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NEWS
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Slim 180 by Woodco: a contemporary parquet
With a thickness of just 10 mm, Slim 180 enables surfaces to be
renewed without the need to remove the existing flooring.
Available in large format (1500/2200x180x10 mm), it offers
optimal aesthetic value and quality, ideal for modern residential
settings where design takes form and colour through the wood.
Its reduced thickness also means perfect performance on heated
flooring. Thanks to environmentally friendly finishes, using water-based lacquer and natural wax and oil,
Slim 180 is a parquet “healthy”, safe and extremely easy to clean and care for over time. The entire range is
produced exclusively in Europe using prestigious wood types such as Slavonian oak.

DOMOTEX have chosen "UNIQUE
YOUNIVERSE" as the keynote theme
for the 2018 showcase
It is a fast-moving world that we live in. A world of
rapid digitalization and globalization. Among its many
effects and manifestations, this increased pace of life is
changing the way consumers behave, with products and
services becoming increasingly personalized and
individualized as people seek more and different ways
of expressing self-determination and uniqueness. Co-
creation is gaining new meaning as customers aspire to
greater involvement in the creation and design process,
which they are increasingly viewing as an added
Listone Giordano launches opportunity for self-expression. New and more
the new outdoor collection: sophisticated technologies are constantly emerging to
Biscuit Natural Genius meet this demand and provide ever more unique and
by Patricia Urquiola personalized customer experiences. In recognition of
this trend, the organizers of DOMOTEX, the leading
Innovation and excellence, which have always
trade fair for floor coverings, have chosen "UNIQUE
identified Listone Giordano's products, are
YOUNIVERSE" as the
combined in Biscuit Natural Genius collection
designed by Patricia Urquiola, now available keynote theme for the 2018
in the new outdoor version, perfect for showcase. The keynote theme
customizing both outdoor contract projects will find concentrated
expression in Hall 9, which
and residential spaces. The soft shapes and the
will be home to a richly
convex profile, characteristic elements of the
collection sourced from the reinterpretation of diverse and immersive world
the Spanish designer of the classic geometries of experience that will serve
of the wooden surfaces, characterize as well as a central gathering point
and source of inspiration for
the outdoor version, thus paying tribute to the
original decorative vocation of wood floors. visitors. This area will
The wood species featured in the Outdoor comprise four distinct zones.
collections boast an organic durability of 25 In the "Flooring Spaces" zone, companies from the floor
years and combine the quality of raw coverings industry will stage highly creative product
showcases that reflect the keynote theme. The "Living
materials with the high technological value.
Biscuit is offered in Accoya® 120 and Ipé 90. Spaces" zone is where exhibitors will team up with
Ipé is a wood of South American origin: partners from the interior design sector to craft inspiring
highly resistant to mechanical stresses and spaces and innovative lifestyle realms. In the
strains, its high extractives’ content, make this "NuThinkers" zone, students, young designers and
startups will present the innovative projects they have
wood especially suitable for outdoor
application. Accoya® is the result of a developed on the topic of product and service
technological and innovative process obtained individualization. And finally, the "Art and Interaction"
by applying acetylation treatments to New zone will present the keynote theme of "UNIQUE
Zealand Monterey pine (its organic durability UNIVERSE" in a sensory feast of exhibits from the
worlds of art and design, paired with interactive
is 50 years).
multimedia displays.

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