Embracing the New European Bauhaus Vision
WORTH II's 1st Call attracted 123 applications from 285 applicants and selected 65 projects from 149 participants from 28 EU-COSME-associated states, supporting the New European Bauhaus initiative. This call challenged designers to envision and develop more sustainable, inclusive environments, encouraging innovative ideas that reimagine how we live and connect with our surroundings.
Exploring New Frontiers in Innovation
The WORTH II 2nd Call received 123 project proposals and 276 participant registrations. Out of these, 70 outstanding projects from 25 EU and COSME countries, involving 161 partners, were selected to join our incubation programme. This round was dedicated to EU priorities like: circular economy; transition towards more sustainable production and consumption; advanced digitised manufacturing; digitised value chains and business models; social innovation and social inclusion; European cultural heritage preservation; reinvention of craftsmanship; shaping a new generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, professional and citizens through innovative training and re-skilling tools; unique and disruptive design approaches; bolstering the EU single market and use of innovative materials, driving a more sustainable future through design.
Record-Breaking Participation
The WORTH II 3rd Call saw record engagement, with 142 applications and an unprecedented 320 applicants from 34 EU-COSME-associated states. Following a rigorous evaluation, 69 unique projects were chosen, featuring 158 partners from 25 countries ready to spark change. These projects contribute in an innovative and creative way to the objectives of the third call: circular economy (including green transition, energy efficiency, reducing carbon footprint, sustainable production and consumption); digital manufacturing; high-added value solutions (with a focus on disruptive approaches and digitised value chains); high performance and innovative materials; reinventing craftsmanship; social innovation (including European cultural heritage preservation for social cohesion and well-being).
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NextGen soul-Cap creates circular and sustainable hats using eco-friendly, recycled materials like wasted climbing ropes, avoiding petroleum-based materials.
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- Austria, Italy
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
Project Océanique, a collaboration between Vienna Textile Lab (VTL) and La Manufacture des Algues, pioneers sustainable textile innovation with seaweed dyed using microbial colors.
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- Austria, France
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
Luxury London label Under Her Eyes is designing a capsule bag collection using the innovative, circular grape leather alternative developed by Planet of the Grapes.
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- France, United Kingdom
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Leather
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- Circular Economy
- Social Innovation
The OMICO Stool project merges mycomaterials and digital fabrication to create unique and regenerative furniture that promotes sustainability, well-being, and contemporary design.
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- Spain, Belgium
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Furniture, home decoration, interior design and architecture
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- Circular Economy
- Digital manufacturing
OneMore aims to disrupt the sports accessories industry by creating innovative, high-performing, durable, and sustainable accessories.
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- Spain, Italy
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
- Digital manufacturing
Open Fibres embodies the future of regenerative, local, and circular textiles. It is creating the first open-source wet spinning machine for small-scale bio-based, biodegradable fibre production.
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- Germany, Hungary
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
- High-performance materials
PHIOME is redefining skin and textile interaction with odour-preventative technology that utilises skin-native probiotics for the fashion and sportswear sectors.
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- United Kingdom, Belgium
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
The Positive Impact Vest replaces fossil fuel-based foams in watersport vests with 3D-printed auxetic structures made from recycled filament, localising production and shortening the supply chain.
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- Netherlands, Italy
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Accessories
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- Circular Economy
- Social Innovation
The project recycles 99 percent of textile waste using clean technologies and no chemicals. This waste is transformed into new textiles and products, closing the loop and creating wealth from waste.
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- United Kingdom, Spain
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
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- Textile and clothing
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- Circular Economy
- High-added value solutions
A sustainable collaboration creating non-seasonal capsule collections from Italian deadstock materials, blending timeless design, local craftsmanship, and circular fashion principles.
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- Belgium, Italy
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- WORTH Partnership Projects II
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- 3rd Call Projects
- Project Sector
- Textile and clothing
- Project Challenge
- Circular Economy
- Social Innovation