Marcello Colli Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Dorian Family Decorative Architectural Lamps in Lighting Products and Fixtures Design

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Dorian Family Decorative Architectural Lamps by Marcello Colli, designed for Contardi Lighting, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Lighting Products and Fixtures Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Bronze A' Design Award Means

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

About Dorian Family Decorative Architectural Lamps

In the designer's mind, Dorian lamp had to combine essential lines with a strong identity and fine lighting characteristics. Born to merge decorative and architectural features, it conveys a sense of class and minimalism. Dorian features a lamp and a mirror framed by brass and black mate structures, it comes to life in function of the intense and indirect light it emits. The Dorian Family is composed of floor, ceiling and suspensions lamps, compatible with remote control systems or dimmable with foot control.

About Marcello Colli

Marcello Colli attended the University of the Reggio Emilia Project in 1991. He took care of his training on design and communication with the teachers Gianfranco Gasparini, Paolo Bettini, and Giulio Bizzarri. In recent years he has come into contact through the school with numerous Italian design and industry companies such as Alessi, Bialetti, Barilla and with design and communication personalities such as Alessandro Mendini, Stefano Giovannoni, Luigi Ghirri, Ruggero Pierantoni, Antonio Caronia. After graduating he works as a freelancer in the design sector collaborating with the Tegoni studio and in the Fashion sector with the Maska company.

Award Record

This recognition makes Marcello Colli a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Award

The A' Lighting Design Award is an international lighting design competition recognizing good lighting designs by best lighting designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to lighting designers, lighting architects, industrial design studios and lighting product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include chandeliers, pendant lights, wall sconces, table lamps, floor lamps and outdoor lights. Awarded lighting designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/lighting

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

• Winner Page: https://designers.org/103135
• A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/103135
• Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!103135
• Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/274797
• Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.contardi-italia.com/en_product.php?ID=134

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