Compasso d’Oro ADI

On the 28th of May have been presented the winners of the 60th edition of the Compasso d’Oro, that returns to Milan after 10 years with an exhibition of the competing products.

There are 20 winners of this year’s edition of th Compasso d’Oro ADI, 11 Career Achivement Awards, 90 Honorable Mentions, and was awarded 3 Targa Giovani Award, given by a special jury and intended to recognize designs and projects developed in Italian design schools.

The jury , consiting of consisting of Luisa Bocchietto, ADI President, Roberto Marcatti, Giovanna Talocci (ADI Executive Committee), Giovanni Cutolo (ADI Compasso d’Oro Foundation Collection President), Elena Miroglio, Rodrigo Rodriquez ( ADI Foundation board members), Angelo Cortesi, Walter de Silva, Manlio Armellini (honorary ADI members), worked collectively together and all decisions were taken democratically and in accordance with the principle of “Socratic dialogue”.

The jury members  had to analyze a considerable number of products, and the mix of  quality and quantity caused them to reflect on the fact that in this sector Italian design maintains a leadership role at a global level.

They observed the variety and diversity of the sectors in which design is applied; the commitment and the passion with which companies invest in design, ranging from the smallest to global leaders; the ability to integrate the work of artisans into industrial production

The 11 Career Achivement Awards went to: Giorgio Armani; Riccardo Dalisi; Bruno Danese; Puccio Duni; Italo Lupi; Alessandro Mendini; SaloneSatellite; Richard Sapper and Apple, Ekuan Kenji, Dieter Rams.

1199 Panigale. Designer: Ducati Design Centre – Gianandrea Fabbro; Prod.: Ducati Motor Holding. Compasso d’Oro for having transferred competition level performance to an elegant mass-production model that is still consistent with the brand’s traditional image.
Bellevue. Designer: Marc Sadler; Prod.: IFI. Compasso d’Oro for having created a product that is easy to clean and use, which stores and presents ice-cream in the best way possible, and whose minimalist design highlights the aesthetic value of the product it contains.
Bitta. Designer: Enzo Berti; Prod.: Torremato – Il Fanale Group. Compasso d’Oro for having given extra functionality to a traditional and symbolic object, and renewing it in an understated yet positive way.
Counterbalance. Designer: Daniel Rybakken; Prod.: Luceplan. Compasso d’Oro for having created a poetic solution to a static and mechanical problem.
Deutz-Fahr 7250 TTV Agrotron. Designer: Fabrizio Giugiaro – Giugiaro Design; Prod.: Same Deutz-Fahr. Compasso d’Oro for giving creative expression to a working tool, and reconciling ergonomic and functional aspects at the same time.
Essenza. Designer: GSG International; Prod.: GSG International. Compasso d’Oro for having integrated the simple window into the architectural repertoire.
F12 berlinetta. Designer: Flavio Manzoni - Centro Stile Ferrari, Pininfarina; Prod.: Ferrari. Compasso d’Oro for its streamlined shape, whose aerodynamics optimize the car’s performance.
Futuro Artigiano. L’innovazione nelle mani degli italiani. Author: Stefano Micelli; Publisher: Marsilio Editore. Compasso d’Oro for providing both economic and practical reasons for re-evaluating Italian industrial craftsmanship not from a nostalgic point of view but looking instead towards the future.
IN-EI Issey Miyake. Designer: Issey Miyake Reality Lab; Prod.: Artemide. Compasso d’Oro for having combined tradition and modernity in a single essential object, technologically advanced but poetic at the same time.
Inventario. Designer: Beppe Finessi (Editor), Artemio Croatto (art director); Foscarini (promoter), Corraini Edizioni (publisher). Compasso d’Oro for the ability to summarize culturally complex concepts with a lightness of touch, illustrating them with a strong visual identity and a high quality editorial design.
L16. Designer: Lissoni Associati; Prod.: Lualdi. Compasso d’Oro for giving architectural significance to a furnishing element, by making it surprisingly slender and subtle.
Masterlite. Designer: MM Design; Prod.: Garmont. Compasso d’Oro for elegantly transforming functional structure into a work of art.
Sfera. Designer: Giulio Iacchetti, Matteo Ragni; Prod.: Montini. Compasso d’Oro for having interpreted a functional element of street furniture in an expressive yet ironic way.
Slim and White Axolute Code. Designer: Migliore+Servetto Architetti Associati; Prod.: BTicino. Compasso d’Oro for having created a poetic landscape with simple methods inspired by a technical product.
Left: Nulla. Designer: Davide Groppi; Prod.: Davide Groppi. Compasso d’Oro for having designed light and not just a lamp. Right: Sampei. Designer: Enzo Calabrese, Davide Groppi; Prod.: Davide Groppi. Compasso d’Oro for its capacity to be both a suspension lamp and a floor mounted one at the same time.
Spun. Designer: Thomas Heatherwick; Prod.: Magis. Compasso d’Oro for having recreated an everyday object in an ironic and entertaining way.
Takaje Vacuum Seal. Designer: Adriano Design; Prod.: Facem. Compasso d’Oro for creating a practical solution giving a new lease of life to an everyday object by increasing its functionality.
Travel Air Jacke. Designer: Marco Broglia, Renzo Pigliapoco; Prod.: Uno61. Compasso d’Oro for having employed Emergency Services technology in an item of clothing.
Venticinque. Designer: Bruno Fattorini & Partners; Prod.: Desalto. Compasso d’Oro for the stunning effect of its slender form in relation to its dimensions.
Apiarium. Designer: Bettina Böhm. Libera Università di Bolzano / Freie Universität Bozen
Color-Id. Designer: Emily ‎Catena, IED Roma
El Niño. Designer: Matteo Costa, Politecnico di Milano