Until 30th of November.
Creativity and sustainability go hand in hand in the CILAB Alicante 2025 Circular Design Contest, an initiative that marks the final phase of the CILAB Alicante program, promoted by the Local Development Agency – ImpulsAlicante, and carried out by EGM Atalayas Ciudad Empresarial as a pilot project demonstrating industrial innovation.
This call culminates the work started around the environmental challenge of textile valorization, inviting the creative and technical talent of the province of Alicante to transform post-consumer workwear into new useful, beautiful, and sustainable products.
The contest aims to give a second life to industrial textiles and turn waste into opportunities. It is an open innovation exercise that connects design, the circular economy, and social commitment, demonstrating how local talent can generate solutions with a positive impact on the territory.
Proposals should combine creativity, functionality, and environmental responsibility, using as a base material recycled workwear garments that have been processed within the Atalayas project itself.
Designers, creators, students, collectives, workshops, or anyone interested in sustainability, craftsmanship, or innovation can participate. The contest is open to individuals over 18 years old residing in the province of Alicante, either individually or in groups.
Participation is free and is formalized by submitting the proposal in digital format to innovacion@atalayas.com before November 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM.
Submissions must include a descriptive project report, sketches or renders of the design, a preliminary technical sheet, and optionally, an explanatory video. Special attention will be given to originality, technical feasibility, the integration of recycled materials, and consistency with the principles of the circular economy.
The jury, composed of representatives from the Local Development Agency, the technical team of EGM Atalayas, and associations and companies from the fields of design and sustainability, will select the proposals that best embody the spirit of CILAB Alicante.
The winning design will receive a prize of €2,500 and technical support for the development or production of the product, while the honorable mention will recognize the most original idea with €500.
This contest is much more than a design call: it is a statement of intent. It represents the culmination of an innovation process that has brought together administrations, companies, and citizens to demonstrate that sustainability can become a driver of development and creativity.
EGM Atalayas Ciudad Empresarial leads this industrial pilot as a tangible example of the CILAB model, in which innovation materializes through real, collaborative, and purpose-driven projects.
CILAB Alicante 2025 thus reaffirms its commitment to the ecological transition, local talent, and the creation of a more circular future, where every idea counts and every waste item can be transformed into a new beginning.
