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Quadricycle Tito Tilt Quadricycle Frame by Mauricio Biazus Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
Mauricio Biazus honored for vehicle, mobility and transportation design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Quadricycle Tito Tilt Quadricycle Frame by Mauricio Biazus, designed for MAO design studio and architecture, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design category. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding Quadricycle Tito Tilt Quadricycle Frame
The Tito system is a new concept for four wheel vehicles that allows controlled leaning in curves. The articulated frame changes the geometry of the vehicle, improving stability, comfort and control. The lower suspension remains stable while the upper structure adapts to the turn. This solution reduces rider effort and improves safety. The concept can be used in urban, sport and electric mobility.
About Mauricio Biazus
Ele é um designer independente focado em transformar ideias fundamentais em soluções com propósito. Seu trabalho conecta visão e viabilidade, explorando novas abordagens para mobilidade e sistemas de produtos. Por meio de uma abordagem de 'root design', ele busca clareza, eficiência e impacto — criando conceitos inovadores, viáveis e relevantes, contribuindo para um ambiente construído mais cuidadoso e funcional.
Award Record
Mauricio Biazus is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design Award
The A' Vehicle Design Award is an international vehicle design competition recognizing good vehicle designs by best vehicle designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to vehicle designers, mobility solution providers, transportation design studios and automotive engineers from all countries. Typical entries include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, buses and trains. The awarded vehicle designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/vehicle
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/180450
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/180450
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!180450
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/378456
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://goo.su/aIx3Q
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Quadricycle Tito Tilt Quadricycle Frame
- Function
- Tilt Quadricycle Frame
- Category
- Vehicle, Mobility and Transportation Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive
- Images
- 5
- Client
- MAO design studio and architecture
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mauricio Biazus
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #180450
Credits
- Image Credits
- Images and videos generated by the author.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This design introduces a quadricycle concept based on an articulated frame with variable geometry that allows controlled leaning of the vehicle and wheels during cornering. Unlike conventional rigid quadricycles, it combines four-wheel stability with motorcycle-like dynamics. Its key strengths include improved maneuverability, reduced rider effort, enhanced cornering stability, and adaptability to combustion, hybrid, or electric powertrains, establishing a new benchmark for quadricycle performance and versatility.
- Inspiration
- Quadricycles, or ATVs, are vehicles recognized for their versatility, robustness, and high level of safety, and are widely used as recreational, sporting, and professional alternatives. Despite these qualities, their presence in urban environments and everyday-use applications remains limited. This limitation is directly related to their low dynamic maneuverability. The idea of this quadricycle is to bring it for urban use, expanding the mobility options within the city.
- Research
- Type of Research: applied and exploratory design research. Research Objectives: improve quadricycle stability and maneuverability while preserving safety. Methodology: comparative analysis between motorcycles and quadricycles combined with iterative conceptual design. Data Collection and Tools: technical literature, sketches and CAD studies Participants or Experiments: virtual behavior testing. Results, Insights and Impacts: a leaning frame system that reduces rider effort and increases control. Real-World Effect: supports safer urban mobility, expands product possibilities, and introduces new design approaches for future vehicles.
- Challenge
- The main creative challenge of the TITO project was to rethink the traditionally rigid quadricycle architecture through the lens of modern vehicle dynamics. Internally, the project required balancing structural safety with controlled leaning, overcoming established technical paradigms. Externally, legal constraints, industrial feasibility, and the maturity of electrification and control technologies were considered, resulting in a realistic, scalable solution aligned with current urban mobility demands.
- Realization and Technology
- The design was developed using an engineering-driven approach, combining vehicle dynamics principles with modular chassis architecture. Key elements include an articulated frame with variable geometry, fixed lower suspension, and a lean-controlled upper structure. The concept was refined through iterative sketching, CAD modeling, kinematic studies, and feasibility checks aligned with existing manufacturing processes, materials, and scalable production technologies.
- Operation and Interaction
- This vehicle is operated like a quadricycle, but it moves more naturally in curves. When the rider turns and shifts body weight, the vehicle gently leans, and the wheels follow this movement together. The structure adapts while riding, changing its shape only where needed. This interaction feels intuitive and stable. By leaning instead of resisting the turn, it improves balance, control, and comfort, delivering safer and more enjoyable performance than traditional quadricycles.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project born in 1990, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, and it was completed in the year 2025.
- Specifications
- Although conceptual, the project is based on realistic technical specifications. It uses a modular articulated frame with fixed lower suspension and a movable upper structure that enables controlled leaning. The system supports mechanical or electronically assisted steering, defined lean limits, and compatibility with combustion, hybrid, or in-wheel electric motors. All components are designed to align with existing manufacturing methods and current vehicle technologies.
- Keywords
- ATV, quadricycle, tiltframe, urban quadricycle, road quadricycle, road atv, urban atv, eletric quadricycle
