ETS announces winners of cartoon contest

The winning graphic designs will be exhibited in Bologna and showcased on a dedicated Facebook page. In the months ahead they will also feature as part of a wider social media roll-out stressing the importance of good hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infection and promoting good health.  

First prize in the ETS Academy Cartoon Contest is awarded to Elisa Canaglia from Italy for her design 'Our Future'. Commenting on her win Elisa, who has already successfully entered the contest on previous occasions, said: "This time, I wanted to approach the theme in a totally new way. I am passionate about reinventing the way we look at things and am delighted to receive this award. Hand hygiene is such a key part of our daily life, that's why I depicted its importance in a childhood memory almost everyone can relate to."

The International Cartoon Contest Winner is Rahim Biyarash from Iran for his design 'Soap – paper'.  In presenting the award the chairman of the judges, Christian Ghisellini, said: "Rahim charmed us with his extreme synthetical design and ironic approach. He has captured the concept and the theme perfectly."

Each of the first prize winners will receive 1000 Euros. Three specialist ETS prizes were also awarded to Erica Dalle Luche for 'Just relax with tissue'; Martina Tonello for 'Soapy Pirates' and Chiara Martinelli for 'Racoon'.

Roberto Berardi, chairman of the European Tissue Symposium, said: "ETS is highly committed to communicating on the importance of hand hygiene. That's why we're very happy to support young graphic talent helping us to visualise this noble goal for a broader audience. We've had so many excellent entries that we'll be posting most of these on our dedicated Facebook page and website. We’ll also repurpose them at events later on."