Doors "Sophia"

Since the doors are the first thing that people see before entering the room, stylish and trendy decor inside will not make a chic impression if the door does not fit it. One of the brightest samples of doors are products from the Sofia factory. These are works of Hot Couture in the door market, the level of which is recognized in the homeland of high design - in Italy.

Factory "Sofya" manufactures to order modern presentable doors for elite interiors. These doors are made from imported Italian materials and are developed in our own design laboratory. Sofia lab and undergo the highest quality standardization.

On a permanent basis, famous designers from Italy cooperate with the factory:

• Garcia Cumin - the author of the “Sofia” style, starting in 2012;
• Franco Poli - one of the professors of the Art Academy of Venice;
• Riccardo Giovanetti - the author of the showrooms of the company, also representing the exposition of the factory in the Museum of Art Trienalle (Milan);
• Egidio Panzera - the developer of the main style directions "Sophia".

It is the presence in the staff of the company known in the world of design names allows you to talk about the exclusivity and recognition of products of this domestic brand. Today, you can find analogues of some door panels and materials produced by the Sofia factory. However, in the Russian market there is no manufacturer who could repeat the design finds, the color presentation of products and the quality of coatings inherent in this brand.

Since the service life of the door is largely influenced by the quality of the installation, engineers of the Sophia factory have developed a unique technology for making the door frame of various materials virtually turnkey, i.e. with gouging, fitting grooves for fittings and trimmed trim. Also feature of the production of doors "Sophia" is the fact that hinges and locks on the door leafs are installed directly in the factory. Thus, the door purchased by the buyer is almost completely ready for installation.

Modern trends in the design of the premises led to the birth of interesting engineering solutions,saving space due to the abandonment of the traditional approach to opening doors.

Factory "Sofya" offers the following modern designs of door systems:

• Sliding doors that are represented by the following varieties:
  1. Doors- “pencil case”, the canvas of which, during opening, moves inside the door box mounted in the wall;
  2. Coupe doors that have a hidden modification at a given manufacturer, the mechanism of which is hidden behind a decorative wall duct;
  3. “Magic”, the distinctive feature of which is the arrangement of guides in the door leaf, thus creating the impression that the door glides through the air;
  4. "Mystery", hiding the mechanism of the mobile system inside the door leaf, leaving only the aluminum decorative bar for the viewer, which is the top guide;
  5. Foldable door, also called "packack", or "accordion". This door is equipped with a mechanism by which the door leaf folds into two equal halves and saves usable space.
  6. The door is a “book”, which, when opened, is assembled inside the doorway by two asymmetrical parts and is shifted to the side due to a hidden mechanism.
  7. Roto, or rotor door, when opened, the door remains in the opening, moving perpendicular to one of the sides.

• Doors that replace the interior partition. Towels can be from two to four - this is the so-called “cascade of sliding doors”, which, when opened, moves inside the doorway by means of upper guides and a mechanism hidden in the canvases.

• "Invisible", or hidden doors, which are often referred to as "invisible." Such structures are installed in a special coplanar box, flush with the wall and without the use of platbands.

• Classic, or swing doors.

Door leaves from the “Sofia” factory can be made in accordance both with the standards of the European Union and with GOST RF. This means that they can have the usual for the EU height of 2100 mm, and be produced in widths from 600 mm to 900 mm. For doorways of Russian size, you can pick up doors with a height of 1900 mm or 2000 mm and a minimum width of 550 mm.

Thus, the buyer, if desired, can choose the following dimensions of the door leaf:

• 550 mm / 1880 mm;
• 600 mm / 1900 mm;
• 600 (900) mm / 2000 mm;
• 600 (900) mm / 2100 mm.

A feature of this brand is manufacture of doors with a height of 2300 mm. Also for some collections there is the possibility of producing a door leaf with a width of 1000 mm. In the Skyline collection, the height of door panels can reach 3500 mm, thus the door occupies the entire height of the wall and reaches the ceiling level, expanding the space and creating non-standard designer proportions of visits.

It is possible to purchase door leafs of non-standard sizes, this time should be further discussed when ordering. Since data may differ for each collection, it is desirable to agree on a style decision at the stage of erecting doorways. The thickness of the door leaves is 35 mm.

