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Compasso d'Oro is the name of an Industrial Design

Industrial design

Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...

award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...

originated in Italy

Italy

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in 1954 by the La Rinascente company from an original idea of Gio Ponti

Giò Ponti

Gio Ponti was one of the most important Italian architects, industrial designers, furniture designers, artists, and publishers of the twentieth century.-Early life:...

and Alberto Rosselli. From 1964 it has been hosted exclusively by Associazione per il Disegno Industriale
Associazione per il Disegno Industriale
ADI is an association of about 1.100 designers, manufacturers, trade newspeople, schools and researchers on design based in Italy.-References:** A web page dedicated to lifestyle. Contains an online design museum....

(ADI). It is the first and most recognized award in its field. The prize aims to acknowledge and promote quality in the field of industrial designs Made in Italy

Italy

and is awarded by ADI.

History

The Castiglioni brothers

Achille Castiglioni

Achille Castiglioni was a renowned Italian industrial designer. He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials...

contributed to establish the ADI and the Compasso d’Oro awards. Enzo Mari was president of the ADI from 1976 to 1979.
It was the first award of its kind in Europe and soon took on an international dimension and relevance, multiplying the occasions on which the exhibitions of award-winning objects were held in Europe

Europe

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, the United States

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, Canada

Canada

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and Japan

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List of Compasso d'Oro Awards

