AEI TÈXTILS is the Catalan technical textiles’ cluster with a non-profit association structure. Its mission is to promote innovation with the aim of improving the competitiveness of its members, as well as cooperation, complementarity and communication among them.

Its members comprise SMEs of the whole manufacturing chain of technical textiles, universities, research centers, textile trade associations and other kind or organizations related to the field.

CIAPE is a non profit private organisation, which exists as an Association of Learners to promote the development of a learning society through the provision of a quality and comprehensive system of adult learning and education which is accessible and inclusive.

Design School Kolding is Danish a design university with strong emphasis on hands-on learning and design processes. The institution educates students in the disciplinary BA programs: Fashion, Textiles, Accessory, Industrial and Communication design, and the inter disciplinary MA programs: Design for Planet, Design for People and Design for Play.

Materially helps companies in the development and diffusion of sustainable innovation starting from materials. Materially operates with a design-oriented approach and acts as a generator of links between producers of innovative and sustainable materials, as well as emerging material and processing technologies, and their potential users, be they companies or freelance professionals.

LCI Barcelona Design and Visual Arts School is the European campus of the Canadian educational network LCI Education. The objective of the School is to foster the creative and human potential of each of the students, to turn them into competent professionals who can take on the challenges of the industry in a globalized world and into responsible citizens committed to society. Our pedagogical model is dynamic and constantly updated; it is based on the project culture and connected to the social, cultural and economic context in order to provide students with the necessary competences to solve the challenges that arise from the needs of individuals, businesses and institutions.

Politecnico di Milano is a scientific-technological University, training engineers, architects and industrial designers. The University has always focused on the quality and innovation of teaching and research developing a fruitful relationship with both business and manufacturing worlds, as well as the public and third sectors. POLIMI is the top Italian university for projects funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development. The Department of Design is well experienced in joint research projects and brings outstanding competencies on introducing design-enabled innovation into diverse contexts and in exploring and opening new fields of activity, such as the introduction of design methods and tools in the domains of services, social innovation, business strategies and business modelling.

CRE.THI.DEV. focuses on research, development of studies and action plans, as well as implementation of projects mainly in the fields of:  education and life – long learning, design, quality, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, social economy, environment, equity and social inclusion, social policy, athletics, culture, transport, energy saving, technology transfer.

Our main objective is to facilitate networking and cooperation among local, regional, national and European authorities, universities, research centres, organizations, business associations and enterprises, in order to promote and disseminate innovation, entrepreneurship, social economy, sustainable development and exchange of knowledge.