CENTRINNO: A gran(t) opportunity

Blönduós Old Town. Image: Róbert Daníel Jónsson.

The Textile Center, in collaboration with the Icelandic Innovation Center and the University of Iceland, is participating in the European project CENTRINNO under the research and innovation programme Horizon 20/20. The project aims to revitalise once thriving industrial areas, using cultural heritage as the inspiration. Partnering cities include Paris, Barcelona, ​​Copenhagen, Zagreb, Tallinn, Geneva, Amsterdam and Milan.

For Iceland, one of the main aims is to strengthen and further develop the Textile Center in Blönduós into a dynamic textile hub, where textile designers, craftsmen, artists, and scholars have access to modern facilities and equipment suited to their needs. The 3 1/2 year project has now been granted funding and will commence in the fall.

We look forward to this great opportunity!