The world's best design: the winners of Compasso d’Oro International Awards 2025

Compasso d’Oro for reimagining the archetype of the armchair, applying industrial printing technologies to recycled plastic to create a finely finished seat that encourages composed and harmonious posture in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a data visualization system that serves a narrative capable of conveying sensations, emotions, precise parameters, and the passage of time, intertwining these elements in the description of the symptoms and progression of a chronic illness.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a fabric suitable for furnishings and sound-absorbing elements, capable of reducing the strength of electromagnetic fields in both work and home environments. A testimony to ongoing research aimed at improving the environmental quality of the spaces in which we live.

Compasso d’Oro for successfully synthesizing a complex and variable lighting system into a simple and complete form, with specially designed optics. The lighting project merges seamlessly with the object that contains it.

Compasso d’Oro for introducing technological and formal innovation to the archetype of the bicycle wheel. The pursuit of design perfection – with spokes grouped in concentric triple parallel sets and a droplet-shaped rim section – is combined with the performance standards of competitive cycling.

Compasso d’Oro for simplifying technological integration: its modular structure makes it adaptable to any international standard, compatible with both traditional and advanced functions, including voice assistance.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a mobile health monitoring device that enables accurate and user-friendly fetal tracking, usable outside the hospital system and accessible to a broader audience.

Compasso d’Oro for steering robotics toward physical well-being, combining cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence in service of the tradition of Eastern massage.

Compasso d’Oro for rethinking the archetype of a liquid container – traditionally reserved for exceptional situations – and integrating it into the daily domestic landscape. A project that expands usability while preserving the object’s essential form.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a seating system in Japanese laminated wood, able to integrate harmoniously and sculpturally into the spaces of the traditional Japanese home. Its contemporary design supports seiza, a classic and essential posture of Japanese etiquette.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a modular exoskeleton capable of adapting to different configurations based on user needs, allowing individuals with spinal injuries to walk again and restoring both physical and emotional potential.

Compasso d’Oro for the technological and typological innovation introduced to the child car seat, featuring a front cushion that replaces traditional harnesses and integrates an airbag safety device.

Compasso d’Oro for enhancing the traditional art of Murano glassblowing, highlighting the material’s ability to define interior spaces by modulating light through the combination of two glass bells with different levels of transparency.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a lamp that responds to the needs of hybrid spaces, offering a versatile solution that can be easily installed in existing interiors without the need for system modifications.

Compasso d’Oro for designing a narrative and empathetic furniture piece for the Eastern market. The pouf function merges with a stylized zoomorphic shape, intended to foster a sense of emotional closeness in users.