The Jury of the 15th edition held in Milan on 12th April 1989 unanimously resolved to give the Compasso d’Oro Award to Tecno, for the high level of cultural quality expressed over time through the interpretation of the various display, production and graphic systems.
The Jury of the 15th edition held in Milan on 12th April 1989 unanimously decided to give the Compasso d’Oro Award to the Istituto Commercio Estero (Foreign Trade Institute) – I.C.E. for the extraordinary organizational and coordination effort made in recent years to spread knowledge and awareness of Italian design throughout the world, through a careful and balanced use of various communication tools such as interviews, round tables, seminars, conferences, catalogues and exhibitions, including the Compasso d’Oro, Amsterdam, July-August 1987; Forum Design, Singapore, October 1988 and Italia 2000, Moscow, October 1988.
Graduated in Milan in 1944, he was employed in the studio of the Livio and Pier Giacomo brothers working on urban planning, architecture and design projects. Among the founders of ADI in 1956, he designed numerous objects that have become symbols of Italian design, such as the Mezzadro stool (with Pier Giacomo, Zanotta 1957), the San Luca chair (Gavina, 1960), the Arco lamp (with Pier Giacomo, Flos 1962 ) and the Record clock (Alessi 1982). Among his numerous awards, he has eight Golden Compasses, in addition to that for his career.
JUSTIFICATION
The Jury of the 15th edition held in Milan on 12th April 1989 unanimously decided to give confer the Compasso d’Oro Award to Achille Castiglioni, for having raised design to the highest values of culture through his irreplaceable experience.
The Jury of the 15th edition held in Milan on 12th April 1989 unanimously decided to give the Compasso d’Oro Award to B&B for its constant integration carried out in order to combine the values of technical-scientific research with those necessary for the functionality and expressiveness of its products.
