MOLDOVA designing lifestyle
Republic of MOLDOVA Capital: Capital: CHISINAU CHIĹžINÄ‚U Chisinau is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bac. Chisinau is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub.
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Area: 33,846 sq.km
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Population (2017): 3,555.900 inh.
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Official Language: Romanian
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Religion: Christianity
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Government: Unitary parlamentary constitutional republic
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Declaration of Independence: August 27, 1991
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Member of WIPO: December 25, 1991
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Member of the United Nations: March 2, 1992
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Member of the Council of Europe: July 13, 1995
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Member of WTO: July 26, 2001
Who we are? The State Agency on Intellectual Property is the only public institution that affords juridical protection to intellectual property objects in RM.
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At the international level, AGEPI represents the Republic of Moldova in the World Intellectual Property Organization and other international, regional and interstate organizations on the protection of intellectual property.
What is our mission? Promoting intellectual property policies and streamlining the IPO protection system that encourages technological progress, stimulates creativity and contributes to the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Moldova.
How do we help you develop your business? • By creating a legislative basis in the field, congruous to the European framework. • By affording protection to intellectual property objects. • By providing 24/24 online access to the submission of applications and free databases for consultation of protected intellectual property objects. • By continually informing the population in the field of intellectual property. • By providing quality services, AGEPI being the first public institution in the Republic of Moldova certified according to ISO 9001:2015.
Lilia Bolocan General Director AGEPI www.agepi.gov.md E-mail: office@agepi.gov.md @AGEPI
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MOLDAVIAN DESIGN WEEK
Moldavian Design Week is the festival that unites all the dimensions of creative industries in the Republic of Moldova. Being held this year for the first time, the event gathered more than a hundred of works of the domestic specialists that were placed in the multidisciplinary exhibition, the largest one so far. The seven-day's event took place between 4 and 10 June 2018 and focused on product and industrial design, plastic arts, furniture, graphics, fashion, architecture and interior design. The main goal of Moldavian Design Week is to develop and promote a policy of supporting the social culture of domestic specialists in the field of design. Through MDW, we want to contribute to building of a closer relationship of collaboration between the teaching, production and cultural environment. The mission of the festival is to integrate creative and design industries into everyday life, demonstrating that domestic specialists are ready to move beyond and show to the entire world another dimension of their vision. For the Republic of Moldova, the festival is also an opportunity to change the perception towards design, culture and art, offering the young talents and specialists in creative industries the space for freedom of expression. Moldavian Design Week is the first multidisciplinary festival open to all and its purpose is to make the local design accessible to the general public through the proposed domains.
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Graphics Marin DAMIAN Tatiana NASIROV
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Photo Oleg BAJURA
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Chief Editor Lucia OLARU Design/Prepress Luminita ERMURACHI
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THE MDW CONCEPT & EXIBITION TEAMWORK
Cristina Cortac
Marco Ballerini
Alexandrin Buraga
Ilie Cebotari
Marin Damian
MDW Project Coordinator, Decorator AB+Partners
MDW Project Manager, CEO + managing partner AB+Partners
vice president A. O. ADDBS Founder MDW Founder + Chairman AB+Partners
MDW Exibition Project Manager, CEO MADLAB AB+Partners
MDW brand identity designer, Graphic Designer AB+Partners
MOLDOVA - DESIGNING LIFESTYLE We tried to encompass the entire authenticity of the country in one stand. We combined the latest ideas and products with the traditional motifs and craftsmanship of specialists in the creative industries of the Republic of Moldova to fit in a few square meters those things that represent us. Being in the shape of the letter ”M“, which is also the symbol of Moldavian Design Week, the stand represents a summary of creative industries of the country. Ranging from the old style ornaments to the first Multifunctional Hybrid Complex in
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Moldova, the exhibits demonstrate the preservation of values and at the same time progress. Framed in the minimalist form of the stand, the exhibits gain extra value by emphasizing the importance of framing creativity into the everyday life and, thus, gaining a sociocultural dimension. The most representative works of clothing design, graphic design, industrial design, as well as Moldovan architecture and plastic arts develop their authenticity being inspired by personalities or historical events.
