Compasso d’Oro: 50 years of Italian Design
The Compasso d’Oro Design awards have been presented in Milan since 1954. Initially these awards were presented every year. Later they were presented every two years, and they have been presented every three years since 1967.
This prestigious award of international renown aims to encourage industrialists and craftsmen to raise the production standard, both from a technological and aesthetic viewpoint.
The exhibition presents a chronological survey of the entries that have been selected or that have won the Compasso d’Oro Award from 1954 until 2004.
Some important award winners were Mario Bellini, Andrea Branzi, Marcel Breuer, Achille Castiglione, Sergio Pininfarina, Kaj Franck, Gio Ponti, Renzo Piano, Richard Sapper, Marco Zanuso, Vico Magistretti, Ettore Sottsass and Bruno Munari.
"ZIZI", small monkey, toy
Design : Bruno Munari
Production : PIGOMMA Srl, Milan
Compasso d'Oro 1954
"PANTYSOL" dress ( Il manto e la Pelle )
Design : Nanni Strada with the collaboration of Clino Castelli
Production : CALZA BLOCH, Milan 1979
Compasso d'Oro 1979
"LOLA", lamp
Design : Paolo Rizzatto & Alberto Meda
Production : LUCEPLAN Spa, Milan
Compasso d'Oro 1989
"MAY DAY", lamp
Design : Konstantin Grcic
Production : FLOS Spa, Bovezzo (BS)
Compasso d'Oro 2001
"MP3", scooter
Design : Marco Lambri
Production : PIAGGIO & C. Spa., Pontedera
Compasso d'Oro 2004
"BRERA", coupé, prototype
Design : Giorgetto Giugiaro – Italdesign
Production : ITALDESIGN GIUGIARO Spa & ALFA ROMEO, Turin
Compasso d'Oro 2004
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