11. RecyclingDesignpreis - Ausgezeichnete Ideen

In the organizer's words:

The Recycling Design Award is one of the most important platforms for sustainable, innovative design and has been recognizing creative approaches that develop new, functional and aesthetic objects from supposed waste for over a decade. With over 400 international submissions, this year's Open Call for the 11th edition of the competition once again impressively demonstrates how recycling and upcycling are establishing themselves as central strategies for resource-saving design and shows that sustainability is also a design challenge. This ranges from the development of furniture and everyday objects to experimental fashion designs and extraordinary material research.

A key feature of the award-winning and nominated entries is their interdisciplinary character. The award winners combine craftsmanship with technological know-how, innovation and economic feasibility and question common patterns of consumption. This year's special prize also shows that recycling is not only a response to environmental problems, but can also be understood as an artistic and social process. The designs and ideas on show encourage us to rethink the value of resources and to see design as a driving force for social change - not only by highlighting sustainable alternatives, but also by opening up new perspectives for shaping our environment.

The artist and designer Oliver Schübbe has conceived and realized a sustainable overall installation for the exhibition especially for the presentation of the four prize winners and the 23 nominated ideas.

1st prize: Sebastian Thies, Munich
2nd prize: Mareen Baumeister, Berlin
3rd prize: Marisa Gaab, Landau
Special prize: SUPERFILIALE Markus Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main

also with works by: Maike Buthmann, Kim Cordes, Julia Hahnl/Julia Habarda/Frida Teller/Tobi Kauer, Emma Johann/Alissa Knopp/Papoula Kolb, Jessica Koconrek, Lukas Konrad, Lara Landbrecht, Maximilian Lechner, Katherine Victoria Lopez, Anton Orlovius, Alicia Paulsen/Jan-Malte Verlemann/Sarah-Marie Wolfgramm, Benedikt Peirotén, Ana Peper/Linus Mohr, Nicholas Plunkett, Sophia Reißenweber, Ann Cathrin Schönrock, Theresa Schwaiger, Babette Sperling/Ina Goetz, Simon Stanislawski, Lara Stöbe, Apol Temesi, Pieter Van Tulder, Severin Zimmermann