Avant-Garde

Avant-Garde, the project that drives innovation and sustainability in the world of packaging.

Avant-Garde Award

Avant-Garde showcases the most innovative packaging of the year! The projects selected by an expert jury in the categories of Sustainability, Design, and Innovative Materials will be showcased onsite, where visitors will be meeting their creators and be inspired for their next packaging project.

Ti aspettiamo il 15 maggio 2025 dalle 11.00 alle 12.00 in Sala Conferenze per l’Avant-Garde Winners Ceremony, dove i vincitori delle tre categorie presenteranno i loro progetti.

Submit your entry

Exhibitors at Packaging Première, brands and design agencies have the opportunity to submit one or more projects for consideration by a panel of experts in packaging, sustainability, and design. The jury will select the best projects based on sustainability, design, and innovative materials, and they will be showcased in a dedicated area of the event, getting special visibility before, during, and after the event.

The deadline to submit the application form is February 16, 2026. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your project!

The Avant-Garde 2026 Jury

Sustainability Category

Meet the jury for the sustainability category

Design Category

Meet the jury for the design category

Innovative Materials Category

Meet the jury for the innovative materials category

with the special contribution of

Scopri i giurati che selezionano i progetti tra quelli candidati per la categoria design.

Alessandra Alessi

Istituto Italiano Imballaggio

The projects selected in 2025

Design Category

The projects selected by the jury for the Design Category

Salco presents Wine@box at Avant-Garde 2025

Wine@box is an innovative packaging solution for e-commerce wine shop, a registered design. Developed in collaboration with leading e-commerce operators in the sector, it overcomes some limits of current solutions, such as the complexity of assembling internal protective elements and the overall size of the box.

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Sustainability Category

The projects selected by the jury for the Sustainability Category

Innovative Materials Category

The projects selected by the jury for the Innovative Materials Category