partners
Organised by the specialist magazine Auto&Design, the Car Design Award is being organised in cooperation with Alcantara, Italian company producing and marketing the Alcantara® material.
Founded in 1972, Alcantara S.p.A. is the Italian company that produces and markets the material of the same name Alcantara® throughout the world. Based entirely in Italy, the company operates on a global scale through two locations: the headquarters in Milan and the site in Nera Montoro (Terni), in the heart of Umbria, where the production plant and the Research & Development Center are located.
Over the years, the company has developed prestigious collaborations with global brands that choose Alcantara for their lifestyle creations. Thanks to its versatility, Alcantara is a material that allows infinite customization possibilities and countless creative solutions in various sectors including automotive, fashion, interior design and consumer electronics.
Alcantara is therefore a global brand capable of combining aesthetic sensoriality and performance, technology and craftsmanship combined with a serious and certified commitment to sustainability.
Auto & Design is a highly professional magazine and can be found all over the world in the design centres of car manufacturers, in the offices of independent designers, in the design centres of components companies and electronic and special materials manufacturers, in University libraries and in the libraries of specialised schools.
Its contents mainly cover project analyses from drawing board to final product, illustrated with research drawings and style models. Specific sections are dedicated to industrial and product design, new materials and innovative technologies as applied to the automotive world and to a variety of design sectors.