Verona, 30 September 2016 – Stands that become full-scale works of art and design to narrate the materials and technologies involved in the world of natural stone. The 10th Best Communicator Award sees Marmomacc once again this year reward research efforts and originality applied to exhibits by companies attending the Veronafiere event, open until tomorrow, Saturday 1 October. The jury comprising Marco Romanelli, architect and President, Laura Andreini, Deputy Director of Area, Alberto Biagetti, designer, Giovanni De Sandre, photographer, and Silvia Robertazzi, founder and curator of the Milan Design Film Festival, surveyed the stands set up by more than 1,650 exhibitors from 53 countries attending Marmomacc. The award in the Design Category went to Piba Marmi (Italy) and Stoneasy (Belgium), with a special mention for Laminam (Italy). In the Stone Category, first prize was made to Marmo Elite (Italy) and Graniti Tecnica (South Africa), with a special mention for Kamen Pazin (Croatia). The Machinery Category saw Barsanti Macchine (Italy) and Koenig (Germany) take awards, with a special mention for Prometec (Italy). Lastly, Sorma (Italy) and Sanka Kemna (Japan) took first place and a special mention in the Tools Category.
Stone Category
First prize for an Italian company Marmo Elite
First prize for an International company Graniti Tecnica
Special mention Kamen Pazin
Machinery Category
First prize for an Italian company Barsanti Macchine
First prize for an International company Koenig
Special mention Prometec
Tools Category
First prize for an Italian company Sorma
Special mention Sanwa Kenma
Design Category
First prize for an Italian company Piba Marmi
First prize for an International company Stoneasy
Special mention Laminam
