Joint press release by the German Environment Agency, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the International Design Center Berlin
Who are the winners of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2018? Jury announces nominees
Prize award ceremony on 26 November at Federal Ministry for Environment
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Left to right: Prof. Friederike von Wedel-Parlow (fashion designer, Founder of Beneficial Design Institute), Prof. Anna Berkenbusch (communications designer, Professor at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle), Prof. Matthias Held (product designer, Professor at HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd), Dr. Fabian Goppelsröder (deputizing for Werner Aisslinger), Prof. em. Günter Horntrich (product designer, em. Professor for Design and Ecology at the KISD), Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Environment), Andreas Detzel (environmental expert, ifeu Heidelberg), Dr. Thomas Holzmann (Vice-President, German Environment Agency (ret.))
The environment and design experts of the German Federal Ecodesign Award announced their nominations for this year's award yesterday at the Kulturforum Berlin. The jury selected 24 projects from about 130 competing entries in the areas of building, home, interior design, communication, mobility and fashion. The nominees are now looking forward to receiving Germany's highest distinction for ecodesign. The Federal Ministry for Environment and the German Environment Agency have conferred the Award since 2012 for outstanding achievements in ecodesign.