The bathroom as an individual spa oasis

In times that are increasingly influenced by stress and hectic, one’s own bathroom soon becomes a personal spa oasis – a place to rest and relax. Quality materials are used in the bathroom not only as part of its exclusive furnishings but as an important element towards harmony and relaxation of the senses. The choice of floor plays a major role in this process. As manufacturer of natural wood floors from Upper Austria whose name is already established on the international lifestyle sector, mafi provides quality floors in various designs which can help to create an individual feel-good paradise.

Due to the oiled surface mafi floors are able to absorb the moisture that occurs in the bathroom and dispense this again during the drying process. This has a positive effect on the climate in the room. The water that drips onto the floor when people leave the shower or bathtub poses no problem at all for a mafi floor. Large pools of water on the floor should however be mopped up. To ensure that the mafi floor remains permanently natural and brilliant and flawless despite sporadic splashes of water, regular care with adequate products is a must.

The right choice of wood

Care must be taken in the selection of wood as not every type of wood is suitable for use in bathrooms. Beech, for example, is one of the types of wood that shrink and swell considerably in damp surroundings. This is what is also known as ‛the wood’s expansion and contraction’. An exception is heat-treated beech wood as this process changes the shrinkage properties of the wood and increases its resistance to moisture. Larch and oak both react ideally to moisture and are naturally suited for use in wet rooms. One more insider tip: floors in bathrooms should be glued with elastic adhesive. The joint with the wall is also very important. This should be made using parquet joint sealing compound to prevent the build-up of moisture behind the wood.

Fresco: creative appearance with massage effect

Taking these aspects into consideration, mafi has developed a floor ideally suited for installation in indoor spa and bathroom areas. We are referring to the mafi Fresco line of floors. In order to really experience the quality and diversity of this floor, installation is recommended in rooms that are mainly entered barefoot. The elaborate finish of the plank surface using different mafi Fresco milling programs not only allows tired soles an invigorating massage break but at the same time provides an unusual look with waves (Fresco Duna), dots (Fresco Punkto) or diamonds (Fresco Rombo). The newest Fresco designs are Fresco Anaconda and Fresco Pista.

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Synchronization of furniture and mafi floors

It is always a constitutive decision in interior design concepts: The combination between the furniture and the floor concerning style, colour and quality. In this regard the development of the last years has shown that the material mix inside the rooms should be reduced. Furthermore an old design rule of thumb is that only three different colours should be mixed. This information leads us to the right choice of a mafi natural wooden floor. This example shows an Oak Vulcano, brushed and natural oiled. The wood is thermo treated which gives the floor its typical dark appearance. The natural oiling strengths the original grain of the wood visually but gives the floor its great resistance as well. The interaction between the white walls and the dark floor can also be found in the mixture between the black and white furniture – truly a design masterpiece.

Another interesting fact related to this private project in Switzerland is the combination between a mafi Oak Vulcano and tiles made out of marble, also a natural product. mafi natural wooden floors can easily be combined with other floor covering material. Even existing height differences can be cleared because of the variable thickness of our mafi floors.

Expert’s tip: Always use furniture sliders for a long-term protection of your personal mafi floor.

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Facts:
Floor: Oak Vulcano, brushed, natural oiled
Area: private House
Location: Switzerland

Partner:
mafi Schweiz GmbH
Industriestraße West 24
4613 RICKENBACH
T.: +41 (62) 2095757
E.: d.bangerter[at]mafi-naturholzboden.ch

Naturalness comes from nature

mafi trades on the principles of origin and sustainability – even the headquarters is located in the green field, on the edge of the largest continuous forest in Central Europe, the Kobernaußer Forest.

mafi Naturholzboden GmbH
Utzweihstraße 21+25
A 5212 Schneegattern
office[at]mafi.at
www.mafi.at
t: 0043 (0)7746 2711-0
f: 0043 (0)7746 3747

mafi gold standard for high fashion

mafi is a trendsetter in the range of special designed natural oiled wooden floors. The vanguard design of the mafi products integrates itself perfect into the world of lifestyle and high fashion. On this account many boutiques all around the world are satisfied with their unique natural wooden floors. On this example we are proud to present a Tiger Oak gold, brushed and natural oiled that fits ideal into this fashion boutique in Switzerland. Please also have a look on the mafi trademark sign. Always incorporated into one plank of the floor, to proof that it is an original mafi wooden floor with all of its benefits like great resistance, anti-slip, anti-static and above all without any artificial consumables.

As you can see on the pictures mafi floors elevate from the ground. Following the trend of reducing the material-mix inside the rooms, we are offering wooden stairs in the same design and quality like the mafi floor as well. This customized installation leads the customers automatically to the next level without any visual break. We are anxious all the times to make your individual wishes possible.

