Mario Zeppetzauer is a professor, industrial designer and co-founder of the design studio formquadrat. He lives and works in Linz, Austria. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Art and Industrial Design Linz and at the
Gerdi Papa is an architect, product designer, academic, and researcher working at the intersection of digital fabrication, parametric design, and sustainable architecture. He holds a PhD in Architecture and Urban Design from a joint program
Prof. Assoc. Ilda Kazani is an Associate Professor at the Textile and Fashion Department and since 2024 serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Tirana. She holds
Jasna Mujkić, born in Cazin in 1972, is a product designer based in Sarajevo. She is a full professor at the University of Sarajevo, Academy of Fine Arts, and the author of officially approved Visual
Peter is a designer and entrepreneur turned academic. He is the co-founder of Maform, an internationally renowned design studio based in Budapest. A former head of the Design Institute at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and
Fitore Syla is a Prishtina-based artist and designer. Her studio specializes in interior design and sustainable products, often drawing inspiration from Albanian culture. She blends traditional forms with modern design, using natural materials and vibrant
Zoran Jedrejčić is a designer of inexhaustible energy, a true cosmopolite of Dalmatian temperament, a professional “wanderer” who designs for international and domestic brands, and who has so far been awarded some of the world’s
Iosif Mihailo is a tenured university professor at the Faculty of Arts and Design, West University of Timişoara. In addition, he is the head of the Design and Applied Arts Department. Early in his career,
Ph.D Mihnea Ghilduș, product designer, founder of Dizainar.ro, Creative Director at DZNR Studio, University lector at UAD Cluj-Napoca Trained as a product designer at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Mihnea continued his educational
Industrial Designer (1973), Design Manager (1989). Founder and head until 2017 of the Design MA program at Budapest Metropolitan University (METU), now professor emeritus. From 1984, taught for 30 years at Moholy-Nagy University of
Michala Lipková works in the field of product and digital design. She is an associate professor at the Slovak University of Technology, where she leads the Institute of Design and the MX lab, a
I am a graduate product designer, PhD, and an associate professor at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb (2004--). I conduct scientific research and teach in areas such as furniture
With more than 30 years of experience as an architect, lighting designer, educator, and researcher, Prof. Hrisafovic has contributed extensively to the fields of architectural and lighting design. He has authored and co-authored numerous
Studio RU:T is a multidisciplinary design studio founded in Zagreb, Croatia by Tvrtko Bojić and Karla Paliska, who have been working together since 2015. They specialize in product and industrial design, visual communications, spatial
Established in 2013 by Simon Morasi Piperčić, SMPDO is a Zagreb-based design office that specializes in a diverse range of projects, encompassing industrial and spatial design, site-specific installations, creative direction, and design consultancy. The
Tibor Uhrín studied industrial design at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU). In 2006, he completed his doctoral studies in design at the Faculty of Architecture of STU. Until the late 1990s,
Nataša Perković (b. 1984 in Sarajevo) is a product designer from Sarajevo. She spent part of her childhood in Egypt, attending Schutz American School in Alexandria. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Product Design
Constantinos Economides is a member of the DRAW Collective from 2012 to 2018. He is also a member of the ME Design Studio, which he established with Daniel Meyer in Germany in 2016. Additionally, he
Jelena Matić is a regarded educator, curator, and mentor who has been shaping generations of young designers in the Balkans for over two decades. A DAAD scholar and alumna of the University of Art
Athanasios Babalis is an industrial/product designer based in Thessaloniki Greece. His work ranges from electrical appliances and professional cooking equipment to furniture, home accessories and packaging. He believes that all objects/products can be improved through
Full time professor (retired since 2022). Born in Zagreb in 1953. He completed his primary and secondary education in Zagreb. He holds a Master of Science, a Bachelor of Industrial Design. He graduated in
Meltem Maralcan Gülmen, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Industrial Design. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Design from ITU and an M.A. in Art History
Alexandra Ghioc is a Romanian product designer and lecturer in product design at her alma mater “George Enescu” National University of Arts from Iasi, Romania. After gaining a BA, MA and PhD in product