At the heart of the design of the doors of the brand “Sofya” is the LVL-bar, which is a modern building material created from coniferous wood veneer. Due to the large number of layers of extruded veneer and the transverse arrangement of wood fibers in each layer, this material is very durable and surpasses solid wood in physical and mechanical characteristics.

Special attention should be paid to coating materials used for lining door panels:

• Veneer, which is a thin section of valuable wood. The Sophia factory uses white and ash oak veneer, which is selected for the “shirt” of each door using a computer, making the level of matching in hue and structure ideal.

• Cortex, whose name in translation means "bark". Sofya is the only Russian manufacturer working with a real cortex that is high quality polypropylene and produced in Japan. Exclusive Japanese cortex has rich shades and a high level of strength due to the additionally applied coating.

• Acrylate, which is a varnish produced on the basis of acrylic, but having some differences, for example, increased strength and opacity.

• "Silk", which is a finishing material, to the touch and look identical to this fabric. This coating is designed and manufactured in Germany, and has, in addition to the noble luster, rich color and high durability, allowing it to be used for finishing door panels.

Glass is often used as inserts in the “Sofia” door leaf. It can be different in color, have a finish in the form of a chamfer or an engraving pattern. The strength of glass is ensured by the features of its structure, since the manufacturer uses such a modern development as glass-triplex. The presence of a special film between two layers of tempered glass further strengthens it and prevents fragments from scattering even in the case of a direct blow. Glass options can be varied:

• Matte;
• Transparent;
• Mirror;
• Glass-satinato;
• Glossy mirror glass.

The covering of the door leafs carried out in the factory of doors "Sofya" is distinguished by a special recognizable elegance. This impression is the result of the hard work of designers and technologists. The development of some shades of veneer can take up to six months, but the result obtained in the end, it turns out exclusive, as similar shades from other manufacturers can not be found.

Colors in which veneered door leaves are represented:

• Oak can be:

1. rustic;
2. bleached;
3. natural;
4. light coloured;
5. Ombre Oak;
6. glam;

• Ash is painted in the following tones:

1. white;
2. beige;
3. the black;
4. beige.

• The following veneer names are unique:

1. cantata;
2. habanera;
3. baroque;
4. rhapsody;
5. eclectic
6. bleckdandy;
7. country music and many others.

• The innovative material Cortex has colors imitating the bark of natural wood or various surfaces:

1. Sandalwood;
2. Wenge;
3. Canaletto Walnut;
4. White Maple;
5. Jersey;
6. Flax, etc.

• Acrylate coatings may have colors:

1. Carnelian (glossy varnish);
2. Jasper;
3. Opal or ivory;
4. Classic white lacquer.

• The unusual spectacular surface, called silk, is presented in the following shades:

1. Black silk;
2. Gray silk;
3. Ash silk.

• Very interesting color options for glass used for inserts. At the request of the customer, you can set the transparent, opaque, mirror or frosted (satinato) glass in the following shades:

1. Bronze;
2. Silver;
3. Silver-bronze;
4. Black

It is rather difficult to determine which of the best models of doors “Sophia” is, because the quality of execution is high for each product of this brand, and the style decision depends on the preferences of the individual buyer.

In order to facilitate the selection, the manufacturer offers door leafs, the design of which was developed within holistic collections. Today, this brand has created 8 collections:

• A distinctive feature of the doors of the collection “Original” are vertical glass inserts, which can have a different width.
• “Classic” is distinguished by panel inserts, which can be both wooden and glass. The relationship between inserts is unique, as are the forms in which they are made.
• “Rainbow” is a colored door, covered with bright acrylate and not having inserts.
• “Rain” is a three-dimensional drawings on a glass canvas imitating flowing streams of rain. These door panels with inserts are unique and are made only by this brand.
• “Manigliona” is represented by unique canvases, which, as a door handle, have a decorative detail of elegant shape, turning into a decorative strip. These are the doors of Hot Couture.

