Compasso d'Oro

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File:Pier Giacomo Castiglioni-Premiato.jpg receives the Compasso d'Oro for the Luminator floor lamp designed for Gilardi & Barzaghi (1955){{Cite web |title=LUMINATOR LAMP |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/luminator-lamp/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}]]

File:Helg Albini 1964.jpg and Franco Albini receive the award for their work on the Milan Metro (1964){{Cite web |title=METROPOLITANA MILANESE |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/metropolitana-milanese/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}]]

The Compasso d′Oro was established in 1954, and now it is the highest honour in the field of industrial design in Italy,{{Cite web |title=The history of the Compasso d'Oro through 20 projects |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/design/gallery/2021/05/24/the-evolution-of-the-compasso-doro-through-20-projects.html |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Domus magazine |language=en-gb}} comparable to other prestigious international awards such as the Good Design award, iF Design Award, Red Dot Award, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, and the Good Design Award (Japan). 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, the United States, Canada and Japan.

The original idea for the award is credited to Gio Ponti and {{ill|Alberto Rosselli|it|Alberto Rosselli (architetto)}}. Many other leading architects and designers of the era including the Castiglioni brothers (Livio, Pier Giacomo, and Achille), {{ill|Albe Steiner|it}}, Enzo Mari and Marco Zanuso were involved in aspects of its inception and early development.{{Cite web |title=Dettaglio News – architetti |url=http://www.architetti.san.beniculturali.it/web/architetti/news/dettaglio-news?p_p_id=56_INSTANCE_W8Ai&articleId=302504&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&groupId=10304&viewMode=normal |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.architetti.san.beniculturali.it}} The Compasso d'Oro logo (designed by Steiner) and award trophy itself invoke a drafting compass invented by Adalbert Göringer in 1893 to measure the Golden Section.{{Cite web |title=ADI Design Museum Compasso d'Oro – Arte |url=https://www.raicultura.it/arte/articoli/2021/12/ADI-Design-Museum-Compasso-dOro-73ae9487-c7fb-41a0-bcbd-7a5ceddf06dd.html |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Rai Cultura |language=it}}

At present the management department of the Compasso d'Oro is Italy Industrial Designing Association, and it is also the members of the International Industrial Designing Committee and the European Designing Bureau.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Since its inception, approximately 350 designers have been honoured with the Award, for designs covering a wide range – from automobiles and bicycles to furniture and household objects, portable sewing machines, typewriters, calculators, clocks, lighting as well as concepts and systems, technical equipment, and yachts.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

For the first time, the 2020 Compasso d'Oro included a "Products Career Award" which was given to three historical designs that have proven to be highly successful over time but were not awarded at the time of their inception: a 1962 floor lamp called Arco by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni; a bed design by Vico Magistretti from 1978 called "Nahalie"; and the now famous "Sacco" bean-bag chair designed by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, and Franco Teodoro in 1968.{{Cite web |title=The winners of the 2020 Compasso d'Oro Awards |url=https://www.domusweb.it/en/design/gallery/2020/09/09/the-winners-of-the-compasso-doro-awards.html |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Domus magazine |language=en-gb}}

The ADI Design Museum in Milan houses the historical collection of the ADI Compasso d’Oro Foundation, as well as temporary exhibitions, public talks and initiatives.{{Cite web |last=Marani |first=Giulia |date=30 July 2024 |title=The Compasso d'Oro is 70 years old. And it is all on show |url=https://www.salonemilano.it/en/articles/compasso-doro-70-years-old-and-it-all-show |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=Salone del Mobile |language=en}} On 22 April 2004, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism – through its Superintendency for Lombardy – declared the collection of "exceptional artistic and historical interest", thus making it part of the national cultural heritage.{{cite web|title=Compasso d'Oro|url=http://www.adi-design.org/compasso-d-oro.html|website=ADI Associazione per il disegno industriale|accessdate=22 June 2017}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-22 |title=Compasso d'Oro and ADI Museum |url=https://fineart.dimanoinmano.co.uk/magazine/compasso-doro-and-adi-museum/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=FineArt Magazine UK |language=en-US}} In 2020, the Milan square where the ADI Design Museum is situated was renamed "Piazza Compasso d'Oro" to honour the cultural and historical significance of the award.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-09-09 |title=Compasso d'Oro 2020: i vincitori premiati nel nuovo ADI Design Museum |url=https://www.ad-italia.it/news/2020/09/09/compasso-doro-2020-la-premiazione-nel-nuovo-adi-design-museum/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Architectural Digest Italia |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-06-20 |title=Design, A.Fontana: pilastro di economia e identità lombarda |url=https://www.radiostudio90italia.it/design-a-fontana-pilastro-di-economia-e-identit-lombarda/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Radio Studio90 Italia |language=it-IT}}

