Optimum Surfaces Green Moon is a large-format porcelain slab from the Italian manufacturer Optimum Surfaces — a brand of the Del Conca Group. The Del Conca Group (founded in 1981 in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna region) is one of the most tradition-rich Italian ceramic manufacturers and is part of the dense Emilia-Romagna ceramics region in which Laminam, Florim, ABK Group, Atlas Concorde and many further premium porcelain brands also produce. With Optimum Surfaces, Del Conca operates a brand that concentrates specifically on large-format porcelain slabs for architecture, interior fit-out and kitchen worktops.
The “Green Moon” design takes up the pictorial idea of a moonstone-like shimmering green quartzite and translates it into a porcelain reproduction. The slab image shows a complexly animated green base image — the tonal value varies between sage green, salvia green and silvery blue-green, with fluid movement zones and black-grey shaded depth fields that give the surface an almost three-dimensional depth effect. The image is accentuated by creamy white to light grey creamy mineral inclusion patches, distributed across the green groundmass like moonstone aggregates or quartz inclusions. The veining is not directionally linear but appears organically flowing, with swirled, stylised mineral structures.
The design approach visually recalls rare natural stones: green Brazilian quartzites (Amazon Green, Patagonia Green), Russian-Finnish serpentinites or dark green onyx-marble variants — all geologically authentic materials that are expensive on the market, dependent on selection and demanding in their maintenance. Green Moon delivers the comparable image in a technically consistently designed, reproducible porcelain quality — the right choice for projects that want to work with a green natural stone look without accepting the restrictions of genuine natural stones.
Technically this is a fully through-sintered large-format porcelain, produced from mineral raw materials (natural clays, feldspars, quartzes and pigments) which are pressed into a slab under high pressure and sintered at over 1,200 °C. The result is a chemically non-reactive, almost pore-free ceramic material with a water absorption of < 0.1 %, comparable with other premium porcelain products (Laminam, Lioli Porcelain, Neolith, Florim). The material properties comprise full UV stability (released for external applications), acid resistance (wine, lemon and vinegar leave no etch marks), heat resistance (hot pans can be set down directly), scratch resistance (Mohs hardness 7–8), frost resistance and food safety.
Ex works, Optimum Surfaces produces Green Moon in the large format 1,840 × 3,300 mm in thicknesses of 7 mm (for wall and furniture applications with a support system), 12 mm (the classic kitchen worktop and vanity top thickness) and 20 mm (robust external applications with higher impact loading). For the finishes, Optimum Surfaces offers various treatments, including Soft Touch (matt and velvety) and further manufacturer-specific surface options.
At ROSSITTIS we currently stock Green Moon as 22 large-format slabs in 12 mm and 20 mm thickness with a Soft Touch finish — a matt, velvety treatment that leaves the green tonality its full depth and works the mineral inclusion patches out legibly. On request we fabricate from them kitchen worktops, islands, vanity tops, wall claddings, floor and wall tiles, outdoor kitchen counters, pool surrounds, façade elements, table surfaces and project-specific special cuts. The 1,840 × 3,300 mm format allows continuous slab surfaces without butt joints — a considerable design advantage, especially for vertical statement walls, island tops or large-area floor applications.
For anyone comparing Green Moon with other materials: stylistically close are Amazon Green and Patagonia Green (Brazilian green quartzites — geologically more authentic, dramatic in their veining, but more expensive and considerably more limited in stock availability), Verde Alpi and Verde Rajasthan (classic green marbles — acid-sensitive), Russian and Chinese serpentinites (of the Verde Spluga family) and, among the porcelain competition, designs from Laminam Naturali, Lioli Porcelain Greens, the Florim Verde line and Neolith Greens. Optimum Surfaces Green Moon distinguishes itself through a particularly fine pictorial composition and the XXL format of the Del Conca Group.
In design terms the stone goes outstandingly well with walnut, nut wood, oak, bronze accents, brushed brass, broken white, sandy warm natural tones and dark metals such as blackened steel or black nickel. In modern luxurious interiors, hospitality architecture, fine dining concepts and prestigious living spaces, Green Moon develops an atmospheric, powerful, nature-like effect with an unmistakable character.
Our honest assessment: Optimum Surfaces Green Moon is a very coherent choice for projects that want to set a powerful accent with a green natural stone appearance — while having the full robustness of a porcelain and clearance for external use. Anyone seeking maximum geological authenticity should turn to genuine Amazon Green quartzite. But anyone who wants the luxurious, moonstone-like shimmering green image in an easy-care, heat- and acid-resistant large format — while planning flexible internal and external applications — obtains a particularly successful solution with Green Moon.
