Project web page Design4circle (March 2019)
NEWS LETTER DESIGN 4 CIRCLE
Design4Circle_PORTU_PRESS
Hereby we would like to promote our ERASMUS+ project web page for the project #Design4Circle - Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector.
http://www.design4circle.eu
All project activities as well as developed documents, studies and analyses are or will be uploaded on the web page.
Further an on line courses for circular economy will be developed and will be available for free using for the universities, high schools, vet centers and other educational institutions as well as civil society organisations.
1. Project title Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector
2. Project Acronym Design4Circle
3. Project Agreement Number 2018-1-LV01-KA202-046977
4. Co-funded by ERASMUS+
5. Project Start Date 01.12.2018.
6. Project Total Duration 24 months
7. Project End Date 30.11.2020
8. Objective
The project “Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector - Design4Circle” is developed in purpose to create an innovative learning curriculum in line with the needs of designers of the textile and fashion industry. The idea is to motivate the designers from the textile sector to create products that will reduce environmental impact during the product’s life-cycle, and to develop new and innovative businesses within the principles of circular economy.
In order to achieve such purposes, a Strategic Partnership has put 6 entities together from 6 different countries and expertise in the different fields of the proposed project: two Universities experts in textile design and technologies: RTU, Latvia and TUIASI, Romania; one company expert in circular economy as new business model: ECORES, Belgium; and three business associations and VET providers that cover different sectors of the textile industry and experts in ecodesign: TTA-TC, Macedonia, AMUEBLA, Spain and CTCP, Portugal).
9. Achievements
- The outputs obtained will strengthen the knowledge and training of textile designers and SMEs, equipping them with the necessary competences and skills to implement new practices on ecodesign.
- Promotion of new circular businesses and the creation of new textile design companies looking towards a new circular economy.
- Development of specific, basic and transversal competences and skills such as management, entrepreneurship, leadership, digital and creativity skills, and language competence in the field of VET.
- Foster the implementation of the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, both in a highly polluted sector as the textile one, and other industry sectors where design is a key process.
10. Activities
- Analysis of current best practices and needs for ecodesign and implement circular business model in the textile sector
- Joint Curriculum definition
- Development of the training materials with different tools (texts, videos, photos, etc.)
- Creation of an online MOOC platform to upload the training course and test validation.
11.Partners
RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE (RTU) – LEAD PARTNER
Department Institute of Design Technologies
Address KALKU IELA 1, RIGA, Latvia
Website www.rtu.lv
Telephone: +3717089356
Contact person:
Dana Belakova – Design4Circle Project Manager
Associate Professor
Institute of Design Technologies and Department of Clothing and Textile Technologies Head of the Institute of Design Technologies and Department of Clothing and Textile Technologies
Email: dana.belakova@rtu.lv
Telephone: +37126356510
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI (TUIASI)
Department Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management
Address B DUL DIMITRU MANGERON 67, IASI ROMANIA
Website http://www.tuiasi.ro
Telephone: +40232278628
Contact person:
Manuela- Lacramioara Avadanei
Assoc.prof.dr.
Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management
Associate proffesor and memeber of the Faculty Boarding Council
Email: mavad@tex.tuiasi.ro
Telephone: +4 0232 230491
ECORES SPRLP (ECORES)
Address Rue Theodore Verhaegen 150, Brussels, Belgium
Website www.ecores.eu
Telephone 003228930893
Contact person:
Erwan Mouazan
Expert in circular economy/ creative sustainability
erwan.mouazan@ecores.eu
Anne-Sophie Ansenne
Programme Manager
Email: Annesophie.ansenne@ecores.eu
Telephone: + 32 (0) 2 893 08 86
AGRUPACION EMPRESARIAL INNOVADORA DE FABRICANTES DE MUEBLES Y AFINES DE LA REGION DE MURCIA (AMUEBLA)
Address: Calle Gaviota 2 Planta 2 Puerta a Edificio Prince, Muracia SPAINWebsite www.amueblacooperacion.es
Email: direccion@amueblacooperacion.es
Telephone: +34968752040
Contact person:
Juan Jose Ortega Gras
Position: Project Manager
Email: amuebla@amueblacooperacion.es
Telephone: +34 968752040
CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DE CALCADO DE PORTUGAL (CTCP)
Address Rua De Fundoes Devesa a Velha, SAO JOAO DA MADEIRA Portugal
Website www.ctcp.pt
Email: geral@ctcp.pt
Telephone: +351-256830950
Conact person:
Rita Souto Bizarro – Design4Circle Project Manager for monitoring and evaluation
Department: Training
Position: Responsible for department
Email: Rita.Souto@ctcp.pt
Telephone: +351 256 830 957
TEXTILE TRADE ASSOCIATION - TEXTILE CLUSTER (TTA-TC)
Address Goce Delcev nr. 34, Stip Macedonia
Website www.tta.org.mk
Email: info@tta.org.mk
Telephone +38975304685
Contact person:
Natasha Sivevska – Design4Circle Project Manager for dissemination and exploitation
Position: Executive director
Email: nsivevska@tta.org.mk
Telephone: +38975304685
Project WEB page https://design4circle.eu/
Design4Circle_PORTU_PRESS
Hereby we would like to promote our ERASMUS+ project web page for the project #Design4Circle - Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector.
http://www.design4circle.eu
All project activities as well as developed documents, studies and analyses are or will be uploaded on the web page.
