Projects

Project name: Pillow2Bed
Project code: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-008804
Main objective: Development of an ingenious multifunctional product for the home, based on an innovative concept.
Region of intervention: NORTH
Beneficiary: TEXTEIS PENEDO, S.A.
Date of approval: 05/04/2017
Start date: 01/05/2017
Completion date: 01/05/2019
Total eligible cost: 457,924.03 €
Financial support from the European Union: 241,692.29 €

Objectives, activities and expected results:

Through a creative and intelligent design and the combination of textile materials and structures, the aim is to develop a decorative pillow that can be easily converted into a comfortable “ready to sleep” bed that adapts to different conditions of use.

 
 
The Pillow2Bed project aims to develop an ingenious multifunctional product for the home based on an innovative concept. Through a creative and intelligent design and the combination of textile materials and structures, the idea is to develop a decorative pillow that can be easily converted into a comfortable “ready to sleep" bed that adapts to different conditions of use.
For industrial research and experimental development activities, the project promoter, Têxteis Penedo, has the collaboration of CITEVE - Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxteis e do Vestuário de Portugal (Technological Centre of the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal) and CeNTI - Centro de Nanotecnologia e Materiais Técnicos, Funcionais e Inteligentes (Centre of Nanotechnology and Technical, Functional and Intelligent Materials).