Bioplates
Bioplates Biodegradable Tableware by Alex Hell is a winner of the 2025 Silver A' Design Award in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design.
Bioplates is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs.
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Bioplates is a biodegradable and compostable tableware piece developed for professional hospitality. Made from a next-generation biopolymer with mineral reinforcement, it resists up to 140C and over 7000 industrial dishwasher cycles. Its textured surface helps to hide cutlery marks, while the engraved bottom shares an environmental message. Stackable, elegant, lightweight, and carbon negative, Bioplates offers a regenerative alternative to melamine and porcelain in luxury outdoor service, combining design and responsibility.
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Bioplates by Alex Hell
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Biodegradable Tableware
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Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award Winner in 2025.
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Bioplates Biodegradable Tableware
Bioplates is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Bioplates is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Bioplates is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparkles amazement and wonderment.
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Alex Hell
Alex Hell is a Brazilian designer and co-founder of Studioneves, a ceramic atelier based in Portugal that develops sustainable, handcrafted tableware for the hospitality sector. With a background in events and communication, he transitioned to product design with a focus on environmental impact, material innovation, and practical application in professional kitchens. Since 2019, he has led sustainability initiatives within the company, including its B-Corp certification and the creation of guides to support responsible practices in ceramics and gastronomy. His work contributes to industry-wide discussions on circular design and climate-conscious production models for functional objects.
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Studioneves
Studioneves is a ceramic atelier currently based in Portugal, specialising in the design and production of sustainable, handcrafted tableware for the hospitality sector. Founded by Brazilian designers Alex Hell and Gabi Neves, the studio collaborates with leading chefs and hotels worldwide to create bespoke ceramic pieces that combine functionality, aesthetic precision, and environmental responsibility. Studioneves operates in over 18 countries, offering tailored solutions for both fine dining and large-scale hospitality groups. The studio integrates circular design principles, renewable energy, and waste recovery into its production process. Studioneves was the first ceramic atelier in Europe to achieve B-Corp certification and is carbon neutral since 2021.
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