The world is more than only black or white

mafi natural wooden floors are international known for the innovative designs and in particular for their production and treatment in the most natural way possible. Resource efficiency and the respectful handling with the wooden raw material are part of the mafi philosophy. Based on this approach mafi created the thermo treatment to create a darker color range for flooring without any chemical additives. The treatment with hot air and wind generates a noble and graceful dark color. Apart from that mafi Nero Oak Vulcano floors are a real alternative to tropical wood but coming from a sustainable forest management and not from overexploitation of the rain forest.

The extraordinary dark color opens various options for design ideas. Take this living- and dining room for example. The character of the room recalls the atmosphere of a modern but cautions home. The white furniture is placed as contrast to the homogeneous structure of the natural wooden floor. Felt pads under the furniture protect the floor from scratches. mafi Nero Oak Vulcano – a natural and generous base for modern living.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Nero Oak, brushed, natural oiled
Area: private house

Larch Wide-Plank in Austrian Hotel Stanglwirt…

Along with the natural treatment of the wood, mafi sets the highest standards of quality for wooden floors. Particularly significant is the standard of quality in the symmetrical construction of the 3-Layer flooring: Here the upper and lower layers are constructed of the same material. This procedure ensures an even balance of the flooring and produces high stability.
Quality and Durability are the characteristics of mafi floorings. Due to their extreme load-bearing capacity, they are ideally suited for use in high traffic areas.
The famous Stanglwirt Hotel in Kitzbühel/AUSTRIA has mafi floors since more than 15 years already and is still satisfied and fascinated from the quality and the hard-wearing abiltiy of these floors. Recently they renovated and expanded their Luxurios Resort and used mafi floors in the new rooms as well.
Especially the wide and long dimension of the Larch gives the rooms a special character. The two main characteristics of a mafi wide-plank are the length of four or five meters and a ranging width between 155 and 300mm. Because of the different widths the whole floor appears very lively and enlarges the entire room.

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The most long-lasting piece of interior furnishings

A floor is not only the base for all living and interior concepts, it is also the most long-lasting piece of interior furnishings. People are changing for example their furniture or even the color of the walls quiet frequently – a floor stays as the foundation of each room. Therefore, of course quality, design and composability are important characteristics of mafi natural wooden floors.

Explicit architectural and interior concepts are following the trend to mix-up modern design with natural wooden material. mafi goes one step further by offering 100% natural wooden floors  but combined with subtle and reserved design elements like hand finished cracks filled with different colors . This is also part of mafis philosophy not to hide the natural characteristics of the wood but to celebrate it by highlighting knots and cracks intentionally.

Thanks to the white oiled surface there a many different possibilities to combine this mafi Coral Oak white with other colorful elements. This interesting project attends with colorful highlights in green and pink on the walls. The brushed surface invites to walk barefoot on it to feel the natural texture of our mafi floors.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Coral Oak white, brushed, natural oiled
Area: private house

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The whole is more than the sum of its parts

Following the great response of the mafi Domino flooring during the 100% Design fair in London we are proud to present a reference project from the United Kingdom. The COS fashion stores count on the unique design and great durability of the mafi Domino. The different elements create a lively and active look. Thanks to the heat treaded wood the range of colors allow different combination possibilities for creative interior concepts. With the option to use the floor also for wall covering there is no limit to fantasy.

The mafi Domino Larch Vulcano is an extremely robust natural wooden floor. It is assembled in compact ready-to-install elements of end-grain blocks. These are held together on parquet net by a size of 40 x 40 mm. The surface can be sanded or brushed and finished with natural or white oil, which again allows many various design solutions.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Domino Larch Vulcano, sanded, natural oiled
Area: commercial area/fashion store
Location: London, United Kingdom

Partner:
element7
Unit 2, Parsons Green Depot
Parsons Green Lane
London SW6 4HH
Telephone: 020 7736 2366
Fax: 020 7736 2468
e-mail: sales[at]element7.co.uk

Large larch

Kitzbühel in Tyrol is known for combining the traditional lifestyle of an Austrian ski resort with the most glamorous guests in the world. Of course ambitions have to match reality to meet the requirements of a specific audience like this. The Hotel Kitzhof, a mountain design resort in Kitzbühel, fulfills the demands of its guests by creating an extraordinary atmosphere. The traditional ambience invites to stay and feel comfortable. Thanks to a proven floor like the mafi Larch Country Vulcano wide-plank the whole design concept of the dining room shines in an alpine experience.

The two main characteristics of a mafi wide-plank are the length of four or five meters and a ranging width between 155 and 300mm. Because of the different widths the whole floor appears very lively and enlarges the entire room. The remarkable lengths of the wooden planks give the room a generous character. An interesting detail is the intelligent and skilled installation. The two darker planks are guiding the guests through the corridor between the tables. This is a perfect example how to use the natural color differences to the benefit of an interior concept.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Larch Country Vulcano wide-plank, brushed, natural oiled
Area: commercial area/restaurant
Location: Kitzhof, Kitzbühel, Austria
Maintenance: commercial areas

Partner:
Tischlerei Ober
St. Johanner Straße 87
6370 Kitzbühel
t: 0043/5356/65885
f: 0043/5356/72918
e: toni.ober(at)kitz.net

Entering the third dimension of flooring

mafi Fresco is the perfect symbiosis of naturalness, quality and design. With the use of new technologies, mafi brings to the fore the striking particularities of the wood and develops these artistically into new designs. The hand-finished 3D surface exerts a slight massaging effect on the feet and has a beneficial effect on body and mind. Whether installed on the floor or on the wall, mafi Fresco projects its impressive impact and gives the room a distinctive structure.

