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The WORTH II 3rd Call for Projects has officially closed!

From the 12th September to the 12th December 2023, creatives from all corners of the lifestyle industry sent in their ideas! With 142 applications, 320 applicants from 34 EU-COSME-associated states and the UK, the success of the WORTH II 3rd Call exceeded all our expectations.

Next steps

The proposals will now be examined in detail in the evaluation phase.

The finalist projects will receive a notification in the first week of March 2024 with the invitation to an online interview with the Steering Board. The selected projects will be announced in the first week of May 2024. Take a look at the Evaluation Process section in the Guide For Applicants to learn more about this phase starting now.

Your chance to shine

In this 3rd Call, we're not just selecting projects; we're igniting possibilities! Groundbreaking tech innovations, circular game changer solutions, social impacts, or creative business ideas in the lifestyle industries are soon to be a part of WORTH II in shaping a brighter future – our journey is about to begin!

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INSPIRING INNOVATION THROUGH CREATIVE CONNECTIONS AROUND EUROPE

WORTH Partnership Project is funded by the European Commission under COSME, the EU Programme for the competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

WORTH is the sole European project where designers, SMEs, manufacturers, and tech providers work together to develop innovative, design-oriented business ideas.

The project focuses on lifestyle industries, including fashion and textile, footwear, leather and fur, furniture/home decoration/architecture/interior design, jewellery and accessories.

The project provides companies with an incubation programme to develop new businesses, including a) 10.000 to 20.000 € in financial support; b) coaching on business strategy and technology development; c) legal advice on intellectual property rights and protection; d) participation in exhibitions; e) networking and professional links.

Launched in 2021, WORTH II follows the success of the first edition (2017-2021). 202 transnational partnerships will be selected in three calls for proposals, involving partners from EU-27, UK and COSME countries.

Projects

ZEROBARRACENTO

ZEROBARRACENTO

ZEROBARRACENTO is a made in Italy outerwear brand with focus on zero-waste product development and a fully transparent DNA.

Yarn 2 Yarn

Yarn 2 Yarn

Y2Y recovers and reuses excluded materials, with a roadmap for broader industry adoption.

KinecTILES wooden interior panels

KinecTILES wooden interior panels

KinecTILES are a range of highly customizable flexible three-dimensional wooden interior panels with a design based on cut and bent flexible plywood suitable for restaurant, hotel and shop interiors.

Woven Narratives

Woven Narratives: Immersive Rugs (WNIR)

WNIR crafts rugs using digital materials to convey the narratives of Anatolian rug patterns through tactile and auditory interactions, resulting in captivating aesthetic experiences within modern interiors.

Webs of Power

Webs of Power

Webs of Power aims to propose subversive textiles hiding people's messages looking at weaving and knitting as being the origins of coding.

WASTE - FAT YARN - SURFACE

WASTE - FAT YARN - SURFACE

By transforming textile pre consumer waste such as selvages in a valuable resource Waste - Fat Yarn - Surface exemplifies the potential of a waste free production in the textile industry.

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We are thrilled to announce that the 3rd call for proposals of the WORTH Partnership Project II is officially open

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