The event brought together designers, innovators, and leaders in sustainability to celebrate the winners of the Engage4BIO competition, which recognizes groundbreaking design solutions aimed at advancing bioeconomy practices.
The Award was established to highlight how creativity can play a pivotal role in accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable and circular bioeconomy. By encouraging innovative designs that incorporate renewable biological resources, sustainable production methods, and waste reduction, the Engage4BIO Design Award seeked to inspire a new wave of conscious design processes.
Throughout the event, the shortlisted applications were recognized for their creativity, sustainability, and forward-thinking approach to bioeconomy challenges.
The attendees had the opportunity to visit the exhibition showcasing the 15 shortlisted entries: each chosen entry was shown on 2 hanging panels, presenting its concept, the person or team that developed it, and relevant pictures. During the Award, a video displaying images of nature and bio-inspired designed was projected on the panels.
Each shortlisted application was recognized with a certificate of appreciation and 150 euros prizes, highlighting the innovative contributions of all participants and reinforcing the importance of design in advancing the bioeconomy, while the runner-up and overall winners were awarded the certificates and respectively the 1000 and 2000 euros prizes.
The Award Ceremony served as a platform for networking and collaboration, bringing together like-minded professionals and creatives who are dedicated to advancing the bioeconomy.
The “This is Bioeconomy!” International Design Award was a great success, and the Engage4BIO Team was inspired by all the submissions received, that upholded the core concepts of creativity, innovation, and sustainability.
The Ceremony in Budapest marked a successful milestone for our efforts to highlight the transformative power of design in sustainability, and to engage local and international stakeholders in raising awareness on the importance of strengthening bioeconomy practices to answer climate and environment challenges.