MEET THE PEOPLE DEVELOPING CREATIVITY IN OUR COUNTRY! Through those 15 projects in the field of creative industries signed by Moldovan specialists, we aim to bring works that characterize our country to the international level. Although we are a small state, we want to demonstrate that our capacities are great, and that creativity has no geographic points of reference. Projects inspired by traditions or advanced technologies, internationally recognized names, or specialists who are at the outset of their career, but who are of great promise - each of them has found one's own place on one of the shelves of ”Moldova-designing lifestyle“ stand. We invite you to meet those 15 brave people, who move beyond the patterns and the country through their creation.
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture and Design Studio www.abandpartners.net E-mail: office@abandpartners.net @Abandpartners ab_and_partners
Project: Multifunctional hybrid complex ”Toro Center” ”Toro Center” complex is the first multifunctional hybrid ensemble in Moldova. It consists of ten buildings. The novelty brought by the project, as well as its contemporary look, make ”Toro Center” complex a model for the future development of the entire area where it will be located.
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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT DESIGN
Product: O.X.ChipChair The shape of the chair base represents three parts different in the layout, connected into a triangular prism tapering to the top. Due to the polygonal pattern, which varies depending on the angle - the chair looks different from different view points.
Sergiu Balta Founder of O.X. Studio Industrial Product Designer E-mail: o.x.studio@yandex.ru @O.X.studio2017 o.x.studio
Product: 3D Modules ”Ritmic” & ”Authentic” Pots
Furniture & Decor Company www.madlab.md E-mail: office@madlab.md @MADLAB.MD madlab.md
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Modules ”Ritmic“ are decorative elements that can be arranged in at least 10 ways. The created compositions are vast and can be easily integrated into the interior spaces. ”Authentic“ pots are made of metal or concrete and wood and are resistant to heat as well as to frost, suitable for both outdoor and indoor use and easy to integrate into any contemporary ambience.
FASHION DESIGN
Product: IE IE is the clothing article that defines the roots and cultural heritage of the Romanian people, and Valentina Vidrascu has helped to modernize it while preserving its authenticity. Her creative works interweave technique and rigour with respect to traditional costume in their fine fabrics.
Valentina Vidrascu Fashion Designer www.valentinavidrascu.ro E-mail: valentina.vidrascu@gmail.com @ValentinaVidrascuOficial valentinavidrascu
Product: Frivolité Jewelry Based on Frivolité, a traditional skill with origins dating back centuries and spanning continents, Lorina Balteanu’s jewelry conceals originality, presence and beauty. Lorina has adjusted Frivolité technique to make jewelry, using simultaneous different pearls, and seed beads. This new and very unique Lorina technique produces amazingly intricate results making each piece of jewel a gorgeous and timeless work of art.
Lorina Balteanu Jewelry Designer www.lorina-balteanu.com Lorina Balteanu
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FASHION DESIGN
Product: Painting on the veil The designer managed to raise hand-painted scarves made of 100% natural silk to the level of art, and give them originality, turning them into a symbol of authentic femininity. Vibrant colours, the variety of patterns, but also the subtility of feelings that the veil easily awakens when touched.
Dina Rotari Fashion Designer www.dinarotari.com E-mail: office@dinarotari.com @dinarotari
Product: Collection ”Lace Tale” ”Lace Tale” is a collection of several albums with photos, offered by the library Bibliothèque Communale Francophone d'Ixelles to artists from different fields to be recycled. In our case, the pages were refined by hand made lace. The manner and interpretation of such recycling has led to the creation of objects of undeniable artistic value.
Rodica Grigorita Fashion Designer & Bobbin Lace Artist E-mail: rodigri@hotmail.de Rodica Grigoriță
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FASHION DESIGN
Project: Collection ”Ensemble of Broken Pieces” The series tells the story of a suffering heart, which goes through a painful process of healing. The six hearts, handcrafted with anatomical precision, express various stages of this journey – the jewelry being metaphorically aggrieved. The collection also had the honour to be exhibited at a royal ceremony at Pelișor Castle.
