IDEAS 4 WOOD
CARPANELLI AWARD
VIII EDIZIONE: La finale
The Final of the eighth edition of the Ideas4Wood – Carpanelli Award contest took place on July 16.
This year, the event was held in an exceptional institutional setting: the Testori Auditorium at Palazzo Lombardia, home to the Regional Council, in the presence of Alessandro Fermi, Councillor for Universities and Innovation of the Lombardy Region.
The prestigious setting further underscores the growing recognition of IDEAS4WOOD as a leading event on the international design scene, extending well beyond its origins as an industry initiative.
Ideas4Wood is more than a competition: it is an international stage where talent, research and sensitivity come together to give wood a new voice, revealing it as a living, renewable material and a timeless expression of beauty.
The Jury was chaired by architect Silvia Piardi, Honorary Professor at Politecnico di Milano.
Across its first eight editions, the contest has involved nearly 7,000 designers, reaching a total audience of more than 16,000 professionals, architects and students from universities and academies around the world. The current edition alone attracted more than 800 participants.
STUDENTS CATEGORY
1st place
INTAGLIO by Aigin Juhls
Istituto Marangoni Milano Design, Norway
2nd place
DUNE by Alessandro Trombatore
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italy
3rd place
SIGN by Martina Melillo
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italy
IQD Award
FOLD by Gloria Maria Citterio
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italy
Special Mentions
MORTISE by Gustav Craft
Istituto Marangoni Milano Design
SHOJI by Gianmarco Festa
Istituto Marangoni Milano Design
ALISEO by Alessandro Dell’Aquila
ISIA Rome
PROFESSIONISTS CATEGORY
1st place
SISTEMA CS by Giuseppe Valentino
Avellino, Italy
2nd place
ANIMA by Matteo Patamia & Giulio Gobbi
Bologna, Italy
3rd place
FRAME by Giuseppe Di Liddo
Trani, Italy
IQD Award
WABI SABI by Filippo Mambretti
Chiasso, Switzerland
The design of the future is built together. That is why we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who made this journey possible.
A special thank you to TABU S.p.A. and to the International Jury, as well as to all the professors, participants, finalists and winners.
For us at Carpanelli, supporting Ideas4Wood means giving a voice to new perspectives and to innovative ways of reinterpreting a noble material such as wood.
Congratulations to everyone, and see you at the next edition!
