This year, the Verallia Design Awards highlight a major innovation : the first 100% electric furnace, providing designers with the opportunity to reinvent white glass form a sustainable and creative perspective.
A commitment to the future
For the 2025 edition, the Verallia Design Awards connect the creative theme to a current industrial issue: innovation for a sustainable future. Verallia recently inaugurated its first 100% electric furnace in Cognac, marking a significant advancement in the glass packaging industry. With this cutting-edge technology, the furnace enables a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions, illustrating Verallia’s commitment to decarbonization and more environmentally friendly production.
A creative challenge to tackle
The competition offers designers a unique opportunity to engage in a creative approach related to sustainability challenges. By focusing on the production of white glass bottles, participants are invited to imagine creations that exploit the transparency and purity of this material. The 16th edition of the Verallia Design Awards highlights the importance of innovation by encouraging students to connect the creative theme with a current industrial issue, while contributing to a collective reflection on the future of glass packaging.
