Organised by Young Finnish Design Ltd for the second time, the design competition brings together Finnish brands, producers of ecological materials and emerging young designers from all over Finland. The design competition is open from 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023, and a total of €10,000 is offered in prizes for the best entries.
Helsinki wants to support efforts like the New materials, New designs competition; in accordance with the City Strategy, Helsinki wants to be the most attractive place in the future for people and companies who work for the best interests of the entire world. The use of ecological materials in design is business that genuinely solves globally relevant problems. The City of Helsinki wants to enable demand for new solutions and create opportunities for companies to grow.
- Helsinki’s Cluster Programme for Circular Economy supports business activities in line with the circular economy and facilitates new innovations in the sector. Designers play a key role in considering new ways of using existing materials. This is why we want to support young designers and cooperation between companies, says Mira Jarkko, Project Manager of the Cluster Programme for Circular Economy at the City of Helsinki.
Competition to develop sustainable innovations and promote the employment of young designers
- Through the competition, we will promote sustainable product design and give voice to young designers. The aim is to inspire as many emerging designers as possible to take advantage of the most up-to-date competence offered by top Finnish education. We want to create cooperation between young designers and the forward-thinking companies involved in the competition, says Heidi Maria Huovinen, Creative Director at Young Finnish Design.
The ongoing design competition provides young designers with opportunities to find cooperation partners and, in the best case, get their own work on the shelves of shops. Organised for the first time last year, the competition received more than 100 entries, and the winning entries are currently in the product development phase.
The partners of the New materials, New designs design competition are Unikulma, RD Physics, Sulapac, Hollolan Viilu ja Laminaatti, City of Helsinki Circular Economy Cluster, City of Espoo, City of Vantaa, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio Academy of Design and Napapiirin Energia ja Vesi.
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