Rodrigo García

Rodrigo García Gonzalez is a Designer, Architect, and Inventor. He is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Notpla, a start-up with the goal of making plastic packaging disappear.
Their first product, Ooho, is an edible bubble made of seaweed that can contain water or other liquids and has been used in sports events like the London Marathon and Roland-Garros. Notpla won Prince William’s £1,000,000 Earthshot Prize in 2022, the Grand Prix in Design at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the World Technology Award by Fortune and TIME, the WIRED start-up of the year, and the GreenTech Award. Rodrigo received his architectural degree from ETSAM, Technical University of Madrid.
He studied at the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University (India), Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile), Umeå Institute of Design, Imperial College London, and the Royal College of Art. He has lectured at universities including Cornell University, CEPT, Imperial College, and the Royal College of Art. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer of Design at Kensington University and Central Saint Martins. He is part of the Jury for the Princesa de Asturias.