Calls – Dana Tomečková and Hana Polívková

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Calls   Dana Tomečková, Hana Polívková (S + M + L_XL Metal and Jewelry Studio, AFAD Bratislava) 2013-2014 Word is feeling, is the energy, the shape. A word has its own weight, can be stored under the skin. We can be affected by a word. But how to touch a […]

Branislav Laho

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Branislav Laho   The Negative Modeling object collection was created as a semester work in the studio of Art Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. The primary goal was to imitate industrial technology of casting metal into sand molds. Sand molds were replaced by a commercially available […]

Mariana Berecová and Nina Valíčková

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Mariana Berecová and Nina Valíčková   The Chimaera jewelry collection is a joint project by Mariana Berecová and Nina Valíčková, presented by an installation connecting the two contrasting approaches in contemporary jewelry – geometric and organic. Both authors are connected by their earlier study in the studio of S + […]

Benjamin Hubert on Bratislava Design Week

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Benjamin Hubert   Benjamin Hubert is a star of the british design scene for several years now. At the age of 30 he became an established author with many lucrative clients in his portfolio and with many prestigious awards. His journey up was pretty straightforward. He persuaded his audience with […]

Bratislava Design Week has a New Headquarters!

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Bratislava Design Week has a New Headquarters!   For the first time, Bratislava Design Week is moving closer to the historical centre of Bratislava. We decided to find a new place for our festival headquarters, one that could attract a wider audience. After long searching and bargaining we traced down […]

taliaYstudio

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] taliaYstudio   taliaYstudio – a free design group creating in Vienna (cooperating with a broad base of external designers) focuses on design with strong communication and social potential. Their projects explore and respond to the neuralgic points in interpersonal relationships, in society. They seek a sustainable, friendly approach to design, […]

Florian Hauswirth (CH)

[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=“no“ pb_border_bottom=“no“ width=“1/3″ el_position=“first“] Florian Hauswirth   He worked as an assistant in the Barber Osgerby studio in London and in 2007 he founded the famous Swiss designer team Postfossil. He also worked for Vitra. Currently he is an independent designer, working in Biel and teaching in several design schools not only in Switzerland. […]