Awarded
ECOMADE
ECOMADE
Research Design
Jury report
The project Ecomade tackles the issue of the disposal of mattresses in Switzerland: one million are thrown out every year, none of which are recycled. Joel Hügli deploys design research methods to explore how to disassemble the components of mattresses, proposing ten principles for improving their recycling and reducing their impact on our environment. The jury salutes this endeavour to improve the life cycle of a fundamental piece of furniture that we all need and use.
