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R-evolve

Companies, in collaboration with research institutions, will test and implement new circular business models

R-Evolve

What You Gain from Participating in R-evolve
  • Guides for implementing circular strategic product design in your furniture company
  • Guides and support for implementing the Digital Product Passport for furniture companies
  • Inspiration for adopting new circular business models tested by European furniture companies
Outcome

European furniture companies will - via 9 different piloting projects- test guidelines and tools and develop and implement new circular business models- which means all materials targeting the whole industry have been tested in real life.

This means you will get well tested and specifically targeted help and guidlines to proactively make the digital product passport a competitive advantage and to identify new circular business models that fit your company.

You will get guides for secure and circular choices of biobased or recycled materials.

Support for SMEs Looking to Become More Circular

The European furniture industry, with an estimated production value of €107 billion in 2022 and 1 million jobs across 120,000 companies, consists largely of SMEs. These SMEs are already facing challenges such as rising costs of raw materials, energy, and logistics. Additionally, they must adapt to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the introduction of the Digital Product Passport.

Although the industry is generally focused on circular economy and sustainability, many SMEs require systematic support to navigate these changes, implement the necessary innovations, and thereby strengthen their competitiveness and circularity.

Partners in the project

IFZ - Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture

  • Lead partner & responsible for Work Package 1: Development of CE-Oriented Product-System Innovations and Work Package Management

H-DA - University Darmstadt, Research Group SOFIA

  • Responsible for Work Package 2: Digital Product Passport: Use Cases and Governance Framework

POLIMI - Politecnico di Milano, Department of Design, Design+Strategies
TECN - TECNALIA

  • TECC - TECNALIA Certificación
    UNIFI - University of Florence, Faculty of Design, Laboratory of Design for Sustainability DIDA LABS
  • Responsible for Work Package 4: Multi-Level Transfer into Practice

WI - Wuppertal Institute

  • Responsible for Work Package 6: Assessment of Impacts and Policy Recommendations

Companies

ALPLES, Slovenia

  • Responsible for pilot: Circular Redesign of Wooden Furniture

Ehrmann, Germany

  • Responsible for pilots: Furniture Made from Industrial Symbiosis and Refurbishment by the Retailer

Forma 5, Spain

  • Responsible for pilot: Circular Redesign of Upholstered Furniture

LAGO, Italy

  • Responsible for pilot: Furniture Rental System for Hospitality

Stykka, Denmark

  • Responsible for pilot: Digital Product Passport-Enabled Return Factory

TAKT, Denmark

  • Responsible for pilot: Peer-to-Peer Platform

Industry Associations and Clusters

FLA – Federlegno Arredo

  • Responsible for Work Package 5: Large-Scale Implementation

EFIC - European Furniture Industries Confederation


LDC - Lifestyle and Design Cluster

  • Responsible for Work Package 3: Piloting of Product-System Innovations incl. the DPP

IBA - German Business Interior Association (Industrieverband Büro und Arbeitswelt e. V.)
VDM - The Association of the German Furniture Industry (Verband der Deutschen Möbelindustrie)

  • Responsible for Pilot: Return System

AMBIT
CLA - Cluster Legno, Arredo e Sistema Casa
dID - Interior and Design District (Distretto Interni Design)

  • Responsible for Work Package 7: Initiation CoP, Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation

Funding

R-evolve is a Horizon Europe project and is co-financed by the European Union under Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2024-CircBio-01-3 - Innovative Circular Solutions for Furniture, with funding of 37,689,561 DKK over four years.

R-evolve received 15 out of 15 points, making it one of only two projects granted funding.

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