Associazione per il Disegno Industriale

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Associazione per il Disegno Industriale
Founded atMilan, Italy
TypeProfessional assosciation
PurposePromotion of good design
HeadquartersPiazza Compasso d'Oro, 1
Location
  • Milan, Italy
Region
Lombardy
ProductsADI Design Index
ADI Permanent Design Observatory
Membership
C. 1,100
SubsidiariesADI Foundation
ADI Design Museum
ADI Compasso d'Oro
Websiteadi-design.org

ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale) is an Italian association of about 1.100 architects, designers, manufacturers, trade journalists, academics and design universities.[1] Each year, the ADI awards its Compasso d'Oro design awards.

History and purpose[edit]

The ADI was founded in 1956 in Milan by a group of prominent architects, designers, and industrialists including Alberto Rosselli [it], Giulio Castelli [it], and Livio Castiglioni (who, respectively, served as the first three presidents of the organisation).[2]

The Olivetti Valentine, winner of the ADI's 1970 Compasso d'Oro

The objective of the ADI is to promote and enhance the understanding of and impact of high-quality Italian and international design as an industrial, economic, and cultural phenomenon.[3]

The annual Compasso d'Oro award, considered to be the most prestigious industry accolade, is granted by the ADI. A collection of Compasso d'Oro winning designs and other material related to the history and practice of design in Italy and abroad is held by the ADI Design Museum in Milan.[4][5][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ADI". Designindex.it.
  2. ^ "disegno industriale nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ a b "History and Architecture". ADI Design Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  4. ^ "The spoon and the city". ADI Design Museum. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ "Gio Ponti, genio e arte dalla tavola all'infinito". www.quotidianodipuglia.it (in Italian). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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