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Transnational innovative design solutions for a greener digital transition boosting entrepreneurship in creative and lifestyle industries
Call identifier: WORTH OC3
Publication date: 2023-09-12
Status: Closed
Opening date: 2023-09-12 11:00:00 (Brussels time)
Closing date: 2023-12-12 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 transnational collaboration.
WORTH II through this Open Call intends to consolidate as 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
Prototyping & experimentation
Advanced digitised manufacturing
Architecture & interior design
Jewellery
Product development
Green transition
energy efficiency
CO2 reduction
sustainable production
sustainable consumption
High-added value solutions
high-performance innovative materials
reinventing craftmanship
social innovation
European cultural heritage preservation
Boosting competitiveness and innovation capacity through Technology, Design & Creativity
This Call aims to support design solutions that contribute to the green and digital transition and boosting entrepreneurship in creative and lifestyle industries through transnational collaborations between designers, creative people, manufacturing SMEs, crafters/makers and technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models. Solutions must be in one of the areas of the following industries: textile/fashion, footwear, furniture/home decoration/interior design/architecture, leather/fur, jewellery, accessories. Proposals should address one or more of the following areas:
• Circular Economy (including green transition, energy efficiency, reducing carbon footprint, sustainable production and consumption)
• Digital Manufacturing
• High-added value solutions (including disruptive approaches and digitized value chains)
• High-performance and innovative materials
• Reinventing craftsmanship
• Social Innovation
Topics:
Topic 1: Innovative design solutions in Textile and FashionTransnational partnerships in Textile and Fashion between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models
Topic 2: Innovative design solutions in FootwearTransnational partnerships in Footwear between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models
Topic 3: Innovative design solutions in Leather and FurTransnational partnerships in Leather and Fur between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models
Topic 4: Innovative design solutions in JewelleryTransnational partnerships in Jewellery between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models
Topic 5: Innovative design solutions in furniture, interior design, home decoration and architecture productsTransnational partnerships in Furniture, interir design and home decoration between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models
Topic 6: Innovative design solutions in AccessoriesTransnational partnerships in Accessories between designers, creative people, manufacturing enterprises (SMEs), crafters/makers and/or technology firms looking to develop design-driven and innovative products, services, techniques or business models