Call for Graphics & Illustrators KUĆA ZA SVE NAŠE LJUDE

KUĆA ZA SVE NAŠE LJUDE | Regional Call for for the facade graphics / Regionalni konkurs za grafički dizajn fasade 

Mikser Festival & Mikser House Sarajevo, along with Youth Employment Project (YEP), and the support of the Swiss Government, invites graphic designers and illustrators from the former Yugoslavia to participate in the competition for the graphic design of the facade of the future regional cultural center Mikser House which opens on September 9. in Sarajevo / Mikser Festival i Mikser House Sarajevo, Projekat zapošljavanja mladih (YEP), uz podršku Vlade Švajcarske, pozivaju grafičke dizajnere i ilustratore sa područja bivše Jugoslavije da učestvuju na konkursu za grafički dizajn fasade budućeg regionalnog kulturnog centra Mikser House koji se otvara 9.septembra.2017. godine u Sarajevu

ABOUT / O PROJEKTU

The competition aims to create new opportunities for professional realization of creative talents from the Balkans and the promotion of graphic design as a discipline beyond the expected media, in an urban area. Authors are invited to come up with a creative solution to the facade of an abandoned factory hall that will be transformed, through reuse, into a "factory of culture", and contribute to the revitalization of the neighborhood Pofalići, ensuring that the solutions reflect the core values advocated by the Cultural Center "Mikser House": multidisciplinary approach, multiculturalism, urban spirit, linking the region through culture, the idea of an open society for everyone. / Konkurs ima za cilj kreiranje novih mogućnosti za profesionalno ostvarenje kreativnih talenata sa Balkana i promovisanje grafičkog dizajna kao discipline izvan očekivanih medija, u urbanom prostoru. Autori se pozivaju da osmisle kreativno rešenje za fasadu napuštene fabričke hale koja će se novom namenom transformisati u “fabriku kulture”, i doprinesu revitalizaciji kvarta Pofalići, vodeći računa da svojim rešenjima reflektuju glavne vrednosti koje zagovara kulturni centar “Mikser House”: multidisciplinarnost, multikulturalnost, urbani duh, povezivanje regiona kulturom, ideju otvorenog društva za sve.

MIKSER HOUSE SARAJEVO

Mikser House is an independent cultural center that combines artistic, social, educational and commercial activities in the area of revitalized industrial heritage. The programs are devoted to the development of local talents and creative sector of the Balkans, as well as the affirmation of multiculturalism, social activism and sustainable model of development of the city. Mikser House brings together artists and professionals from across the region, and represents the meeting point people, architects, designers, artists, musicians, companies, civil society, public institutions, media, international and local communities. After five years of work in the Belgrade neighborhood of Savamala during which it was held more than 1500 cultural events with more than a million visitors, Mikser House opens its regional center in an industrial neighborhood Pofalići in Sarajevo, 9 September, 2017 / Mikser House je nezavisni kulturni centar koji spaja umetničke, društvene, edukativne i komercijalne aktivnosti u prostoru revitalizovanog industrijskog nasleđa. Programi su posvećeni razvoju lokalnih talenata i kreativnog sektora Balkana, kao i afirmaciji multikulturalnosti, društvenog aktivizma i održivih modela razvoja grada. Mikser House okuplja stvaraoce i stručnjake iz celog regiona, i predstavlja mesto susreta građana, arhitekata, dizajnera, umetnika, muzičara, kompanija, civilnog sektora, javnih institucija, medija, međunarodne i lokalne zajednice. Nakon pet godina rada u beogradskom kvartu Savamala tokom kojih je održano preko 1500 kulturnih događaja sa više od million posetilaca, Mikser House otvara vrata svog regionalnog centra u industrijskom kvartu Pofalići u Sarajevu, 9. septembra, 2017. godine.

