Porada International Design Award 2016

1st PRIZE PROFESSIONAL (€ 3.000): “The Swaying Bamboo” by Bogdan Bondarenko and Yuliia Fedorenko
1st PRIZE STUDENT (€ 2.000): “Arborem” by Davide Mazza

Total prize money: € 10.000
More info about the winners here

Announced the winners of PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2016, the contest sponsored by Porada Arredi srl, a leading company from Como in the production of furnishing accessories, and POLI.design, Politecnico di Milano, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design.

The jury, gathered on January 27 in the wonderful setting of the eighteenth-century building Palazzo Natta in Como, selected the six winners – three in the Professional category and the same number in the Student category – who participated in the call opened during the Design Week in Milan.
Original and innovative concept of coat hangers, wall-mounted and free-standing coat hooks, equipped or equippable, which convey the values and identity of a leading brand of Italian design like Porada: these were the cornerstones of the competition addressed to Italian and foreign designers and creatives (individuals or teams).

The total prize money of € 10.000 will be allocated as follows:

PROFESSIONAL Category:
1st prize, € 3.000: The Swaying Bamboo, by Bogdan Bondarenko and Yuliia Fedorenko (Ukraina)

2nd prize, € 2.000: Simple Tree, by Andrey Fabishevskiy and Sofia Solomko (Russia)

3rd prize, € 1.000: Planet, by Gianni Stefan (Italia)

STUDENT Category:
1st prize, € 2.000: Arborem, by Davide Mazza (Politecnico di Milano)

2nd prize, € 1.200: Add, by Camilla Algisi (Politecnico di Milano)

3rd prize, € 800: Pixel, by Giulia Di Benedetto (Politecnico di Milano)

Reserved also two special mentions to the projects Tulipano by Mariia Surkova and Maksim Nizov (Russia), for the Professional category. and Simbiosi by Giacomo Zanella (Italy), for the Student category.

The Swaying Bamboo, the winner for the Professional category, is a hanger with a modular design made of two elements: the wall box and a rack with hook. The structure is inspired by the bamboo which symbolizes undying love, safety and well-being in the house in the Eastern philosophy.
The product, created by the Russian designers Bogdan Bondarenko and Yuliia Fedorenko, was awarded by the jury “for the ease of use, versatility of additional functions and inspiration to the morphology of the vegetation”.

The naturalistic perspective inspired also Arborem, the project of Davide Mazza, student at Politecnico of Milano, winner for the Student category. The structure of this freestanding hanger in solid wood can be divided into three main areas: three legs for the base, the central node and branched arms, to recall the sinuous shape of a tree.
Simplicity and sense of proportion are the reasons given by the jury in the evaluation of the project that fully meets the Porada style.

Distinguishing factors in assessing the works have been the originality, the degree of innovation and pursuit of new design solutions related to the processes typically used for solid wood, the experimentation with materials and surface finishes, the capacity of projects to define and anticipate scenarios of functionality and innovative concepts in the use of wooden furniture and contemporary furnishings, with particular regard to typological, technological and morphological decisions.

The jury was formed by Roberto de Paolis (POLI.design), Bruno Allievi (CEO Porada), Tiziano Allievi (Partner Porada), Ramon Reyes Antonio (Head ofi Ramon R. Antonio Architects, Manila), Atsushi Hirata (Associate Senior Interior Designer of DSGN design, Johannesburg), Andrea Castrignano (Interior Designer), Michele Lupi (Editor of Icon Design), Francisco Rueda León (Owner and General Manager di Oboe), Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis (Politecnico di Milano).

A great success for the 2016 edition of the Contest: 427 submissions, 228 in the Professional category and 199 in the Student category. Numerous submissions by Italian designers, but also on the international front: Russia, Iran, Ucraina, Stati Uniti, Finlandia, Polonia e Venezuela, just some of the nations involved.

The appointment for the launch of 2017 edition of the Competition will be during the next Milan Design Week.

More than 420 applications received from all around the world.

Soon the winners will be announced.

Meeting of the Jury: January 27, 2017
Total prize money: € 10.000
Regulations and application details on: www.porada.it

Over 420 candidates for the new edition of PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2016, launched last April at the Milan Design Week 2016 from Porada Arredi srl, a leading company in the production of furnishing accessories, and POLI.design, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design.

Original and innovative concept of coat hangers, wall-mounted and free-standing coat hooks, equipped or equippable, which convey the values and identity of a leading brand of Italian design like Porada: these are the cornerstones of the competition addressed to Italian and foreign designers and creatives (individuals or teams), professionals or non-professionals, corporate employees and students.

On November 30, the deadline set for the submission of applications, the selection board has counted 427 projects, 228 in the Professional category and 199 in the Student category.

The initiative confirms the success of the four previous editions, recording several submissions by Italian designers but also on the international front, with applications coming from Russia, Iran, Ukraine, United States, Finland, Poland and Venezuela, to name just some of the Nations involved.

