Rafal Pilat is a serial award-winning designer and co-founder of Mindsailors, based in Poznan but with an important presence in Asia and America, too. Mindsailors are proud to have a team of “designers with
In a world where water quality is vital for both ecosystems and human life, product designer Liza Feil has taken a bold step toward safeguarding natural waters through innovative design. Her creation, the Nimue
How does an architect turn a simple space into something extraordinary? At BIG SEE Architecture 2024, Hannes Schienegger of Spado Architects—this year’s Grand Prix winners for their Stadel Conversion WET project - answered this
Georg Wanker’s journey in industrial design is not just about creating functional products—it's about shaping the future through design that improves lives. His approach to design is rooted in one central belief: design is
The only certain thing is that we are in a transition period Jure Miklavc started his career as a freelance designer, before founding his own design consultancy. Studio Miklavc works in the fields
Interview with Ana Dana Beroš Under the umbrella of the LINA platform, the programme From Care to Cure and Back was initiated by Ana Dana Beroš in collaboration with the Association of Architects of
Interview with Saimir Kristo Saimir Kristo is an architect and urban designer, currently founder of the Architecture Fund in Albania and also Deputy Dean and Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Creative
Interview with Marek Jan Štěpán, founder and director of Atelier Štěpán about his authentic architectural design We share a common cultural space in Central Europe with the Czech Republic, and we are also close
Interview with Tinatin Gurgenidze, co-founder of the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial. Tinatin Gurgenidze studied architecture and urban design in Tbilisi and Barcelona. Trained as an architect and urban designer, Tinatin is involved in research and
The results of architectural practice always seem to be realized in physical form, and by that I mean ideas being materialised as part of the built environment. Most of the time architecture is defined
When designing natural buildings and those made of earth, it is sometimes unclear whether we are going into the past or the future. These structures are often perceived as experiments or alternatives, though such
Recently Chisinau, Moldova's capital, “grew” trees sporting small solar panels. They were introduced as part of the United Nations Development Programme and in partnership with the Municipality of Chisinau. Solar trees are
Pecka Visitor Centre – making a difference Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country where the set of real life problems has been mostly replaced by a set of imaginary problems, some of which have
No to discriminatory architecture Interview with Gabu Heindl Gabu Heindl is an architect, urban planner and activist who lives in Vienna. As a professor at the Faculty of Architecture she heads the
On October 10-12, we will celebrate achievements in design with the BIG Design festival, a citywide event happening and growing since 2003. Ljubljana will transform into a vibrant urban fairground for three
Ceramic Sparrow is a Romanian ceramic design and production studio founded in 2010 by Andreea Lazarescu and Tiberiu Dancila. The studio is focused on designing and producing household items, particularly teaware and decorative objects. Their
Tomaž Aupič, a former architecture student, has decided to change the world of sitting together with Sebastjan Štarkelj and Mateja Vrščaj. They have jointly designed an active chair that enables proper sitting posture. A special