	Year	Jury	Entries	ADI president	Winners
1^st	1954	Aldo Bassetti, Cesare Brustio, Gio Ponti Giò Ponti Gio Ponti was one of the most important Italian architects, industrial designers, furniture designers, artists, and publishers of the twentieth century.-Early life:... , Alberto Rosselli, Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...	5700		15
2^nd	1955	Aldo Bassetti, Cesare Brustio, E. N. Rogers Ernesto Nathan Rogers Ernesto Nathan Rogers was an Italian architect, writer and educator.-Biography:Born in Trieste, Italy he graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy in 1932... , Alberto Rosselli, Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...	1300		12
3^rd	1956	Aldo Bassetti, Cesare Brustio, Franco Albini Franco Albini Franco Albini was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect and designer.A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini obtained his degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano University in 1929 and began his professional career working for Gio Ponti. He started displaying his works at... , Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Alberto Rosselli	1450	Alberto Rosselli (Birth of the ADI)	9
4^th	1957	Aldo Bassetti, Cesare Brustio, Franco Albini, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Ignazio Gardella Ignazio Gardella Ignazio Gardella was an Italian architect and designer.-Biography:Born into a family of architects, the first of which was his namesake Ignazio Gardella , he graduated in engineering from the Politecnico di Milano university in 1928 .In his university...	1200	Giulio Castelli	5
5^th	1959	Bruno Alfieri, Vico Magistretti Vico Magistretti Vico Magistretti was an Italian industrial designer, known as a furniture designer and architect.-Education:... , Giulio Minoletti, Augusto Morello, Giovanni Romano	1200	Livio Castiglioni	6
6^th	1960	Ludovico Belgiojoso, Vico Magistretti Vico Magistretti Vico Magistretti was an Italian industrial designer, known as a furniture designer and architect.-Education:... , Augusto Magnaghi, Augusto Morello, Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...	800	Franco Albini Franco Albini Franco Albini was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect and designer.A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini obtained his degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano University in 1929 and began his professional career working for Gio Ponti. He started displaying his works at...	10
7^th	1962	Giulio Castelli, Franco Momigliano, Augusto Morello, Bruno Munari Bruno Munari Bruno Munari was an Italian artist and designer, who contributed fundamentals to many fields of visual arts and non visual arts with his research on games, didactic method and creativity.-Biography:Bruno Munari was born in Milan but spent his... , Gian Battista Pininfarina Battista Farina Battista "Pinin" Farina was an Italian automobile designer, the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars....		Roberto Olivetti	9
8^th	1964	Massimo Vignelli Massimo Vignelli Massimo Vignelli is a designer who has done work in a number of areas ranging from package design to furniture design to public signage to showroom design through Vignelli Associates, which he co-founded with his wife, Lella... , Dante Giacosa Dante Giacosa Dante Giacosa was an Italian car designer. His work covered a large range from minicars to sports cars, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solution at the time to meet the design parameters.... , Vittorio Gregotti Vittorio Gregotti Vittorio Gregotti is an Italian architect, born in Novara.He is head of the Gregotti Associati studio. His studio has designed several important buildings, such as the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, the Arcimboldi Opera Theater in Milan and several university... , Augusto Morello, Bruno Munari Bruno Munari Bruno Munari was an Italian artist and designer, who contributed fundamentals to many fields of visual arts and non visual arts with his research on games, didactic method and creativity.-Biography:Bruno Munari was born in Milan but spent his... , Gino Valle		Aldo Basetti	6
9^th	1967	Aldo Basetti, Felice Dessi, Gillo Dorfles, Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado . Argentine painter, designer and thinker, is considered one of the main theorists of the legendary ”Ulm Model”, a design philosophy developed during his tenure at the Ulm School of Design in Germany.-Biography:Born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires, his artistic formation... , Edoardo Vittoria		Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...	13
10^th	1970	Francesco Mazzucca, Franco Albini Franco Albini Franco Albini was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect and designer.A native of Robbiate, near Milan, Albini obtained his degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano University in 1929 and began his professional career working for Gio Ponti. He started displaying his works at... , Jean Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer. His work is frequently associated with postmodernism and post-structuralism.-Life:... , Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni was a renowned Italian industrial designer. He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials... , Federico Correa, Vittorio Gregotti Vittorio Gregotti Vittorio Gregotti is an Italian architect, born in Novara.He is head of the Gregotti Associati studio. His studio has designed several important buildings, such as the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, the Belém Cultural Center in Lisbon, the Arcimboldi Opera Theater in Milan and several university... , Roberto Guiducci, Albe Steiner		Anna Castelli Ferrieri	10
11^th	1979	Angelo Cortesi, Gillo Dorfles, Augusto Morello, Arthur Pulos, Yuri Soloviev Yuri Soloviev Yuri Vladimirovich Soloviev was a premier danseur of the Kirov Ballet, born in Leningrad, Russia. He was a contemporary of Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov, partner of Natalia Makarova, Alla Sizova, and others....	1167	Enzo Mari	39
12^th	1981	François Barrè, Cesare De Seta, Martin Kelm, Ugo La Pietra, Pierluigi Spadolini		Rodolfo Bonetto	16
13^th	1984	Cino Boeri, Douglas Kelley, Antti Nurmesniemi, Giotto Stoppino, Bruno Zevi Bruno Zevi Bruno Zevi was an Italian architect, historian, professor, curator, author and editor. Zevi was a vocal critic of 'classicising' modern architecture and postmodernism.-University years:...		Giotto Stoppino	11
14^th	1987	Angelo Cortesi, Rodolfo Bonetto, Marino Marini, Cara Mc Carty, Philippe Starck Philippe Starck Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style...		Angelo Cortesi	16
15^th	1989	Pierliugi Molinari, Fredrik Wildhagen, Hans Wichmann, Cesare Stevan, Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado . Argentine painter, designer and thinker, is considered one of the main theorists of the legendary ”Ulm Model”, a design philosophy developed during his tenure at the Ulm School of Design in Germany.-Biography:Born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires, his artistic formation...		Pierlugi Molinari	12
16^th	1991	Silvio Ceccato Silvio Ceccato Silvio Ceccato was an Italian philosopher and linguist.Born in Montecchio Maggiore, he studied law and music. In 1949 he founded the international magazine Methodos, which was published until 1964.... , Marcello Inghilesi, Victor Margolin, Pierlugi Molinari, Antti Nurmesniemi		Angelo Cortesi	14
17^th	1994	Dante Giacosa, Vittoriano Viganò, Giovanni Anceschi, Paola Antonelli, Uta Brandes, Jacob Gantenbein, Marja Heemskerk, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani is an Italian architect and architectural theoretician. He is professor for the History of Urban Design at the ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture and has architectural practices in Milan and Zurich.... , Marco Migliari, Gianemiglio Monti, Mario Trimarchi		Augusto Morello	13
18^th	1998	Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni Achille Castiglioni was a renowned Italian industrial designer. He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials... , Giuseppe De Rita, Marianne Frandsen, Fritz Frenkler, Sadik Karamustafa, Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado Tomás Maldonado . Argentine painter, designer and thinker, is considered one of the main theorists of the legendary ”Ulm Model”, a design philosophy developed during his tenure at the Ulm School of Design in Germany.-Biography:Born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires, his artistic formation... , Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...		Augusto Morello	15
19^th	2001	Marie-Laure Jousset, Filippo Alison, François Burkhardt, Omar Calabrese, Francisco Jarauta, Maurizio Morgantini, Erik Spiekermann		Giancarlo Iliprandi	13
20^th	2004	Tomas Maldonado, Fulya Erdemci, Robert Fitzpatrick, Yutaka Mino, Pietro Petraroia, Richard Sapper Richard Sapper Richard Sapper, born 1932 in Munich, is a German industrial designer based in Milan, Italy. He is considered one of the most iconic designers of his generation, his products typically featuring a combination of technical innovation, simplicity of form and an element of wit and surprise... , Angela Schönberger, Tomàš Vlček		Carlo Forcolini	16

