Award-winning ideas
For over a decade, the RecyclingDesign Award has been honouring creative approaches that turn supposed waste into new, functional and aesthetic objects. It is also considered one of the most important platforms for sustainable, innovative design.
Image gallery
Mareen Baumeister: Frumo
Marisa Gaab Querschnitte des anthropogenen Lagers
nat-2™ Post Cov Sneaker
SUPERFILIALE Markus Zimmermann: DIY PING PONG
This year's open call for the 11th edition of the competition, with over 400 international submissions, also impressively demonstrates how recycling and upcycling are establishing themselves as key strategies for resource-efficient design.
At the same time, it shows that sustainability is also a design challenge, ranging from the development of new types of furniture or everyday objects to experimental fashion designs and extraordinary material research.
Above all, the interdisciplinary character characterises the award-winning and nominated contributions:
the award winners combine craftsmanship with technological know-how, innovation and economic feasibility, thereby questioning current consumption patterns.
As this year's special prize illustrates, recycling can not only be a solution to environmental problems, but can also prove to be an artistic and social process.
The designs and ideas presented encourage us to rethink the value of resources and to see design as a driving force for social change – not only by showing sustainable alternatives, but also by opening up new perspectives for shaping our environment.
The artist and designer Oliver Schübbe created a sustainable installation for the exhibition especially for the presentation of the four prizewinners 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 featuring 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
Opening: Friday 4 April, 7 pm
- Welcome by Veronika Witte
- Introduction: Prof. Harald Welzer from the FUTURZWEI Foundation
Accompanying events:
Sat 12 April, 3–6 pm
Repair with Fashion Revolution Berlin
Open repair workshop with the Fashion Revolution Berlin action group
Wed 30 April, 6 p.m.
Exhibition tour with Oliver Schübbe
7 p.m.
Thinking and Producing Exhibitions Sustainably
Talk with Bernard Vienat and Oliver Schübbe
Wed 14 May, 7 p.m.
Farewell to Fast Fashion? New perspectives for sustainable clothing consumption
Talk with Dana Giesecke (FuturZwei) and Carina Bischoff (Fashion Revolution)
Wed 21 May, 7 p.m.
Exhibition tour
with Oliver Schübbe and Veronika Witte
5 April – 31 May, Tue–Sat 12 noon–6 p.m.
Clothes swap
with Fashion Revolution Germany
- In cooperation with the Arbeitskreis Recycling e.V./RecyclingBörse! Herford, the FUTURZWEI | Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit, Berlin, the Marta Herford Museum and the Neues Museum Nuremberg.
- With the kind support of the district KoGa funding fund of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
