Fenix NTM®, the innovative nanotechnology material of Arpa Industriale, was awarded by ADI - Associazione Disegno Industriale, with the Honorable mention Gold Compass ADI 2016. The prestigious recognition confirms Fenix NTM as a material with excellent technological state-of-the-art performance, but as an opened and dynamic system of planning. An ample stylistic choice of colors and elegant appearance, a patented technology and a model of business object to the creation of value: these are the winning elements of Fenix NTM. The material represents a functional and aesthetic answer to two important trends of the interior design: smart materials and matt surfaces. The Honorable mention Gold Compass ADI 2016 has been added to numerous international recognitions and important prizes like materialPREIS, “Best Design Material“ Dwell on Design, ADI Design Index, “Best of the best“ Interzum Award 2015 and Archidex 15 (Kuala Lumpur, Malesia). Also the great project Iconic Re-naissance Design has been meaningful, it took place during the Milan Design Week, in the Pinacoteca of Brera, which saw Fenix NTM collaborating  with important Italian design companies, reinterpreting a selection of “icons“ with the innovative material, through a narrative path of timeless projects. Three years after its birth, Fenix NTM represents a case history of success: international diffusion in 51 Countries, +101,60%  customer growth (2015 vs 2014) and 89,68%,  fidelity rate,  used by numerous brands all over the world in kitchen, bathrooms, design furniture, appliances, transports sectors.