The collection of wooden lamps “rEža” (eng. Gap) was designed by Mojca Perše, the head of the Laboratory for Creative Industries at the Academy of Design, Ljubljana. The lamps were a final product of a project based on sustainable design. The primary material for a wooden lamp “rEža” is in the mould curved plywood. The designer used already existing moulds from  Javor Furniture d.o.o. for the manufacture of the back of a chair. Two pieces of perforated beech plywood form the basic lamp. By compiling various basic forms we can create a different variety of lamps: table, floor, wall, ceiling or hanging lamps. “rEža” lamps represent new potential ways of merging wood and light. MORE…

Student of Academy of Design, Ljubljana, Žiga Volk with his FlexAholic shelves received the Production Design 2010 award at the Mikser 2010, “Ghost Project”. The great advantage of the patented modular system Fl3xAholic is its flexibility. The console construction is made out of modular elements which are designed to adapt to the profile of the wall and to enable diverse depths and length of the shelf. The product is elegant with clean lines; it can be easily incorporated into diverse interiors of different styles. MORE…

When in the evening news the journalist announced: »Bench is a history – its time for urban sun chairs« it was obvious – a bench is no longer no.1 item when it comes to discussion about public space equipment. Ljubljana is getting a new hedonistic town with urban sun chairs designed by Ivana Antolović, CEO of Institute of urban lifestyle. MORE…

From  May 25 to 29 Belgrade hosted 2nd Mikser, regional festival of creativity and innovation. Belgrade’s industrial zone of Dorcol, at the Žitomlin warehouse by the Danube river was transformed into a place of creativity, where works of  designers and artists from all around the Balkans were shown. MORE…

See you tonight at Trg Ajdovscina, for the first City Blog opening in the world!

Zavod Big presents a very new iniciative – CITY BLOG;  a platform to express new ideas and social comments of designers, architects, artists and all inovative people with bold ideas from around the region. The title of the first CITY BLOG is »Architecture meets people, People meet architecture«. Authors present a patchwork of experiences of the space, by one painter, one designer and one architect.

authors of the first City Blog’s display: CYP2C9

Metamechanics is the leading principle of Primož Oberžan’s work. As the founder of music group “The Stroj” he’s been building imaginary sound mechanisms (compositions) and is constructing original sound machines. MORE…

The famous design epicenter in Milan, Superstudio Piu, will be spiced up again with gently rebellious tunes as Nika Zupanc enters the newest take of the Salone del mobile with her own universe of objects and statements.

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Srečko Molk’s passion for wood and desire to discover all about wood carving have lead him to creating a truly great-unique jewellery. MORE…

IVANKA Studio and Concrete Company (www.ivanka.hu) – after its successful debut at last year’s Milan Design Week SaloneSatellite 2009 event with the award winning project of ’AFTERLIFESTYLE’ SEEYOU Gravestone (www.afterlifestyle.com) – will represent this year the progressive Hungarian design at three exhibitions organized at the two main venues of the design festival: Fiera Milano and Zona Tortona. MORE…

Interview with Ana Zadnik – a car designer at Renault. MORE…

Amila Hrustić is a young designer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who is finishing her studies at Academy for Fine Arts in Sarajevo, department for product design. Even though Amila is very young, she has proven the maturity, which is clearly apparent at her projects. MORE…

A fresh approach to exhibit. Ljubljana has got a new place for design, arts and photography exhibitions. Institute for design »Sreda« in collaboration with »Nioka« has opened showroom in Ajdovščina passage. MORE…

Young, talented and with great potential. Florin Busuioc is still studying at Facultatea de Arte Plastice, Decorative si Design “George Enescu”; Iasi / Romania, section Product Design, but has already got a number of projects and competition winnings behind. MORE…

Permanence + Eco awareness + Efficacy = a recipe for good design?
Designers (Tjaša Bavcon, Katja Burger, Jasmina Ferček) for Oloop do agree, but they supplement the statement with a fact: Good design needs a lot of time to reach maturity. Therefore good design is slow design. MORE…