Further an on line courses for circular economy will be developed and will be available for free using for the universities, high schools, vet centers and other educational institutions as well as civil society organisations.
1. Project title Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector
2. Project Acronym Design4Circle
3. Project Agreement Number 2018-1-LV01-KA202-046977
4. Co-funded by ERASMUS+
5. Project Start Date 01.12.2018.
6. Project Total Duration 24 months
7. Project End Date 30.11.2020
8. Objective
The project “Innovative design practices for achieving a new textile circular sector - Design4Circle” is developed in purpose to create an innovative learning curriculum in line with the needs of designers of the textile and fashion industry. The idea is to motivate the designers from the textile sector to create products that will reduce environmental impact during the product’s life-cycle, and to develop new and innovative businesses within the principles of circular economy.
In order to achieve such purposes, a Strategic Partnership has put 6 entities together from 6 different countries and expertise in the different fields of the proposed project: two Universities experts in textile design and technologies: RTU, Latvia and TUIASI, Romania; one company expert in circular economy as new business model: ECORES, Belgium; and three business associations and VET providers that cover different sectors of the textile industry and experts in ecodesign: TTA-TC, Macedonia, AMUEBLA, Spain and CTCP, Portugal).
9. Achievements
- The outputs obtained will strengthen the knowledge and training of textile designers and SMEs, equipping them with the necessary competences and skills to implement new practices on ecodesign.
- Promotion of new circular businesses and the creation of new textile design companies looking towards a new circular economy.
- Development of specific, basic and transversal competences and skills such as management, entrepreneurship, leadership, digital and creativity skills, and language competence in the field of VET.
- Foster the implementation of the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy, both in a highly polluted sector as the textile one, and other industry sectors where design is a key process.
10. Activities
- Analysis of current best practices and needs for ecodesign and implement circular business model in the textile sector
- Joint Curriculum definition
- Development of the training materials with different tools (texts, videos, photos, etc.)
- Creation of an online MOOC platform to upload the training course and test validation.
11.Partners
RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE (RTU) – LEAD PARTNER
Department Institute of Design Technologies
Address KALKU IELA 1, RIGA, Latvia
Website www.rtu.lv
Telephone: +3717089356
Contact person:
Dana Belakova – Design4Circle Project Manager
Associate Professor
Institute of Design Technologies and Department of Clothing and Textile Technologies Head of the Institute of Design Technologies and Department of Clothing and Textile Technologies
Email: dana.belakova@rtu.lv
Telephone: +37126356510
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI (TUIASI)
Department Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management
Address B DUL DIMITRU MANGERON 67, IASI ROMANIA
Website http://www.tuiasi.ro
Telephone: +40232278628
Contact person:
Manuela- Lacramioara Avadanei
Assoc.prof.dr.
Faculty of Textiles, Leather and Industrial Management
Associate proffesor and memeber of the Faculty Boarding Council
Email: mavad@tex.tuiasi.ro
Telephone: +4 0232 230491
ECORES SPRLP (ECORES)
Address Rue Theodore Verhaegen 150, Brussels, Belgium
Website www.ecores.eu
Telephone 003228930893
Contact person:
Erwan Mouazan
Expert in circular economy/ creative sustainability
erwan.mouazan@ecores.eu
Anne-Sophie Ansenne
Programme Manager
Email: Annesophie.ansenne@ecores.eu
Telephone: + 32 (0) 2 893 08 86
AGRUPACION EMPRESARIAL INNOVADORA DE FABRICANTES DE MUEBLES Y AFINES DE LA REGION DE MURCIA (AMUEBLA)
Address: Calle Gaviota 2 Planta 2 Puerta a Edificio Prince, Muracia SPAINWebsite www.amueblacooperacion.es
Email: direccion@amueblacooperacion.es
Telephone: +34968752040
Contact person:
Juan Jose Ortega Gras
Position: Project Manager
Email: amuebla@amueblacooperacion.es
Telephone: +34 968752040
CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DE CALCADO DE PORTUGAL (CTCP)
Address Rua De Fundoes Devesa a Velha, SAO JOAO DA MADEIRA Portugal
Website www.ctcp.pt
Email: geral@ctcp.pt
Telephone: +351-256830950
Conact person:
Rita Souto Bizarro – Design4Circle Project Manager for monitoring and evaluation
Department: Training
Position: Responsible for department
Email: Rita.Souto@ctcp.pt
Telephone: +351 256 830 957
TEXTILE TRADE ASSOCIATION - TEXTILE CLUSTER (TTA-TC)
Address Goce Delcev nr. 34, Stip Macedonia
Website www.tta.org.mk
Email: info@tta.org.mk
Telephone +38975304685
Contact person:
Natasha Sivevska – Design4Circle Project Manager for dissemination and exploitation
Position: Executive director
Email: nsivevska@tta.org.mk
Telephone: +38975304685
Project WEB page https://design4circle.eu/