Dizaino sparnai | Design Wings

What Dizaino sparnai | Design Wings does

Dizaino sparnai (Design Wings) is a non-financial support project launched in 2022 and implemented by Lietuvos kultūros taryba (Lithuanian Council for Culture), a state budget institution headquartered at Naugarduko g. 10, Vilnius. The program connects recently graduated designers (cohorts from 2022-2026) with businesses and NGOs in Lithuania to co-create design solutions that generate social impact. Each participating organization receives free professional design work across product design (industrial, fashion, textile, furniture), communication design (branding, packaging, video graphics), and process/service/UX-UI design, supported by a curated mentor network of professionals with minimum five years of experience.

The core operating model is a structured, application-based program running in six selection rounds through 2028, with each round supporting approximately 15 businesses/NGOs and 18 beginning designers. Designers receive a monthly stipend of EUR 1,700, mentorship, and portfolio-building experience over a five-month creative stage; participating organizations receive free design solutions plus access to training in innovation, branding, sustainable packaging, social impact, AI, digital marketing, and e-commerce. Selection, project administration, and stipend payments are managed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, with mentor and designer application portals hosted at paraiskos.dizainosparnai.lt and consultation events held at 'Spiečius' co-working spaces across Central and Western Lithuania plus the Capital Region.

Dizaino sparnai is not a commercial revenue-generating entity. It is funded by a EUR 3,176,470.91 grant from the European Regional Development Fund under the 2021-2027 EU Funds Investment Programme, with de minimis aid compliance governing the value of non-financial support (EUR 35,294.12 per participant). The project was selected as the Lithuanian national winner of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2025 in the 'Responsible and Inclusive Entrepreneurship' category and advanced to the European finals in Denmark. Activities are governed by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture via the implementing budget institution; there are no private shareholders, venture backers, or commercial revenue streams.

Name

Dizaino sparnai | Design Wings

Legal name

Lietuvos kultūros taryba

Website

https://dizainosparnai.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dizaino sparnai (Design Wings) is an EU-funded non-financial support project implemented by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, connecting beginning designers with Lithuanian businesses and NGOs to co-create free social-impact design solutions across six selection rounds through 2028.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government-Funded Design Support Program

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Industrial Design Services (54142), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Design support program
• Non-financial support
• Social impact design
• Design mentorship
• NGO design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-financial support program: This is a non-profit government project providing design solutions free of charge to selected businesses and NGOs. It is funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Lithuanian Council for Culture, not a revenue-generating commercial entity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dizaino sparnai (Design Wings) is a non-financial support program that connects recently graduated beginning designers with businesses and NGOs in Lithuania to create design solutions generating social impact. The project, implemented by the Lithuanian Council for Culture (Lietuvos kultūros taryba) and funded by the European Regional Development Fund, provides selected businesses and NGOs with free professional design services (product, communication, and UX/UI design), while offering emerging designers monthly stipends, mentorship from experienced professionals, and structured training over 5-month implementation cycles.

Product overview

Dizaino sparnai (Design Wings) is a non-financial support project implemented by the Lithuanian Council for Culture (Lietuvos kultūros taryba), funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The project connects recently graduated designers (pradedantieji dizaineriai) with businesses and NGOs to create design solutions that promote social impact. The program provides mentorship, training, and stipends for designers while offering free professional design services to participating organizations. Design solutions span product design (industrial, fashion, textile, furniture), communication design (branding, packaging, video graphics), and process, service, and UX/UI design. The project operates in cycles with ongoing selection rounds for designers, mentors, and companies from 2022-2028.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Impact Design Solutions Program
• Designer Mentorship and Training Program
• Consultation Days for Businesses and NGOs

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum 90 social impact design solutions planned over project duration (2024-2028)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lietuvos kultūros taryba (Lithuanian Council for Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The implementing organization of the 'Dizaino sparnai' project. Budget institution responsible for project execution, selection processes, stipend payments to designers, and overall project administration. Located at Naugarduko g. 10, Vilnius.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• British Design Fund: UK organization supporting design-led businesses with funding and mentorship. Comparable as a design-sector support institution though it invests capital rather than providing free design services.
• Nesta: UK innovation foundation that runs programs supporting social innovation and creative economy initiatives. Operates mission-driven programs with public funding, similar to how Dizaino sparnai operates under EU structural funds.

Others

• Design Indaba: South African design platform and event organization that promotes social impact design and connects designers with businesses. Comparable in its mission-driven approach to design promotion though operates commercially.
• European Design Awards: Pan-European design recognition platform that celebrates and promotes design excellence across EU member states. Comparable as a European-level design ecosystem participant relevant to Dizaino sparnai's EEPA trajectory.
• Creative Industries Federation (UK): UK membership organization supporting creative industries including design, with government and EU policy advocacy. Comparable as a sector advocacy organization supporting design and creative professionals.

Direct peers

• Design Council: UK national design organization that promotes design adoption by businesses and public services. Operates programs similar to Dizaino sparnai connecting designers with organizations for social and economic impact, though on a significantly larger scale.
• Lietuvos kultūros taryba (parent organization): The implementing organization itself, which runs multiple cultural sector funding programs similar to Dizaino sparnai. Acts as both parent and functional peer as the operating entity behind the program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-design-wings-projektas-dizaino-sparnai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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