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 context, Meblo from Nova Gorica, in collaboration with Italian designer Gianfranco Frattini, brought together Yugoslav industrial production and Italian modernism into a standard of thoughtful, long-lasting design.
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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…