• “Smart” represents door leaf with transverse veneering. Elegant glass or mirror inserts are also located across the door leaf.
• “Rainbow” is a colored door, covered with bright acrylate and not having inserts.
• Skyline offers door designs that are not limited in height. Such high doors can reach the ceiling or have the length that is convenient to the buyer.
• “Crystal” is the author’s collection of the design studio Garcia Cumini Associati. These doors are decorated with an innovative coating of silk, they combine aluminum and wood.

The innovations that distinguish the entrance systems of the Sofia factory include their own developments and patents used in the manufacture of door opening mechanisms.You can get acquainted with them in more detail in the showrooms opened by this brand and replacing traditional retail stores.

A feature of the supply of door systems and partitions in the showroom is their representation in various interiors, which makes selection much easier, because the buyer is able to see the chosen product in all possible ways of serving. The client will be able to purchase a door or partition in any of the style decisions:

• In the interior of high design;
• In modern style;
• In vintage style;
• In classic style;
• In the Scandinavian;
• In the style of soft luxury.

The buyer may be offered a door leaf for painting, various options for folding doors, sliding partitions, as well as noble double doors. All handles and hinges have already been taken into account when creating one or another model, the parquet of the same company and the plinth were selected in tune with the door, therefore the customer is relieved of the need to resolve these issues independently. Such a systematic approach to the choice of doors is unique in the domestic market for these products.

Currently this service is available to customers. exclusively in large cities. In the case when the customer does not have the opportunity to personally visit the showroom, it makes sense to use the company's website, which presents a detailed product catalog, including all the information necessary for selection. When you visit the site, you should call the representatives of the company and personally discuss the points of interest. Delivery of the product to the regions can be ordered either directly from the manufacturer or through a network of dealers.

When viewing reviews of the doors of the Sofia factory, the first thing you can pay attention to is their huge number. This fact indicates, at least, a significant amount of sales and popularity of products of this brand.

Among the reviews there are both positive and negative. Positive feedback is very noticeable. about a set of doors with telescopic platbands. Of the authors report that over 5 years of operation with locks, door panels and glass nothing happened and they look like new, despite the presence in the apartment of a small child or animal. However, since the door frames of one of the door frames are strangely moving away from the wall, there are still questions to the manufacturer.

A few reviews are clearly negative in nature, the doors in them are called “paper”, stating that they are made of pressed paper. Since the LVL timber is indicated in the company's catalogs as a carcass material, the question arises whether the perturbed buyers acquired the replicas of a well-known brand. Also among the reviews are present complaints to the work of dealers in the regions and advice to ask on the website of the company addresses of official representations, so as not to communicate with unscrupulous suppliers.

Repair of veneer or lacquer coating, as they say in the reviews, does not cause any difficulties. In the first case, wax rubbing is used to remove scratches, in the second case a stain is coated with a varnish-spray. In those cases when glass is reeling in the door, you have to contact repairmen, since the company does not repair it. However, in those cases where the warranty period for the product has not expired, the manufacturer changes the door to a new one.

A holistic approach to the selection of door design and interior design allows you to create in rooms decorated with doors from the factory "Sofia", a harmonious and balanced internal space. Due to the huge number of color combinations and textures of the door covering, the “Sofia” brand can be selected for both classical interior options and for ethnic or techno styles.

Elegant door leaf from the collection "Smart", made in a modern style, absolutely functional. Opaque glass inserts are not just an element of decor, they allow you to determine whether the light is turned on in the room, and, accordingly, whether someone is there. An additional advantage is the fact that due to the glass elements the door looks lighter, it seems to let the air through and fits perfectly into the interior in a minimalist style.

Door collection "Skyline", covered with veneer with a beautiful name rustic oak, is also good only in a modern interior. The unusual surface emphasizes the non-standard dimensions of the door structure, which will be appropriate in a loft-style bedroom or in the living room, decorated in the style of high design.

Soft Luxury - a style that is the modern embodiment of modernity. The door leafs from the collection belong to this style. "Rain", which are decorated with vertical glass inserts imitating flowing streams of rain. Such a door would be appropriate both in the interior of the exquisite living room, and as a double partition into the bedroom. Well-chosen color combinations emphasize the taste of the owners of the room, and the uniqueness of the design of the door leaf will not leave doubts about their penchant for luxury.

Review the doors of the factory "Sophia", see the following video.