We are thrilled to announce that the Call for Collaboration is open! This call is about to identify a set of requests for new design ideas for new products and/or markets. The call aims to promote a collaborative tool – the CODES platform as an instrument to foster ideas generation on a cooperation framework among designers. The call will be open to designers of the CODES countries (Italy, Greece and Croatia).

Applicants of the Call will have the opportunity to be selected as participants of the Residency in Thessaloniki. Five participants from Italy, Greece, and Croatia will be selected to participate in Thessaloniki, Greece in the creative residency. Participation in residency programs includes a stay in Thessaloniki (17/6/2024 - 20/6/2024), covered accommodation and food costs (breakfast lunch, and dinner). Applicant must operate in one of the subsectors of fashion and textile, fashion and leather, and jewellery.

The residency will be focused on collaborative practices on design and will serve as a first step for selecting ideas and cooperation opportunities. It will also be used as a final test for the Codes collaborative tool.

The content of the CODES Residency Week will focus on the following:

Day 1 - Intro Session, Master Classes, Best Practices Session, Q&A
Day 2 - Welcome Session, The CODES Tool Presentation, Ideation – Getting started with Co-creation, Q & A
Day 3 - Welcome Session, Co-Creation session, Q&A
Day 4 – Welcome Session, Co-creation Session, Presentation by the Participants, Conclusions

The goal of this Call for F&D creatives is to explore, create, exchange, and network using the CODES tool. Once the Call for collaboration is over, the results (in terms of designed products) will be collected into an online catalogue summarizing the works, the designers involved, the concept ideas developed, etc.

The Call for the applicants from Italy and Croatia will be open from 1/3/2024 until 15/4/2024 (1 pm), and for the applicants from Greece will be open from 1/4/2023 until 15/52024 (1 pm).

Timeline of the Call

1/3/2024 Opening of the Call

15/4/2024 Closing of the Call (1 pm)

30/4/2024 Selection of the participants

30/4/2024 Contacting selected participants

16/6/2024 traveling to Thessaloniki, Greece

17-20/6/2024 Participation in Residency in Thessaloniki, Greece

20/6/2024 Traveling back home from Thessaloniki, Greece

More information on how to apply can be found on the project CODES website https://co-design4sustainability.eu/announcement-of-the-call-for-collaboration/website.

The project was funded by the European Union (Creative Europe Program).