Norbert Wangen

Norbert Wangen

Norbert Wangen was born in Prüm, Germany, in 1962. He graduated in architecture at the Munich Technical University. In 1995 he took part in trade fairs in Munich and New York with the patented folding armchair Attila, which became part of the Neue Sammlung in Munich and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. In the same year, he invented the first kitchen with a sliding work surface, k2.

In 2002 he presented the kitchen K10 with a new folding ventilation system in Cologne and Milan. In 2003 the Norbert Wangen trademark was transferred to Boffi. In the following years the kitchen collection was enriched with k11 and k12. He launched the kitchen k14, the L10 washbasin in Carrara marble, and the w1 kitchen and bathroom taps in 2007. He also presented the k1 kitchen in 2009, the b20 and b21 bathroom cabinets and the k20 kitchen in 2012, and the K5, K6, and K6+6 models in 2019.

Designers

Alberto Colonello

Alberto Colonello was born in Milan in 1976. He is a designer associated with an experimental concept of design based on technological innovation. After graduating in Interior Design and completing his master’s degree, he began his career in 1998 and gained recognition in international competitions such as Cevisama, Young &Design, and Intérieur. He presented his furniture collection at the Salone Satellite in Milan in 2002 and 2003. For Boffi, Alberto Colonello designed the Single kitchen in 2004. In 2005, the mono-block kitchen was awarded Best Kitchen for small spaces in Wallpaper* magazine and included in the ADI Design Index 2005. He also designed the On/Off Kitchen Block in 2008 and the On/Off ST Kitchen Block in 2014. In 2006, he designed the coat hook Ambrogio for Moco, a division of Minottiitalia Trading, and was invited to exhibit his works at the “Idee” show at East & Studios in Milan.

Elisa Ossino

Elisa Ossino is an architect, stylist, and interior designer. Born in Sicily, she trained in Milan at Politecnico. In 2006, she established Elisa Ossino Studio, focusing on art direction, set design, styling, residential and commercial interiors, and product design. Her work combines geometrical abstraction, monochromes, and metaphysical and surrealist references. Essential lines and geometries are central to her designs, and she designed the Elementi bathroom system for Boffi in 2017.

Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid was an architect who pushed the boundaries of architecture and urban design. Her work ranged from urban-scale projects to products, interiors, and furniture, exploring new spatial concepts and intensifying existing urban landscapes. She studied architecture at the Architectural Association from 1972 and received the Diploma Prize in 1977. She became a partner of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, taught at the AA with OMA collaborators Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis, and later led her own studio at the AA until 1987. She was Professor at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, and at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and she was the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor of Architectural Design at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.