Flap acoustic sound absorbing panels, design by Alberto and Franceco Meda has been announced as the winner of the XXIV Compasso d’Oro Award. Part of the Snowsound Technology range, Flap was awarded the Compasso d’Oro for providing “a free and versatile system that presents a new solution for invisible problems such as sound and noises”

Established in 1954, ADI Compasso d’Oro Award is the oldest and most influential international design award.

The Compasso d’Oro is awarded on the basis of a pre-selection made by ADI Permanent Observatory of Design, consisting of a commission of experts, designers, critics, historians, specialized journalists, ADI members or external to it, all continuously engaged in collecting information year after year, and in valuing and selecting the best products that may be published on the ADI Design Index. This year’s award winners also included the Ferrari FXX K.

The Historical Collection of the Compasso d’Oro Award has been declared as to be "of exceptional artistic and historical interest" and included it in Italy’s national heritage.