Wooden Mosaic Regional Art Workshop

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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.

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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)

Belgrade
International
Furniture Fair |
The Green Alternative
Exhibition

/15-21 Nov 2010, Belgrade Fair, Hall 2/

On the course of promoting sustainable creativity, and support of young talents, Department of Wood Processing & Furniture Design, and students of the Faculty of Forestry, organize another exhibition of sustainable designs - prototypes of furniture and interior elements, made of wood and industrial wood off-cuts, as well as various functional-aesthetic cocepts, created in extracurricular activities and workshops; aimed at studying the relationships of form and function as well as innovative use of materials. Mentor of projects is docent Jelena Matić

SIMPO initiates cooperation with the Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade|Student designs entering production

/13th Nov 2010, Belgrade - After several meetings with the Wood Processing & Furniture Design Department (University of Belgrade's Center for Interior and Furntiure Design), Simpo Furniture Company offered first production contracts for prototypes of furniture made by students of Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade/

Simpo - one of the largest and most successful Serbian furniture companies had expressed its interest in works of young designers from Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade. As a result of this invitation four successful prototypes by students of Wood Processing & Furniture Design will be produced by this company. These prototypes (GRID by Dragan Krivokapić, HE and SHE by Aleksandar Blagojević, CHI by Nikola Petković, PLAY ME by Miljana Nikolić) among others, have been presented as a part of New Simpo Furniture Collection for 2011, at Simpo Home Exhibition (Robna Kuća Simpo, Hadži Nikole Živkovića 6, Belgrade) and will be open from 13 -30. November 2010

GREEN DESIGN|Days of Green Architecture in Belgrade

/November 6th 2010, 18:40 h - Robna kuća Beograd, Knez Mihajlova 5, Belgrade/

(The starting date for this event has been rescheduled for Saturday, November 6th 2010)

Upon invitation of ULUPUDS (Association of Artists of Applied Arts and Designers of Serbia) Doc Jelena Matić, the manager of the Center for Furniture and Interior Design at the University of Belgrade, along with her students, is about to present a lecture on results of five year Sustainable Design Initiative, conducted in organization of the Center, at the Faculty of Forestry - Wood Processing & Furniture Design department in Belgrade, which resulted in a number of successful student works - realized furniture prototypes. The lecture is a part of the 2 day conference DANI ZELENE ARHITEKTURE (Days of Green Architecture) organized by ULUPUDS at Robna Kuća Beograd, Knez Mihajlova 5, in Belgrade.

The Green Architecture Program (in Serbian)

ARC and FLEXY featured in L ART DE LA DECOUPE

/October 2010 / The work of Marija Bjelaković, Emir Bećiragić, and Milica Jović Vasović published in Jean Charles Trebbi's new book 'L art de la decoupe' /

COBRA LAMP UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE'S BEST SCIENTIFIC- PROFESSIONAL WORK IN 2009

/ 15th September 2010, University of Belgrade Gala Academy /

Cobra Lamp prototype /wood sheat with integrated led bulbs/ by Wood Processing & Furniture Design student Uroš Janković (Faculty of Forestry), exhibited and awarded during Mikser 2010 Balkan Creative Industry Festival in Belgrade / jury presided by Konstantin Grcic/, has won another prestigious award - University of Belgrade's Award for Best Scientific - Professional Work in 2009. This is another huge success of Wood Processing & Furniture Design sustainable design initiative, regarding the fact that University of Belgrade's Award is one of the most prestigious scientific acknowledgments in Serbia and that there are 31 faculties of the University (11 in technical sciences group) and all eligible to compete. The showcased work is just a part of lamp collection by this young and talented creative, showcased for the first time at Mikser in May 2010, that might as well be in sale soon, along with a number of furniture products by Wood Processing & Furniture Design students, due to recent high interest by some respected domestic and foreign furniture producers.

REST WOOD DESIGN WORKSHOP

University of Belgrade’s sustainable design workshop encourages students to use industrial wood waste in their projects – young talents’ first time action

One of main international design events currently operated in Balkans is of course BELGRADE DESIGN WEEK an event that takes place in May, often accompanied by world top designers and architects, quality lectures and happenings across the city. Two of its most interesting accompanying events are STUDENT DESIGN SCENE and GHOST PROJECT exhibitions, which involve student design concepts, regularly with prototypes from University of Belgrade’s Rest Wood Design Workshop.

The workshop is a project by Assistant professor MA Jelena Matić, in cooperation with professor dr Dusan Skakic, Department Chairman, and professor dr Zdravko Popovic, Head of a scientific project: Savings in Raw Wood Material and Advancement in Export of Serbian Furniture Industry, and operates as an extracurricular activity at University of Belgrade’s Furniture and Interior Design Department - Wood Processing & Furniture Design, however, gathers talented design students across the University. The creative mission is – innovative use of industrial wood waste in furniture and interior design concepts, which often results in first time experiences, valuable knowledge, sustainable prototypes, and rewards to young designers.

Organized annually, the workshop is promoting sustainable creativity and education through practical work - students realize their own ideas into prototypes.

This is a valuable experience to young designers in Serbia, mostly involved in theoretical subjects or projects, to realize their first prototype, promote it, get feedback, or even sign the first contract. Says Milica Jovich, fourth year student, rewarded with the Best Work from Workshop Award at the exhibition last year, whose work is already in sale.

This year’s Workshop resulted with 12 successful prototypes made by University of Belgrade’s Wood Processing & Furniture Design students (published here under section STUDENT PROTOTYPES), and students from Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. Preliminary to Belgrade Design Week, some of the works already exhibited at Goethe Institute in Belgrade and some are currently being exhibited, along with other student work, at this year’s Salone Satellite, Milan Fair in April. (University of Belgrade’s exhibitions stand no C-49)