FESPA has announced the winners of this year’s FESPA Awards, its annual celebration of excellence in the global speciality print and visual communications community.
The Awards are open to print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers looking to highlight outstanding projects. This year’s programme received entries from 27 countries across the 18 categories. The winners were announced during an online ceremony hosted by FESPA’s Technical Support Manager, Graeme Richardson-Locke, in lieu of the live Gala Awards event which would have taken place during this year’s Global Print Expo in Madrid.
Caption: Judges Award for Innovation: HAAS Die Werbemanufaktur’s entry titled “3D printed beer bottle breaks through glass”.
The categories ‘Packaging on Paper and Board’, ‘Packaging on Plastics’, ‘Wrapping’ and ‘Printeriors’ were new to this year’s Awards scheme, recognising four important growth applications for speciality print and signage businesses.
Among this year’s entries, the judges selected two to receive Best in Show Awards for truly outstanding examples of print. These are Christian M. Walter – Taller de Serigrafía- Edición from Spain, for the entry “New York de Sergio García Sánchez” in the Serigraphy and Fine Art category, and The Look Company from Qatar for its Roll-to-Roll Printed Textiles entry “Anoc World Beach Games”.
Caption: Best in show digital award: The Look Company’s entry titled “Anoc World Beach Games”.
Members of the FESPA community selected the People’s Choice Award from the shortlisted entries, with Sakawa Printing Company from Japan taking this honour for its Japanese Fishes Calendar in the Creative Special Effect – Paper, Board and Plastics category.
Caption: Best in show screen award: Christian M. Walter – Taller de Serigrafía- Edición’s entry titled “New York de Sergio García Sánchez”.
New to the 2020 Awards is the Judges’ Award for Innovation which was handed to HAAS Die Werbemanufaktur from Switzerland for its 3D Printed Beer Bottle Breaks Through Glass entry in the Direct Printing on Three-Dimensional Products category. Graeme Richardson-Locke, FESPA Awards Judge, commented: “This entry was selected as winner of the Judges’ Award for Innovation for being a brilliantly executed and creative concept using a combination of 3D printing, vinyl wrapping and detail fabrication”.
Caption: People’s Choice Award: Sakawa Printing Company’s entry titled “Japanese Fishes Calendar”.
Entries were also invited for the Young Star category, for junior print industry employees, trainees or students aged between 16 and 25. The 2020 Young Star winner is PVG's Maharashtra Institute of Printing Technology in India for their entry, “Save Tigers Before They are Silenced Forever”. “This student’s work shows ambition in reproduction and design, using four colour processes and special effect varnishes.” Graeme explains why this entry was awarded Gold.
The Gold winners in the 17 application-specific categories are:
Display and POP on Paper and Board
FANTASIA MARINA, Ability Diseno Grafico, SL, Spain
Packaging on Paper and Board
SIGNATURE GIFT BOX, Perfect Packaging, India
Display and POP on Plastic
BUDWEISER FRIDGE DOOR DISPLAY, Screenline, South Africa
Packaging on Plastics
BRIEFCASE FOR BILL15 SEMINAR, Topdesign Topolcany, Slovakia
Posters
MUSEO CARMEN THYSSEN MALAGA FANTASIA ARABE, Grafiser, S.A., Spain
Serigraphy and Fine Art
NEW YORK DE SERGIO GARCIA SANCHEZ, Christian M. Walter – Taller de Serigrafia-Edicion, Spain
Decals and Printed Labels
SPORT EDITION GRAPHIC, Classic Stripes PVT. Ltd, India
Wrapping
PORSCHE 911 TURBO S – FENIX, Vermeulen & Vermeulen Reclame, Netherlands
Creative Special Effect - Paper, Board and Plastics
JAPANESE FISHES CALENDAR, Sakawa Printing Co., Ltd., Japan
Special Effect on T-Shirts, Garments and Other Textiles
TRUE TO YOURSELF, Elixir Unlimited, India
Printed Garments
BACK TO THE FURY ROAD, Imaika, Russia
Roll-to-roll Printed Textiles
ANOK WORLD BEACH GAMES, The Look Company, Qatar
PRINTED FABRICKS FOR A COMPLETE THEATRE STAGE, Tobex AB, Sweeden
Glass, Ceramic, Metal and Wood Products
STELLA ARTOIS HAND GOLDLEAF GILDEN AND CHEMICALLY SILVERED GLASS SIGN, Schitterend.eu, Netherlands
Direct Printing on Three Dimensional Products
3D PRINTED BEER BOTTLE BREAKS THROUGH GLASS, Has die Werbemanufaktur, Switzerland
Non-printed Signage
WATERLOO - YOU WERE DETAILED AND WE WON THE WALLS, HNS Signs, United Kingdom
Functional Printing
MEMBRANE SWITCH PRO KEYS 102, Protolab Electrotechnologies PVT. Ltd, India
Printeriors
LEILA LILY’S, Bobo1325, United Kingdom
For a full list of the FESPA Award winners and runners up, visit: www.fespaawards.com.
source: https://www.fespa.com/en/news-media/press-releases/fespa-awards-2020-winners-announced