Silent Revolutions: Contemporary design in Slovenia

The exhibition title is an allusion to the fact that Slovenian design is not well-known in Europe despite the country’s vast production of objects worthy of consideration, as well as products and designs introducing important innovations and setting new standards world-wide, which we might justly call "revolutionary".

Slovenia has a very short history as part of Europe.
The country’s 1991 declaration of independence followed by access to the free market profoundly changed the country’s economy.

Underlining the exceptional, heterogeneous character of the past twenty years, the exhibition presents a selection of products that have stood out for their innovative approach, in which designers have implemented important strategies and new ways of thinking about design in a rapidly evolving economy.
The objects selected in the exhibition establish contact with all aspects of the field, not only products and designers but manufacturers and enterprises.


(Agnese Bifulco)


Title: Silent Revolutions: Contemporary design in Slovenia
Curator: Maja Vardjan
Dates: February 15 – April 1 2012
Location: Milan, Italy
Illustrations: courtesy of Triennale Design Milano

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Captions

01 Lajt Chair, by Janez Suhadolc, 1991, photo credits: Domen Pal

02 Flow Water Set, by Tanja Pak; for Glesia, 2008, photo credits: Boris Gaberšcik

03 Rex Chair, by Niko Kralj; for Stol Kamnik, 1952, photo credits: Janez Kališnik

04 Image of the exhibition and compositions of products, photo credits: Jana Urbas

05 Siti Armchair, by Arne Vehovar; for Zilio A & C, 2004, photo credits: Matevz Paternoster

06 Image of the exhibition and compositions of products, photo credits: Jana Urbas

07 Taurus Electro G2 Aeroplane, by Ivo Boscarol and team; for Pipistrel, 2008, photo credits: Pipistrel archive

08 Image of the exhibition and compositions of products, photo credits: Jana Urbas

09 Criatura shoes, by Leonora Jakovljevic; for Leonora Mark – Ave Femina, 2005, photo credits: Luka Dekleva

10 Fin, Dea and Luna Chairs, by Rok Kuhar and Katjuša Kranjc; for Stol & Stol, 2011, photo credits: Aljoša Rebolj

11 Image of the exhibition and compositions of products, photo credits: Jana Urbas

12 Black Cherry Lamp, by Nika Zupanc; for La Femme et la Maison by Nika Zupanc, 2010, photo credits: Dragan Arrigler