Porada International Design Award 2018: The jury

Here the names of the international jury that will meet on December 14^th 2018 to decree the winners of the competition

Total prize money: € 10.000

Regulations and application details on: www.porada.it and www.porada-design-award.polidesign.netMilan, November 2018 - Porada Arredi srl, a leading company in the production of furnishing accessories, POLI.design 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 2018, the new edition of the international competition, focused this year on creation of innovative concepts for different types of writing desks and dressing tables.

The jury will, therefore, consists of:
•             Bruno Allievi, CEO Porada
•             Tiziano Allievi, Associate Porada
•             Brian Buchard, Photographer
•             Roberto de Paolis, POLI.design
•             Antonio Maciá Mateu, Architect and Professor
•             Ettore Mocchetti, Editor of AD Italy
•             Toru Oshige, Executive Officer/Marketing General Manager of Actus, Japan
•             Leon Sun, Editor of Elle Decoration China
•             Bruno Tarsia, Architect and Stylist

An international level jury, that on December 14^th 2018 will meet at Villa del Grumello, in Como,  to evaluate the applications received.
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 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 9^th to 14^th, 2019.The total prize money of € 10.000 will be allocated as follows: 

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

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

Italian and creative designers have been invited to interpret Porada values ​​and identity, the leading brand in Italian design, through the creation of innovative concepts for various typologies of desk and coiffeuse, in which it is prevalent (but not necessarily exclusive) the use of solid wood.

Contacts:
Email: award@porada.itTel.: [+39]031.766215Ufficio

Comunicazione POLI.design: Chiara Gattuso
Mail: Comunicazione@POLIdesign.netTel. [+39] 02.23997201www.polidesign.net
Ufficio Comunicazione Porada: Laura Allievi
Mail: laura@porada.itTel.: [+39]031.766215www.porada.it