Maison Olfactif, renowned for its bespoke fragrances, has unveiled a striking addition to its mall boutique in Bucharest, aiming for the highest standards of elegance and functionality in retail design. Designed by Atvangarde Design Team, the perfumery island is a fine example of craftsmanship, featuring a seamless blend of HIMACS solid surface and authentic brass accents.
Ioana Marinescu, the visionary behind Maison Olfactif, had clear goals for the perfumery island – imagining a show-stopping centrepiece that would not only captivate customers but would also withstand a high traffic setting while requiring minimal maintenance. To bring this vision to life, Marinescu turned to the Atvangarde Design Team, known for their expertise in creating ingenious, high quality furniture solutions.
“Atvangarde Design Team proposed HIMACS in the iconic Alpine White shade, skilfully fabricated to create a grooved surface, as the primary material for the perfumery island, coupled with softly curving matte brass sheeting for the plinth and accents,” explained Marinescu. “This combination not only exudes luxury and elegance but also ensures longevity, meeting the strictest requirements for a retail environment.”
Created with meticulous attention to detail, the perfumery island is a monolithic installation that works beautifully within its surroundings, offering a sense of fluidity and sophistication. LED lighting systems illuminate the luxe fragrances, which are presented in slender glass stands reminiscent of inverted champagne flutes, further enhancing the boutique’s allure.
“Atvangarde Design Team has distinguished itself with its spectacular design concepts for mall furniture, offering integrated solutions in design, engineering, technologies and high-performance materials such as HIMACS,” commented Marinescu. “Their expertise and dedication have transformed our vision into reality, elevating the Maison Olfactif experience for our discerning clientele.”
The stylish perfumery island perfectly showcases the potential of HIMACS for the retail sector and how well it can be combined with other materials to create aesthetically pleasing and enduring brand experiences.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Design: Atvangarde Design Team
Fabrication: Atvangarde
Material: HIMACS S028 Alpine White lxhausys.com/uk-en │@himacseurope
Photography: Atvangarde
HIMACS
The shape of your ideas
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HIMACS is a solid surface material that can be moulded into any shape. It is widely used for architectural and interior applications, such as sculptural and high-performance wall cladding or kitchen, bathroom and furniture surfaces, in commercial, residential and public space projects. It is composed of minerals, acrylic and natural pigments that come together to provide a smooth, non-porous and visually seamless surface which meets the highest standards for quality, aesthetics, fabrication, functionality and hygiene – offering many advantages over conventional materials.
HIMACS provides limitless possibilities for surfacing solutions and inspires creative minds from all over the world. Zaha Hadid, Jean Nouvel, Rafael Moneo, Karim Rashid, Marcel Wanders and David Chipperfield, among others, have completed fabulous projects using HIMACS.
At the forefront of innovation as always, LX Hausys recently introduced two new products. First, HIMACS Ultra-Thermoforming, an innovative formula that pushes the boundaries of solid surface shaping to a whole new level, with 30% more thermoplastic capabilities – the biggest innovation in the history of Solid Surface since its inception in 1967. And now, HIMACS Intense Ultra combines the characteristics from two disparate worlds: Intense Colour Technology and Ultra-Thermoforming.
HIMACS uses a simple heating process to give three-dimensional thermoplastic forming capabilities, allows visually seamless designs, offers a virtually limitless range of colours and – for some shades – exhibits a special translucency when exposed to light. Although HIMACS is almost as robust as stone, it can be worked in a similar way as wood: it can be sawn, routed, drilled or sanded.
HIMACS is made using a next-generation technology, the thermal cure. The temperature reached during the manufacturing process sets HIMACS apart from other solid surfaces and creates a denser surface that is even sturdier, more homogeneous and more durable, and with better resistance and superior thermoforming results.
HIMACS does not absorb humidity, is highly resistant to stains and is easy to clean, maintain and repair.
Countless internationally recognised certificates attest to the quality of HIMACS in terms of ecological commitment, hygiene and fire resistance – being the first Solid Surface in the market to receive the official European Technical Approval (ETA) for façades – for the Alpine White S728 colour.
HIMACS offers a 15-year warranty for products fabricated by a Quality Club Member.
Project website: https://www.lxhausys.com/uk-en
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