NEB Prizes 2024: All Applications

The future of fashion is circular, digital, and inclusive. To showcase this, okret launched its first pop-up event in Antwerp - a combination of knowledge sharing, circular shopping, and events focusing on interaction between the industry professional and the consumers. Our goal? To raise awareness about sustainable fashion, motivate and involve visitors in initiating their own transition. Together, we aim to build a united community, transforming the textile industry towards a circular future.

The KLIK-KLIK wall system consists of 16 small-sized elements, and most importantly, it enables DIY construction, providing all the necessary wall panels that can be assembled without the use of additional heavy machinery, thus reducing the ecological footprint during the construction process. Traditional metal connections are not used to join the elements; instead, an innovative and patented wooden wedge connection solution is employed, offering three different types of connections.

Zaiafet pe Luna is a unique opportunity to bring together the community, ethical businesses and sustainability. The underlying zero waste approach enables the participants to engage in alternative learning experiences, patrimony reintegration and co-creation of spaces for non-harmful fun. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, this event is a catalyst for behavioral change and an active contributor in building an eco-conscious present and future.

InnoRenew CoE is a research institute that designed and constructed the largest wooden building in Slovenia following restorative environmental and ergonomic design (REED) principles. The institute has become a hub for a future-oriented scientific and industrial community focused on sustainable building with renewable materials. It has brought new hope and knowledge to Izola, a former industrial city, with many events, trainings, conferences, scientific projects, designs, and collaborations.

Eco Alternative Art is a unique project born in Albania in 2013. Times were dark, waste was everywhere, and no one cared. We pioneered eco-fashion, eco-design and circular activities through an inclusive platform connecting people, art, culture, and environmental protection. We expanded in Serbia in 2019, because sustainable green action knows no border. We promote diversity, local designers, intergenerational interaction, to regain a sense of belonging. A truly vibrant moment for everyone!

PAiR Residency is an international interdisciplinary art residency that provides creative professionals with time, space and other resources for research, experimenting and professional development. The Residency is aimed at promoting the emergence of various new, world-exploring and reflective art forms, bringing together specialists from various fields for development of intercultural cooperation, interdisciplinary knowledge and promotion of location-related artistic research.

Aerial afforestation is an innovative approach that offers the possibility to plant-wide and
geographically challenging areas within a very short time. Our technique uses heavy load
drones to plant the tree seeds which are encapsulated using a special technology. Inside the
capsules, seeds are assisted and protected during the early stages of growth. By using drones,
it is possible to afforest large forest areas at a cost that is significantly less than that of traditional afforestation

This is a temporary workshop for elementary school students where we explore artistic textile experimentation techniques like yarn bombing, craftivism, and upcycling. By doing this, we reimagine the fashion system in the classroom by making clothes, styles, and magazines using our own materials, tools, and abilities in response to the serious environmental and social problems caused by the fast fashion industry's dominating production and consumption model.

I LOVE GAIA is a film made by students. It's a fable for which they wrote the screenplay. This fiction is based on three criteria: Poetic imagination, adventure, ecology. Young people from different European regions discover a sort of “ecological Holy Grail” which will awaken the conscience of men and help them to meditate on the future of the planet, making them more respectful of their environment. Men are good by nature but become responsible by education.

The "Integrated Water Concept" Block 6 was originally an IBA 87 model project in the research field of urban ecology and environmentally friendly construction. In 1993, the facility was shut down due to technical problems and the site fell into disrepair.
In 2006, a decision had to be made, whether the project should be converted back into a parking lot or be reinterpreted and revitalized. Thanks to the commitment of various stakeholders this important urban ecology project has been revived.