WORTH Project Team
The WORTH PROJECT was a partnership between Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and London College of Fashion’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE). Both organisations are combining their expertise and knowledge to cultivate cross European partnerships producing innovative products and processes.
The Italian representative body for creative SMEs (CNA/Federmoda) has provided a thorough expertise in manufacturing industries and contributed to a deeper understanding of their needs.
EURATEX the European federation of textile industries has helped disseminate WORTH programme – and later its findings – throughout the EU industrial network. The steering Board had external professional members including product designers, design led brands or retailers, representatives of leading fashion and design schools in the EU, fashion and design opinion formers like design magazines, and other experts, in addition to members of the operational team.
Steering Board members

Robb Young is a fashion business journalist, editor, author and strategic consultant…[read more]

From 1970 to 1986 Jean-Jaques Picart set up and ran a press office through which he was…[read more]

Paola Bertola graduated in Architecture, PhD in Industrial Design and Multimedia…[read more]

Sophie was born in 1967. She met Isabel Marant in 1981 at the Lycée St James in Neuilly…[read more]

Lutz Walter is Head of the R&D, Innovation and Projects Department of Euratex…[read more]

Philippe Ribera is the Marketing Director at Lectra. Philippe has extensive and diverse experience…[read more]

Dominique Jacomet is Director General and Dean of the Institut Français de la Mode…[read more]

Tal Lancman is a trend forecast analyst and designer. He has been the editor-creative director for Textil…[read more]

Maurizio Galante haute couture celebrates a body of work that spans over 25 years of the Paris-based Italian couturier…[read more]
Operational Team

Research & Consulting Director – Professor IFM, Secretary General R3iLab… [read more]

Director of the Centre for Fashion Enterprise, Dean Graduate School London College of Fashion… [read more]

R&D Manager for EURATEX (European Appareal & Textile Confederation)… [read more]

Middle Management CNA – National Confederation of craft sector and small and medium Enterprises… [read more]
Coaches Team

Patricia Romatet has a Masters in Communications from Celsa, and was consultant designer… [read more]

Hélène Kassimatis has a Masters in Economics from Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne and is a management graduate of IFM… [read more]

Guénola du Halgouët founded Vendavel with the objective to respond to the growing need of brands, designers and producers from the fashion…[read more]

Demelza has over 12 years experience in working with high end, luxury labels. She has knowledge of sourcing… [read more]

With over 20 years’ experience in the fashion and textiles sectors, Jan cut her teeth in marketing and trend… [read more]

Eelko Moorer is a design professional with a post disciplinary practice (Eelko Moorer Design Studio)… [read more]

Fashion Art Subject Leader and Senior Lecturer in Fashion, Design, Media and Management … [read more]

Dai Rees is an artist, designer, curator and academic. He launched his eponymous fashion label in the Nineties… [read more]