Amelia Tavella, AMDL CIRCLE and Alain Gilles on the Archiproducts Design Awards 2023 jury

French architect Amelia Tavella, considered a “rising star in French architecture” by the Institut Choiseul Ville de Demain and the renowned Italian studio AMDL CIRCLE, headed by Michele De Lucchi, have joined the jury for this year’s edition.
Belgian designer Alain Gilles has confirmed his participation for the fifth consecutive year.

There are only two days left to enter the eighth edition of the Archiproduct Awards, honouring design excellence worldwide. After the deadline, a multidisciplinary jury of more than 40 of the most influential names in global creativity will evaluate the submissions.

 

 

Amelia Tavella on the jury of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2023

Amelia Tavella was born in Corsica, where, thanks to the beauty of the island’s landscape, she was able to perceive and pursue “an openness to all horizons”. Her architectural work is characterised by a harmonious blend of sensuous, natural materials deeply rooted in the Mediterranean, reflecting the ethos and aesthetics of the region. Critics have highlighted the particular artistic approach that characterises Amelia Tavella’s work.
In 2021, the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour named her a Knight of the National Order of Merit.
“The Mediterranean is my matrix. I come from this unique place. I am the daughter of the Mediterranean scrub and sand, and it is here that I learned the complexity of my work as an architect,” explains Amelia Tavella. “The sea, the rocks, the beach. My femininity has embraced the femininity of this sea, delicately reweaving damaged lace, inspired by sediment, a soft and original material. My island taught me about light, colour and slope, constantly reminding me that there is no valid creation without ethics and that the past is the cradle of the present. My architecture is inspired by Mediterranean scrub. I absorb its beauty, its colour, its texture, its density. I always pay homage to it. I do not separate. Nature and my buildings are together, responding to each other – first an echo, then a fusion. I use my island’s materials to reincarnate it each time. Only one word sums up and drives my desire as an architect: ethics. This is how my artistic approach develops, linked to my roots, to origins”.

This unique creative process can be seen in her diverse portfolio of projects including the A Strega school, the Saint Teresa house, the Saint-François convent, the Sotheby’s flagship in Corsica, the landscape and urban design of the Ajaccio citadel, the Edmond Simeoni school in Lumio, the Simone Veil school in Villeurbanne and the recent collaboration with Rudy Ricciotti for the Henri Tomasi Conservatory in Ajaccio.

 

AMDL CIRCLE on the jury of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2023

AMDL CIRCLE, the versatile studio founded by Michele De Lucchi in Milan, has garnered international acclaim for its humanistic approach. The studio’s expertise spans architecture, interiors, product design, and communications, providing clients with strategic and impactful solutions.

AMDL CIRCLE’s team of architects, designers and craftspeople have worked on projects for public and private institutions, collaborating with such major companies as Intesa Sanpaolo, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, and designing buildings and exhibition systems for the Neues Museum in Berlin and the Gallerie d’Italia in Milan, Turin and Naples. The Milan studio has also designed spaces, products and furnishings for Alessi, Artemide, Cassina, Hermès, Poltrona Frau and UniFor.

 

Alain Gilles on the jury of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2023

Brussels-born Alain Gilles, a luminary in the world of industrial design, began his journey in the field after a political science and marketing management background. His passion for design led him to establish his own studio in 2007, where he embarked on crafting a unique approach to product, furniture and interior design as well as art direction. Throughout his career, Alain has collaborated with an array of international brands, including Ligne Roset (FR), Buzzispace (BE), Qui est Paul? (FR), O’Sun (BE-HK), Varaschin (IT), Casamania (IT), Deknudt Mirrors (BE), Zee (BE), Green Mood (BE), XL Boom (BE), Designer Box (FR), Verreum (CZ), Evolution (FR), La Chance (FR), Vincent Sheppard (BE)  and Bonaldo (IT).

His products have won international awards like the Henry Van De Velde Label, the Design for Asia Golden Award, the Red Dot Best of the Best for the Welded Table and the Good Design award for the Big Table. The prestigious Interieur Kortrijk fair named him ‘Designer of the Year’ in 2012 by.

The call for entries for the 2023 edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards is officially open!

Each brand can submit between 1 and 5 products, from furniture to lighting, from contract to building.

Those who also want to compete for the title of Winner Sustainability ADA 2023 must declare their candidacy and provide documentation demonstrating the use of sustainable materials and technologies.

The deadline for submissions is 8 September 2023.

In October, the long list of proposals for the final phase of the Award will be announced.
Winners will be revealed in November.