The inaugural ADI "Compasso d'Oro International Award" will be held at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.{{Cite web |title=Compasso d’Oro International Award |url=https://compassodorointernational.com/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=ADI Compasso d'Oro International |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=ADI - Associazione per il Disegno Industriale |url=https://www.adi-design.org/blog/il-compasso-d-oro-international-award-a-expo-2025-osaka.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.adi-design.org |language=it}} The winning entries will be exhibited in the Italian pavilion.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-08 |title=ADI Compasso d'Oro a Expo 2025 Osaka. Aperte le candidature - I vincitori saranno esposti al Padiglione Italia di Mario Cucinella ed entreranno a far parte della collezione permanente del Compasso d'Oro ADI |url=https://www.professionearchitetto.it/concorsi/notizie/32426/ADI-Compasso-d-Oro-a-Expo-2025-Osaka-Aperte-le-candidature |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=professione Architetto |language=it-IT}}

{{See also|Category:Compasso d'Oro Award recipients}}

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File:Sedia Compasso d’Oro, 1954. Design Carlo De Carli, produzione Cassina.jpg|Cassina Model 683 chair by {{ill|Carlo De Carli|it}} (1954 award){{Cite web |title=MOD.683 SEAT |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/mod-683-seat/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Olivetti Lettera 22 Typewriter Marcello Nizzoli.jpg|Olivetti Lettera 22 by Marcello Nizzoli (1954 award){{Cite web |title=LETTERA 22 TYPEWRITER |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/lettera-22-typewriter/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-07 |title=I 16 Compassi d'Oro Olivetti |url=https://www.archiviostoricolivetti.it/percorso-compassi-oro/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Associazione Archivio Storico Olivetti |language=it}}

File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Milano, 1960) - BEIC 6355518.jpg|{{Ill|Borletti|it|Fratelli Borletti}} Model 1102 "Super-automatic" sewing machine by Marco Zanuso (1956 award){{Cite web |title=MOD.1102 SEWING MACHINE |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/mod-1102-sewing-machine/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Cifra 5 digital flip clock designed by Gino Valle (1957).jpg|Solari Cifra 5 electric split-flap clock by Nani and {{ill|Gino Valle|it}} (1956 Award){{Cite web |title=CIFRA 5 CLOCK |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/cifra-5-clock/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Fiat Nuova 500 prima serie.jpg|Fiat Nuova 500 by Dante Giacosa (1959 award){{Cite web|title=FIAT 500 AUTOMOBILE |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/fiat-500-automobile/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Console di comando per sistema Olivetti ELEA 9003 - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D1230 2012.jpg|Olivetti ELEA electric calculator by Ettore Sottsass et al. (1959 award)

