Reaching it’s 4th edition, Milan Design Award, first and unique award dedicated to the best set-ups of Milan Design Week, part of Design Week Festival organised by elita, has been assigned to ECAL – Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne – “Delirious Home”, the best project to combine the conceptual aspects with the visual aspects, maintaining a poetic vision of every single creative work, combining research, irony and practicality.

Assigned by Cristina Tajani – “Fashion & Design” Council Member of Comune di Milano – Claudio Luti – Cosmit President and Patricia Urquiola – designer and winner of Milano Design Award 2013 – on the main stage of Teatro Franco Parenti during the official awarding ceremony, on Sunday 13 April.

“An award representing an homage to creativity and to the ability of combining innovative expressive languages with the new trends of the Italian style “ according to Cristina Tajani, the “Fashion & Design” Council Member of Comune di Milano. ” For the first time in this edition we were able to combine Salone del Mobile with FuoriSalone, a demonstration of trust towards young talents and their ability to adopt an international perspective. An attitude to dialogue and debate that has distinguished the collaboration between the Comune and all the operators.

“The incredible enthusiasm of the city and the important participation of this Salone Del Mobile , prepares Milano for its next edition and for the crucial event of Expo, proving the importance of our city for the international design” remarks Claudio Luti, Presidente del Cosmit.

Milano Design Award was realised in collaboration with IED, Future Concept Lab, Fuorisalone.it, Interner Explorer, La Repubblica, D, D Casa, R Casa.