Summary
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRIT20250409017
- Term of Validity
- 9 April 2025 - 9 April 2026
- Company's Country
- Italy
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Slovenia
- Belgium
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General information
- Short Summary
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Fashion Bridges: Fostering Transnational Collaboration for Ethical Luxury Fashion
An Italian innovation platform in the ethical fashion sector is looking for partners under the Creative Europe Programme (CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1). The objective is to support emerging designers through transnational cooperation, digital innovation, and sustainable fashion ecosystems. The partner should support design research, creative skill-building, or event promotion. - Full Description
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Fashion Bridges: A Vision for Ethical and Sustainable Fashion
Fashion Bridges is a collaborative project that connects emerging designers from Europe and North Africa with sustainable fashion ecosystems. The platform enables the co-creation of collections, showcases, and innovation in ethical fashion through digital tools such as AI and virtual showrooms.
Fashion Bridges aims to create a meeting point between emerging creativity and the fashion market, rooted in Italian stylistic heritage with an inclusive and multicultural vision. The project seeks to innovate the fashion industry by enhancing emerging talent, promoting craftsmanship, sustainability, and innovation through a combined digital and physical ecosystem. With a scalable business model and strong institutional and transnational collaborations, the project has the potential to become a key reference in the ethical and sustainable fashion landscape.
Fashion Bridges is an innovative platform connecting emerging designers with the luxury fashion market, fostering the co-production of sustainable collections. By leveraging digital tools and strategic partnerships, the project builds an international network between designers, manufacturers, and institutional stakeholders. Its primary objective is to give visibility to African and European emerging talents, encourage ethical and sustainable production models, and facilitate access to global markets.
Objectives and Vision
- Promotion of creative talent: support for emerging designers in the fields of menswear, womenswear, leather goods, and accessories.
- Ethical and sustainable production: enhancement of eco-friendly materials and low-impact environmental practices.
- Connection between Africa and Europe: development of synergies between African and Italian artisans to maximize unused production capacity.
- Technological integration: utilization of artificial intelligence and virtual reality to enhance user experience and facilitate digitalization of collections.
- Social inclusion and gender equality: creation of job opportunities and growth for disadvantaged communities and minorities.
The project aligns with Creative Europe priorities: inclusion, digital transition, sustainability, and transnational cooperation. - Advantages and Innovations
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- Technological innovation: use of AI and VR to enhance the user experience.
- Sustainable supply chain: eco-friendly materials and responsible production.
- Strategic partnerships: collaborations with Italian and European institutions to expand the network.
- International events: active participation in fashion weeks and industry fairs to promote designers.
- Inclusion and social development: support for young creatives and artisans from emerging contexts. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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We are looking for:
• Fashion hubs or networks supporting emerging designers and artists;
• Institutions for project dissemination;
• Universities and research centers in design to support upskilling and mentorship;
• Private organizations with experience in fashion and design event organization;
• Startup incubators focused on textile and fashion-tech industries. - Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Cultural associations, research institutions, universities active in design, private organizations specialized in fashion and design events, startup incubators operating in textile and creative sectors.
Cultural, academic, or creative organization to:
• Co-develop and implement project activities;
• Promote cross-cultural artistic exchange;
• Organize fashion events and exhibitions;
• Support dissemination and long-term impact. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- University
- R&D Institution
- SME <=10
- Other
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Cooperation
- Call title and identifier
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Creative Europe – CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-1 (Small-Scale Cooperation Projects)
- Submission and evaluation scheme
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Proposals must be submitted electronically via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal before the deadline. Eligible applications will be evaluated based on relevance, quality, impact, and project management.
- Anticipated project budget
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TBD
- Coordinator required
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No
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
- Project duration in weeks
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104
- Web link to the call
- Project title and acronym
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Fashion Bridges: Fostering Transnational Collaboration for Ethical Luxury Fashion
- Cooperation
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 03005005 - Non weaving related to Textiles Technology
- 01001002 - Digital Systems, Digital Representation
- 03005008 - Weaving related to Textiles Technology
- 03005002 - Dry filling related to Textiles Technology
- 03005003 - Dyeing related to Textiles Technology
- Market keywords
- 09004003 - Textiles (synthetic and natural)
- 07005004 - Education and educational products and materials
- Targeted countries
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Slovenia
- Belgium