Thermovar VAR/M3 radiator
- Designer
- Giovanni Varlonga
- Producer
- F.E.A.L. Fonderie Elettriche Alluminio Leghe
- Year of the award
- 1960
- Category
- Household appliances
Reason for the award:
The considerable technical-aesthetic contribution provided to resolve problems in manufacturing by the Thermovar Feal in VAR / M3 Series aluminium is the main reason for the 1960 Compasso d'Oro award. Based on a new use of the technical characteristics of the material, the body (which is placed between the radiator and the radiant panel) allows the resolution of the twin problem of thermal efficiency and the aesthetics of the furniture without altering either the building structures relating to the heating systems or requiring the usual concealing. Thanks to these characteristics it constitutes an excellent example of a form of design which, rightly solves aesthetic problems through an in-depth renewal of the technical systems that necessitate it.