THE JURY / ŽIRI

Mirko Ilić, Illustrator and graphic designer / professor at the New York School of Visual Arts SVA

Mirko Ilić, illustrator i grafički dizajner / profesor, Škola vizuelnih umetnosti, Njujork 

Bojan Hadžihalilović, graphic designer / professor, Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo

Bojan Hadžihalilović, grafički dizajner / profesor, Akademija likovnih umjetnosti, Sarajevo

Maja Lalić, architect and urbanist / creative director of Mikser House, Belgrade

Maja Lalić, arhitekta i urbanista / kreativni direktor Mikser House, Beograd

AWARDS / NAGRADE

FIRST ROUND: 20 finalists / PRVI KRUG: 20 finalista

In the first round, the jury will select the finalists, whose work will be presented to the public in the form of the collective exhibition "Kuća za sve naše ljude" at the Mikser Festival 2017 in Belgrade, from 25 to 28 May. After opening the Mikser House in Sarajevo, the exhibition will be presented to the Sarajevo audience. / U prvom krugu žiriranja, žiri će odabrati finaliste konkursa čiji će radovi biti predstavljeni javnosti u vidu kolektivne izložbe “Kuća za sve naše ljude” na Mikser festivalu 2017 u Beogradu, u periodu od 25. do 28. maja. Nakon otvaranja Mikser House-a u Sarajevu, izložba će biti predstavljena i sarajevskoj publici. 

In addition to participation in the exhibition, the authors selected in the first round of the competition will have the opportunity to attend mentored workshops and lectures at the Festival. Interested finalists will have the opportunity in the future to participate in the programs of professional development and public presentation of works to potential customers (speed dating, career days), which will be held at Mikser House in Sarajevo after the opening of the center, as well as to present their work to the Mikser House management- with the goal to hire a graphic designer as a part of the creative team of the new cultural center in Sarajevo. / Pored učešća na izložbi, autori odabrani u prvom krugu konkursa imaće priliku da pohađaju mentorisane radionice i prisustvuju stručnim predavanjima na Mikser festivalu. Zainteresovani finalisti će imati priliku da u budućnosti učestvuju u programima profesionalnog usavršavanja i javnog predstavljanja radovapotencijalnim klijentima (speed dating, career days) koji će biti organizovani u Mikser House-u Sarajevu nakon otvaranja centra, kao i da svoj rad predstave upravi Mikser House-a sa ciljem zaposlenja na poziciji grafičkog dizajnera unutar kreativnog tima novog kulturnog centra u Sarajevu.  

All participants of the exhibition will be awarded special prizes. / Svim učesnicima izložbe biće uručena specijalna priznanja.

SECOND ROUND: Three main awards and Mikser Festival 2017 Audience Award

DRUGI KRUG: Tri glavne nagrade i Nagrada publike Mikser Festivala 2017

At the closing of the exhibition, the jury will declare the winners and award the top three prizes of the competition, as well as the Mikser Festival 2017. Audience Award / Na zatvaranju izložbe, žiri će proglasiti dobitnike i dodeliti prve tri nagrade konkursa, kao i Nagradu publike Mikser Festivala 2017.

MORE INFO: / VIŠE INFORMACIJA:

sarajevo@mikser.rs

APPLICATION FORM / FORMULAR ZA PRIJAVU:

http://sarajevo.mikser.rs/

YOUNG BALKAN DESIGNERS 2014

OPEN CALL FOR REGIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION:

YOUNG BALKAN DESIGNERS 2014

ABOUT
Young Balkan Designers is a regional talent platform dedicated to identifying, promoting and developing creative potentials of the Balkansin the field of conceptual and product design.The two-year program consists of the regional design competition (February – March, 2014), an international touring exhibition of the winning projects (May 2014 – February 2015), and a series of residency workshops and practical trainings around the region (March 2015 – February 2016), tailored for the final three winners of the project, pursued in cooperation with the leading regional design manufacturers

As a result of the evolution of the project, two regional partner organizations are joining Mikser in organizing and managing the Young Balkan Designers project. Cooperation network among equal partners: Croatian Design Association, Public Room form Macedonia and Mikser organization from Serbia pose a fresh challenge for the project this year. Young Balkan Designers initiative aims at unifying regional design scene, bringing it closer to the international market, strengthening its creative potential by offering additional education and practice, while at the same time contributes to the restoration of multi-cultural cooperation in the Balkan region.

THEME
The Young Balkan Designers slogan for 2014: “EVERYDAY HEROES”emphasizes the power of simple, incremental changes in social behavior that designers can contribute to their community, collaborating with the locals, visioning and solving local problems and needs related to the economic crisis, limited resources, and the necessity for people to search for alternatives to inefficientpublic services. Competition Young Balkan Designers 2014 callsfor more impactful design solutions that can serve as a catalyst for social innovation in everyday lives within local communities, and mobilizes designers to provide not only the final products, but to design tools, concepts and services that help communities and individuals to solve their own problems. Offering visions of possible worlds in the limited conditions of Balkan production and economy, by facilitating people to achieve the sense of well-being rather than material wealth, Young Balkan Designers prove that more sustainable society is not an utopia in the Balkans, and that designers themselves are “the change they want to see in the world”, translating the experience of small community  projectsinto their active role in a more sustainable future both for our region, and for our planet.