BelaBela means WhiteWhite in slovenian. It is a product design brand representing textile and cloth designers Jana Mršnik and Vesna Štih. Our projects combine textile and industrial as well as interior design and spatial installations. We play with traditional handiwork techniques and interpret them in modern ways. Modularity is a common feature in our products. A special challenge for us is a design that gives every user the chance to be actively involved in creating the end product. MORE…

Dommo represents a line of modern furniture made of solid wood that is characterized by simple shapes complemented by a rich structure and various shades of wood. MORE…

Traditional old/new clothes, captured in timelessness with trend inspiration, placed in modern and elegant site of furniture lines in saloon Šenk. Multi-functionality of clothes and interior products, playing with forms and emerging in time and place. MORE…

Within the core of the ebbing oceans of space lies the cube. As above, so below, it is the child and mother to space itself. Drill into its core, find the creative existence inside the white. MORE…

Every year a new young generation gets addicted by design. Their passion for creating is shown everywhere. From a simple dot to a decorative initial or moving pictures, from a textile pattern to extravagant creation, from a simple revolved shape to a futuristic vehicle. MORE…

Month of Design 2009, awards. MORE…

The event presented the selection from the Worldwide Logo Design Annual 2008 (WOLDA) which received more than 1100 applications in the field of innovative graphic design, logos and trademarks from 43 countries including successful Slovene participants Teja Kleč, Darko Miladinovič awarded for the graphic design of logo. MORE…

Month of Design officially started today with a press conference and opening of exhibition The pulse of wood in Slovenijales Bivanje store.
Zoran Janković, the Mayor of the City of Ljubljana opened Design in the city project at Kolovrateater bar. 36 city exhibitions Case 4 will be opened for the whole month, more than 20 events will happen across the city, award giving ceremony on 2nd Nov, Conference 09 from 5th-6th Nov and for the the first time Brands & Signs Design Expo which will happen in  Slovenijales Bivanje store between 2nd and 8th Nov.

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On the 3rd of September at 20:00 there will be the opening of the exhibition “TAILOR MADE FURNITURE” at Orion Intertrade in Ljubljana. The exhibition will present products of renowned furniture company Wittmann from Etsdorf in Austria. MORE…

Among the best designs from all over Europe, Studio 360 was the only Slovenian company to be awarded on this years ED Festival in Zürich.
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From July 1st to October 18th Slovenski etnografski muzej (Slovene Etnographic Museum) in Ljubljana hosts travelling exhibition Marimekko: Fabric, Fashion, Architecture. The exhibition explores over a half century of the company’s history, focusing on the work of the talented designers who defined the firm’s identity, tracing its sometimes-turbulent ascent from a local textile print works to an internationally recognized brand. MORE…

In this summer the fifth International Design Workshop will be held between 31st August and 6th of September in Zsennye, Hungary, providing the opportunity to the designer society from across the world to meet, discuss and work together. The workshop is open for design students, professionals, and design-oriented people from all over the world. MORE…

For Use, a group born of the partnership between some young Croatian industrial designers and an Austrian graphic designer, got all bent out of creative shape and designed the Twist table for Moroso.
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Fashion, as a phenomenon, has far exceeded the border-framework of dressing/shopping; it’s become ‘shopentertainment’ and brands the programs we love to watch.
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Sushi, sashimi, kebab, spring rolls, paella, pizza. One of the most evident signs of globalisation is actually food. In any big city the world over you can eat most any kind of cuisine. Chinese restaurants were probably the first serving ethnic food abroad; today the cooler include Japanese sushi or what’s called “fusion” food – a mixture of ingredients from many cultures.
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In cooperation with the Ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark, INDEX presents Award Exhibition 2007 –  winners on tour in Ljubljana. The exhibition in City hall atrium – (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana) will be opened between 4. – 18. June, 8.00 -20.00 o’clock.

