In partnership with Boffi
For 90 years the Boffi atelier in Italy’s province of Monza and Brianza has been revolutionising the concepts of cooking and living. In its collaborations with key Italian designers, from Luigi Massoni to Antonio Citterio and Piero Lissoni, Boffi’s insightful approach to design, innovation, technology and artistic direction has launched products of visionary scale and groundbreaking function.
Now Boffi has announced its latest collaborative project – a monobloc kitchen island that multi-tasks as a workstation, a hub of culinary creation, and a place of conviviality. An architecturally rigorous design, characterised by simple forms, gentle curves and malleable materials, such as Corian, Boffi’s Cove Kitchen is borne of an original concept first developed by Zaha Hadid Design back in 2017.
Now further developed and finessed for a 2024 iteration, the kitchen’s emblematic silhouette has evolved, so that the entire side of the island is covered. Panels with rounded edges and perimeters hug each end of the island, while a plinth, gently inclined, features the same finish as the doors.
‘Boffi embodies elegance, craftsmanship and integrity of Italian design,’ explains the Zaha Hadid Design team. ‘The new idea of Cove Kitchen evolves from the intrinsic logic of the previous original design, while offering the flexibility of a modular system. This new iteration is supported laterally by two panels with rounded edges, both with identical cross-sections, covering the entire side of the island.’
Like all Boffi products, the Cove Kitchen is made in Italy at the company’s 25,000 sq ft factory in the furniture district of Brianza. Time-honoured processes such as the famous, glossy lacquer Polyester finish are complemented by cutting-edge techniques developed in strong continuity with the territory and local traditions. Heritage and innovation coexist across the company’s collections, while production is highly customisable and excellence is a given.
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