NODI and Mario Botta's Icosahedron

Trentino wood on display

The project NODI. Culture, Enterprise and Design of Trentino Wood tells the story of the value of a production chain deeply rooted in its territory while looking toward contemporary design. The exhibition brings together the results of a year of shared work between fifteen companies from the Trentino wood supply chain and an equal number of designers, who have developed new furnishing objects conceived to interact with domestic spaces, hospitality environments, and collective settings.

The first stop is the exhibition hosted at the ADI Design Museum, where, from March 28 to April 12, 2026, the fifteen projects created through the collaboration between companies and designers are presented.

Each object tells a different story: that of the craft expertise of Trentino’s companies, of wood as a living material, and of design’s ability to reinterpret traditional materials through a contemporary lens. The project thus becomes a laboratory for research and development that enhances a widespread manufacturing heritage, strengthening the dialogue between design culture and the local business system.

Visiting the exhibition means entering the heart of the Trentino wood supply chain and discovering how material born in the forests is transformed into objects, architecture, and everyday experiences.

Mario Botta's Icosahedron in Pieve Tesino

Alongside the fifteen projects, NODI also features a special intervention by the architect Mario Botta: a small wooden architecture inspired by the famous Cabanon de Le Corbusier, reinterpreted for the Alpine landscape.

It takes the form of an icosahedron, a geometric solid composed of twenty triangular faces. Botta imagines it as a kind of “wooden diamond”: a compact yet open structure, crossed by cuts and openings that allow visitors to observe the surrounding landscape from ever-changing perspectives.

Conceived as a small space for contemplation, the icosahedron places the relationship between people, architecture, and nature at its center. Upon entering the structure, the gaze is directed toward the mountains, and the landscape becomes an integral part of the experience—not simply a backdrop, but a presence with which to engage in dialogue.

After its presentation in Milan during the Salone del Mobile 2026, the installation will find its permanent location in Pieve Tesino, the hometown of Alcide De Gasperi, within the Giardino d’Europa.

Here the project takes on an even stronger meaning: Trentino wood, a material born in the forests and intertwined for centuries with the life of Alpine communities, becomes architecture and a place for encountering the landscape.

An invitation to discover the Trentino wood region

The exhibitions of the NODI project and the installation of the Icosahedron in Pieve Tesino offer an opportunity to discover up close one of the most distinctive production chains of Trentino.

From the raw material that grows in the forests to artisanal craftsmanship, and through to contemporary design, wood tells a story of expertise, innovation, and a strong culture of design.

Visiting the exhibitions and stopping in front of the Cabanon by Mario Botta means experiencing this story firsthand: a journey that begins in the territory and, through design, creates new forms of dialogue between nature, enterprise, and creativity.

The NODI project

Trentino wood culture, business, and design

Published on 10/03/2026

Wood on display

NODI and Mario Botta's Icosahedron

Trentino wood on display

Mario Botta's Icosahedron in Pieve Tesino

An invitation to discover the Trentino wood region

The NODI project