Downtown Design
redazione 23/04/2026

Moodboard - Heritage

Wood, copper, leather, handcrafted surfaces: the vocabulary of tradition, reinvented, becomes a bridge between past and present

1 | Supernova is the new collection by LISTONE GIORDANO and Studio Oliosopatras. It is an oak parquet in the Civita color from the Fontaine line, created from a single module with concave and convex sides that repeats itself in space (S.Project | 24 | D37). 2 | The Pendant suspension lamp in antiqued brass by CARL HANSEN & SON is a tribute to Hans J. Wegner’s work with light. The model was first presented in 1962 (MDW26 via Solferino 11). 3 | The new galvanic copper finish enhances the contemporary and refined aesthetic of ABIMIS’s Atelier kitchen (HALL 04 | D15). 4 | The B.E.L.T. collection by TURRI, designed by Matteo Nunziati, draws inspiration from the woven leather belt, a symbol of the brand’s artisan tradition (HALL 09 | H11 L10). 5 | The Opus armchair by ETRO HOME INTERIORS is part of the Etro Ornamenta collection, which reinterprets the cosmopolitan spirit of Art Déco through a contemporary lens (Oniro Group HALL 13 | C01 C03 C09 D01 D03). 6 | The Écume wall covering by ÉLITIS is created using plaster mouldings shaped like seashells.
7 | Clap!zer0 by DÉCO is the new collection of wood-effect flooring that redefines the concept of material realism (MDW26 Décoroom, via Goito 3).

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