The winners of the second edition of the Design Warm Contest were revealed in Milan at the Bou-Tek exhibition area, the competition organised by Scirocco H for the search for new talented designers for the design of innovative radiators and heated towel rails.
Open to students and professionals (this year without any age limit) the initiative, with the sponsorship of ADI Association for Industrial Design, saw the participation of 395 projects, 281 for the category dedicated to professionals and 114 for that of students.
Offset, created by the industrial designer Libero Rutilo (Canadian by birth but Milanese by adoption since 2005) stood out for the original idea of creating a heated towel rail that was elegant, intelligent and transformable.
Offset is a steel heating element conceived with a system composed of two modules. The horizontal module, once opened, transforms into a towel rail while the vertical module has three hidden hooks inside – two at the side for towels and one in the centre which can be use for a bathrobe or for storing rolled up towels.
Blow, created by the students of the Politecnico di Milano Mattia Dellepiane and Matteo Tagliabue, struck the jury not only for the innovative concept of the radiator but also for the detailed and exhaustive technical report provided, as well as for the accurate and extremely detailed graphic tables.
Blow, electric and free-standing, was designed not to be “only” a radiator but a real furnishing heating element, which is not limited to heating but helps to create a general atmosphere of wellbeing in the environment. The utmost attention went into the materials, from aluminium to nylon to polycarbonate, as well as to the heating efficiency, without forgetting the technological elements (connectivity, LED lights, LCD display etc…).
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