Goroslav Keller selected 25 of the best products of Yugoslav design for Start magazine – from the Rex chair and K67 kiosk to Digitron, Elan and Yugo.
DESIGN / ENGLISH
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Meblo – Modularity, Modernism, and the Design of Gianfranco Frattini in Yugoslavia
In 1960s and 1970s Yugoslavia, furniture design had a clear social role, responding to the needs of modern living through functionality and modularity. In this…
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DESIGN CENTER BELGRADE: A Key Hub for the Development of Design in Yugoslavia
The story of the Belgrade Design Center reflects a time when design was a social value — a bridge between art, industry, and everyday life.
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LJUBA GAMULIN / ENERGY IS THE ONLY BEAUTY OF THE BODY
Ljuba Gamulin, the founder of the famous Yugoslav gallery and design brand Sebastian, spent her life traveling, changing residences, and living (creative) freedom in the…
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GLASS FOR WIDE CONSUMPTION – Prokuplje Glass Factory (1958 – 2003)
Throughout its existence, the glass factory in Prokuplje remained the only glassworks in the Yugoslav region producing handmade blown lighting and decorated glass of all…
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Pioneers of industrial design in Yugoslavia
In the Yugoslavian era, designers were considered just another worker in the industry, part of the collective. Nevertheless, many pioneers of industrial design in SFRY…
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DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN YUGOSLAVIA – JUGOKERAMIKA
Jugokeramika, with its design sector, became a pioneer of industrial design in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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SEBASTIAN / THE FIRST YUGOSLAV CONCEPT STORE
In specific circumstances during the development of Yugoslav industrial design in the late ’70s, the first Yugoslav concept store, Sebastian, emerged and quickly gained the…
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MADE IN YUGOSLAVIA / SHORT HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN YUGOSLAVIA
In Yugoslavia, the focus on the design of usable objects was more pronounced than in other socialist countries behind the Iron Curtain, especially after the…
