Faculty of Engineering triumphs at the Liderpack Awards

It has been awarded in the 'Young Design' category of these awards.

Maitane Urcullu

28 October 2024

Bilbao Campus

All the finalists of the last edition of the National Packaging Design and Sustainability Awards, organized by the Packaging Innovation Cluster, have triumphed in the Liderpack Awards. In this sense, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto has been awarded in the category of 'Young Design', along with the University of Valladolid, the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, the School of Design and Engineering of Barcelona ELISAVA, the University of Zaragoza, l'Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny de les Illes Balears, the School of Art and Superior Design of Segovia, the School of Art and Superior Design of Alicante, the University of Cadiz and the Leon Ortega School of Art of Huelva.

It should be noted that the Liderpack Awards, organized by the Graphispack Spanish Packaging Association and the Hispack show at Fira de Barcelona, are the only ones in Spain that offer direct access to the prestigious WorldStar for Packaging Awards, organized by the World Packaging Organization (WPO). Thanks to this recognition, the winners will represent Spain in the next international edition in the student category.

Design and sustainability, levers of innovation

In first place, the winning project from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto was 'CORNER-IN-BOX' by Maitane Urcullu. Her work, which responded to the challenge posed by Encaja, consists of a solution based on a packaging system that uses a simple folding mechanism. It is also highly customizable and easy to handle, combining aesthetics and functionality.

As part of the Encaja challenge, other award-winning projects were 'RAIL FOLDING' by Marcos Muñoz, Mónica Lara, Nicolás Vázquez and David Silva from the University of Valladolid; and the project by Leire Amorena, Miguel Rodríguez and Marina Espitia from the University of Zaragoza.

Also recognized were the projects of the challenge launched by ALDI, whose objective was to optimize the shopping experience, redesign the primary and secondary packaging of yogurt with chocolate dragees, and improve the presentation of these dragees. The winners in this case were 'MEZCLA-LO' by Cristina Dacosta from the León Ortega School of Art; the project by Ana Amigo, Clara Díaz, Raquel Aguiriano and Marta Decimavilla from the University of Valladolid, as well as the project by Sara Xian Fernández, Esteban Jorge Gil, Ga Young Moon and Inés Portilla from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Other award-winning projects were 'RAILBOX', by Adrián de la Fuente, Paula González, Marta Sánchez and Ana Gallego from the University of Valladolid; 'LOGIFLEX' by Ana María De Juan, Beatriz Tey, María de las Nieves Pizarro and José Alberto Ruiz from the University of Cádiz; and the one by Carola Dobón and Lucía Martín from the School of Art and Design of Alicante. These works responded to the challenge of Logifruit, which posed the design of a multi-size packaging adaptable to different drugstore products.

As for the projects within the challenge proposed by RNB, 'REELIVE' by Cristina Campos and Marian Lobo from the Universitat Politècnica de València; 'Tipo Z' by Sara Fernández, Pablo González and María Jiménez from the Universitat Politècnica de València and the University of Valladolid; and 'PLAY_' by Paulina Kulyk, Carla Gutiérrez and Clàudia Faure from ELISAVA School of Design and Engineering of Barcelona, have also received awards. In this case, they have developed a line of perfumes with a small format for carrying and a standard one for general consumption.

Other awards went to 'Siempre bien.... con Isabel' by Irene Rando, Julia García and Sofía Hernández from the Universitat Politècnica de València; the project by Lian Xiaolei del Pino, Bingxue Huang, Nicola Kowalczyk and María Zamarro from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; and that of Marina Fabra, Cristina García, María Peris and Julia Rodrigo from the Universitat Politècnica de València. These works participated in the Bolton Food challenge, which called for a recyclable or biodegradable packaging that would guarantee food safety.

Other winners of the Liderpack awards were the projects 'Fold Box' by Gerardo Artal, Daniel Baya, Adrián Almoyna and Gerardo Cambra from the University of Zaragoza; 'Plega't' by Bernat Juan, Ramón Cerdà and Laura Mantolan from the School of Art and Design of the Balearic Islands; and 'FETTRO-PACK' by Nuria María Téllez from the School of Art and Design of Segovia. These have developed a solution focused on a transport-resistant packaging of between 15 and 20 kilograms, ideal for replacing plastic packaging in online orders for International Paper.

Finally, among the winning projects that responded to the challenge proposed by Estrella Galicia were 'Frescura Gallega', by Daniel Roa, Hugo Lleras and Paula Hernández from the University of Valladolid; the project by Alejandro Torres, Raúl Antonio Cantillo and Álvaro Gimeno from the Universitat Jaume I; and the project by Noemi Abarca, Juan Gil, Lucía Andújar and Pilar Morillo from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. These works consisted of designing a sustainable and functional container for storing and consuming cellar beer without compromising its quality.

It is important to note that the Liderpack Awards ceremony will take place on a date to be determined in the first quarter of 2025.

XVI National Packaging Awards

For its part, the Packaging Innovation Cluster has already launched the call for the new edition of the National Awards for Design and Sustainability in Packaging. These awards offer students from different academic areas the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real situations, creating innovative solutions for the packaging needs of participating companies.

The aim of the awards is to promote design and sustainability as levers for innovation in the sector, strengthening the link between the business and academic worlds. The first call for projects will close on February 28, while the second call will be held on May 5. The winners will be announced on May 23 and the award ceremony will take place on June 5, 2025.

The winners of these awards become finalists in the Liderpack 'Young Design' category, and the winners represent Spain in the WorldStar Student Awards organized by the World Packaging Organization (WPO). All the information can be found at:  http://clusterenvase.com/premios-nacionales