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Montecarlo, when nothing is superfluous

PALAZZANI

Industrial Design  /  Completed
PALAZZANI

Palazzani’s design concepts are developed with the aim of enhancing the value of each faucet and shower system by giving them innovative and high-quality features. Aesthetic and chromatic research, functionality, and exclusive, cutting-edge technologies are made available to serve the creativity of the designer. Montecarlo is a project with a design free of superfluous elements, refined and essential.

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The Palazzani project is distinguished by the low environmental impact of its manufacturing processes and finishes, such as the innovative trivalent chrome plating process used for faucets and shower systems. This process, active at the Casalmorano (CR) facilities, reflects the company's ongoing commitment to human health, in perfect alignment with its core values.
The process makes use of a cutting-edge, energy-efficient purification system that recovers and treats all waste materials, which, after thorough inspection, are reintroduced into the production cycle (zero-emission process), in full compliance with the strictest regulations and under the careful supervision of a highly qualified technical team.

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In addition to the careful selection and control of raw materials, Palazzani uses several advanced finishing technologies:
•⁠ ⁠Cromo Zero: a galvanic process that does not use substances harmful to human health.
•⁠ ⁠PVD Color Technology: a coating applied after product chrome plating, ensuring longer-lasting color over time. Aesthetic consistency is managed by highly specialized in-house personnel, along with a dedicated testing department equipped with specific machines to internally perform corrosion, climate, and coating thickness tests in accordance with the strictest international standards.
•⁠ ⁠HRP Technology: a finish that takes the protection of faucets and shower systems to an unprecedented level, offering outstanding resistance to corrosion, chemicals, weathering, abrasion.

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The strengths of the project lie in the company’s century-long experience and a free creative process, combined with in-depth aesthetic research, which allow for the development of original products with a distinct identity. The collaboration between external designers and the in-house technical department, along with access to advanced production technologies and innovative finishing processes, is key to creating exclusive products.

Cromo Zero: a galvanic process that does not use substances harmful to human health.

PVD Color Technology: a finish applied after product chrome plating that ensures longer-lasting color over time.

HRP (High Resistance Paint) Technology: a finish that takes faucet and shower system protection to an unprecedented level, offering exceptional resistance to corrosion, chemical and atmospheric agents, abrasion, and wear, 82% higher than traditional anodic oxidation used for coloring.

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Montecarlo: the poetic simplicity of design.

Credits

 Casalmorano (CR)
 Italy
 PALAZZANI.EU SPA
 03/2023
 0 sq. m
 Confidential
 Andrea Zani
 Palazzani Design Unit
 Palazzani
 Walter Monti

Bio

Palazzani manufactures faucets and shower systems and has been a solid, century-old point of reference in the bathroom furnishing industry. Technological innovation, aesthetics, and environmental sustainability are the constantly evolving focus areas that guide the company's journey. Palazzani is the first faucet manufacturer in Italy to use a futuristic trivalent chrome plating system (Cromo Zero): a galvanic process that does not use substances harmful to humans. Thanks to PVD Color Technology and high-resistance HRP (High Resistance Paint) coatings, we are able to ensure that the colored surfaces not only feature superior aesthetics, but also exceptional resistance to abrasion and wear—across all 27 color variants in the catalog—meeting the increasingly demanding expectations of our consumers.

https://www.palazzani.eu

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