Best Communicator Award

The Marmomac Best Communicator Award celebrates companies and individuals who, through ideas, projects and visions, contribute to presenting natural stone as a contemporary language of architecture, design and culture.

Born to recognise excellence in communication, the award honours those who succeed in transforming stone into a narrative capable of inspiring, engaging and connecting with an international audience. From stand design to artistic or architectural projects, the Best Communicator Award celebrates the power of ideas and the ability to shape new narratives.

The winners will be announced during the official Marmomac Best Communicator Award ceremony, taking place on Thursday 24 September 2026 at 2:30 pm at the Technology Forum in Hall 2.

Stone Gamechangers

An award dedicated to leading figures in the world of art and design who, through their projects created during the 2025–2026 period, have contributed to expanding the vision of natural stone and promoting its cultural value beyond the boundaries of the sector.

The award is presented in the following categories:

Artists
Architects and Designers

SELECTION

The award recipients are selected by the jury based on the projects, works and initiatives developed during the 2025–2026 period. The evaluation considers their contribution to promoting natural stone culture, as well as their cultural relevance and media impact.

Exhibitors

The historic section of the Best Communicator Award, dedicated to Marmomac exhibitors who have transformed their stands into distinctive communication experiences.

The awards are presented in the following categories:

Visions
Natural Stone
Technology

SELECTION

No application is required: all Marmomac exhibitors automatically take part in the Best Communicator Award.

On the first day of the exhibition, a committee coordinated by a member of the jury will visit the fair pavilions and select a shortlist of stands, which will then be assessed by the official jury.

Best Communicator Award 2025

Naturla stone category
I CONCI

Technology category
DDCHEM

Visions category
VERZU

Special mention
FURRER

(Mentioned by IUSVE University)

Forbes Selection

Yuri Ancarani

Paolo Stella

Hannes Peer

Maurizio Cattelan

Best Communicator Award 2024

Innovation category
Italy: Boart&Wire
International: Fravizel

Categoria Design
Italy:Trambisera Marmi SRL
International: Stonetech

Categoria Special Mention
Special Mention: Lupi Pietre e Prometec SRL
Upcoming Exhibition Design Professional: Cereser

Best Communicator Award 2023

Concept Category
Italy: Bagnara Nikolaus SPA
International: Marmonil

Design Category
Italy: Savema S.p.a.
International: Avandad

Special Mention Category
Italy: Breton
International: Marmo Elite S.r.l.

Best Communicator Award 2022

Concept Category
Italy: Dellas S.P.A.
International: Fiorantina Stone

Design Category
Italy: Palissandro Marmi S.R.L.
International: Stone Group International

Special Mention Category
Italy: Tenax S.P.A.
International: Pettrus Mineração

Best Communicator Award 2019

Design Category
Italy: Franchi Umberto
International: Akrolithos (Greece)

Stone Category
Italy: Trambisera Marmi
International: Stone Group International (Greece)

Machinery Category
Italy: CMS
International: Flow Europe (Germany)

Tools Category
Italy: Zenesis Solutions
International: Diamant Boart (Belgium)

Best Communicator Award 2018

Design Category
Italy: A&G 23
International: Hsmarbles – Hellenic Superior Marbles (Greece)

Stone Category
Italy: Santucci Graniti
International: Marmyk Iliopoulos (Greece)

Machinery Category
Italy: Pedrini
International: D2 Technology (Portugal)

Tools Category
Italy: Tyrolit Vincent
International: KGS Diamond International (Holland)

Best Communicator Award 2017

Design Category
Italy: Tosco Marmi Palissandro
International: Pavlidis Marble Granite (Greece)

Stone Category
Italy: Errebi Marmi
International: Akdo Silkar (Turkey)

Machinery Category
Italy: Breton
International: Thibaut (France)

Tools Category
Italy: Nicolai Diamant
International: Blick Industries (United States)

BEST COMMUNICATOR AWARD