INDEX: Award is the biggest design award in the world and is awarded every two years in Copenhagen. An award is given in five categories, and INDEX: awards the winner in each category with a prize of €100 000. MORE…

Monarque Wine Store & Drink Chiller

A select wine has its own life. In its exquisiteness it simply will not tolerate carelessness. And good storage for your select bottles is definitely worth serious thought. Those who appreciate their wine ought to provide the optimum conditions for storage, maturing and ageing.
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“Plasche” is a bag with changeable plastic jackets. The core is sewn out of denim or terry cloth while the exterior is composed of different plastic bags. So you buy the inside once and enhance the outer look. Available in two sizes: 25×35 cm or 20×20 cm. The designer’s work is largely an ironic view on people using objects and giving them different stories and souls before throwing them away. Design: kubiquelle, Austria

Each day we find more innovative, eye-catching bags out there. They make for a great creative playground and a cheap but effective marketing tool. Some bag facts: polyethylene is cheaper and lighter than paper, which is why shopping bags are largely made of plastic. You can reuse them as either garbage bags, or recycle them along with other plastic containers. But sooner or later, these thin plastic creatures will take over the world. While most stores provide cheap, reusable shopping bags in an effort to cut down on costs and waste, many more out there don’t. The solution: take your own bag and transform it into a new, durable – ad flashy – one.
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From May 26th to 31st, Belgrade hosts Belgrade Design Week 2009.
Under the title SPEED2, this year’s design week has as its focus the rapid changes we have seen in the world of business over the past months and the solutions that can be found for the industry. MORE…

From 24 to 29 May in Belgrade’s industrial zone of Dorcol, at the Žitomlin warehouse by the Danube river Cultural organisation Mikser for the first time organises MIKSER DESIGN EXPO, the new design event.

www.mikserdesignexpo.com

Nataša Peršuh, fashion designer
DANCERS IN THE LIGHT
Il a pour toi, donné ordre ŕ ses Anges, de te garder en toutes tes voies Psaume 91
Angels Dancers Lovers …Demons. Light. Brightness. Wearing light. Lightwear. Artwear. Angelwear.

A dress with emotions. A handbag that glows – from inside. Light as a skirt, as flying shoes, and jewellery that glows.
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Design by Arne Vehovar

Stol Pisarniški stoli d.o.o. has been manufacturing chairs for over 105 years. Chairs of one the most important Slovene architects Jože Plečnik and even more Niko Kralj’s and Branko Uršič’s chairs have contributed greatly to company’s success at home as well as abroad in the past century.
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Piero Castiglioni: master of light, slave to none
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Bang & Olufsen is known for its products which every time created a new user experience and earned an iconic status, a lasting value. Is this still the case? Is it still possible to permanently satisfy the buyer? We know that nowadays with Hi-Tech products it is explicitly all about trends which do not follow certain standards, such as sustainability, longevity of the product etc.
At Bang & Olufsen, we recognize the importance of identifying, cultivating and maximizing our strengths. Our core competences are the glue that binds us together as a company and the engine of new business development. Although we have many areas of expertise, we have identified not just three, but EIGHT areas, which we refer to as core competence areas – quality, picture, sound, user interaction, design, integration, mechanical movements, materials and finish.

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Ivan Djordjević (Anigio&partners, Serbia), Jernej Rot (WE.DO, Slovenia) and Gianmaria Sforza (Italy) talk about their creations and reflect on transformation in design.
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Scott Klinker thoughts about relation between design and innovation and challenges for designers today.

What is the role of design in innovating new products in a global market? How do designing and innovating coexist and interact in the development process of new products?
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Greta Godnič is a scenographer. By training she’s an architect, but at heart she’s a television scenographer. “The most beautiful thing to happen in my life is for me to be able to do scenography”. There aren’t many opportunities for this kind of work in Slovenia so she feels privileged. Perseverance, extensive knowledge, and the love of her work find expression in convincing results, when an empty television studio is transformed into a sparkling new fairy tale.
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The most striking and attractive characteristic of Paola Lenti’s carpets is their sophisticated use of materials, patterns and colours – all extremely contemporary – combined with the most advanced techniques employed in the traditional art of carpet manufacture.
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1. VÖSLAUER
Origin: Austria
Design: Vöslauer
Characteristics: lightweight PET returnable bottle with wave design; equipped with comfort grip and the exclusive Vöslauer easy twist-off cap.

2. DANA
Origin: Slovenia
Design: Dana
Characteristics: simple, traditional, partly-squeezable water bottle.

A 1.5l cold beverage is true salvation after a good bike ride or a hot summer jog – or a hard day slaving over a hot computer screen for that matter. But have you ever asked yourself what an empty bottle looks like in its afterlife?
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