Porada International Design Award 2019

1st PRIZE PROFESSIONAL (€ 3,000): ): “Hackford” by Apostolos Papadimitriou

1st PRIZE STUDENT (€ 2,000): “Frame” by Niccolò Devetag

Friday 6th December, in the charming setting of Villa del Grumello in Como, the jury of the PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2019 have selected the winners of the competition, promoted by Porada Arredi srl, a leading company in the furniture accessories production industry, and POLI.design, under the patronage of ADI, the Association for Industrial Design.

There are six winners – three in the Professional category and three in the Student category – who were able to grasp the spirit of the competition by proposing a number of innovative and original projects based on the different types of sideboard and cupboard, able to represent the distinctive values ​​of a key brand for Italian design such as Porada.

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

For the PROFESSIONAL category:

1st prize: € 3.000:  Apostolos Papadimitriou with “Hackford”

2nd prize: € 2.000: Mattia Fornari with “Torii”

3rd prize: € 1.000: Valentina Marinig with “Tarsia”

For the STUDENT category:

1st prize: € 2.000: Niccolò Devetag with “Frame”

2nd prize:  €1.200: Bianca Maria Rodriguez and Arcangelo Primato with “Paperwood”

3rd prize: € 800: Davide Bozzo with “Arcaica”

They are all works of outstanding quality, which stood out to the judicial panel from the 316 projects submitted: 222 in the professional category and 94 in the students category. There were many submissions from Italy, but there was an equally positive international response: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Japan, Jordan, Turkey, Thailand are just some of the nations involved.

“Hackford” by Apostolos Papadimitriou won the competition for the Professional category. It has been chosen by the jury because it was create from the search for a new entertainment unit, capable of hosting numerous devices that could accompany the TV in the near future, such as TV service boxes, game consoles, hubs, Apple TVs and stereo equipment.

Niccolò Devetag student at Politecnico di Milano, was instead awarded the prize in the Student category with “Frame”.

The project, born from the idea of ​​maintaining a neutral element, consists of a display unit for the night area or commercial environments.

Trying to combine aesthetics, functionality and simplicity of production, the structure is composed of wooden panels, which through the play of light, the contrast between surfaces and different geometries, enhance the worked solid wood.

The  jury  was made up of well-known experts in the field including Bruno Allievi (CEO Porada), Tiziano Allievi (Assocaite Porada), Roberto de Paolis (POLI.design), Charlotte Dunagan (Dunagan Diverio Design Group), Hicham Lahlou (International Designer & Interior Architect), James Liang (CEO, Juyan International Co. Ltd., Taiwan), David Nicholls (Deputy Editor, House & Garden Uk), Livia Peraldo (Director, Elle Decor Italia) and Federico Pepe (Le Dictateur Studio). To evaluate the works the jury considered their originality, their degree of innovation, and research into new design solutions concerning the typical processing of solid wood, experimentation with materials and surface finishes, the ability of projects to define and anticipate scenarios of use, and innovative concepts for the use of wooden furniture and contemporary furnishing accessories, with particular regard to typological, technological and morphological resolutions.

PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2019
Here the names of the international jury that will meet on December 6th 2019 to decree the winners of the competition

Total prize money: € 10.000

Porada Arredi srl, a leading company in the production of furnishing accessories, POLI.design founded by Politecnico di Milano and ADI, the Association for Industrial Design, present the jury of experts who will judge the applications received to decree the winners of PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2019, the new edition of the international competition, focused this year on creation of different types of sideboard and cupboard.

The jury will, therefore, consists of:

Bruno Allievi, CEO Porada
Tiziano Allievi, Associate Porada
Roberto de Paolis, POLI.design
Charlotte Dunagan, Dunagan Diverio Design Group, Miami
Hicham Lahlou, International Designer & Interior Architect, Marocco
James Liang, CEO, Juyan International Co. Ltd., Taiwan
David Nicholls, Deputy Editor, House & Garden Uk
Livia Peraldo, Direttore, Elle Decor Italia
Federico Pepe, Le Dictateur Studio, Milano

An international level jury, that on December 6th 2019 will meet at Villa del Grumello, in Como,  to evaluate the 316 applications received from all over the world: 222 professional projects and 94 student projects.

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.

The jury will then announce three winners for each of the two categories in competition (Students and Professionals), who will be awarded during an event dedicated to the Salone del Mobile in Milan from April 21st to 26th, 2020.

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

Porada International Design Award is an annual design competition organized by the Porada Arredi of Cabiate (CO) with POLI.design, founded by the Politecnico di Milano, with the patronage of ADI – Association for Industrial Design.

The competition, aimed at Italian and foreign designers and creatives (individuals or groups), freelancers or non-professionals, employees of companies and design students, has arrived this year at the 10th edition organized by POLI.design.

The VIII edition focused on the different types of Sideboard and Cupboard

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 15, 2019
Total prize money: € 10.000
Regulations and application details on: www.porada-design-award.polidesign.net

PORADA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2019, the new edition of the international competition, is focused this year on different types of Sideboard and Cupboard, in which the use of solid wood is prevalent (although not necessarily exclusive) and which conveys the values and the identity of the Porada brand.

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. Innovation, originality and search for new design solutions for woodworking processes: these are the guidelines of the challenge.

A jury composed of renowned experts in the field will judge and select the winning projects. In 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.

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.