Compasso d'Oro 2020 winners announced at new ADI Design Museum
At the ADI Design Museum in Milan, the 26th Compasso d'Oro awards unveiled a new category dedicated to enduring products, with selected entries on display until September 16. Nine Italian designers and theorists, such as Rossella Bertolazzi and Nanda Vigo, received career accolades, along with three international personalities: Emilio Ambasz, Nasir and Nargis Kassamali, and Jasper Morrison. The newly established 'Compasso d'Oro alla carriera del prodotto' recognized iconic designs like the Sacco armchair (1968), Arco lamp (1962), and Nathalie bed (1978). Eighteen traditional awards highlighted products that embody trends like physical distancing and social inclusion, including the D-Heart device and E-lounge bench, as well as the Eutopia chair and Food for Soul, created by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore.
Key facts
- 26th edition of Compasso d'Oro held at ADI Design Museum in Milan
- Public exhibition runs September 9-16, 2020; museum officially opens in December
- Career awards to 9 Italian and 3 international designers
- New product longevity category awarded to Sacco armchair, Arco lamp, Nathalie bed
- 18 traditional awards given, including D-Heart, Chakra, E-lounge, Enel X column, Eutopia chair, Arrangements, Uffizi logo, Food for Soul
- Jury chaired by Denis Santachiara
Entities
Artists
- Rossella Bertolazzi
- Gilda Bojardi
- Marco Ferreri
- Carlo Forcolini
- Carlo Molteni
- Piero Molteni
- Anty Pansera
- Vanni Pasca
- Eugenio Perazza
- Nanda Vigo
- Emilio Ambasz
- Nasir Kassamali
- Nargis Kassamali
- Jasper Morrison
- Piero Gatti
- Cesare Paolini
- Franco Teodoro
- Achille Castiglioni
- Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
- Vico Magistretti
- Denis Santachiara
- Eugenio Pasta
- Antonio Lanzillo
- Francisco Gomez Paz
- Michael Anastassiades
- Massimo Bottura
- Lara Gilmore
- Ronan Bouroullec
- Erwan Bouroullec
- Michele De Lucchi
- Antonio Citterio
- Francesco Binfaré
- Giulio Cappellini
- Brunello Cucinelli
- Rossana Orlandi
- Lidewij Edelkoort
- Hans A. Muth
- Peter Opsvik
- Joe Colombo
- Gaetano Pesce
- Cini Boeri
- Tomu Katayanagi
Institutions
- ADI Design Museum
- ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale)
- Zanotta
- Flos
- Flou
- Design Group Italia
- Universal Selecta
- Repower
- Enel X
- Koz Susani Design
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Food for Soul
- Artribune
- ADI
- Magis
- Delcon
- Prensilia
- IIT
- MoMA
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Salta
- Argentina
- Bologna
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Norway
- New York