Tecnargilla Design Award 2016: Participants at "Light and Shadow"

On September 27^th, during Tecnargilla 2016, the Tecnargilla Design Award ceremony was held for the winners of the competition set up by Acimac (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for Ceramics) and Rimini Fiera to recognise the latest technological innovations applied to the ceramics industry.

The fourth edition of the of the competition, this year centring on the theme of "Light and Shadow", saw the participation of twelve machinery and paint manufacturers (Colorobbia Italia, Digital Design, Emar Impianti, Esmalglass Itaca, Esmaltes, LB Officine Meccaniche, Metco, Sacmi, Sertile, Surfaces, System Group and Torrecid Group), whose projects had to meet the five requisites asked for by the jury: aesthetics, versatility, commercial potential, originality and innovative technological content.

The winner of the Tecnargilla Design Award 2016 was the project "Mutant" by System Ceramics.

Watch also the image gallery with all the projects of the competition

Omar Gubertini, System Ceramics

Omar Gubertini describes the project called "Mutant", developed by System and winner of the Tecnargilla Design Award 2016. System ceramic project has been awarded for its outstanding ability to meet the five criteria established by the jury, namely aesthetics, versatility, marketability, originality and innovative technological content.

Michele Fiorenzi, Atlas Concorde

Member of the jury of the Tecnargilla Design Award 2016, Michele Fiorenzi (Atlas Concorde) explains how the 12 competing projects struck him as for the technologies used and how they can meet the needs of R&D departments of ceramic tile industries, today.

Elena Pellesi, Digital Design

Elena Pellesi describes the project called “Origami” developed by Digital Design.

Emilio Benedetti, LB

Emilio Benedetti describes the project entitled "Blaze of colours between sky and sea, between light and shadow" from LB.