Since 2016, when the initiative took shape, STARTS has organised, funded and monitored several residencies through different projects.

WEARSUSTAIN MORE

This has been the first STARTS project exploring this type of co-creative work, having provided knowledge exchange opportunities and encouraged cross-sector and crossborder collaboration in the field of sustainable fashion and smart wearables.

Between January 2017 and April 2019, the project funded a total of 46 exciting and diverse projects from across Europe.

VERTIGO  MORE

In November 2016, STARTS launched a second project seeking to stimulate this type of collaborations. The 3-year project was fully dedicated to the funding and monitoring of science-tech-arts residencies, and has funded and successfully implemented a total of 45 residencies up to May 2020.

RE-FREAM MORE

Re-Fream seeks for novel and concrete solutions, turning it part of the STARTS Lighthouses pillar (together with WearSustain and MindSpaces). Through the launch of two open calls, the project supports 20 collaborations between artists, designers and technology providers to re-think the future of fashion. 

MINDSPACES MORE

More recently, STARTS launched MindSpaces, to explore the spaces, their architecture design, and how they can become more dynamic, inclusive and functionally and emotionally appealing. Between January 2019 and December 2021, the project issupporting 6 artists to work on three main Pilot Use Cases: Outdoors urban environment, Inspiring workplaces, Emotionally-sensitive functional interior design. 

STARTS REGIONAL CENTERS MORE 

Since 2019, STARTS has enlarged its scope of activities at regional level across Europe. The STARTS Regional Centers support residencies and are launching open calls in 2020 and 2021.  

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