KRONBERG, GERMANY — The design-minded platform for a world with less plastic, BEYONDPLASTIC, announces the jury panel for the BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD 2021.
The line-up consists of excellent experts in the fields of eco-design and sustainability:
• Paul Rose, explorer, TV presenter & public speaker
• Brigette Allan, environmental Impact Consultant and Co-Author of Living Without
Plastic
• Julia Watson, designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo-TEK
• Grant Gibson, design, craft, and architecture writer & host of Material Matters podcast
• Trent Romer, writer & author of Finding Sustainability
• Sarah Ferguson, world record-holding swimmer & founder of the Breathe Foundation
• Ulrich Krzyminski, engineer, entrepreneur & founder of BEYONDPLASTIC
• Katie Holloway, eco-friendly marketing specialist and founder of Cocoon
Communications
The Award will honor the innovation and creativity in sustainable product & packaging
design in four categories:
1. Most practical impact to reduce the use of plastics
2. Most innovative approach
3. Most beautiful solution
4. Best Initiative in Education / Journalism / Campaigning.
For each category, there will be a Gold, Silver, and Bronze Award with trophies and cash
prizes of 6,750 Euros in total.
Who can participate? The Award is directed towards students, designers, engineers,
scientists, makers, creators, inventors, artists, journalists, and teachers but everyone who has an idea, concept, project, initiative, prototype, or even a solution already in the market which supports less plastic packages is welcome to take part. Also, it can be a campaign, educational, or journalistic project related to the topic.
The entries will be judged in September will be announced and celebrated in fall 2021.
Last year, the BEYONDPLASTIC AWARD received over 100 entries from across the world.
The winners included Paula Nerlich’s “Aqua Faba Foam”, a biomaterial made from the
byproduct of chickpeas, Rania Elkalla’s “Shell Homage” material made from waste egg and
nutshells, and Allan Gomes’ “Coolpaste” sustainable toothpaste packaging.
For details on how to participate, go to www.beyondplastic.net/award.
