Agape News

Rendez-Vous by Agape, designed by Marco Carini and selected for the Adi Design Index 2023, is now on display at the ADI Design Museum in Milan. The exhibition represents a selection of the best products and services in Italian design, part of the preparation process for the prestigious Compasso d'Oro Award, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2024. 
After the Milan stop, the exhibition will land in Rome.

The magazine "Il Bagno Oggi e Domani" is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To celebrate it, the historic publication has organized an exhibition to be held at the ADI Design Museum in Milan from November 6 to 20. The event is a unique opportunity to discover the evolution of the bathroom sector with a journey through its most significant stages.
"Il Bagno Oggi e Domani," which has dedicated numerous features to Agape in recent years, has included us among the protagonists in the rich 400-page volume produced to accompany the event.

On the occasion of the XXIII edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World, a screening of the docufilm "Alfabeto Mangiarotti" took place on October 24 at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo. The event, which was sold out with more than 300 spectators and field professionals, was jointly organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and Mangiarotti Associates Japan with the invaluable support of Kinue Horikawa, a Japanese architect who has worked alongside the Maestro for nearly two decades.
The event, preceded by a presentation by director Davide Maffei, was a tribute to the deep connection between Mangiarotti and Japan. A nation that has played a key role in the Master's career, culminating with the opening of his studio "Mangiarotti & Associates" in Tokyo in 1989.

Another important acknowledgment for Ell a colonna by Benedini Associati: the washbasin has been nominated by Elle Decor Italia for the Bathroom category at EDIDA 2023.

The winners will be selected from all the 25 editions of the Elle Decoration network around the world and the award ceremony will take place in Milan during the next Design Week.

Premiered on November 2022 at Milan Design Film Festival, the feature-length documentary on architect Angelo
Mangiarotti ‘s work by director Davide Maffei. Year-long research which led to this independent production by Airpixel, with the support of Agape e Agapecasa and the collaboration of Angelo Mangiarotti Foundation and its unique materials preserved in the FAM Archive in Milan.

We are pleased to announce that Ell a colonna, the new freestanding washbasin designed by Benedini Associati for Agape, has won the Archiproducts Design Award 2022 in the Bathroom category, thanks to its innovative interpretation of the pure essence of the washbasin.

The Limón tap by Patricia Urquiola has won the ADI Fad Oro Award in the Interiorismo category and has been included in the ADI Book 2022. The jury statement: “A reinterpretation of a tap, based on simplifying the gesture of turning the tap on and off. Simplicity highlights the joy of design.”

Every year ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale identifies the best Italian design put into production, selected by the ADI Permanent Design Observatory and presents it in a communication path that is divided into a yearbook, a dedicated website and a series of exhibitions. The selection includes products and product systems of every product category, theoretical-critical research, process and business research, services, social initiatives: all with particular attention to sustainability. Only products selected in the ADI Design Index can participate in the ADI Compasso d'Oro.

On the occasion of Orgatec '22, we invite you to Design Post Köln to visit our display of architectural bathroom elements by Agape and our curated selection of projects from the Mangiarotti Collection by Agapecasa.

All the latest additions to our catalogue in a completely new display: we are looking forward to seeing you for the traditional Agape Open Days bathed in the soft autumn lights, right in the heart of the Mincio Natural Park.

Agape is once again sponsor of Festivaletteratura 2022, one of the most anticipated Italian cultural events of the year. A five-day event of meetings with authors, readings, guided tours, shows, concerts with artists from all over the world, who meet in Mantua to live in an unforgettable atmosphere of culture and celebration.

Marco Ferreri, one of the historic agape designers, will speak with Beppe Finessi, colleague and great expert in contemporary design.

Milan Design Week 2022 has just ended.
For the occasion, Agape presented the novelties by Benedini Associati, Marco Carini, Jean Nouvel Design, Patricia Urquiola and Alessandro Andreucci at the Agape12 showroom.

A collection that reads the elements of the bathroom on an architectural scale, according to that design culture that fascinates Agape most of all.
Discover the novelties presented here.

The Limon tap by Patricia Urquiola won the Delta de Oro ADI Award 2022 established by the Spanish ADI-Fad industrial design association.

In a prestigious location in Rue de l'Opera, on June 16th, Agape opened, in collaboration with Florim, a new exhibition space in Paris at the David B store.

During the Milan Design Week, from June 7th to 12th, Agape and Agapecasa invite you to the Agape12 showroom in via Statuto 12 to discover the new exhibition "Here. There. After." On display, the latest additions to the catalogue, including those by Benedini Associati, Jean Nouvel Design, Patricia Urquiola and Marco Carini.

From June 7th to 12th, 10 am - 9 pm
Entry by registration only.

From 18 to 21 May we look forward to seeing you at Klimahouse Bolzano, the fair dedicated to energy-efficient renovation and construction.

Agape products will be among the protagonists of the stand of RBM MORE, the division of the RBM group that deals with the design and production of climate management systems and related technical consultancy for architects and technical designers.

Padiglione CD
Stand C19/06

18 - 21 maggio 2022
Klimahouse Bolzano
Fiera Bolzano Spa

We are pleased to announce that Open Air, the new shower designed by Benedini Associati for Agape, won the Archiproducts Design Award 2020 in the Outdoor category. The mobility and flexibility that evoke the informality of outdoor environments make the Open Air shower a key product of the Outdoor Collection, very unique and appreciated. The base is in dark gray Cementoskin with black anodized aluminum support, while the water supply elements are made of plastic.

The Ufo Outdoor bathtub, also by Benedini Associati, was instead included in the Longlist of the Archiproducts Design Awards 2020. Ufo Outdoor revisits one of the most iconic and historic products in the Agape catalogue. The bathtub, now available for outdoor use, with its large stainless steel disc in a two-tone finish, surprises and enhances any context in which it is inserted.

