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HELLO
WINTER

Cross Fingers

The outdoor floor with a
mechanical heart

he new outdoor solution by the
Italian brand Listone Giordano,
Tdesigned by Marc Sadler, perfectly
combines the warmth of wood and the
aesthetic quality of industrial design, innate nobility, favoring the encounter Margaritelli Group – Company Profile
with a revolutionary fixing system that between the value of the material and Listone Giordano is the leading brand in
enhances its power even more contemporary solutions linked to the high-end wood flooring sector, which
In the heart of the wood there is a secret mechanics and industrial design. is part of the Margaritelli multi-business
that speaks of history, tradition, but also group. Respect for ethical and professional
modernity. If this secret is brought to The designer values, in addition to the passion for wood
light, thanks to the warm and stimulating French designer born in Austria, and technological innovation that have
touch of the design, the wooden creations Marc Sadler has lived and practiced in characterised the company for over a
will acquire the ability to change the face France, the United States, Asia and Italy. hundred years, have allowed it to establish
of any context, bewitching the observers. One of the first graduates in “esthétique itself on the market and achieve success;
In the realisation of the Decking Cross industrielle” at the ENSAD in Paris with a business plan constantly oriented to
Fingers outdoor flooring, designed by a thesis on plastics, he was a pioneer in perfection, which has always favoured
Marc Sadler, Listone Giordano relied on the experimentation of materials and the the search for original solutions and the
a deep knowledge of wood and industrial contamination between technologies, exploration of the less travelled ways. The
design, giving life to an original creation which have become distinctive aspects result is a range of inimitable products
that is further enhanced by a "comb" of his activity. At the beginning of the dedicated to all those who love the quality
fixing system of the planks, capable of 1970s, he developed the first ski boot in of life and who seek it in a unique place
revolutionising the appearance and shape fully recyclable thermoplastic material, as their home. Thanks to an important
of the joints. This patented system is then industrialised by the Italian Caber. retail network, the company has about 650
able to anchor the wooden planks to the Today, thanks to his eclecticism, he is Listone Giordano alliance stores in about
technological aluminum substructure, a consultant for companies in the most thirty countries worldwide, and boasts an
avoiding the use of visible screws and varied sectors of the industry. Four times annual production of over two million
ensuring a high aesthetic appeal. winner of the Compasso d'Oro (1994, square metres of parquet in its various
Combining the ancestral traditions 2001, 2008 and 2014), two Honorable forms. On the R & D front, the Crystal
of wood and technological innovation, Mentions (1998 and 2018) and two Care technology patent guarantees hygiene
made even more tasty by the aura of Selections (1994 and 2008) of the ADI and health by inhibiting the proliferation
design, Listone Giordano has managed Industrial Design Association, his work of bacteria on the parquet surface. dw
to create an outdoor flooring capable of has been awarded many other times
enhancing the best features of wood, its internationally over the years. www.ghenos.net

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