2024 winners demonstrate innovation and creativity with unique cartonboard packaging designs
The winners of the Pro Carton Young Designers Award 2024 – sponsored by Billerud, Westrock, UMKA, Van Genechten Packaging, MM, and Metsä – were announced at a glamourous ceremony in Berlin, Germany (19 September).
Recognising the best young design talent in Europe, the winners were announced by Horst Bittermann, Pro Carton’s Director General, in front of an audience of packaging industry leaders. This ceremony featured awards in four categories:
- Creative Cartonboard Packaging (Food & Drink)
- Creative Cartonboard Packaging (All Other)
- Sustainability
- Public Vote Award
Almost 900 entries were received from many institutions across Europe. These were reviewed in detail by a judging panel that represented the entire packaging value chain. Satkar Gidda, former Sales and Marketing Director of SiebertHead, headed the jury, supported by Sanjeev Das, Unilever’s Global Packaging Director in the Foods and Ice Cream business; Lotte Krekels, Head of Packaging at Carrefour, and Heidi Vanspauwen, Marketing & Communications Director at Van Genechten Packaging.
