design/slovakia/08 at M.E.D. in Budapest

5. – 9. 3. 2008, Gődőr Klub, Budapest, Hungary as a part of the M.E.D.2008 (Meeting of eastern Design),
an accompanying exhibition of the Hometrend Fair 6. – 9. 3. 2008, Art Palace, Budapest)

design/slovakia/08 exhibition prepared by the Design Slovakia NGO for the M.E.D. 2008 (Meeting of Eastern Design) in Budapest shows a collection of novelties created by students, designers and collaborated producers from Slovakia. The aim of the design collection including furnitures, lightings and accessories, is to present talented authors as far as good innovative designs, that are able to find customers and markets through their extraordinary personality. The collection was selected by Lubica Fabri, international renowned curator and chair woman of Design Slovakia. Design Slovakia NGO has produce since 2005 a wide range of successful Slovak design exhibitions in Slovakia and abroad. Publishing magazine design!in and special design catalogues promotes Design Slovakia good design in central Europe region.

participants of design/slovakia/08:

designers: Miro Baláž, Peter Bohuš, Tomáš Brichta, Matej Brzý, Martin Cox, Miloš Janků, Patrik Illo, SID design (Marek Drmela, František Šafárik), Peter Šipoš

students: Matej Brzý, Barbora Ráčková

universities: Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava

partners/producers: domark, egoé, RONA, skcité

media partners: SITA, www.archinet.sk, www.designeast.eu, www.designin.sk

for more information contact us pls: designin@designin.sk

some of presented designs:

Simon, SimonSwing / armchairs /design: Peter Bohuš, producer: domark (SK)

Polienko / garden banch + table /design: Matej Brzý, producer: egoé (CZ)

OONS / paper lightings /design/production: Barbora Ráčková & Miro Baláž

62 464,-65,- 65 / wine jugs / glas, hand blown / design: Patrik Illo, producer: RONA (SK)

62 450 / vases / glas, hand blown / design: Peter Šipoš, producer: RONA (SK)

62 429/Z / drinking glas / glas, hand blown / design: Peter Šipoš, producer: RONA (SK)

Timebomb, Robot, DD07 / wall clocks / design/production: Martin Cox

Snail / bowl / solid wood / design/production: Tomáš Brichta

Jewellery / diverse types / silver / design/production: SID design (Marek Drmela, František Šafárik)