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WEAR Sustain Press: |
WEAR Sustain, its funded projects, sustainability research and outputs are receiving media attention. Below are a selection of articles that have been written about our collective work
March 2017:
Studio Komplekt – WEAR Sustain, 15TH MARCH 2017
April 2017:
Blog du Pôle Textile Alsace – Appel à projets Wear Sustain, 12 April 2017
Cascade funding, CASCADE FUNDING UNTANGLED! 07 April
Fashion United – Wear Sustain launches sustainable wearables competition, by Danielle Wightman-Stone, 25 April 2017
May 2017:
[FEATURE] E52 – Fashion Tech by Anouk Wipprech, Linda van de Ven, 9 May 2017
[FEATURE] WAREABLE – Sustainable wearable tech is finally being taken seriously, by Muchaneta Kapfunde, 25 May 2017
Cisco – The Network (Cisco’s Technology News Site) – Wearable technology is more than just a fashion statement, @DeigninSpain, 30 MAY, 2017
July 2017:
[FEATURE] WAREABLE – Smart shirts, stress tech and sensory jewellery win in WEAR Sustain contest – 23 teams get funding to make their sustainable projects a reality, by Sophie Charara, 31 July 2017
[FEATURE] E52 – WEAR Sustain Awards 23 projects for Wearable Design, Bart Brouwers, 12 July 2017
[FEATURE] Hellen Van Rees – Textile Reflexes project starts with funding from EU, 31 July 2017
[FEATURE] OpenLivingLab Days 2017 – Value Chain Innovation in Textiles and Clothing,
European Commission – Wearable technologists Engage with Artists for Responsible Innovation, 26 July 2017
August 2017:
[FEATURE] iot UK – THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORING START UPS, by Michelle Hua, 8 August, 2017
[FEATURE] FashNerd – Who Are WEAR Sustain’s 23 Finalists? The first 23 projects funded through the WEAR Sustain first Open Call announced, by Muchaneta Kapfunde, 11 August 2017
[FEATURE] Womenofwearables.com – WoW Woman in Wearable Tech | Aniela Hoitink, fashion, textile and concept designer, by Marija Butkovic, 21 August 2017
September 2017:
[FEATURE] WAREABLE, – The WEAR Sustain startups that are futureproofing sustainable wearables – Shape shifting textiles, neurofeedback headphones and more next gen tech, by Muchaneta Kapfunde, 11 September 2017
Toscana News 24 – Tutto pronto per la Florence Biennale 2017, 9 September 2017
[FEATURE] Nine Degree Products – Take Your Prototype To The Next Level With WEAR Sustain, September 2017
November 2017:
Innovation in Textiles – Call for €2.4 million wearable technologies competition – 23 November 2017
We Make – SI È APERTO IL NUOVO BANDO WEAR SUSTAIN, 30 NOVEMBRE 2017
Sustainability-lab – WEAR SUSTAIN: 2a Call. 2.4 Milioni di Euro per lo sviluppo di abbigliamento e accessori digitali sostenibili. 27 NOVEMBRE 2017
December 2017:
Recycling International – Funds on offer to innovators creating ‘next-generation’ wearables, by Kirstin Linnenkoper, 07 December 2017
Journal T – PROJECTO WEAR SUSTAIN REÚNE DESIGNERS E INDÚSTRIA TÊXTIL, 5 DEZEMBRO 2017
Guimarães Digital – PROJECTO «WEAR SUSTAIN» APRESENTADO ESTA QUARTA-FEIRA NO INSTITUTO DE DESIGN DE GUIMARÃES, 6 DE DEZEMBRO, 2017
O Minho – Instituto de Design de Guimarães recebe lançamento do projeto “Wear Sustain”, DEZEMBRO 2017
TECHNO Fashion – €50mila ai progetti selezionati da WEARsustain
European Cluster Collaboration Platform – WEAR Sustain open call: Ethical Wearables and E-Textiles
Fashion Network – Wear Sustain Project brings designers and textile industry together, December 5, 2017
Sustainability-lab – WEARsustain seleziona e finanzia 26 progetti di tecnologie digitali indossabili, December 5, 2017
January 2018:
Fashnerd – Exploring the Next Wave Of Smart Garments,
Lifegate – Wear sustain, technological innovation is the future of sustainable fashion (Italian), Jan 3, 2018
February
Fashnerd – Intelligent Fashion That Can Measure Your Health And Still Be … 5 Feb 2018
Actualités Techniques de l’Ingénieur – E-textiles invite themselves in design (French), 2 Mar 2018
March 2018:
Fashnerd – BRIA x SABINNA: Partnering Up To Improve Sustainability Practices In The Fashion Industry, Mar 31, 2018
Corriere Fiorentino – Technologies, design and beauty: interactive jewels overcome deafness (Italian), 10 Mar 2018
April 2018:
Just-Style – EU-funded project develops garment circularity technique, Apr 5 , 2018
Corriere della Sera – I gioielli che parlano a chi non sente Rilevano i suoni e li traducono in …,21 Apr 2018
WEAR Sustain Resources: |
A selection of useful resources on wearables, smart/e-textiles, ethics or sustainability collated by the WEAR Sustain consortium:
Sustainability Resources:
In lieu of the development of a WEAR Sustainability Strategy, due in December 2018, the consortium is collating a list of resources to aid those interested in integrating ethics and sustainability into their practice.
The WEAR Ethics and Sustainability Resources is intended to support your projects and provide contacts, suppliers and guidance to information that has been made available. We encourage you to send your suggestions to help build this resource.
WEAR Sustain Public Deliverables:
Public deliverables of the project.
Open Call documentation to support applications to our competitions:
WEAR Sustain holds two competitions during the lifespan of the project. Teams must submit a complete electronic application in English via the WEAR Sustain f6s.com portal. This portal will be used to communicate with the applicants throughout the selection procedure.
- Open Call Themes (current and pressing issues facing European and global society, as guidance for our WEAR Sustain funded Projects.)
- How to Apply
- Eligibility Criteria
- Evaluation Process & IP Rights
- FAQs
- Support to Project Teams
- Agreement (Selected teams will sign this with WEAR Sustain)
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