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A W H O L E N E W TA K E O N WO O D F LO O R S Listone Giordano has brought its inimitable touch to the interiors of Sanlorenzo’s luxury yachts with sleekly innovative geometric patterns for floors and much more! by Marta Bernasconi - ph. Jim Raycroft rif. SLIDE
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xploring the potential of a material as timelessly classic as wood and using it to create genuinely innovative designs are the two things that drive Listone Giordano,
which has held the patent for its Multilayer flooring since 1984. The latter delivers the ultimate in a beautiful wood finish but is also exceptionally hard-wearing and superbly constructed. Working hand-in-glove the Sanlorenzo yard and American studio Marty Lowe, Listone Giordano created the interiors of the luxury yacht built at the Ligurian yard. The latter has large open plan spaces with enormous windows that not only draw natural light inwards but also instigate a dialogue with the horizon beyond. This spatial design concept inspired the Listone Giordano team to create a genuinely new custom design. The brand’s deputy president Andrea Margaritelli explains: “We thought about trimming the surfaces of the interior spaces which essentially flow as an open-plan area from stem to stern, with a reinterpretation of the whole idea of geometric surfaces. This meant that the wood wasn’t just being used as the natural material par excellence but also brought elegance and decorative potential into the equation without taking from
A very decorative Listone Giordano product was selected for the Sanlorenzo SX88 (top). It has an original trapezoidal geometric design that helps add a personal touch without overpowering the overall look of the décor
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Patricia Urquiola, who designed the interiors of the Sanlorenzo SD96
the real elements that make boats such a magical
(below), used Listone Giordano’s Biscuit 5 Small flooring to bring a sense
place i.e. the sea and light”. In other words, it was
of greater depth to the onboard spaces. The surface and tongue and
as if using wood for the various flooring solutions
groove fittings have a soft, slightly cupped look which also continues in
actually created the perfect bond between land and
the exterior teak (left). It is made using numerically controlled machines
sea. In this particular instance, wood is a traditional choice but is also used in a contemporary way, very much in line with the furnishing choices. “The flooring we designed stands out because of its high tech content which translates into greater stability and that is what the Listone Giordano patented system is all about. Aesthetically, its geometric trapezoidal pattern also creates a new take on the classic rectangular floor board concept”. In terms of finishes, we loved the solutions created in collaboration with designer Daniele Lago for the Natural Genius Slide in Pienza, an original reinterpretation of weathered wood but with a high degree of protection from wear-and-tear and wet. It also boasts an antibacterial treatment. Listone Giordano gave virtuoso display of its design flexibility in the Sanlorenzo SD96 on which it worked with celebrated designer and architect
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Patricia Urquiola who did the interior project.
by soft, elegant lines, which create a sense of
Listone Giordano evolved its Natural Genius
breath and depth in a room. Here parquet goes
collection to produce the Biscuit wood floors
well beyond the classic spatial and functional
created using special numerically controlled
confines: in the master bedroom, for instance,
machines in six different versions plus various
it also trims the walls, cocooning the space in
personalisation options.
colour and warmth.
Urquiola chose Biscuit 5 Small, which features
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