Many will remember the valve Charlotte, a project that saw the light in March 2020 in Brescia, then the Italian epicenter of the Covid pandemic -19.

With a lot of ingenuity and with the typical 'tailoring ability' that distinguishes Italian entrepreneurship, Cristian Fracassi, founder of the startup Isinnova, and his team in a few days designed a valve to be 3D printed and applied to a snorkeling mask commercially available in large quantities and distributed by a multinational French.

With what is now known as Easy-Covid19 and was awarded yesterday with the Compasso d'Oro ADI, Italy has responded to the lack of sanitary devices in the area for intensive care in the Covid-19 emergency.

A dutiful homage to the chair, which, as Luciano Galimberti recalls, is 'the most complex machine that all great designers have to deal with', went to Plato, a minimal seat designed by Jasper Morrison for Magis and made of die-cast aluminum, a completely recyclable material at the end of its life.

Moreover, the new materials, sustainable and innovative, were a clear focus of the selection of the jurors for this edition of the Prize, which enhanced not only the final object, but also the process that leads to make it happen.

This is undoubtedly the case of RH120 by Ricehouse, a multi-component plaster with a natural finish that uses rice paste and is the result of extensive research in the field of components. for construction and the Klipper sound-absorbing system, designed by Felicia Arvid for Caimi Brevetti, which uses recyclable polyurethane at 100%.

Scouting on mobility was also central: here stands out the electric forklift E-Worker, produced by Merlo, which has the merit of bringing the sustainability in the industrial sector.

They stand out for their ingenuity ØG ™ Zero Gravity, the window frame proposed by Secco Sistemi which solves the problem of sliding large doors with magnetic levitation, without having to resort to the aid of an electric motor and Order, a project by Adriano Design for Fabita, which interprets the hob theme in a flexible life to a series of independent and transportable elements.

The three key concepts - development, sustainable and responsible - which guided the jury in the selection were the same ones used to award the 25 honorable mentions.

'Responsible' is the Sula carafe designed by Giulio Iacchetti which encourages the use of tap water at the table, a practice that, if widespread, would limit the abuse of bottles of plastic.

'Sustainable' is Giotto the device for charging electric vehicles produced by Repower and designed by Makio Hasuike &Co, which brings attention to the ecological transition of mobility.