New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Concept category

Identify the award category for which this concept is being submitted
Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking

Email user
kontakt@lara-weller.de

Basic information
Concept title
BetaWare

Full Concept Title
Sustainable material cultures based on the example of the sugar beet and the design of potential pro

Please provide a short, catchy description of your concept to be used in communication towards the public
BetaWare is a material made from sugar beet cellulose and molasses, which is vegan and compostable. Sugar beet cellulose, water and molasses are by-products of sugar production. By-products accumulate during production processes and are not the purpose of processing, but can find their own usage in an intermediate use. Through an intermediate use, the material can be returned to the cycle after use. No additional cultivation areas are used for the consumption of goods.

What was the geographical scope of your concept?
Regional

Where was your concept implemented?
Member State(s) and Western Balkans
Germany

If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
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Does your concept address mainly urban or rural issues?
Mainly rural

Does your concept refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Has your concept benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your concept won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As an individual
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In case my concept is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my concept in the channels of the European Commission
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
Previous participants

Description of the concept
Please provide a summary of your concept.
BetaWare is a material made from sugar beet cellulose and molasses, which is vegan and compostable. Sugar beet cellulose, water and molasses are by-products of sugar production. By-products accumulate during production processes and are not the purpose of processing, but can find their own usage in an intermediate use. Through an intermediate use, the material can be returned to the cycle after use. No additional cultivation areas are used for the consumption of goods, but material that already exists is processed into products.

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with 5 key words.
Material

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
ressources

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
circular economy

Please indicate the main themes of your concept with key words
by-products

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sustainability

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of sustainability and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
Using by products and have more options to use by materials of agriculture and other industries is very important to design a resilient economy.

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
Useres must be able to deal with perishable materials. If it is honestly compostable, it can't be that durable. We as Designers have to teach reasons and how to care. On top of that a simple form and versatile use invites a use as long as the product exists. After use, it can be returned to a natural cycle or recycled for energy in the biogas plant.

Please give information about the key objectives of your concept in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the concept can be exemplary in this context.
The sale and use of by-products supports agriculture. Sugar beet cellulose is affordable and can be pressed by simple processes and used as a product with a medium-long service life. The concept can be transferred to other by-products.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the concept and civil society have been / will be involved in the concept and what has been / will be the impact of this involvement on the concept.
To put honestly compostable materials into a context of use of appropriate duration, designers can learn and choose requirements for materiality. We have to take responsibility of our impact of our consumption on the environment.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and development of the concept. Please highlight what the added value of their engagement was
Sugar beet is a regional product, sugar can be grown in germany and europe, but is displaced by cane sugar due to market regulations. Although sugar beets can be processed into sugar regionally and thus with fewer delivery routes. By strengthening regional food production, a more resilient system for our food can be strengthened. The use of by-products supports this. There is also a need to close loops in our consumption. BetaWare is a vegan and renewable material that can be easily processed and can replace materials made of wood cellulose.

Please explain which disciplines and / or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and development of your concept. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was
For the work, several people were interviewed from agriculture to sugar producers to designers and producers and machine manufacturers. An interdisciplinary exchange is important for good solutions.

Please explain the innovative character of your concept when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the concept.
The material is honestly compostable. It is vegan and a by-product. So no additional cultivation areas are used for the consumption of goods. The material can replace other materials made out of cellulose. It can be pressed in to plates or directly in to form, so there is no offcuts.

Please which elements of your concept could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and contexts. This may involve, for example, aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings, etc.
You can search for by-products in other industries, like waste, energy, forestry or food. So resilient raw material sources can be designed.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the concept addresses by providing local solutions
Resilient systems for a global world.

Please attach the development plan of your concept. This plan should detail the plans you have for the further development and implementation of your concept, with a particular attention to the steps envisaged in the year following the application. The plan should also include envisaged results and benefits from the concept for direct and indirect beneficiaries. The results and benefits should be specified in relation to the objectives of the concept, and to what is expected in the context of the respective category

development plan BetaWare.pdf
Please attach at least one high resolution image or visual representation of your concept to your application.
If you would like to upload additional documentation, please upload or write below
- LaraWeller BetaWare EN.pdf
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Yes

By submitting this application, I declare that I am not related to the entities subject to EU restricted measures under Article 29 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU) and subject to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU)1, and entities covered by Commission Guidelines No 2013/C 205/05), which are not eligible to participate in any capacity.
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By ticking this box, you declare that all the information provided in this form is factually correct, that you assume sole liability in the event of a claim relating to the activities carried out in the framework of the contest, that the proposed concept has not been proposed for the New European Bauhaus Prizes in any other category or strand and that it has not been subject to any type of investigation, which could lead to a financial correction because of irregularities or fraud.
Yes

By submitting your application, you guarantee that you are the author or have the rights to proceed with the application and to authorise the use of the concept, initiative, and that you have obtained any necessary consents, licenses or assignments from third parties and included copyright notices when necessary.
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By submitting your application, you understand that all the applications that meet the eligibility requirements will be shared for the purposes of the selection processes, and notably published on the secured platform prizes.new-european-bauhaus.eu and for the purposes of the promotion of these on the New European Bauhaus website and/or other European Commission communication channels. In this sense, the applications would be widely available. Applicants should ensure that they present their concepts, concepts, in such a way that they could be shared without giving rise to intellectual property related concerns. If your submission is selected as one of the finalists, it will additionally be shared for the purpose of the public vote that will take place. The European Union is granted a licence to use and share your application with the general public and the official external experts for the purposes of the selection process, including the voting. The European Union has the right to use the images and visual materials and the description provided in the application for communication purposes related to the contest and beyond. Rights granted comprise the right to store, reproduce, display, publish and communicate or distribute copies in electronic or digital format, including, but not only, through the internet. Unless you have disclosed your name, the European Commission has no obligation to share your name when using or disseminating your contribution to the public. The European Union cannot be held responsible in case any submitted concept, concept is found to infringe third party’s rights. The European Union shall be neither responsible for the use that third parties may do of the applications or related content.
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By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you read and understand that the ‘Guide to Applicants’ of the NEB Prizes 2023, available online in the website of the NEB Prizes 2023, is an integral part of this application form and that it must therefore be observed when completing and submitting your application.
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