OVERVIEW
About
BIG Design Ljubljana is a dynamic design festival showcasing events, exhibitions, lectures, debates, and awards that highlight the best in design excellence. Its mission is to elevate the role of design in society and to spotlight its creative potential.
Dates
October 10-12, 2024
Venue
Design zone in the City Centre of Ljubljana
Locations: City Hall, Mestni trg, Stritarjeva ulica, Ciril-Metodov trg, Tromostovje, Prešernov trg
The design experience extends from exhibition pavilions on the main streets and squares to displays in shops, galleries, museums, studios, restaurants, and cafes.
Numbers
- 20.000+ Visitors
- 100+ Exhibitors
- 200+ Presentations
Audience
Designers and architects, merchants, entrepreneurs, and brand experts, media representatives, representatives of educational and other institutions and industries, creative industry students, and wider audiences who appreciate good design.
BIG Design 2023 (click to navigate)
Event Highlights
- Design Exhibition: Innovations in product and fashion design.
- Design Conference & Forum: Highlighting emerging trends in design.
- Debates – Initiating Change: By Editors & Curators and Deans from SEE countries, and other design industry experts.
- Presentations – Awarding & Perspectives: Presenting winning projects and visions.
- Award Ceremonies – BIG SEE Grand Prix Awards and Slovenian Design Awards: Celebrating the finest projects in product and fashion design.
- Culinary Performance: Culinary masterpieces created in collaboration with chefs and design brands.
Design Exhibition
BIG Design Exhibition is a curated event in the heart of Ljubljana, serving as a creative pool for exchanging new design narratives with an audience hungry for good design, innovations, and experiences.
Exhibitor Benefits
- Market testing
- Launching design innovations
- Networking with the business and creative elite
- Increasing brand visibility in the media
Culinary Performance
BIG Design Culinary Performance enhances interaction between visitors and exhibitors.
The exhibitor is required to host culinary performances on October 10 and 11, serving 250 bites per day to enhance interaction at the BIG Design Exhibition. We recommend collaborating with culinary masters to create one-bite culinary masterpieces that are unique, original, surprising, delicious, and appealing, showcasing the key attributes of the design brands, though this is optional. Alternatively, culinary creations can be based on creative solutions created by exhibitors themselves, using simple bites, or can be arranged by the organizer at €500 per each day, totaling €1,000 for both days.
Equipment for serving food, including a magenta box with compartments similar to pizza boxes capable of accommodating 250 bites per day, can be provided upon request. Equipment pickup is available on October 9-10 at the exhibition venue in Ljubljana.
Exhibition Equipment
Programme
October 10
12.00-22.00: BIG Design Exhibition
10.00-13.30: Debates
14.00-16.00: Design Forum
17.00-18.00: Slovenian Design Awards
18.00-22.00: Culinary Performance
October 11
10.00-22.00: BIG Design Exhibition
10.00-13.30: Debates
10.00-17.00: Presentations & Awarding
14.00-17.00: Design Conference
18.00-19.00: BIG SEE Grand Prix Awards
18.00-22.00: Culinary Performance
October 12
10.00-12.00: BIG Design Exhibition
Floor Plan
Contact
Špela Valenčič, spela@bigsee.eu, +386 642 66 468, Tina Čargo, tina@bigsee.eu, +386 642 66 471, Vito Novak, vito@bigsee.eu, +386 51 666 624