The volume ADI Design Index 2019 and the products competing for the Compasso d’Oro
2020 award
ADI Design Index 2019 presents the best Italian designs produced since 2018. The ADI (Associazione per il disegno industriale) Permanent Design Observatory examined 970 entries including products, projects and services, and selected 378 of them, including 178 selected last year, which are published in the volume and will participate in the Compasso d’Oro 2020 award, the world’s most prestigious award for industrial design, which recognizes the quality of Italian design.
Some of the products competing for the Compasso d’Oro 2020 award
History of design, innovation and sustainability
The section of the catalogue titled “1,300 kilometres of Made in Italy design” reflects how design develops throughout the country through the words of the presidents of the ADI territorial delegations.
It is possible to purchase the volume that gathers the best Italian projects and products of 2019 here.
The history of Italian design began in artisans’ workshops. Their manual skills, passion, perseverance and continuous research have given life to the unmistakable symbol of Made in Italy. A brand that guarantees high quality and innovative products that are increasingly sustainable.
ADI Design Index 2019: the exhibition and the awards ceremony in Rome
After Milan, the ADI Design Index 2019 exhibition, showcasing a significant number of the products published in the volume, will reach Rome. It will be at Casa dell’Architettura – Acquario Romano (Piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47) from 23 to 26 November 2019 In addition to the exhibition, the program includes the awards ceremony for the plaques for Excellence of Design in Lazio 2019.
Also read the selection of Italian designs competing for Compasso d’Oro
[Text Carlotta Russo]
