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SILKNOW’S European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award

On the 21st of December, SILKNOW will hold a ceremony to unveil the bronze plaque commemorating the European Heritage Award. It will take place in Valencia (Spain) at the beautiful cultural center La Nau and will be retransmitted by SILKNOW’s YouTube channel. To attend in person, inscription required by filling out this form.

SILKNOW will count on the presence of stakeholders related to cultural heritage and some local authorities and media press. Other award-winning projects and the silknow consortium will also be present. This will be an opportunity to continue weaving our past into the future. 

The agenda will be:

10:00 – 11:30Project presentations
Eva Kaptijn. Heritage Quest., the Netherlands
Zachary Jones. Heritage Opportunities / threats within Mega-Events in Europe- HOMEE.,  Italy | Cyprus | Poland | United Kingdom
Elisa Monsellato, Alessandro Monsellato. Swapmuseum, Italy
Kasra Seirafi. Fluxguide.
Inger Leemans. Odeuropa.
Xavier Giner. SILKNOW and young designers.
11:30 – 12:00Networking break
12:00 – 13:00European Heritage Award Ceremony
Inaugural speech. Dr. Carlos Hermenegildo Caudevilla, Vicechancellor of Universitat de València.
Europa Nostra Speech. Bárbara Cordero
Greeting speech from SILKNOW project. Dr. Cristina Portalés and Dr. Jorge Sebastián
Doctoral Thesis Awards
Group photo
13:00 – 14:00Catering / Lunch
14:00 – 15:30Marina Martínez: Talk on HE Cluster 2 and related calls
15:30 – 16:30Guided visit to La Nau

The past 26th of September, SILKNOW was laureated with the European Heritage Award/ Europa Nostra Award in the Research cateogry and with the Grand Prix award for Innovation in presence of the Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra, and Ondřej Chrást, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, on behalf of Minister Martin Baxa. The ceremony assembled some 600 heritage professionals, volunteers, lovers and supporters from across Europe, including a large group of young people.

SILKNOW Partners:

Universitat de València, GARIN 1820 S.A. and the Instituto Cervantes, from Spain; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – Lyon 2 and EURECOM, from France; Universita Degli Studi di Palermo, from Italy; Institut Jozef Stefan, from Slovenia; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, from Germany and Monkeyfab, from Poland, have participated in SILKNOW.

SILKNOW Activities:

Conferences, exhibitionsfashion catwalkstraining and capacity building programs, publications

SILKNOW Results:

SILKNOW Net Actions

We are open! Avec notre passé, tissons notre avenir

On Monday 7th June, the exhibition “Avec notre passé, tissons notre avenir” opened to the public in the Instituto Cervantes in Lyon.

It will remain open from 7 June to 30 September 2021 , and will show how, thanks to the immigration of important Italian silk craftsmen since the 13th century, Lyon was for centuries a silk-making centre in Europe and became, in the 18th century (the golden age of European silk) the most important city in the design, production and innovation of the silk textile industry, and how, in turn, it exported its know-how to other European towns, especially Valencia in Spain, which later became a major centre of production.

Avec notre passé, tissons notre avenir

The Instituto Cervantes in Lyon is pleased to invite you to the opening of this exhibition on silk and its history in Europe, which is part of the Silknow project, on 7 June at 5.30 pm.

The exhibition Avec notre passé, tissons notre avenir (With our past, we weave our future) – which will remain open from 7 June to 30 September 2021 – will show how, thanks to the immigration of important Italian silk craftsmen since the 13th century, Lyon was for centuries a silk-making centre in Europe and became, in the 18th century (the golden age of European silk) the most important city in the design, production and innovation of the silk textile industry, and how, in turn, it exported its know-how to other European towns, especially Valencia in Spain, which later became a major centre of production.

Register to attend the opening!

