Ligurian firm stays trustworthy to the standard rules from which it was born: design, refinement of supplies, and a focus to element mix into timeless compositions geared toward assembly the particular wants of the kitchen setting.
Schiffini has at all times elevated Italian craftsmanship and design to new requirements due to modern and forward-thinking artistic instructions, able to shaking the market with kitchen fashions that mix pleasing aesthetics and practicality.
Designed by Ballabeni&Catellani Studio
Furnishings Engineering: R&D SCHIFFINI
Rendering: Andrea Cardelli Studio