| Founding Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Type: | Professional assosciation |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Purpose: | Promotion of good design |
| Headquarters: | Piazza Compasso d'Oro, 1 |
| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Region: | Lombardy |
| Products: | ADI Design Index ADI Permanent Design Observatory |
| Owners: | --> |
| Subsidiaries: | ADI Foundation ADI Design Museum ADI Compasso d'Oro |
Associazione per il Disegno Industriale (ADI), is an Italian professional organisation of about 1,100 architects, designers, manufacturers, trade journalists, academics, and design universities.[1] Its primary purpose is the promotion of good design in Italy and abroad. The ADI is responsible for the administration of the Compasso d'Oro design awards and an associated museum.[2]
The ADI was founded in 1956 in Milan by a group of prominent architects, designers, and industrialists including Gio Ponti,,, and Livio Castiglioni (who, respectively, served as the first three presidents of the organisation).[3] [4]
The objective of the ADI is to promote and enhance the understanding of and impact of high-quality Italian and international design as an industrial, economic, and cultural phenomenon.[5]
The biennial Compasso d'Oro award, considered to be the most prestigious industry accolade, is granted by the ADI. A collection of Compasso d'Oro winning designs and other material related to the history and practice of design in Italy and abroad is held by the ADI Design Museum in Milan.[6] [7]