Panos Sakkas. Green Talks.

Panos Sakkas. The New Raw. GREEN TALKS : A new series of Podcasts by ECOWEEK, Archisearch.gr and The Design Ambassador. Welcome to the GREEN TALKS, the new series of Podcasts co-hosted by Vassilios Bartzokas creator of ARCHISEARCH.GR & the DESIGN AMBASSADOR, and architect Elias Messinas creator of ECOWEEK. In this new series the duo interviews leading Architecture and Design personalities who share their experience and how they connect Design, Sustainability and Innovation in their work. Architect Panos Sakkas with Architect Foteini Setaki are the innovators behind the The New Raw which is Crafting plastic waste with robots. The New Raw is a research and design studio based in Rotterdam (Netherlands) founded in 2015 by architects Panos Sakkas and Foteini Setaki with the ambition to give new life to discarded materials through design, robots and craftsmanship. The New Raw has developed a growing body of work which advocates for a sustainable use of plastic to spring a positive environmental and societal impact. New Raw projects range from experimentation with hyperlocal fabrication, from decentralized production to participatory design methodologies on circular economy systems, to exploratory research on city (‘Print Your City Amsterdam’) and marine plastic pollution as developed for Second Nature (which recently won the 2020 Rossana Orlandi Plastic Prize) should add that you developed for these projects a series of customizable furniture that could be adjusted by citizens via an online platform in order to engage them in the recycling of plastic. New Raw is a relatively new firm but really promising, catching the attention of media and publications. The New Raw has been featured in international books, including “Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure” by Katie Treggiden and has received media coverage by Dezeen, Domus, Wired, Financial Times, Design Milk, Fortune, Mashable, Fast Company, ELLE Decoration, Architectural Digest, De Morgen and many more. The New Raw’s projects have taken part in numerous international exhibitions and venues, among others: Design Museum in Moscow (RU), Caixa Forum in Barcelona (ES), Museum De Domijnen (NL), Salone Del Mobile (IT), Aikaterini Laskaridi Foundation (GR), Amsterdam Gemeente (NL), Foundation Telefonica, Madrid (ES), Onassis Cultural Center, Athens (GR), Framelab Amsterdam (NL), Gdynia Design Days (PL), Centquatre (FR) and many more. The New Raw has been awarded with several international prizes such as Dezeen Awards 2021 / seating category - public vote winner Rossana Orlandi Plastic Prize, Fast Company Award, Kaldewei Future Design Award, Energy Globe Award Greece and Hans Sauer Award and others.