Avant-Garde

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

Avant-Garde Award

Discover 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 at the fair, where you can meet their creators and be inspired for your next packaging project.

Join us in the Conference Room on May 15th (11:00 am – 12:00 pm) for the Avant-Garde Winners Ceremony, where the winners for each category will present their projects.

Submit your entry

Exhibitors at Packaging Première & PCD Milan 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 attached in the brochure below is February 17, 2025. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your project!

Avant-Garde 2025 Jury:

Sustainability Category

Meet the jury for the sustainability category

Roberto Della Rupe

Machina Lonati, Plus4

Federica Brumen

Federica Brumen

Comieco

Design Category

Meet the jury for the design category

Alejandra Rubio

GUESS Europe

Davide Mosconi

Auge Design

Giuseppe Salerno

Resistenza Type Foundry

Andrea Basile

BasileADV

Innovative Materials Category

Meet the jury for the innovative materials category

Barbara Del Curto

Politecnico di Milano

Anna Pellizzari

Anna Pellizzari

Materially

The projects selected by the jury

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