On 7 October 2010 the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana will open the 22nd Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO 22). BIO is a comprehensive international exhibition that highlights current trends in contemporary design through its selection of well-designed products with an emphasis on quality, originality and innovation.
Why Participate in BIO 22?
- BIO is one of the world’s oldest international design events with a tradition of more than forty years.
- Every two years since 1964, designers, commissioners, producers and students from Europe and the rest of the world have presented their best works at the Biennial.
- Through its selection of well-designed products and its emphasis on quality, originality and innovation in the work of Slovene and foreign designers, BIO promotes contemporary trends in international design.
- BIO bestows visibility and distinction on all who are connected with exhibited design works.
- BIO provides a link between designers, commissioners and users.
- BIO awards are an acknowledgement of superior design for designers, commissioners and producers.
- Works that win BIO awards are included in the international design collection of the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana.
- The exhibited works are presented in the BIO 22 catalogue.
- The BIO Secretariat presents the exhibited and award-winning works in the Slovene and foreign media.
- BIO is a major international design event both because of its longevity and excellent reputation among international design professionals, and because it provides an important meeting point and source of professional information for Slovene business and culture.
- BIO is a member of Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA) and International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and BIO takes an active part in International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA).
