In these 4 days, the partners of the EXCELIVING project (5 European clusters, including the Sustainable Habitat Cluster) and some of its stakeholders, gathered around the theme of “Innovative products and business models in the furniture in Habitat value chain in Barcelona“.
On the first day of the event, after the presentation of the project and all participating entities (partners and visiting entities), two visits were made: the first to the WEcontract BCN showroom, a project in which 15 entities from the hospitality sector participate, and then to MATERFAD, the Barcelona’s Materials Centre.
The second day was divided into four themed tours around the city of Barcelona: Tour 1: “Circular Economy”; Tour 2: “Digitalization”; Tour 3: “Innovation and Social Innovation” e Tour 4: “Innovation and Startup”. These thematic visits had the main objective of presenting innovative products and business models, within the furniture and smart spaces sectors in the Habitat value chain.
On the third day, a visit to the “interihotel” fair was carried out, in which participants had the opportunity to discover three “concept rooms” and their innovative proposals, not only from the point of view of interior design, but also as business models. The day ended with a cultural visit to the historic center of Barcelona.
Finally, on the fourth and last day, different networking sessions were held between the participating entities. On this day, B2B and C2C events took place, around possible international collaborations in the area of training and innovation projects, in the furniture and Habitat value chain.
For the third time, ClusterXchange allowed entities from Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Romania to reinforce synergies and develop innovation and business partnership opportunities at an international level.
The EXCELIVING project will hold its fourth ClusterXchange in Odense (Denmark), on the 7th, 8th and 9th of November 2023!