The top international design awards of 2024 and the winners
Compasso d'Oro design award ADI 2024
An overview of the recognitions that have celebrated innovation and creativity in the design world
Certification of excellence, uniqueness of product, innovation - just some of the aims of the international awards for product design. The judging criteria varies according to category, but the aim of the awards is always to reward originality and innovation from both an aesthetic and a technical point of view. From the Compasso d’Oro design award assigned by the ADI (Association for Industrial Design), which marks its 70th anniversary this year, to the Red Dot Design Award, by way of the Good Design Award, to the ID International Forum Design, the following is a selection of the most important international prizes awarded to products and exhibitors at the Salone del Mobile.Milano that have garnered the most prestigious recognition.
The Compasso d’Oro 2024
Entrusted to the ADI (Association for Industrial Design) since 1958, now marking its seventieth anniversary and 28th edition, the Compasso d'Oro ADI is now one of the most authoritative awards for the design and creation of industrial design products. This year's edition aimed to underscore the idea of the quality of the projects that have always distinguished Italian design’s top award. Among the prominent names rewarded in this edition were Mario Cucinella for the Luigi Rovati Foundation Art Museum, Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and President of the SaloneSatellite Jury, the designer Piero Lissoni, awarded the Compasso d'Oro Career together with Ceramica De Maio Francesco, and Molteni&C, recognised for the D154.2 armchair designed for one of Gio Ponti's most cherished projects, the Planchart collectors' villa in Caracas in 1953-57. Gio Ponti used this armchair to explore furniture design for an international private client far removed from Italian home living tradition. Other companies receiving awards at this edition include Magis, Talenti and Elica, while Caimi Brevetti, Alpi, Dnd Martinelli, IFI, Edra and Kartell received Honourable Mentions. The late Manlio Armellini, who with FederlegnoArredo was one of the creators and promotors of the Salone del Mobile di Milano, and the designers Gaetano Pesce and Italo Rota, both of whom died in April this year, all garnered special recognition.
Iconic Design Award 2024
Pianca netted the prestigious Iconic Design Award 2024 for its marble Corinto table in the Product Design – Furniture category. The award honours young designers and leading internationally renowned architecture and design schools. The product boasts an interlocking system that underscores the lightweight effect of the material. The company aims to develop new products, with innovative proposals created by great names in the design world such as Luciano Marson, who designed the award-winning table. The award was assigned by the German Design Council, which established the award in order to identify the products that best represent the development of the entire sector on the international interior design scene.
Elle Deco International Design Awards
Vincent Van Duysen’s Palinfrasca sofa for Molteni&C won an Elle Deco International Design Award 2024 - Outdoor section. Conceived by the Belgian designer, it is part of the Italian brand’s first outdoor collection, Landmark. The use of teak pays homage to a 1994 design by Luca Meda. Rounded seats, soft furnishings and cabinet joints characterise the sofa, which is made of strips of wood. Launched in 2003, the Elle Deco International Design Awards (EDIDA) is an unmissable international event in the world of interior design, rewarding the sector’s excellence in 15 different categories. As well as the international EDIDA, some of the editions organise local events in the various countries, each with its own particular selection process to weed out the best design has to offer in 2024.
Molteni&C, D154.2 armchair - Ph. Saverio Lombardi Vallauri
Pianca, Corinto table
Molteni&C, Palinfrasca sofa
Haier, ID Series ovens
Ideagroup, Giove Basin
BT Group, CODE
Bertazzoni, Freestanding cooker
IF Design Award 2024
In a class of their own in terms of design and technology, two Haier ID Series ovens (ID Ultimate S6 and ID Advanced Oven Series 4), designed by the Milan Experience Design Centre, netted IF Design Awards in the Kitchen Appliance category, standing out among 11,000 candidates from 72 countries. The IF is one of the most prestigious international awards for Product Design, Packaging Design Communication and Design Interior Architecture. The ID Series range channels a minimalist design and boasts Bionicook™ technology, meeting the needs of every sort and kind of consumer. The ID Ultimate S6 oven stands out for its "over the edge” handle and "dead-front" display with Artificial Intelligence food recognition.
Al Red Dot Design Award 2024
Designed by the art director of Ideagroup Riccardo Gava, the freestanding Giove Basin won the Red Dot Design Award in the Product Design 2024 category for its exceptional quality and design. As well as Giove, the York desk designed by Roberto Molteni was also assigned the same prize. The desk blends minimalism, quality and sustainability, and the use of nanotechnology has ensured that the perception of cold metal on contact is a thing of the past, making for a surface that is pleasant to the touch. Established in Germany in 1955, the Red Dot Design Award nets 18,000 applications a year from design professionals, companies and organisers from more than 70 different countries, and is one of the industry’s most influential design competitions. The main categories include Product Design, Brands & Communication Design, Design Concept.
Innovation Award 2024
The Brianza Tende BT Group scored twice at the Innovation Awards 2024 during the inauguration of the Stuttgart R+T 2024 Fair. The company received a Silver Award in the Outdoor category and the Special Prize for Design for the innovative slatted CODE (Customized Outdoor Design Experience) aluminium system for pergolas designed by the architect Ivo Pellegri. Over the last 50 years or more R+T, the world’s leading fair for roller shutters, gates and sun protection systems has become a true platform for innovation. The award categories included drive and control systems for roller shutters and sun protection, building automation systems, outdoor systems, pergolas, and roller shutters.
A' Design Award 2024
Bertazzoni, the Italian firm specialising in household appliances since 1882 and synonymous with Made in Italy all over the world, netted the A’ Design Award for its Professional Series 120cm freestanding cooker with induction hob and double electric oven. This is the third award won by the company since the beginning of this year, testament to excellence and quality in the home appliances design category, bringing beauty into all kitchens in more than 60 world markets. The A’ Design Award is geared to promoting companies producing good design by seeking to foster awareness of good design practices and principles throughout the world, rewarding creativity and promoting original ideas in all industrial sectors.