Victoria Tonu Jewelry Designer E-mail: hello@vikatonu.com @vikadesign vikatonu
Alexandru Nimurad Photo: Vlad Bîrdu
Artist E-mail: nimuradnimurad@gmail.com @AlexandruNimurad alexandrunimurad
PHOTO
Product: Photo project ”Spirit in design” Although we are accustomed to the idea that any space comes to life once people fill it with energy through their presence, photos by Oleg Bajura show that dynamism depends not only on the existence of people, but also on the harmony created by the arrangement of space.
Bajura Oleg Achitect & Photographer E-mail: oleg.bajura@abandpartners.net @atmosphera360 arhitecturalphoto
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DIGITAL ART
Product: ”Riift” application It is a project that offers exceptional feelings and the opportunity to explore beyond the boundaries of art, beauty, creativity, childhood curiosity of each of us, as well as the play of colours, lights and emotions with the help of augmented reality.
Dumitru Gangaliuc Digital Artist / Founder of Riift Studio E-mail: dimgandi@gmail.com @Riift.studio riiftstudio
Product: Collection ”Surrealist Illustration of Ancestors” Surrealist illustration of ancestors is a conjunction of present times with the past and our history. The project comes as an elegy to history and reminds of the spirit of dignity, courage and eternity.
Nicu Zaporojan Graphic Designer www.zanikdesigns.com E-mail: zaporojanicu@gmail.com Nicu Zaporojan zanikdesign
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DECORATIVE AND APPLIED ARTS
Product: Set of ceramics ”Black” The work aims to promote the capacity of craftspeople and transpose it into a dimension where the objects they are making achieve functional and decorative diversity not only by changing the geometry of forms but also by combining several materials.
Mihai Stamati Industrial Product Designer www.mikelesta.com E-mail: mikelesta@gmail.com @AtelierDeDesignMihaiStamati mihai_stamati
INTERIOR DESIGN
Project: ”MADAM WONG - Asian restaurant & bar, sushi-café” The project is a proof of our multicultural development and an example of their integration into society through design. The concept of the restaurant – is a mystery hidden in the details. Sacrament and the Respect of the spirit begins with exquisite Asian cuisine with an unique table appointments, serving with and extends to the whole objective world.
Anna Wigandt Interior Designer www.a-wgdt.space E-mail: ann.palii.wigandt@gmail.com @awgdt awgdt.space
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PLASTIC ARTS
Product: Collection ”Art-Object” Only recyclable materials were used to create Art-Objects and the author masterfully transforms them into the true works of art. Using them the artist urges the public to discover art and beauty in simple, seemingly useless things, but which, thanks to creativity, acquire a new identity and quite a different value.
Andrei Mudrea Plastic Artist www.mudrea.com E-mail: tudor.ceban@yahoo.com @AndreiMudrea andreimudrea
Product: Collection ”Poder” Inspired by human destiny, with slight influences of folk art, those 35 bulls rebuild a chronology of life and represent a unique metaphor of the ephemeral existence of mankind on earth. ”Poder” ceramic figurines hide a destiny, a life that can only be understood by people who have a personality, courage and power!
Nicolae Scaterman Plastic Artist E-mail: ascaterman@gmail.com Nicolae Scaterman
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OUR PARTNERS
Architecture and Design Studio www.abandpartners.net E-mail: office@abandpartners.net @Abandpartners ab_and_partners
Automation Solutions & Lighting Company www.smartlight.md E-mail: office@smart-home.md @smartlight.md smartlight.md
One of the most prestigious architecture and design company in the Republic of Moldova, which has signed projects in the country and also abroad. Founded in 2015 by the architect Alexandrin Buraga, today the company AB + Partners has over 20 employees, architects and designers with fresh visions, focused on identifying the customer needs and transforming their desires into reality. The works developed and executed by AB + Partners are highlighted by the combination of style, functionality and optimization of financial resources, so that the comfort and the rendered atmosphere correspond to the established objectives. Having a special philosophy, AB + Partners has implemented over 30 business scenarios integrated into architecture and design.
SmartLight is the partner who brought to light the first edition of Moldavian Design Week and continues to support the creative industries in Moldova this time as well. