Design Innovation in Plastic 2025 announces finalists
The six finalists will be invited to the awards ceremony at IOM3, London on 20 June.
This year’s Design Innovation in Plastics finalists have produced a diverse range of product ideas to address the theme of Health and Wellbeing, which will help people of all ages with both their physical and their mental health.
The final six university undergraduates, representing the universities of Brunel, De Montfort, Loughborough, Nottingham Trent and TU Dublin, will now present to the judging panel in London on May 6.
Commenting on the final selection, chairman of judges, Richard Brown, said, 'The judges had to deliberate long and hard as, after initially whittling them down, there were around 15 entries vying for the top six slots, which shows how closely matched they were. The excellent presentation boards and interpretation of the brief were deciding factors. We are looking forward to seeing the prototype products at the final judging!'
As part of their prize, all finalists have been invited to attend a two-day plastics processing training course at the UK training centre of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, a world-leading manufacturer of injection moulding machines.
The DIP judges have also provided detailed feedback to them to enable them to further develop and improve their products before they present them at the final judging. The results will then be announced at the award ceremony on June 20, in London.
Design Innovation in Plastics is the longest running plastics competition of its kind in Europe, having been established in 1985. It is supported by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, the Worshipful Company of Horners, and sponsored by leading design and plastics organisations, including Covestro www.designinnovationplastics.org., Brightworks, Innovate Design, PDD, and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.
This year’s finalists:
- Krzystof Boroniec, TU Dublin with ‘Nibbliee’ a device allowing users to exercise chewing muscles in a fun and entertaining way.
- Romaine Crawford, Loughborough University, with ‘Serenity’ a support device to help people relax and improve their mental health.
- Henry Follett, Brunel University, with ‘Walking Stick’ an expandable walking stick which provides more stability for users.
- MH Leung, Brunel University, with ‘UE:1 Seat, an ergonomic seat designed to help people rehabilitating from back pain.
- Abbie Williams, Nottingham Trent University, with ‘Proflex, a knee strengthening brace that can help offset osteoarthritis.
- Harry Wragg, De Montfort University, with CPR+Aid, a device which enables people to apply the correct pressure in the right way when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
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Design Innovation in Plastics 2025
This year’s brief for the Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition is a product which helps people improve or monitor their health and wellbeing.
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