STUDENT DESIGNS PRESENTED 

AT THE SERBIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN PARIS

/18th Septembar to 14th October 2012, Serbian Cultural Center, Paris/ 

ARC Lounge E.Bećirgaić, M.Bjelaković, M.Vasović   CATAPULT Swing Chair by Miljana Nikolić 

From 18th September to 14th October 2012, the Serbian Cultural Center in Paris /in the elite area of the City, just across the famous Centre Pompidou/ will host the Mikser + Young Balkan Designers exhibition, presenting to the French and the international audience the best projects of young designers from Serbia and the region, some already successfully exhibited throughout Europe, including three innovative prototypes of furniture designed by students of the Department of Wood Processing & Furniture Design, of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade.

U Srpskom kulturnom centru u Parizu, u okviru izložbe Mikser + Young Balkan Designers u periodu od 18. septembra do 14. oktobra 2012. izložena su i tri rada studenata Odseka za preradu drveta Šumarskog fakulteta, Univerziteta u Beogradu. Srpski kulturni centar u Parizu, koji se nalazi na prestižnoj lokaciji naspram čuvenog Centra Pompidou, u periodu od mesec dana, francuskoj i međunarodnoj publici prikazaće najbolje projekte mladih dizajnera iz Srbije i regiona, od kojih su neki već uspešno izlagani širom Evrope.

PLAY ME Chair by Miljana Nikolić                         Entrance to the Serbian Cultural Center, Paris

WOODEN MOSAIC WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS

/September 16-22nd 2012, House B - Terra Panonica, Morkin, Serbia /

From the 16th to 22nd September 2012, the cultural resort Kuća na ravnom bregu was a host to the Student Workshop for Creation of Wooden Mosaics, a creative workshop with the theme to design innovative wall structures out of elements of different wood species / leftovers from the industrial production.

The works got created through a collaboration of students of art and art-technical faculties in the region, with local high school students, which were led through the process by Kosta Bogdanović, the sculptor, along with the team from the Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade.

Beside the mission for creative use of industrial wood waste, the workshop, which was realized in collaboration with the Terra Panonica and the Faculty’s Furniture and Interior Design Department, and involved four female students from the Wood Processing division of the Faculty of Forestry, aimed at the regional networking of young and talented individuals, and the inclusion of the local community in cultural events in the complex.

Kulturno turistički kompleks Kuća na ravnom bregu, od 16. do 22. septembra 2012, bio je domaćin Studentske radionice za izradu drvenih mozaika, čiji su učesnici od elemenata različitih drvnih vrsta preostalih u procesu industrijske proizvodnje stvarali zidne strukture. 

Radovi su nastali kroz saradnju studenata umetničkih i umetničko-tehničkih fakulteta iz regiona sa učenicima lokalnih srednjih škola, koje je kroz proces rada vodio vajar Kosta Bogdanović zajedno sa timom sa Šumarskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu. 

Radionica, na kojoj su učestvovale i četiri studentkinje Odseka za preradu drveta Šumarskog fakulteta, i koja je realizovana u saradnji firme Terra Panonica i Usmerenja za projektovanje nameštaja i enterijera ovog fakulteta, imala je za cilj kreativnu upotrebu drvnog ostatka, ali i regionalno povezivanje mladih i talentovanih pojedinaca i uključivanje lokalne zajednice u kulturna dešavanja u kompleksu Kuća na ravnom bregu.

Wooden Mosaic Regional Art Workshop

CALL FOR APPLICATION: 

WOODEN MOSAIC WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS
 
/House B - Terra Panonica, Morkin Serbia / September 16-22nd 2012

With great pleasure we present - WOODEN MOSAIC WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS organized in collaboration between Terra Panonica and the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, that will take place in House B on Terra Panonica estate, in Mokrin, from September 16-22nd, 2012.

The subject of the workshop is creation of wall mosaics using various wooden species - leftovers from industrial production, and will bring together Master or advanced level students of Arts or Engineering from the region. Artworks will be produced by students in collaboration with local high school pupils, supervised by team of mentors and lecturers: Marko Vukša, sculptor, Tamara Nedeljković Vukša, visual artist, Kosta Bogdanović, sculptor, art historian, art critic and visual arts theoretician, Miljana Nikolić, teaching assistant, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Jelena Matić, docent, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry and Božidar Mandić, writer and playwright.

We invite You to apply and become part of this creative team that would be involved in the process of creation and production of mosaics. Workshop represents a chance for all participants to broaden their experience in communication and artistic collaboration, provides opportunity for practical work and development of creative potential, with the wonderful opportunity to stay and work in a building of high architectural value.

Participation, accommodation, food and all the materials for all participants arefree of charge. Application and questions should be directed to e-mail miljanin_email@yahoo.com no later than July 31 2012. 

Application should contain: CV and short portfolio with previous projects, and the workshop will be preceded by short individual prep work.

Mokrin is a settlement in the municipality Kikinda, 13 km from the town Kikinda, in Vojvodina region. House B, provides space for creative work of all kinds, represents one of five buildings on the Terra Panonica estate, opened for various cultural projects, comprising space for presentation of authentic products, accommodation for guests, staying, passing through or revisiting.

House B received the Award in Architecture on 33th Salon of Architecture in Belgrade, and Ranko Radović Award for built architectural object in 2011.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry, Wood Processing Department, Interior and furniture design, works on education of experts who create new concepts in furniture industry with strong technical background. Students present their prototypes with great success, both on domestic and international fairs, cultural events, and their effort and work have been awarded with numerous awards and recognitions. The most important was the beginning of a serial production of 4 student furniture pieces in Simpo company in 
2010.

www.terra-panonica.com 
www.autori.rs 
www.sfb.bg.ac.rs 
http://universityofbelgrade.blogspot.com