Awards Ceremony of the 8th International IDEAS4WOOD Contest

The 8th edition of IDEAS4WOOD came to a close on 16 July with an awards ceremony held in the prestigious Auditorium Testori at Palazzo Lombardia, followed by a Gala Dinner at the Belvedere on the building’s 39th floor. Recognized as the leading international competition dedicated to wood, IDEAS4WOOD has a strong educational mission: to promote knowledge of wood and encourage its use as a noble, living, and renewable material capable of inspiring the next generation of designers.

The awards ceremony was attended not only by representatives of the organizing companies and sponsors, but also by leading figures from the institutional and wood-furniture sectors, including Alessandro Fermi, Regional Minister for Universities, Research and Innovation of Lombardy, Claudio Feltrin, President of Assarredo, and Paolo Fantoni, President of Assopannelli.

Organized by Tabu – the Cantù-based company internationally recognized for its expertise in natural wood dyeing and multilaminar wood technology – and held under the patronage of FederlegnoArredo, FSC Italia, PEFC Italia, and ADI, the competition once again confirmed its international appeal, attracting around 500 entries submitted by participants from 20 different countries.

TABU STUDENT CATEGORY WINNERS:

1º Place – TRANSITION
Giulia Villa – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia

2° Place – UNFOLD
Mahra Mustafa – Istituto Marangoni Milano Design, UAE

3° Place – REED
Zoe Barborini – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia

Honorable Mention – VERTICALIА
Giulia Camellini & Celeste Bacciglieri – Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, Italia
Jury Prize – MARKS OF BEING
Kira Nikolaeva – Istituto Marangoni Dubai, Kirghizistan
IQD Prize – MAREA DI LUCE
Franco Nieto, Giovana Miglioli, Francesco Modenato, Juan Inglés, Livia Zanchini – Politecnico di Torino (Argentina, Brasile, Spagna, Italia)
FSC® Prize – RISO
Gloria Maria Citterio – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia
PEFC and RODA FOR YOU Prizes – STRATIGRAFIE
Chiara Anna Barina – Università IUAV di Venezia, Italia
FINECO Prize – SHIBORI
Veronika Merlin – Politecnico di Milano, Italia

TABU PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY WINNERS:

1º Place – THUNDERSTORM SKY
Anastasia Ulanova – Mosca, Russia

2° Place – KINETIC OMBRE
Kiraz Sema Turhan – Turchia

3° Place – CORTECCIA
Katia Ponti – Cantù, Italia

IQD Prize – VIBRAZIONE VISIVA
M. Claudia Brighenti – Bologna, Italia
PEFC Prize – ENROSADIRA
Havana Lankegowda & Nikolai Abramov – India /Russia
FSC Prize – FLOWER OF LIFE
Matteo Patamia & Giulio Gobbi – Bologna, Italia
SHERWIN WILLIAMS Prize – TRACCE DEL VIVENТЕ
Giulia Pianezzola – Sandrigo (Vicenza), Italia
RODA FOR YOU Prize – VITRO
Wanda Linette De La Rosa Martinez & Aileen Bautista Lora – Repubblica Dominicana

This year’s edition also benefited from the collaboration and media partnership of IQD, as well as the return of the special “competition within the competition” promoted by the main partner Carpanelli, the historic Brianza-based furniture manufacturer.

CARPANELLI STUDENT CATEGORY WINNERS:

1° Place – INTAGLIO
Aigin Juhls – Istituto Marangoni Milano Design, Norvegia

2° Place – DUNE
Alessandro Trombatore – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia

3° Place – SIGN
Martina Melillo – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia

Special Mentions
MORTISE Gustav Craft, Istituto Marangoni Milano Design
SHOJI Gianmarco Festa, Istituto Marangoni Milano Design
ALISEO Alessandro Dell’Aquila, ISIA Roma
IQD Prize – FOLD Gloria Maria Citterio – Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Italia

CARPANELLI PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY WINNERS:

1° Place – SISTEMA CS Giuseppe Valentino – Avellino, Italia

2° Place – ANIMА Matteo Patamia & Giulio Gobbi – Bologna, Italia

3° Place – FRAME Giuseppe di Liddo – Trani, Italia

IQD Prize – WABI SABI Filippo Mambretti – Chiasso, Svizzera

Our sincere thanks go to all the participants, whose creativity and commitment contributed to the success of this year’s edition. We now look forward to welcoming competitors to the 9th edition of IDEAS4WOOD 2026–202), which will officially launch this coming September.