File:1960 Fiat Abarth 850 Record Monza, front left.jpg|Abarth 1000 Bialbero by Ugo Zagato (1960 award){{Cite web |title=ABARTH ZAGATO 1000 |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/abarth-zagato-1000/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Televisore a transistor, bianco e nero, portatile, 12 pollici - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano 11218.jpg|Brionvega Doney portable television by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso (1962 award){{Cite web |title=DONEY |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/doney/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Telefono automatico a batteria centrale (BCA) - Museo scienza tecnologia Milano D0952 02.jpg|Grillo telephone by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso (1967 award){{Cite web |title=GRILLO |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/grillo/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:" 12 - ITALY - Pouf Tuffet Sacco di Zanotta red armchair Triennale Design Museum.jpg|Zanotta Sacco chair by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro (1968 design; 2020 award){{Cite web |title=SACCO |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/sacco/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Olivetti-summa-19 ettore-sottsass.jpg|Olivetti SUMMA 19 by Ettore Sottsass and Hans Von Klier (1970 award){{Cite web |title=SUMMA 19 |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/summa-19/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:" 11 - ITALY - Atollo - Oluce - Vico Magistretti 1977.jpg|Oluce Atollo 233/D lamp by Vico Magistretti (1979 award){{Cite web |title=ATOLLO 233/D |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/atollo-233-d/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Richard sapper per alessi spa., caffettiera modello gogo, 1978-79.jpg|Alessi 9090 espresso maker by Richard Sapper (1979 award){{Cite web |title=9090 |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/9090-2/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Flos Parentesi.jpg|{{Ill|FLOS (lighting manufacturer)|lt=FLOS|it|FLOS}} Parentesi lamp by Achille Castiglioni from a Pio Manzù concept sketch (1979 award){{Cite web |title=PARENTESI |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/parentesi/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Vertabrae Chair Emilio Ambasz Krueger- Austin Calhoon Photograph.jpg|{{ill|Castelli (company)|lt=Castelli|it|Anonima Castelli}} Vertabrae chair by Emilio Ambasz and Giancarlo Piretti (1981 award){{Cite web |title=VERTEBRA |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/vertebra/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Techno Nomos Desk.jpg|{{ill|Tecno (company)|lt=Tecno|it|Tecno (arredamento)}} Nomos table and office desk system by Foster + Partners (1987 award){{Cite web |title=NOMOS |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/nomos/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Nuovo Milano Sottsass.JPG|Alessi Nuovo Milano cutlery by Ettore Sottsass with Alberto Gozzi (1989 award){{cite book|last=Alessi|first=Alberto|year=1998|title=The Dream Factory: Alessi since 1921|publisher=Könemann|pages=29|isbn=3-8290-1377-9}}

File:- 01 modello scala 1 1 Alfa Romeo Brera.jpg|Alfa Romeo Brera concept prototype by Giorgetto Giugiaro (2004 award){{Cite web |title=ALFA ROMEO BRERA |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/alfa-romeo-brera/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Ducati 1199 Panigale S left.JPG|Ducati 1199 Panigale by Giandrea Fabbro and Ducati Design Center (2014 award){{Cite web |title=1199 PANIGALE |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/1199-panigale/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

File:Fondazione PRADA , Via Ripamonti - Largo Isarco area, Golden Tower Rem Koolhass design.jpg|Fondazione Prada by Rem Koolhaas/OMA (2018 award){{Cite web |title=FONDAZIONE PRADA |url=https://www.adidesignmuseum.org/en/schede/fondazione-prada/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=ADI Design Museum |language=en-US}}

• Industrial design
• List of industrial designers
• List of Compasso d'Oro recipients by year (in Italian)
• List of design awards

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• {{cite book|title=Design of the 20th Century|first1=Charlotte|last1=Fiell|first2=Peter|last2=Fiell|publisher=Taschen|location=Köln|edition=25th anniversary|year=2005|page=174|isbn=9783822840788|oclc=809539744}}
• {{cite book|first1=Charlotte|last1=Fiell|first2=Peter|last2=Fiell|title=Industrial Design A-Z|year=2006|location=London|publisher=Taschen|isbn=978-3-8228-5057-2}}

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• [http://www.adi-design.org/ Official site of the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale] {{in lang|it}}
• [https://www.adi-design.org/tutte-le-edizioni-del-compasso-d-oro.html List of all Compasso d'Oro winners since 1954 by year/edition] {{in lang|it}}
• [https://www.raicultura.it/arte/articoli/2021/12/ADI-Design-Museum-Compasso-dOro-73ae9487-c7fb-41a0-bcbd-7a5ceddf06dd.html ADI Design Museum Compasso d'Oro], brief documentary film by RAI Culture television {{in lang|it}}

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