Designers who have won a Compasso d'Oro prize

Designer	Nationality	Years	Producer	Object
Bruno Munari Bruno Munari Bruno Munari was an Italian artist and designer, who contributed fundamentals to many fields of visual arts and non visual arts with his research on games, didactic method and creativity.-Biography:Bruno Munari was born in Milan but spent his...	Italy	1954 1955 1979	Robots, Zani & Zani, Pigoma	Zizi, Abitacolo, Ice bucket "TMT"
Kaj Franck Kaj Franck Kaj Franck was one of the leading figures of Finnish design, the teacher of several generations of professional designers in Finland, and an influential figure in design and applied arts between 1940-1980...	Finland	1957		Career
Emilio Ambasz	Argentina	1991		Qualis Chairs
Mario Bellini Mario Bellini Mario Bellini is a world renowned Italian architect and designer.He graduated from the Milan Polytechnic - Faculty of Architecture in 1959 and began working as an architect himself in the early 1960s...	Italy	1962 1964 1970 1979 2001	Olivetti Olivetti Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines.- Founding :The company was founded as a typewriter manufacturer in 1908 in Ivrea, near Turin, by Camillo Olivetti. The firm was mainly developed by his son Adriano Olivetti...	Divisumma 18
Philippe Starck Philippe Starck Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style...	France	2001	Kartell
Joe Cesare Colombo Joe Cesare Colombo Joe Colombo, born Cesare Colombo was an Italian industrial designer.-Biography:Cesare "Joe" Colombo was until 1949 educated at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, the academy of fine arts, in Milano as a painter and studied afterwards until 1954 Architecture at Politecnico di Milano...	Italy	1967 1970	Kartell
Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso -The early years:Marco Zanuso was born in Milano May 14, 1916.He was one of a group of Italian designers from Milan shaping the international idea of "good design" in the postwar years. Trained in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano university, he opened his own design office in 1945...	Italy	1979	Vortice, Italy	Ariante Fan
Gino Colombini	Italy	1955	Kartell	Trashcan
George Sowden George Sowden George J. Sowden was born in Leeds, UK in 1942. He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1960s. He moved to Milano in 1970 where he started working with Ettore Sottsass and Olivetti...	UK	1991	Olivetti	Fax OFX420
Konstantin Grcic	Germany	2001	Flos	Mayday Lamp
Harri Koskinen Harri Koskinen Harri Koskinen is a Finnish designer, born 1970 in Karstula, Finland. He has studied at the Institute Of Art And Design in Helsinki.-Career:Koskinen is probably best known for his Block Lamp, a lightbulb held inside two shaped pieces of clear glass, which is exhibited in MoMA in New York City...	Finland	2004		Muu chair
Eero Aarnio Eero Aarnio Eero Aarnio is a Finnish interior designer, well known for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, notably his plastic and fibreglass chairs....	Finland	2008	Magis	Trioli children's chair

Trivia

The award is given as a Compass, the one invented by Adalbert Goeringer in 1893 to measure the Golden Section.

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