There are companies that make stainless steel kitchens. And then there’s Abimis. Who doesn’t just design and build bespoke, made-to-measure kitchens down to the centimetre; it also meticulously oversees their journey to the final destination. Literally. For those who want it, every Abimis creation includes a small logistical undertaking: the delivery of the kitchen. This is carried out with the same care one would use to transport a work of art.
For certain products, and kitchens are among them, service is essential. It’s the factor that transforms a good experience into a truly significant one.
At Abimis, we understand this well. For buyers of our stainless steel kitchens – a cultured, demanding clientèle often comprised of professionals or passionate culinary enthusiasts – efficiency in managing every phase, including transport and delivery, represents true luxury.
It’s also because of its after-sales services that Abimis is the preferred choice for many architects and major design studios in Italy and across the world.
Since the Abimis philosophy accepts no compromises, especially regarding the hygiene and ease of cleaning of its stainless steel kitchens, they do not originate from standard modules that arrive at your home in flat-pack boxes for on-site assembly.
In fact, every Abimis kitchen is conceived as a single block, perfectly welded, free from joints, cuts, or visible screws. It’s a veritable functional sculpture, designed to eliminate every joint, crevice, or critical point where dirt or bacteria could build up.
When it leaves the factory, it’s already a proper kitchen. It’s protected, insulated, and packed in special, custom-built wooden crates, which are then returned to the company for recycling.
From that point on, transport becomes a challenge: sometimes, a genuine “mission impossible”…
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When dimensions allow, Abimis delivers the finished kitchen block as a single unit. It is transported by land or, if it needs to reach other continents, by plane or ship.
But not all kitchens are the same, just as not all homes are… For example, if the kitchen is very large or if access to the home doesn’t allow for transport in a single piece, Abimis’s design and craftsmanship expertise comes into play. In these cases, the kitchen is built in multiple blocks, transported with the utmost care, and then assembled and welded directly on-site.
At that point, our expert technicians’ hands meticulously finish each joint until it’s invisible. The result? Always the same: a flawless, single unit, built to last. It’s a design sculpture and, at the same time, a genuine cooking machine.
It’s often in what is referred to as the “last mile” – the final stages of transport – that things become complicated. Not all homes are easily accessible.
This is where Abimis’s ingenuity comes into play. For the Veneto-based company, getting a kitchen to its destination doesn’t simply mean “shipping it”. Sometimes, it means devising extraordinary logistical solutions.
Like when they had to deliver a kitchen in the dead of winter to an isolated chalet in the Alps, using a snowcat.
Atelier 20 – La Thuile
Or when they opted for an aerial route, lifting an entire kitchen block with a helicopter to deliver it to an isolated villa overlooking a lake, accessible by land only via a steep path.
Atelier 15 – Como
Or that time they loaded a kitchen onto the back of an Apecar to transport it into a historic Umbrian town centre, through its narrow, less accessible streets.
Atelier 50 – Bagnoregio
Or even when they transported an entire kitchen by boat, navigating the canals of Venice to the “cavana” boathouse of an 18th Century palazzo: its elegant destination.
Ego 66 – Venezia
Even in less complex situations – deliveries to upper floors almost always involve a crane – Abimis, if requested by the customer, always conducts a site inspection. This allows them to assess the dimensions of access points, often windows or French doors, to calculate the size of the packaging crate precisely.
Ego 36 – Montecarlo
Every project has its challenge, and every home has its constraints. For Abimis, every constraint is an opportunity to demonstrate that its transport and delivery service – just like its kitchens – is 100% bespoke.