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Facts:
Product: Tiger Oak gold, brushed, natural oiled
Area: commercial area/fashion boutique
Location: Switzerland

Giving your private home a base

The own four walls are something special, something individual. To fulfill the dream of a perfect home it is important, that all parts fit together. The ground is the foundation and always a large area, to deal with. mafi natural wooden floors are composed into a room, not installed. As you can see on these pictures, this Ash dark Vulcano, brushed and natural oiled is a breathtaking contrast to the straight black and white characteristic. The direction of the installation, against the incidence of light, allows a beautiful play of colours and expands the room additionally. Another possibility to harmonize the room is to use mafi wooden planks for furniture. Based on the great durability and hardiness, mafi wooden planks can also be used as a surface for working areas in the kitchen.

Vulcano in Austria

The fine dark colour of Vulcano floors is achieved by special heat treatment, which means a wood drying system at high temperatures, without the use of any chemicals, using only heat, wind and water. Expansion and contraction as well as inner tension are reduced, while, on the other hand, resistance to fungi and insects is increased. Dimensional stability is also increased. As the floor stays completely natural with this method, it is also essential to shade it from strong sunlight in order to avoid the colour lightening. Because of its dark tan, the mafi volcano floors are a very good ecological and conscientious alternative to tropical wood.

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Facts:
Product: mafi Ash dark Vulcano, brushed, natural oiled
Area: private house
Location: Switzerland
Special maintenance: single-disk machine and/or white pad and with mesh

Big fish in Germany! 2400 mm Length and 240 mm Width of Herringbone Oak Country in restaurant.

Like every tree and floor is unique and individual, mafi always tries to find individual solutions for their customers also. With this beautiful Herringbone Oak Country, brushed, natural oiled, the restaurant of the Schloss Basthorst in Germany believes in the great resistance and durability mafi floors are known all over the world. Each board features a length of 2400 mm and 240 mm width over a 370 qm area. In this restaurant the guests are guided through the room, because mafi floors are always composed and not installed to achieve the specific effects of the different rooms.

Of course mafi provides all our floors, even the 3-layer products, we can produce for Herringbone installation.

mafi natural wooden floors are extremely robust and resistant to any pressures to which it is exposed in the course of its long life. Even restaurants with their high traffic, like walking around on High Heels or red wine spots trust in mafi floors. Continuous maintenance with particular mafi products assures the perfect appearance of your personal flooring.

Schloss Basthorst
Servaas Schlosshotel GmbH
Schlossstraße 18
D-19089 Crivitz OT Basthorst
Tel.: +49 (0)3863 5250
Fax.: +49 (0)3863 525555
Mobil: +49 (0)172 3897938

Please have a look which effect a floor can have on the entire room.

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Oak Vulcano, natural oil in a private House, Seoul, Korea

Oak Vulcano, brushed, natural oiled

As a pioneer of natural wood processing, mafi works under the principle of sustainability. The careful use of resources is at the heart of the company’s ethics. During processing, the whole tree is used – with all its physical and visual diversity.

Following its pioneering vision, mafi has developed its own method of thermal treatment. This eliminates the need to use Tropical timber. With this natural oiled Oak Vulcano, located in Seoul, South Korea, mafi proves again, that humidity does no harm to their natural wooden floors. Quite the contrary, mafi parquet can even regulate moisture inside the rooms and provide an enjoyable and healthy living all over the world. Using only water and heat, Vulcano floors are completely stained in a natural way.

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Armstrong Korea
Room 515, SK HUB, 241-3,
NONHYUNDONG, GANGNAMGU,
SEOUL, KOREA

Enjoy your Café and the mafi Acacia Vulcanino at Melbourne International Airport

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mafi was chosen by architects Elenberg Fraser for its hard wearing surface, easy maintenance and suitability over underfloor heating for Café Vue at Melbourne International Airport. Mafi floors do not wear like other timber floor boards because they are specially heat treated to achieve their unique colour, the whole way through the board.

mafi Australia worked with the engineering firm Meinhardt to successfully pass all the requirements to go into this heavy use commercial project over underfloor heating.

The timber chosen was mafi Acacia Vulcanino, brushed and natural oil in a herringbone pattern, which has also been used to wrap up to the seating banquets for a continuous flow.

Award for the best booth on the Habitat & Jardin Fair in Lausanne

We got a award for the best booth on the Habitat & Jardin Fair in Lausanne/ Switzerland. This booth was designed in collaboration with our CI design partner AREA and with a young US graffiti-artist Brian.

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We are very proud that it is worth it to try something new and not to do what everybody else is doing.

Larch Vulcano wide planks in Luxurios Romantic Hotel in Lech / AUT

We recently got pictures of a fantastically done project in Lech / Arlberg in one of Austrians best Skiing Resorts. The owners family of the Gasthof Post in Lech outfitted some of their luxurios but very traditional rooms with mafi floors.

It is an outstanding combinations of mafi Larch, brushed and white oiled with a typical traditional and romantic Austrian accommodation style.

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They even used the mafi floors in the bathrooms what gives you a fantastic feeling on your feet when walking barefoot. To realize a wooden floor in a bathroom you only need a mafi floor and a perfect installation by a professional mafi certified installation team. This installation team made this marvellous installation technique in cascades possible too.

photos by Günther Egger