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THE OPiNiON OF THE PRESiDENT OF THE JuRy element of the codega Prize, and the motivation behind

emerging interest on a national and international level.
Massimo Malaguti is the President of the codega

award Jury, General Director of Galileo scientific

and Technological Park and of univeneto - Why choose such a specific sector - commercial

universities Foundation, Director of the Italian (hotels, shops, offices, etc.)?

school of Design and of matech, Innovative The commercial sector is not only an important part of

material centre of PsT Galileo. the lighting market, but also represents an extraordinary

“window” for avant-garde applications. Hotels, shops

and offices are actually “election” areas for the application 4
Why endorse design and creativity in use
and communication of LED lighting technologies, which
of new lighting technologies?

Design and creativity are competitive values that bestows special visibility based on the market and its

the international market recognizes in products consumers.

made by Italian businesses. The bond between

creativity and LED technology particularly makes What can this annual appointment (a festival of light)

up an ideal expression “beautiful and well made”, represent for Venice and district?

that special aesthetic and functional quality that For the venetian area and for venice, the codega Prize

distinguishes, in every sector, best selling products. represents an important promotional event for one

production district - lighting - which, in the provinces
concentrating on these values is the distinctive
of Treviso, venice and Padua, is home to the greatest

number of companies, mainly small businesses, in this

sector.
“ the codega award

is an international
recognition to lighting The codega Prize “festival of light” indicates an important

design excellence route towards the revamping of the “manufacturing

in ssl ” quality” that makes up the real wealth of today’s

economic and productive structure of our country.

Massimo

Malaguti

4 The Codega Award 2013

ceremony

5 LEDin Festa:

a special installation outside
the historical Arsenal of Venice

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