Hong Kong Smart Design Award 2024 - Quaglio Simonelli Design

Ms. Manuela Simonelli & Mr. Andrea Quaglio

Ms. Manuela Simonelli (Left) & Mr. Andrea Quaglio (Right)
Quaglio Simonelli Design,
Founder

Quaglio Simonelli is the creation of two designers Andrea Quaglio and Manuela Simonelli, both graduates of the Università del Progetto, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

After their debut in Italy, they are invited by Philippe Starck to join the Tim Thom, Thomson Multimédia’s creative center, as product designers, to put their creativity at the service of the various brands of the group. Their collaboration with Thomson and subsequently TCL, of which Manuela will lead the Global Strategic Design, will last more than 10 years.

In parallel, the duo carries out projects in different fields of creation, thinking that diversification is a source of creative richness and that each object deserves to be studied. They design technology products, create furniture and decorative objects, conceive the visual identity and product design for beauty brands, alternating industrial logic and artisanal approach.

They have received several international awards for their designs:

TIME MAGAZINE: Oblio selected toward The Best Inventions of 2020
Gift of the year 2019
Promotional Gift Award 2019
Pocket Product of the Year 2019 - Silver Award
Golden Award China Good Design 2018
Red Dot Product Design Award 2020, 2015, 2007
IF Product Design Award 2018, 2017, 2015, 2008, 2007
CES Innovation Award 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015
HKDA Award, Kapok Prize 2007
Étoile de l’Observeur 2001
Janus de l’Industrie 2001

Hong Kong Smart Design Award 2024

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