The Circular Economy in the wood-furniture sector

The contemporary necessity to limit the environmental impact of the growing resource demand and guarantee the sustainable growth and social well-being drive to search for good practices in order to ensure resource efficiency and a greater circularity of material flows. The circular economy model offers more sustainable solutions where products are used longer and materials
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The 3W Factor applications now open

This autumn, the WoodCircus project partners, invites well performing SMEs in the wood construction value chains to share their success story, outstanding innovations and ideas for the future. You have until 30th of November 2019 to participate and to win an award for your innovative efficiency solution. Read more and submit your proposal:https://woodcircus.eu/index.php/3w-factor/ The 3W Factor adresses PMEs involved in wood processing
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Woodcircus project in Finland: underpinning the role of the forest-based sector in the circular bioeconomy

The general assembly of the WoodCircus project was held on 8 July in Helsinki, Finland, at the VTT Technical Research Center. During the meeting the participants discussed the issues of circular economy, recycling and wood waste management and about the updates of the project. In particular, Cosmob explored the topic of wood recycling in Italy in
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Circular Economy: ECOBULK project developments

We attended the ECOBULK technical meeting in England, which took place on 17 and 18 June, at the University of Warwick, in Coventry to talk about circular economy, sustainability and innovation. Specifically, the partners present the circular solutions developed for the three target sectors: the automotive sector, the furniture sector and the construction sector. In
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ImFuture: the online International Master for the Furniture sector

  The new International Master for the furniture sector, realized under the IM-FUTURE program, was launched with the aim of providing at students the most requested specific skills for the Wood-Furniture sector, and other related competences linked to the internationalization, the use of digital tools, management and entrepreneurship and leadership. The ImFuture project, approved by the Erasmus+  program, 
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DG BOOK: from the object to the storytelling thanks to the FabLab technologies

The FabLab community goes on with the research and development of innovative products through the use of digital manufacturing technologies available in the laboratory. This time the designers of the DG-CRAFT Group, a work team created as part of the CONFAPI COSMOB specialization and high-level training course “Production Designer- Digital Craftman of wood produts”, have
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In Germany with the European wood experts

COSMOB partecipated at the General Assembly of the European Innovawood Network which took place from 26 to 28 March 2019 at the Thünen Institut located in Hamburg. The event, with yearly recurrence, constitutes an important moment of discussion between the partners of the Innovawood Network. The general assembly represents an opportunity to provide an update
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Sistema Abitare Strategic Project

Marche Region, “Sistema Abitare” Strategic Project: grants up to € 40,000 for internationalization projects. COSMOB, in collaboration with Federlegno and Confindustria Marche, is pleased to present the call for proposals for “Sistema Abitare”, developed under an institutional agreement with  Marche Region, which aims to promote the renewal of the “Wood-Furniture” sector of the territory and
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DesignTech DemoDay: the first event dedicated to the Internet of Furniture.

Demo day
DesignTech DemoDay: the event, that will be held on April 13th during the Salone del Mobile, is the first “Open innovation” event dedicated to the Internet of Furniture and to Furniture companies. The event will bring together the best brands of Italian design, large technology companies, designers and innovative start-ups to create a movement of
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Conference on the new regional call for proposals “Strategic Project for the Living System”

  TARGET The aim of the conference is to present the Call for Proposals “Strategic Project for Living System”, the result of the work carried out by the Regional Director for the wood-furniture sector, made up of the Marche Region together with FederlegnoArredo and Confindustria Marche. The call for proposals will be funded 50% of
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