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WORTH Contributing to the objectives of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Initiative
Call identifier: WORTH - OC 1 - NEB
Publication date: 2021-10-28
Status: Closed
Opening date: 2021-10-19 23:59:00 (Brussels time)
Closing date: 2022-02-16 17:00:00 (Brussels time)
Call general detailsThematic areasSupporting documentation
Call Summary
WORTH Partnership Project fosters connection opportunities for designers, crafters, SMEs and tech firms and to encourage partnerships from lifestyle industries to:
• Enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations
• Integrate technologies in SMEs
• Foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services developed in collaboration.
WORTH II through this Open Call intends to become Europe’s largest incubator programme for creatives, offering:
• Market-based financial support to develop innovative products, services or business models with a higher added value.
• A coaching programme and advisory services tailored to the needs and specificity of the different partnerships.
• Facilitating market-positioning and professional links between members of partnerships and other key players by organising networking activities and participating in relevant design events and exhibitions.
Call Keywords
Textiles
Clothing
Leather
Footwear
Internationalization
New European Bauhaus
Lifestyle products design
Boosting competitiveness and innovation capacity of SMEs through Technology, Design & Creativity
The objective of the Call is to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs in lifestyle industries and increase their innovation capacities through cross-sectorial, pan-European collaborations between SMEs, designers and technology providers to foster the integration of creativity, design and new technologies in SMEs with the aim of obtaining high added-value products, processes and services and at the same time enriching them with the exchange of knowledge and skills between the different actors involved.
In particular, the first call of WORTH II will be dedicated to the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative. The initiative aims to facilitate a profound, collaborative, and multidisciplinary societal transformation along three dimensions (core values):
• quality of experience, including style/aesthetics, healthy and safe living environments
• sustainability, including circularity
• inclusion, including accessibility and affordability
Topics:
Topic 1: Innovation in Textile FashionAddressing the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative with collaboration projects in the textile fashion sector that enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations, integrate technologies in SMEs and foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services.
TextilesClothingInternationalizationNew European Bauhaus
Topic 2: Innovation in FootwearAddressing the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative with collaboration projects in the footwear sector that enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations, integrate technologies in SMEs and foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services.
FootwearInternationalizationNew European BauhausLifestyle products design
Topic 3: Innovation in Leather and FurAddressing the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative with collaboration projects in the leather and fur sector that enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations, integrate technologies in SMEs and foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services.
LeatherInternationalizationNew European BauhausLifestyle products design
Topic 4: Innovation in Jewelly and AccessoriesAddressing the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative with collaboration projects in the jewelly and accessories sector that enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations, integrate technologies in SMEs and foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services.
Technology transferInternationalizationNew European BauhausLifestyle products design
Topic 5: Innovation in interior design home decoration products manufacturing & architectureAddressing the principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative with collaboration projects in the interior design home decoration products manufacturing & architecture (including furniture) sector that enhance competitiveness and new designs and creations, integrate technologies in SMEs and foster new, innovative or high-added value products, processes or services.
Technology transferInternationalizationNew European BauhausLifestyle products design