Stop designing for others. Create your own collection.
The Nett Front Innovation Academy is where bold designers turn ideas into Designer Collections — crafted, named, and ready to launch.
Turn your vision into reality and launch your own collection with Nett Front.
You build your growth plan, present your collection to a jury, and launch it on the market together with the largest Romanian manufacturer of furniture fronts.
About the Program
Nett Front Innovation Academy is an educational and competitive program developed by Katalin Orosz in collaboration with Nett Front and ReFront.ro.
- Duration: 8 weeks (April–May 2026)
- Live online sessions: Tuesday and Thursday, 19:00–21:00
- Prototyping phase: June
- Presentation at Deco Days 2026 plus public judging
- Launch of the winning collection: January 2027
Academy Structure
Timeline
1
Inspire and Clarify
2
Prototyping and Jury Evaluation
Validating the idea and testing the market.3
Launch and Promotion
Turning the collection into a commercial product.
Phase 1
Inspire and Clarify
Objective: Learn to think of a collection as a scalable product — not just beautiful, but sellable.
2️⃣ Sales forecasting applied to design
3️⃣ Lead Generation — how to attract collaborators and clients
4️⃣ Lead Conversion — how to turn interest into orders
5️⃣ Client Management and psychological profiling
6️⃣ Sales Management and organizational architecture for small studios
7️⃣ Go-to-Market Engineering and Affiliate Marketing
Participants work in small groups (2–3 people), meet between sessions, apply the tools from the workbook, and prepare for the prototype phase.
- Video library (5h)
- Workbook + cards + presentation template
- Personal mentoring
- Access to the RBL and Nett Front community
Phase2
Prototyping and Jury Evaluation
Objective: Validating the idea and testing the market.
- After completing the sessions, participants:
- Develop the prototype of their own collection of fronts (20 selected concepts)
- Present their project to the Nett Front and ReFront jury
- The top 20 participants exhibit their work at Deco Days 2026, the largest design fair in Romania
- The winner launches their collection nationally
Phase 3
Launch and Promotion
- 1 winning collection launched by ReFront
- 5 pop up collections featured in the 2027 catalog
- National media campaign and commercial partnerships with Nett Front
Additional Workshops
- Beatrix Bartha — Design and Product Launch Strategy (2 sessions + prototype coordination)
- Valentina Saygo — Financial strategy for designers
- Ling Koay — Brand and Storytelling for international markets
- Architect Guest — Functional design and ergonomics
- Product Development Specialist — Technical product development
- Influencer Guest — Influencer marketing and personal branding
Calendar
Enrollment Launch and Early Bird
Online Mentoring courses
Development of prototypes (20 units)
Jury evaluation and exhibition at Deco Days
Launch of the winning collection
Join the most practical design and business academy in Romania.
The program is available only in Romanian.
Registration and ticket payment are done directly on the Academy’s official website.
FAQ
No, carpenters, architects, and entrepreneurs in the furniture industry can also participate.
Yes — there are Early Bird options available until January 31, 2026.
Completely online: Tuesday and Thursday, 19:00–21:00, for 8 weeks.
1 main collection + 5 pop up collections launched by ReFront
The Nett Front and ReFront team, Beatrix Bartha, and other industry specialists.
Launch your collection. Make your name known.
Apply to the Nett Front Innovation Academy and become part of the generation of creators defining the new wave in Romanian furniture design.