Each room has its own character right from the beginning. In order to optimally emphasise this character, mafi offers this design with Waves (Fresco Vulcano Duna), Dots (Fresco Vulcano Punto), Diamonds (Fresco Vulcano Rombo), Snake Print (Fresco Vulcano Anaconda) or Tyre Tread (Fresco Vulcano Pista). The furniture has a solid grip because of the equal pattern and matches harmoniously to the room concept.

For its successfully detailed solution, the mafi Fresco Duna  flooring was awarded an Honourable Mention at the Red Dot Award: Product Design.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Fresco Vulcano Rombo, natural oiled
Area: private house
Location: Vienna, Austria

ART-istic

mafi natural wooden floors are used frequently in combination with imaginative and inventive art projects. The innovative floors prepare a modern but at the same time natural base for creative ideas and philosophies. mafi always demands high standards for its flooring innovations whereas creating trends in natural living is a very important part of new developments. Even more than a trend is the viewpoint of mafi which states that every tree is unique. Therefore every wooden floor is unique and what is unique is art. That is where the motto of mafi comes from: walk on art

Most of the used raw material is coming from Central Europe. The high quality and ecological growth of trees like the European Maple speak on behalf for this region. The mafi Maple Europe features a light and uniform optics. The sanded surface creates a noble but on the same hand open personality inside the rooms. Especially open projects with a lot of space gain even more optical space but with a homey character. Equally whether street shoes or High Heels can harm this natural wooden floor thanks to its natural oil finishing and the strong protection by the mafi soap.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Maple Europe, sanded, natural oiled
Area: public area, art gallery
Location: Traunreut, Germany

Partner:
Traunreut Gallery
Traunring 88
83301 Traunreut
GERMANY
+49 8669 12907

How to bring naturalness in your modern home

A fir is usually known as the traditional Christmas tree. But the fir is also a very popular wooden floor with a long history. Because of no color differences between the heartwood and sapwood the fir offers a very light and homogenous surface. The evergreen tree captivates with a large number of knots which make the wooden floor very natural and vivid the same time. Therefore a lot interior design concepts use fir wood to underline the Alpine and Scandinavian style of a project.

mafi provides two different types of fir flooring – the mafi Fir wide-plank and the mafi Fir Vulcano wide-plank. Both natural wooden floors are characterized by their extraordinary length of four or five meters and their width between 155 and 300 mm. This impressive project shows a mafi Fir Vulcano wide-plank, brushed and white oiled which is combined with light furniture and partial darker wooden elements. In particular the mafi Cubes stand out. The white oiling awards the floor an outstanding structure. The mafi fir Vulcano creates a natural base even in the most modern and most modest homes all around the globe. In addition the bright colours allow a smooth and simple combination with nearly every material and tint.

mafi : walk on art

Facts:
Product: mafi Fir Vulcano wide-plank, brushed, white oiled
Area: private haouse

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Optical enlargement with mafi wide planks

mafi was one of the first companies, that were able to produce wide planks up to five meters length and maybe the only wooden manufacturer that could provide this planks with the qualities of a three layer floor. Nowadays the wide planks are a typical trademark of mafi floors. The length of four or five meters can be choosen by the customer. The width can range between 155 and 300 mm. Depending on the wood the thickness amounts 19 or 21 mm. mafi wide planks can be manufactured out of larch, fir, beech and oak.

The wide dimensions and varying widths pave the way for influencing the optical appearance of a room or an entire design concept. As you can see on this project in a private house in Switzerland the differing widths let the hallway appear much more generously. Paired with an intelligent installation considering the incidence of light and walking direction this mafi Oak Country wide plank, brushed and natural oiled sets a harmonious base for a pleasant private home. The material mix between the sprayed concrete on the walls and the glass in front of the fireplace incorporates in the overall picture in an authentic way.

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Partner:
Mafi Schweiz GmbH
Industriestrasse West 24
CH-4613 Rickenbach
Tel. +41 62 / 209 57 50
Fax +41 62 / 209 57 54
Handy +41 79 / 742 89 35
e-Mail: daniel.bangerter[at]mafi-naturholzboden.ch

mafi insists on color diversity and not on uniformity

A mafi Oak Vulcano captivates not only with its dimensional stability or its resistance. In particular this natural wooden floor convinces with its range of warm, brown colors. The typical color differences in a thermo-treaded floor are part of the natural mafi philosophy of the conservation of natural resources. The natural color of wood is influenced by the climatic environment of the tree. Seasons, altitude, weather conditions and the culture medium of the soil where the tree grows influence the appearance of the wood. Depending on the type of wood, the age of the tree when harvested is 100 – 200 years. To ensure a sustainable use of natural resources, the wood is therefore always harvested in different growing regions and replaced by a new seedling.

This private house in Switzerland is a perfect example of an optimal use of this color differences inside a home concept. The variety of brown shades creates a cordial and warm atmosphere inside every room. Due to the diverse colours the interior is easy to combine with the floor. Nearly in every accessory one of the brown shades of the floor is integrated. Even the contrast to the white walls and the white furniture appears homogeneous. This is just another example how the natural handling of wood by mafi creates new ideas and concepts in design.

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Facts:
Product: Oak Vulcano, brushed, natural oiled
Area: private house
Location: switzerland
Maintenance: Vulcano floors

Partner:
Mafi Schweiz GmbH
Industriestrasse West 24
CH-4613 Rickenbach
Tel. +41 62 / 209 57 50
Fax +41 62 / 209 57 54
Handy +41 79 / 742 89 35
e-Mail: daniel.bangerter[at]mafi-naturholzboden.ch