Pre-launch of the IV World Plastic Connection Summit
Check out the news about the event, which will take place from April 8 to 10, 2025.
Color Trend 2025
Discover first-look at the color trend study for the processed plastic segment
Gabriela de Matos
Architect and TV presenter: learn more about the curator of Color Trend 2025
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Launch of Color Trend 2025 and pre-launch of the IV World Plastic Connection Summit
We invite you to the launch of Color Trend 2025, a trend study signed annually by big names in Brazilian design, always focusing on Brazil’s culture and innovative potential. The curator of this edition is architect and TV presenter Gabriela de Matos.
On the same day, the IV World Plastic Connection Summit will also be presented, the main Brazilian meeting of the converted plastics industrial sector, which will take place from April 8th to 10th, 2025. The event features lectures and workshops aimed at companies in the sector, including the agribusiness, toys and childcare, housewares, construction, packaging and supplies.
Online event
The event is online and will be broadcast simultaneously in English and Spanish.
Event Date
June 21st
2pm to 5pm
The event starts in
Registration
Secure your spot for the launch of the IV edition of Color Trend 2025 and the pre-launch of the IV World Plastic Connection Summit, an event organized by Think Plastic Brazil.
The event is online and will be broadcast simultaneously in English and Spanish.
Discover first-hand the news of the event that will take place in 2025
Carried out by Think Plastic Brazil, Color Trend 2025 is an international guide to color trends with focus and research from a Brazilian perspective, with total dedication to the transformed plastics industry. Produced in three languages, it contains the complete booklet that guides the sector in the year following its publication.
The study is signed annually by big names in Brazilian design, always focusing on Brazil’s culture and innovative potential. Previous editions were signed by: Walter Rodrigues (2021), Alexandre Herchcovitch (2022) and Jum Nakao (2023).
About the curator
This year it is curated by award-winning architect Gabriela de Matos. Researcher, author, creator of the Arquitetas Negras project and part of the team of the GNT “Desapega” program, Gabriela graduated from PUC Minas in 2010, is a master's student at the Center for the Study of Diversities, Intolerances and Conflicts at the Faculty of Philosophy, Modern Languages and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP.
Activity schedule
Institutional Opening
Are we going to understand the world of converted plastics even more, with a vision based on design, innovation and sustainability? This is the proposal of Think Plastic Brazil, a portfolio of solutions for the plastic-converted products sector in the industrialization process for target markets carried out through a partnership between ApexBrasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) and the INP (National Plastic Institute).
Trend lecture
Two great Brazilian design representatives, always focusing on innovation and sustainability, will present the latest trends at the Ambiente (Germany) and The Inspired Home Show (United States) fairs.
Pre-launch
Carlos Moreira, executive director of the National Plastics Institute (INP) and Think Plastic Brazil projects, summarizes the perspectives for the new cycle and talks about the preparation for the next World Plastic Connection Summit, which will take place from April 8th to 10th 2025, and presents the new Color Trend 2025, curated by architect Gabriela de Matos.
Gabriela de Matos Lecture
Architect Gabriela de Matos presents the colors, inspirations and results of the new Color Trend 2025 and talks about her creation process for the annual color trend project for Brazilian converted plastic.
Speakers
Gabriela de Matos
Architect
Architect from PUC Minas and won the Golden Lion for Best National Representation at the 2023 Venice International Architecture Biennale with the curatorial project ‘Terra’, an unprecedented award for Brazil until then. She is a master's student at Diversitas-Center for the Study of Diversities, Intolerances and Conflicts at the Faculty of Philosophy, Modern Languages and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP. She was co-president of the Institute of Architects of Brazil in the department of São Paulo (IABsp), having been the first black woman to hold the position.
Jum Nakao
Designer
Brazilian designer and creative director. His portfolio includes organizing the closing of the London Olympic Games and the opening of the Olympic Games in Brazil. He has also exhibited at international events such as the New Zealand Arts Festival, the Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art and the Milan Design Fair.
Marco Lobo
Designer
PhD student at FGV CPDOC, master in Design from the University of Brasília (UNB) and specialist in design. With 20 years of experience in public design policies and promotion of international trade, he is a consultant for the Brazilian Design Program, of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. He served as Innovation and Design Manager at ApexBrasil.
About the event
World Plastic Connection Summit Pre-Launch & Color Trend 2025 Launch
Transformed Plastic from Brazil coloring the world with design, innovation and sustainability.
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2025
Explore the World Plastic Connection Summit ecosystem and see how to make the most of the opportunities the event offers.
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Think Plastic Brazil was created in December 2003, when the Brazilian integrated plastics chain was selected as one of the 10 largest in the world, recognized for its high technology and the capacity of its human resources. The project is carried out in partnership with ApexBrasil (Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency), under the coordination of the National Plastics Institute (INP), to promote the export of transformed plastic products. www.thinkplasticbrazil.com
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy.
To achieve its objectives, ApexBrasil carries out diversified trade promotion actions aimed at promoting exports and valuing Brazilian products and services abroad, such as prospective and commercial missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international fairs, visits from foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian production structure, among other business platforms that also aim to strengthen the Brazil brand.
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