• Dialógy SK / Slovakian Design in Dialogue

    Designtransfer is presenting an exhibition on smaller and greater topics of Slovakian design on the occasion of the Slovakian EU-Presidency.

    A wide scale of Slovakian design production will be displayed. The selection is focused on award winning designs and successful disciplines like product design or textile- and fashion design. Furthermore the exhibition will present graphic design and typography – two fields of design that are evolving dynamically in Slovakia at the moment. Another topic of the exhibition is transport design, one of the most successful design discipline within Slovakia. The aim of the exhibition is also a creative dialogue by opposing current and older works of each designer.

    Around 75 works by 25 designers are exhibited. Presented brands include Monada Bagss/Taste it, Novesta, Puojd, Allt, Mejd, Rona, Ton, Tuli, Cubica Zvolen, jewellery by Andrea Ďurianová and Lucia Bartková. Product designers taking part in the exhibition are Patrik Illo, Marika Račeková, Monika Paholková, Kristína Bolčeková, Peter Simoník, Katarína Beličková, Štefan Nosko, Boris Klímek, Tomáš Brichta, Richard Seneši, Ondrej Eliáš, Silvia Jokelová, Silvia Lovásová, Michal Hanula, Tibor Uhrin, Michal Staško, Peter Zvolenský, Martin Bosák. Further the „Dragon“ by Lucia Karpitová is presented.

    Designer:
    Petra Arbetová (Jewellery), Michaela Bednárová (Design of Souvenirs and Accessories), Andrea Ďurianová (Jewellery), Tomáš Brichta (Musical Instruments), Ivan Čobej (Furniture),  Ondrej Eliáš (Felt-Design), Martin Bu (Keramik), Patrik Illo (Glass), Štefan Klein (AeroMobil), Lucia Karpitová (Kite), Michal Hanula (Wooden Bowls), Štúdio Allt (Elena and Peter Simoník – Product-Design), Studio Mejd (Katarína Beličková and Štefan Nosko – Product-Design, Interier- Accessoires), Novesta (Tomáš Beliansky – Shoes, Wellingtons), Markéta Nováková and Mira Podmanická (Ceramics-Porcelain), Monika Paholková (Monada – Paper- and Leather Bags), Michal Riabič (Furniture), Silvia Lovásová (Product-Design – Souvenir BaBear), Sylvia Jokelová (Product-Design – Candleholder), Marika Račeková (Glass), Michal Staško (Product-Design und Interieur-Accessoires), Richard Seneši (Interieur-Wooden Objects), Tibor Uhrín (Product-Design).

    Curators:
    Katarina Hubova, Adriena Pekarova

    Exhibition & Graphic Design:
    Matus Lelovsky, Peter Liska

    Opening: Wednesday, 1 June, 19:00

    Opening Times: 1. – 15. June, Tue–Fr, 10:00-18:00
    + Weekend: 4. / 5. June, 10:00-18:00 (DMY)

    The exhibition is initiated in cooperation with the Slovak Design Centre, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, the Culture Ministry of the Slovak Republic, the Embassy of the Slovakian Republik and the Slovakian Institute in Berlin.

    Travelling exhibition: Berlin, Madrid, London, Wien, Warschau, Athen.

    The exhibition will be one of the stations of this years DMY Design Spots.

    Teddy bear BaBear © Silvia Lovásová

    Bio-vases 1 – 6 © Markéta Nováková & Mira Podmanická

    Argo table © Ivan Čobej