Fashion and Technology: A Tribute to Silk

You are invited to this event organized by the Polish side of the European project SILKNOW , which will be broadcasted via social media on Saturday February 27, 2021, at 18:30 (Warsaw time). From the Instituto Cervantes in Warsaw, we will be showing a collection by the Polish designer Patryk Wojciechowski, created with the participation of Paweł Twardo and his Monkeyfab team, using 3D printing technology. We will present 12 unique creations inspired by nature and the art of silk. The Intermediateka artists will be responsible for presenting the scenography through a multimedia show. The performance activities, directed by Anna Ciołkiewicz, are inspired by the links between fashion and technology, which are the essence of SILKNOW. The set design is by Grzegorz Biliński. The visual and musical performance will be provided by the electronic duo DUKT, accompanied by the violinist Jakub Kubicki. Finally, the sculpture designed by Sylwia Marszałek-Jeneralczyk will be presented, onto which an interactive mapping will be projected. The artist’s work, modern and minimalist, is inspired by the collection, which has been printed especially for this occasion in 3D. The event will be broadcast by ZUPA.STUDIO.


Te invitamos al evento organizado por la parte polaca del proyecto europeo SILKNOW, que se transmitirá a través de las redes sociales el sábado 27 de febrero de 2021, a las 18:30 (hora de Varsovia). Mostraremos, desde el Instituto Cervantes de Varsovia, una colección del diseñador polaco Patryk Wojciechowski, realizada con la participación de Paweł Twardo y su equipo Monkeyfab, en tecnología de impresión 3D. Presentaremos 12 creaciones únicas inspiradas en la naturaleza y el arte de la seda. Los artistas de Intermediateka serán los encargados de presentar la escenografía a través de un espectáculo multimedia. Las actividades performativas, dirigidas por Anna Ciołkiewicz, se inspiran en los vínculos entre moda y tecnología, que son la esencia de SILKNOW. Grzegorz Biliński es el responsable del diseño del decorado. La actuación visual y musical correrá a cargo del dúo electrónico DUKT, acompañado del violinista Jakub Kubicki. Para finalizar, se presentará la escultura diseñada por Sylwia Marszałek-Jeneralczyk, sobre la que se proyectará un mapeo interactivo. La obra de la artista, cuya forma moderna y minimalista está inspirada en la colección, impresa especialmente para esta ocasión en 3D. El evento será transmitido por ZUPA.STUDIO.


Zapraszamy na premierę wydarzenia będącego finałem  projektu modowego Silk Now – transmisja w mediach społecznościowych odbędzie się w sobotę 27.02.2020 o godzinie 18-tej. W ramach eventu, który odbędzie się w Instytucie Cervantesa w Warszawie pokażemy kolekcję autorstwa polskiego projektanta Patryka Wojciechowskiego, wykonaną przy udziale Pawła Twardo i jego zespołu Monkeyfab, w technologii druku 3d. Przedstawimy 12 niepowtarzalnych kreacji inspirowanych naturą i sztuką jedwabnictwa. Spektakl multimedialny, stanowiący oprawę wizualną wydarzenia przygotują artyści Intermediateki. Całość działań performatywnych, w reżyserii Anny Ciołkiewicz zainspirowana została związkami mody i technologii, które stanowią kwintesencję  projektu SILK NOW. Za scenografię odpowiada Grzegorz Biliński. Performance wizualno-muzyczny zapewni duet elektroniczny DUKT w akompaniamencie skrzypka Jakuba Kubickiego. Ostatnim punktem programu będzie prezentacja interaktywnego mappingu na rzeźbie  projektu Sylwii Marszałek – Jeneralczyk. Praca artystki wydrukowana specjalnie na tę okazję w 3D to nowoczesna i minimalistyczna forma, zainspirowana kolekcją. Transmisję wydarzenia przygotuje ZUPA.STUDIO.

More #Silk! More #Fashion!

For the second year, fashion students from EASD València, have worked together with the SILKNOW Team to propose a new fashion collection based on silk fabrics.

The collaboration with design schools & the creative industries is a must in our project goals. We work hard in order to spread the silk knowledge & importance to new students & interested ones.