About the awards
The NAPA BALTIC Packaging Design Awards aim to assess high quality and innovative product packaging design created in the Baltic Region and publicise the best examples to various professionals and to the wider public as well. The exhibition of the selected best work will be accompanied by the NAPA TALKS conference.
The NAPA BALTIC Packaging Design Awards ceremony along with an exhibition of the selected best work will be held at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Centre LITEXPO on Laisvės Blvd. 5 in Vilnius on 7-9 November 2019 during the BAF Baltic Food and Beverage Exhibition. The competition is organised by the Lithuanian Graphic Design Association (LGDA) and the Lithuanian Exhibition and Conference Centre LITEXPO.
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Judges
Silke Bochat
Global Design Leader & Strategist
As a Design Executive has been in the field for more than 15 years gaining her international experience in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany and Russia - working for FMCG and non-FMCG corporations such as PepsiCo, Mars, Vodafone and Beiersdorf. Silke has become an effective change agent for implementing, transforming and scaling design and consumer-centric innovation into organizations.
Darren Bowles
Executive Creative Director of Re London
As Executive Creative Director and partner of Re London, with over 18 years in branding, Darren has led brand programmes for IBM, Coca Cola, Swisscom and Virgin, as well as experience design programmes for Apple, BBC, Barclays and Mercedes. His expertise lies in disseminating complex information in a creative, relevant way, creating brands that find a place in the heads and hearts of their audience. He believes in bringing together different creative and strategy backgrounds to create the truly unique.
Meelis Mikker
Designer
Meelis firmly believes that creativity has to stem from personal freedom, be yourself - and everything else follows.
He has been leading creative team in DDB Estonia from 1993 to 2018. Since 2018 working as freelance graphic designer and strategic consultant. Has long experience with food marketing and packaging.
Mikelis Bastiks
Designer
Co-founder & senior designer of Asketic brand design studio in Riga. Award winning studio with over 10 years of experience working with growing, ambitious companies and significant national organisations.
Mantas Velykis
McCann Vilnius Creative Director
For over 6 years he is directing McCann Vilnius creative team. In recent years his team became famous for mixing various communication and advertising disciplines in their projects. This is why they are proud winners at creative, design, effectiveness, PR and other awards like Cannes Lions, D&AD, Epica, Golden Drum, Baltic Best, etc.
Tomas Karpavičius
Creative Director, Ogilvy Vilnius
Graduated as book artist, Tomas began his advertising career as a designer in 2001, later moved on to become an art director in several ad agencies. Now a seasoned industry veteran, running the most talented team at the largest advertising agency in the country, Ogilvy.
Aurimas Kadzevičius
Creative art director
For more than 15 years he is simply being imaginative. Won countless awards for design and advertising while representing some well recognised Creative Agencies. His largest achievement so far - D&AD pencil - he received in 2019 for his personal achievements.
