The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is launching the second edition of a competition to design an innovative, sustainable and creative design product, including packaging, with a strong civil society message.

The European Commission Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, CUMULUS (International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media) and EIDD Design for All Europe will join forces to increasing the communication impact and enhancing European institutions involvement in sustainable design practices and innovation.

The competition is open to design students and professional designers, either as individuals or teams, born or resident in one of the 27 European Union Member States. The deadline for contributions is 30 May 2011.  

The winning object will be distributed during the 2012/13 European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity.

All necessary information can be found on the competition website:

EESC Design Eleven