BTicino was awarded the ed Dot Product Design Award 2014 in the ‘Life Science and Medecine’ category for its ‘Testaletto Slim’ bedhead units for healthcare establishments.

The prize is awarded by an international jury of 40 professionals who this year assessed over 4,800 projects in total, submitted from 53 countries across the world. It seeks to encourage the ‘pursuit of excellence’ in every aspect of design, through a combination of innovation, engineering, and quality.

Created by the Design Office at BTicino for bedrooms in healthcare establishments and retirement homes, Testaletto Slim combines an original design with features such as compactness, functional efficiency and user safety, all of which are essential for the comfort of both patients and care staff.

BTicino previously won ed Dot awards for its Living and Light ranges (1996), for its MY HOME automation system (2001), and for its Milan Concept Store (2011), as well as several other prestigious design awards. This new distinction singles it out as a company capable of providing innovative, high-technology solutions that successfully combine style and function.