To know the names of the winners, however, will have to wait until next January 27, when the Jury, composed of renowned international experts in the field, will meet in the prestigious setting of the eighteenth-century Palazzo Natta in Como, seat of the Polo Territoriale of Como of Politecnico di Milano, to judge and select the best proposals.

Among the members of the jury, Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis (Politecnico di Milano), Roberto de Paolis (POLI.design), Bruno Allievi (CEO Porada Arredi srl), Tiziano Allievi (Porada Arredi srl Associate), Andrea Castrignano (Interior Designer), Tillmann Pruefer (Style Editor of Zeitmagazin, Germany), Michele Lupi (Director of Icon Design), Ramon Reyes Antonio (Head of Ramon R. Antonio Architects, Manila), Atsushi Hirata (Associate Senior Interior Designer of DSGN design, Johannesburg).

The jury will choose three winners for each of the two categories (Students and Professionals) in the competition, who will receive their awards at a dedicated event
The total prize money of € 10.000 will be allocated as follows:

PROFESSIONAL Category:
1st prize: € 3.000
2nd prize: € 2.000
3rd prize: € 1.000

STUDENT Category:
1st prize: € 2.000
2nd prize: € 1.200
3rd prize: € 800

The winning projects of the competition will also be made and possibly produced by Porada at a later stage.

So don’t miss January 27 appointment, to find out the winners of PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2016.

Innovative concept for coat hangers: this is the challenge of the new edition of the contest
International Design Competition sponsored by PORADA ARREDI Srl and POLI.design, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design.

Project delivery deadline: November 30, 2016
Total prize money: € 10.000

Innovation, originality and research of new design solutions related to woodworking, in line with the distinctive values of a leading brand of Italian design such Porada: these are the foundations of PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2016, the new edition of the international competition which this year choose to focus on different types of clothes hangers.

Promoted by Porada Arredi srl, a leading company in the production of furnishing accessories, and POLI.design, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design, the competition is open to Italian and foreign designers and creative people (individuals or groups), professionals or non-professionals, corporate employees and students, challenging them to identify original and innovative concept of coat hangers and wall-mounted and free-standing coat hooks, equipped or equippable.

The new call was officially launched during the Milan Design Week 2016, as part of the award ceremony for the winning projects of the fourth edition of the competition, dedicated to the Media Units, which was held at the PORADA booth at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Rho on April 13. An edition, that of 2015, which raised a total of 156 applications from around the world (Italy, Iran, Ukraine, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia and Japan are among the countries that took part) and which saw the recognition of six projects, that stood out for their quality. The competition for the Professional category was won by the cabinet for HI-FI, TV and multimedia products “Concept Balcony”, presented by German designer Philipp Schaake. An Italian, instead, won the Students category: Luca Nodari, from the Politecnico di Milano, was awarded first prize in this category with “Orbita”, a Media Unit whose structure, orbital in fact, allows the elements that constitute it to rotate around a pivot, always creating different shapes of the object.

Projects relating to the edition 2016, to be submitted by November 30, 2016, must be original and unpublished, they must enhance the use of production technologies and woodworking processes and typical finishing of the solid wood. Wood, whether in natural-finish, preferably in finishes prevalently used by the company, or painted, can be combined with metal, mirrors, crystals, leather, hides or fabric.
The projects should also comply with specific functionality, with the current safety standards, with ergonomic characteristics, with both environmental and sustainable design characteristics.

A jury composed of renowned experts in the field will judge and select the winning projects. When evaluating the entries, the judges will take into account: their originality, the degree of innovation and pursuit of new design solutions related to the processes typically used for solid wood, experimentation with materials and surface finishes, the capacity of projects to define and anticipate scenarios of use and innovative concepts in the use of wooden furniture and contemporary furnishings, with particular regard to typological, technological and morphological decisions.

Jury will be composed of:
• Bruno Allievi, CEO Porada Arredi srl;
• Tiziano Allievi, Porada Arredi srl Associate;
• Roberto de Paolis, POLI.design;
• Arturo Dell’Acqua Bellavitis, Politecnico di Milano;
• Andrea Castrignano, Interior Designer;
• Tillmann Pruefer, Style Editor of Zeitmagazin, Germany;
• Michele Lupi, Director of Icon Design;
• Ramon Reyes Antonio, Head of Ramon R. Antonio Architects, Manila;
• Atsushi Hirata, Associate Senior Interior Designer of DSGN design, Johannesburg.

The jury will choose three winners for each of the two categories (Students and Professionals) in the competition, who will receive their awards at a dedicated event.
The total prize money of € 10.000 will be allocated as follows:

PROFESSIONAL Category:
1st prize: € 3.000
2nd prize: € 2.000
3rd prize: € 1.000

STUDENT Category:
1st prize: € 2.000
2nd prize: € 1.200
3rd prize: € 800

The winning projects of the competition will also be prototyped and possibly produced by Porada at a later stage.

For more details on how to participate or to submit an application, designers and creative professionals, both Italian and foreign should consult the announcement on the site www.porada.it or www.porada-design-award.polidesign.net.