COMPETITION SUBJECT AND CRITERIA
Design concepts, products (furniture, lighting, interior elements, everyday objects, home accessories, stationary, aid products), urban services, recycled materials, fashion garments, etc. that offer innovative yet rationalsolutions to everyday problems. Criteria appreciated by the Jury: innovative features that enhance thequality of community life; ergonomics; rational production costs; use of materials available locally;environmentally friendly production process; significant social impact.

JURY
President:
Konstantin Grcic, Industrial Designer, KGID (Germany)

Nikola Radeljković, Product Designer, Numen / ForUse (Croatia)
Ivana Borovnjak, Product Designer; Director, Croatian Design Association (Croatia)
Jelena Matić, Furniture Designer, Professor at the University of Belgrade; (Serbia)
Aleksandar Velinovski, Design manager; Founder, Skopje Design Week (Macedonia)
Maja Lalić, Architect; Creative Director and Founder, Mikser organization (Serbia)

GENERAL TERMS
The competition is open to all persons aged 35 years and younger, from the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey.

Applicants may be individuals or groups of creators.Each applicant may submit more than one entry.

DEADLINES
The competition is open from 3 February – 10 March 2014
The jury will announce the winners of the:Competition Level 1:Selected designers for the TOURING EXHIBITION YOUNG BALKAN DESIGNERS, on 15March 2014.

Competition Level 2: Selected designers for the RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS AND PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM, will be announced in December 2014

REGISTRATION AND PROJECT SUBMISSION
Applicants will be able to register and submit their projects by filling in a Young Balkan Designers form online at www.ybd.mikser.rs until 10 March 2014 at 23.59

AWARDS
Award / Level 1:TOURING EXHIBITION “YOUNG BALKAN DESIGNERS”
Tenbest projects will be selected among the competition entries to participate in the Young Balkan Designers exhibition which will be on tour to all major regional design events and fairs including:

D Day in Zagreb (25-29 May, 2014); Mikser Festival in Belgrade (3-8 June, 2014), One Design Week in Plovdiv (20–29 June, 2014); Skopje Design Week (September 2014);Klaster Festival in Podgorica (October, 2014); Tirana Design Week (October, 2014); Belgrade Furniture Fair (November, 2014),and many more.

Award / Level 2: RESIDENCY WORKSHOPS AND PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAM
Three best designers will be selected among exhibition participants to attend a series of residency workshops and practical trainings around the region (Zagreb, Belgrade, Skopje), pursued in cooperation with the leading regional design manufacturers throughout the period from March 2015 till February 2016.

IMPORTANT NOTES
By submitting this application, designers commit, if selected to participate in the Young Balkan Designers exhibition, to develop prototypes or produce relevant presentation of their conceptual project and secure their transportation to Zagreb, Croatiaby 22 May 2014, at their own expense. Upon the announcement of the competition results, the Organizers will contact the laureates to providethem with the official invitation letter to accompany their prototypes during the transportation and the detailed information about the delivery location. After D Day in Zagreb designers leave their prototypeswith the YBD organizational team for the purpose of the touring exhibition for the duration of one year. The return of the selected prototypes is possible upon request and the return transportation costs need to be covered by the designer.

The decisions of the jury are final. Any claims arising in relation to the authorship of the design or of possible plagiarism thereof, will be the responsibility of the designer. In the event of non-fulfilment of any of the rules herein, or in the case of inconsistency of the prototype with the project selected by the jury, the objects submitted will be excluded from the Competition.

MAIN ORGANIZERS:
HDD / Croatia / dizajn.hr
MIKSER / Serbia / mikser.rs
PUBLIC ROOM / Macedonia / publicroom.org

INFO &INQUIRIES:
ybd@mikser.rs 
www.ybd.mikser.rs
www.mikser.rs

*Special thanks to Ezio Manzini for the inspiration for this year’s competition theme

Press Contact:
Maja Lalić, Mikser
+381 62 80 40 130

maja@mikser.rs

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