In the renovated spaces of Agape12, within a story that unfolds between beauty and function, Agape is looking to seeing you at the Milano Design City 2020.

The exhibition, curated by the architect Camilla Benedini, was born from an emotional need: to go back to dreaming and designing, looking for beauty. The hues of pink and green are the protagonists: walls and accessories that are colored giving life to new bright and fresh environments. Beauty is flanked by irony, the primary element of life and of the project, thanks to the drawings of the illustrator Marta Lonardi, who reinterprets the actions of living through characters of the imagination. On this occasion, Agapecasa and Agape present a "capsule collection" with furniture in shades of green, exclusively for the store, proposing an evolution of the Ell washbasin countertop and new variants for the Lariana washbasin and the Lift containers.

We congratulate Nargis and Nasir Kassamali - founders of Luminaire, our historic dealer in the USA, for winning the Compasso d’Oro - Career Award. Our most sincere congratulations for their enduring passion, work and visionary approach!

Another great news from this year’s Compasso d’Oro XXVI edition: Marco Ferreri won the Compasso D’Oro - Career Award. We are glad we could be part of his outstanding journey with two long-seller icons like the Oseries and Barralibera he designed for Agape.

Offices and logistics will be closed from August 10th to 14th included. The showroom will be closed from August 3rd to 23rd included.

Mutina and Studio Urquiola had chosen the Vieques bathtub and the Bjhon 1 freestanding washbasin for Casa Mutina, the first exhibition space of the Modenese company in Milan, in the Brera district. Designed by Studio Urquiola, Casa Mutina is a sophistichated homage to the traditional milanese apartment with its intimate and familiar atmospheres. The space will host not only products, but will be animated by meetings and events for enthusiasts and professionals in the sector as well. Photography by DePasquale+Maffini

The Immersion family by Neri&Hu won the 2020 NYCxDESIGN Awards in the "Bath fixtures" category.
The award for the whole of the Immersion family arrives two years after the one won by the Immersion bathtub in 2017. A welcome certification of Agape's high level collaboration with Neri&Hu, the prize validates our approach to product design as the development of complete solutions for the bathing experience.

We are fully operational. The whole supply chain is at work to ensure that deliveries and orders are on schedule as planned. Our Headquarter Showroom near Mantova is open by appointment and Agape12, our Milan Flagship Store, has reopened its doors with its usual opening hours. We invested considerable time and effort to fully comply with the most recent requirements and protocols issued by national authorities to ensure the well-being, the health and the safety of our personnel and guests.

We are well aware that many of you might prefer or might have the necessity to interact with us remotely. Our Atelier and Sales Department are at your full disposal would you need design or  commercial consultancy with your ongoing or upcoming projects. We would be delighted to lead you through our brand new Outdoor Collection and all the other infinite opportunities in our extensive product catalogue. Please do not hesitate to contact us at atelier@agapedesign.it for an appointment.

We are pleased to inform you that, starting this week, the Agape store Design Post in Köln has reopened its doors to the public.
The re-opening will follow all the precautionary requirements: keeping distance, expanding hygiene routines and, in addition, offering masks for visitors.

We inform you that, starting from the 14.04.2020, gradually and in accordance with the authorities, we resume regular operations with our logistics and production.

The other departments remain fully operational in smart-working mode, for any needs you can join us at the usual contacts.

Happy Easter! - Usually at this point we are so busy preparing the Salone that everything else falls into second place. Not now. This year Easter comes about in a very particular moment. What is happening around us, with us, gave us a chance to re-evaluate our priorities in spite all the troubles.

Culture and collaboration, two founding pillars of our way of doing, are more important than ever and bring us to new territories related to the new centrality of our physicality and of the spaces we inhabit. We enter this new world with fresh ideas, new digital opportunities, new collections and new products developed with worthy designers.

Hoping that, the situation notwithstanding, you will be able to share our relentless enthusiasm, we wish you a happy Easter at safe, in your home. If you got this far, if we got this far, you deserve some Time Off.
 

Following the most recent directives issued by the Italian authorities, we inform you that, the activities of our logistics and production departments will be suspended until the April 3rd, 2020 included.

All the other departments remain fully operational in smart-working mode, for any needs you can join us at the usual contacts.

Stay Safe

Welcome to Il Bosco Artedomus, the new Agape home in Brisbane, by our exclusive Australian dealer, Artedomus.
Designed by The Stella Collective and Thomas Coward the 300-square-metre space located in Fortitude Valley is  defined by a surreal and sensual tropical mood and inspired by the glamour and euphoria of 1980s Miami.
Ph. Derek Swalwell

We are proud to announce that the Agape Petra Collection in Cementoskin, designed by Diego Vencato and Merendi, has been honored with the Stylepark Magazine Selected Award as one of the best product premieres of the Cologne Design Week. “In these days” - as the jury statement claimed - “exterior spaces receive a great amount of attention when it comes to design and are now truly on a par with interiors. With its Petra outdoor washbasin Agape now offers a wash space suitable for use in the garden that boasts an ultramodern design.” Thank you!

During Design Post Köln 2020, Agape displayed the Architecture of the Bathroom, narrated through object, compositions and matter. Rigo’s structure, Petra’s concrete, DR’s mass and Ell’s minimal sign become the latest musings along a research and design process that began almost 50 years ago.

We’re glad to announce that Rigo, the new system designed by Patricia Urquiola for Agape, thanks to its groundbreakingly new and architectural way of re-thinking the bathroom composition, has won the Archiproducts Design Award 2019 in the Bathroom category.