1st Student Pavilion Workshop + 1st Furniture Collection at the University of Belgrade
/ Belgrade International Furniture Fair /14-20 November 2011/ 

This year's Faculty presentation, at the International Furniture Fair in Belgrade,:successfully introduced three main creative features of student work at the University:

The first was the showcase of results of the first pavilion design workshop POKRENI SE (move up-turn around), organized by Center for Interior and Furniture Design (Faculty of Forestry), featuring  concept of a wooden structure, made especially for students, by students of BSc in Furniture and Interior Design, and students of Master in Design of Wood Products, planed to be realized outdoors, at the faculty complex, introducing new perspectives to University natural and architectural surroundings (arboretum and old building complex)

The second was the presentation of results of last year's student interior design competition BENCH FOR FACULTY HALL AND HALLWAYS, which resulted in multifunctional furniture prototype kluPΛ, realized at the Center for Interior and Furniture Design.

The third was the exclusive showcase of University of Belgrade' FIRST COLLECTION of Furniture, designed by Wood Processing & Furniture Design students, awarded and exhibited in many domestic, and international events (now donated to University of Belgrade's Faculty of Forestry)

Workshop participants:
Vojislav Dacić, Adrian Banč, Danijela Lemić, Ines Bajić, Jelena Vlašković, Marko Golubović, Miomir Popeskov, Nikolina Džodan, Oksana Čolić, Senka Milanović, Tijana Lukić, and Uroš Vitas

Project leader/mentor
docent Jelena Matić

Workshop mentors:
M.Arch Miljana Nikolić
M.Arch. Milica Dejanović

Pavilion photos:
Djordje Grubić

Furniture collection photos:
Оrange Studio Belgrade

Friends of the project:
Novi drvni kombinat, Wood World Trading, LKV Centar, Estia, SrediDom.com, LikerBox.com

Project awards:
ULUPUDS Plaque in Design of System Solutions category, for Student Pavilion POKRENI SE,
SPECIAL AWARD OF BELGRADE FURNITURE FAIR, for Study of Elements in Wood

21 sustainable designs presented at Object B - Terra Panonica estate, Mokrin

/ 29th September 2011 / 21 sustainable works of Wood Processing & Furniture Design students, made of wood rests, and realized in the last six years of University of Belgrade's Center for Interior and Furniture Design, at the Faculty of Forestry, are being exhibited at The Cyber House,  on a culturally revitalized Terra Panonica Estate, Mokrin, near Zrenjanin (Photos by Emir Bećiragić)

FIRST PLACE AT HUMAN RIGHTS LOGO COMPETITION

Student of our Faculty wins at the Universal Human Rights Logo Competition


From over 15,000 submissions, from more than 190 countries, Predrag Stakić, student of our faculty, wins at the Universal Human Rights Logo Competition in Germany / 

“One logo can’t change the world, including this one. But this logo is a symbol which could gather people – and people can change the world”, those were Predrag’s words after the final results.

II BELGRADE FLOWERS FESTIVAL PRESENTATION

FURNITURIJA

FURNITURIJA | Workshop+Sales Exhibition / 

/25th-29th May 2011 / Presentation of Wood Processing & Furniture Design at Mikser Festival in Belgrade / Dunavski kej 46, Belgrade/

Mikser Festival is the largest regional platform that calls for the exchange of knowledge and ideas among the many creative disciplines: design, architecture, visual and dramatic arts, technology, ecology, business, media, music, film ... and is held the third year in the ŽITOMLIN industrial compound, at the Danube riverbank.

The Furniture & Interior Design department, of Wood Processing division (University of Belgradе, Faculty of Forestry), will present its work in Mikser Festival's Education Zone, through project FURNITURIJA (Design workshop + Seles Exhibition), which aims to interactively introduce visitors to the phases of work and thinking in the process of shaping wood products. With the help of simple techniques, using wood veneer of various species, students will be examining the form and capabilities of materials, at the same time creating interesting forms. The created models will be available for purchase at token prices, and the most interested visitors will have the opportunity to join students in the creative work.

