{"id":43293,"date":"2025-10-20T09:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/?p=43293"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T08:02:35","slug":"adi-design-index-2025-italian-design-as-a-compass-for-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2025\/10\/20\/adi-design-index-2025-italian-design-as-a-compass-for-our-time\/","title":{"rendered":"ADI Design Index 2025: Italian design as a compass for our time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ADI Design Museum in Milan unveils 344 standout projects that map the future of design in Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 15, 2025, the <strong>ADI Design Museum<\/strong> in Milan hosted the official unveiling of the <strong>ADI Design Index 2025<\/strong>, the annual selection curated by the <strong>ADI Permanent Design Observatory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Index features <strong>344 outstanding projects<\/strong> that reflect the richness and diversity of Italian design today \u2014 from objects and spaces to services, materials, and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"43269\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0843.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Elisabetta Valente<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Research Hub for Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ADI also announced the creation of the <strong>ADI Research Center<\/strong>, a new platform dedicated to research and knowledge-sharing, in collaboration with <strong>Symbola, Confindustria, Federculture<\/strong>, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDesign is systemic, like life itself,\u201d said <strong>Antonella Andriani<\/strong>, ADI Vice President. \u201cThe Center will help us better understand the forces shaping our production and innovation systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"43271\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0351.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"43273\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0571.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s inside the 2025 Index?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Curated under the guidance of experts like <strong>Makio Hasuike, Laura Traldi, Domenico Sturabotti, and Francesco Zurlo<\/strong>, the Index embraces diversity and cross-sector insight. Here&#8217;s how the 344 projects break down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Living Design<\/strong>: 69 projects rethink domestic spaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workplace Design<\/strong>: 36 ideas reshape how we work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Design for the Person<\/strong>: 27 well-being focused solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mobility &amp; Lighting<\/strong>: 34 innovations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Food Design<\/strong>: 8 projects exploring food and culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Materials &amp; Technology<\/strong>: 21 cutting-edge proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Service Design<\/strong>: 15 new user experience approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Impact Design<\/strong>: 14 projects addressing inclusion and sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enterprise Research<\/strong>: 17 projects enhancing production processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Communication &amp; Exhibition Design<\/strong>: 50 standout works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Theoretical, Critical &amp; Editorial Projects<\/strong>: 25 contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targa Giovani<\/strong>: 28 student and emerging designer projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"43275\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WA-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"43277\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NOVANTA-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NOVANTA-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NOVANTA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NOVANTA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NOVANTA.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"43279\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-866x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-866x1024.jpg 866w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-768x908.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-1299x1536.jpg 1299w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HOMEY-PAPER-CLAY-1733x2048.jpg 1733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"43281\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BROOKLYN_ARTCERAM-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A nationwide vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lombardy<\/strong> leads with <strong>263 projects<\/strong>, confirming its status as Italy\u2019s design powerhouse. Other northern regions \u2014 <strong>Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige<\/strong> \u2014 follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Central Italy<\/strong> contributes 70 projects, while <strong>Southern Italy and the Islands<\/strong> present 30, reflecting growing design awareness and innovation across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"43283\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0598.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"43285\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Courtesy-of-Associazione-per-il-Disegno-Industriale_ph.-Elisabetta-ValenteADI_15ott2025-0967.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A double exhibition: Milan and Agrigento<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>ADI Design Index 2025 exhibition<\/strong> is open to the public from <strong>October 16 to 30<\/strong> at the ADI Design Museum in Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it travels to <strong>Agrigento<\/strong>, <strong>Italian Capital of Culture 2025<\/strong>, opening on <strong>November 11<\/strong> at the Palacongressi and running through <strong>November 28<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Road to the Compasso d\u2019Oro ADI 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Index is the <strong>first step toward the Compasso d\u2019Oro ADI 2026<\/strong>, the most prestigious Italian design award. The award ceremony will take place in <strong>Milan in June 2026<\/strong>, during the Salone del Mobile. The exhibition will then move to <strong>Rome<\/strong>, at the <strong>MAXXI museum<\/strong>, in autumn 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-id=\"43287\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TELE-DI-MARMO-LUMIA-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" data-id=\"43289\" src=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"ADI DESIGN INDEX 2025\" class=\"wp-image-43289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-1536x1260.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RIBBON-2048x1679.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More than a selection \u2014 a strategic platform<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>ADI Design Index 2025<\/strong> goes beyond recognition. It\u2019s a <strong>strategic and cultural tool<\/strong> \u2014 a living portrait of how Italian design thinks, acts, and transforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From sustainability to systems thinking, from youth talent to industry, the Index offers a <strong>global perspective<\/strong> on design as a lever for innovation and identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ADI Design Museum in Milan unveils 344 standout projects that map the future of design in Italy On October 15, 2025, the ADI Design Museum in Milan hosted the official unveiling of the ADI Design Index 2025, the annual selection curated by the ADI Permanent Design Observatory. 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