The 11th Best Communicator Awards were presented at the recent Marmomac, the international exhibition of stone design and technology, held in Verona, Italy.
During the event, stands became full-scale works of art and design to narrate the materials and technologies involved in the world of natural stone.
A jury selected the winners that stood out in expressing the values and business philosophy inspiring their work to the full through the originality of their stands.
The winners in the various categories are:
Design
First Prize Italy: Tosco Marmi Palissandro for the formal result going far beyond the usual vision of the world of marble.
Special Mention: Società Promozione Graniti for the intelligent use of concepts in contemporary architecture.
First Prize International: Pavlidis Marble Granite, Greece, for exploiting a strong architectural image to identify two adjacent exhibition spaces along the aisle.
Special Mention: Revealrox, United Arab Emirates, for expressing the specific features of materials from the area of origin.
Stone
First Prize Italy: Errebi Marmi for the astonishing grace of the marble surfaces protruding from the wall.
Special Mention: Cava Romana for the stylistic figure using stones from the karst quarries around Trieste.
First Prize International: Akdo Silkar, Turkey, for a huge variety of shapes and sizes in marble surfaces.
Special Mention: Julipedra, Portugal, for the compositional and poetic simplicity of stone material narrated through the delicacy of a myriad of textures.
Machinery
First Prize Italy: Breton for a common theme linking the excellence of the production process with the brand.
Special Mention: MEC for the automation of an ancient technique.
First Prize International: Thibaut, France, for skill in communicating the technological language and completeness of the equipment.
Tools
First Prize Italy: Nicolai Daimant for representation of the production process through video.
First Prize International: Blick Industries, United States, for the architectural effect realised through its tools.
During the evening, the Master of Stone awards were also made in recognition of distinction in promoting the marble sector and the economy of the local area.
The Master of Stone insignia was presented to Jacopo Cardillo (better known as artist Jago), the young marble sculptor from Frosinone, Italy, for having merged the past and tradition in his works with creativity, inventiveness and modern vision.
The award was also made to Ioannis Antoniadis, Stone Group Greece for his ability to grasp the evolution of the market by organising the company through innovative business planning.
