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Founded at | Milan, Italy |
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Type | Professional assosciation |
Purpose | Promotion of good design |
Headquarters | Piazza Compasso d'Oro, 1 |
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Region | Lombardy |
Products | ADI Design Index ADI Permanent Design Observatory |
Membership | C. 1,100 |
Subsidiaries | ADI Foundation ADI Design Museum ADI Compasso d'Oro |
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ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale) is an Italian association of about 1.100 architects, designers, manufacturers, trade journalists, academics and design universities. [1] The ADI is responsible for the administration of the Compasso d'Oro design awards. [2]
The ADI was founded in 1956 in Milan by a group of prominent architects, designers, and industrialists including Alberto Rosselli , Giulio Castelli , and Livio Castiglioni (who, respectively, served as the first three presidents of the organisation). [3] [4]
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. [5]
The biennial 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. [6] [7] [5]