This workshop is the first phase of work on the interior of the canteen in the new building of Coca-Cola, which was a project opportunity given exclusively to the students of Wood Processing & Furniture Design. Through this research process and work on specific models, students will search for solutions that would, through the use of wood and innovative approach, create more pleasant environment for employees in this company.

CALL FOR APPLICATION: GHOST PROJECT 2011

Cultural organization Mikser is pleased to announce that in 2011, the Ghost Project initiative is expanding beyond the Balkans and is calling young industrial designers and architects from all over the world to take part in the competition. Following five years of continuous efforts in discovering and nurturing fresh design talents, the annual exhibition Ghost Project has become the central Talent platform within "Mikser Festival", the biggest Southeast European Festival of creativity and innovation.

The Ghost Project competition is open to all persons 35 years of age and younger from all over the world. Applicants can be individual authors or groups of authors. Each applicant can submit more than one entry.

"NEW SIMPLICITY" is an initiative to multiply networks of progressive activities among young designers, to establish connections between different cultures, among designers and manufacturers, but also man and nature. Above all, the slogan "NEW SIMPLICITY" should encourage designers to take social and economic challenges as inspiration for solutions that open up new possibilities for our tumultuous times.

Applicants will be able to register and submit their projects from 20 February until 4 April 2011. The jury will announce the results within 10 days of the submission deadline.

The Jury:
Jelena Matić, Furniture Designer, Professor at the Wood Processing & Furniture Design, University of Belgrade; Talent Zone Director, Mikser Festival

Mia David, Architect and Journalist; Belgrade Culture Center Director; Conference Editor in Chief, Mikser Festival

Maja Lalic, Architect; Program Director, Mikser Festival

The winning projects will be part of the core Talent exhibition at the Mikser Festival, Southeast Europe's largest regional festival of creativity and innovation.

Link http://www.mikser.rs/news.php?id=30

POZIV ZA MEĐUNARODNI KONKURS: GHOST PROJECT 2011

Kulturna organizacija Mikser, organizator istoimenogfestivala, poziva mlade industrijske dizajnere i arhitekte da učestvuju na internacionalnom konkursu Goust Prodžekt (Ghost Project) za 2011. godinu. Godišnja izložba Goust Prodžekt (Ghost Project) je nakon kontinuiranog petogodišnjeg delovanja u otkrivanju i predstavljanju mladih talenata sa novim idejama, postala centralna talent platforma Mikser festivala, najvećeg festivala inovativnosti i kreativnosti u Jugoistočnoj Evropi.

Na konkurs se mogu prijaviti autori do 35 godina starosti iz celog sveta. Kandidati mogu biti pojedinačni autori ili grupa autora. Svaki autor može da učestvuje sa više radova.

Slogan ovogodišnjeg konkursa je ’’NOVA JEDNOSTAVNOST’’, i predstavlja inicijativu za povezivanje i povećanje aktivnosti među mladim dizajnerima iz celog sveta. Cilj je da se uspostave veze između različitih kultura, između dizajnera i proizvođača, ali i čoveka i prirode. Iznad svega, slogan NOVA JEDNOSTAVNOST bi trebalo da ohrabri mlade dizajnere da trenutne socijalne i ekonomske prilike shvate kao inspiraciju i izazov za nova i inovativna rešenja.

Kandidati mogu da se registruju i prijave svoje projekte popunjavanjem elektronskog formulara Ghost project 2011 na Mikserovom sajtu www.mikser.rs od 20.februara do 04.aprila 2011.godine. Spisak odabranih projekata biće objavljen 10 dana nakon zatvaranja konkursa.

Odabrani projekti će biti predstavljeni u okviru Talent zone Mikser festivala od 24. – 29. maja 2011.godine.

Članovi žirija:

Jelena Matić, dizaner nameštaja; Profesor na Usmerenju Projektovanje nameštaja i enterijera, odseka Prerada drveta, na Šumarskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu; direktor Talent zone Mikser festivala

Mia David, arhitekta i novinar, direktor Kulturnog centra Beograda, Urednik konferencije Mikser festivala

Maja Lalić, arhitekta, programski direktor Mikser festivala

Link http://www.mikser.rs/news.php?id=30