Young Package is a competition in packaging design. It is meant for young designers of up to 30 years of age. Since its foundation in 1996, the Young Package competition has achieved an international reputation and a distinctive position among competitions for young designers. Every year, several hundred participants from the whole world send their entries.


For twenty years the Young Package competition has been giving hundreds of students from all over the world an annual opportunity to present their original ideas. Manyrespected designers took part in this competition in the early careers: Jan Čtvrtník was the first winner ever and few years later he worked for NASA, IKEA and Elektrolux. In subsequent years winners included: Ladislav Škoda, chief designer of Tescoma, Jaroslav Juřica, author of the award-winning 002 chairs for TON company and well-known young designer Karel Vránek.

The competition is aimed at young designers up to 30 years of age. It is divided into two groups: the first is for university students and young designers up to 30 years of age; the other one is for high-school students. The winner of the first group will receive 1100 €. One of the winners will be also chosen for three-week remunerated internship at the Innovative Centre of the Model Obaly company. Others winners will also be rewarded financially and by other prizes donated by the competition partners. This year a special prize from the Model Obaly innovation centre will also be awarded.

Awards for the Winners

University students and young designers of up to 30 years of age

1st prize 1100 EUR

2nd prize 370 EUR

3rd prize 250 EUR

In this group the Prize of Slovak Design Centre will be awarded.

High-school students

1st prize 800 EUR

2nd prize 180 EUR

3rd prize 110 EUR

One of the winners will be chosen for three weeks remunerated internship in innovation center of Model Obaly company. The rest of prize-winning will be awarded by another financial bonus or other prizes donated by the competition partners.

Deadline: 14 March 2015

Register here: http://opportuniti.org/?p=484