LISTONE GIORDANO AND PIETRO OLIOSO PREVIEW SUPERNOVA AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2026

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Where Wood, Geometry, and Light Meet

Ahead of Milan Design Week 2026, Italian wood flooring specialist Listone Giordano reveals Supernova, a new design developed with architect Pietro Olioso and his Milan-based studio Oliosopatras. The project continues the brand’s Natural Genius initiative, a platform dedicated to experimentation and creative exploration in wood design.

Rather than treating flooring as a purely functional element, Supernova explores how material, geometry, and light can shape the atmosphere of a space.

As Pietro Olioso describes it, “Supernova is like the explosion of a star. It is a floor that starts from a single point and expands into space in every direction, like an expanding universe.”

The design begins with a single module crafted from Fontaine French oak in the warm Civita tone. Its geometry is defined by concave and convex sides, allowing the piece to rotate and interlock with itself. Repeated across a surface, the module forms a continuous pattern that feels almost fluid, resembling a woven carpet more than a conventional parquet layout.

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From different viewpoints, the composition reveals shifting geometries. A rhombus appears, then dissolves into a hexagon or a star-like figure. The pattern is intentionally ambiguous—less a decorative motif than a surface that subtly evolves as the eye moves across it.

Light plays a crucial role in this effect. Because wood reflects light differently depending on the orientation of its grain, the multidirectional arrangement of the modules produces delicate variations across the floor. As someone walks through the space, the surface seems to change—echoing natural impressions such as rippling water, swaying grasslands, or layers of autumn leaves.

For Olioso, the project reflects his broader design philosophy, where interiors are conceived almost as landscapes shaped by movement, light, and atmosphere.

“It is a project that fits into the relentless research that defines my work, leading me to conceive architectural spaces as landscapes, with their variations and emotional immediacy. It is not about mimicking nature, but about pursuing the same poetry of landscapes and bringing it into the places we inhabit,” adds Pietro Olioso.

With Supernova, the floor becomes part of the architecture itself—shaping how light moves, and how the space is ultimately experienced.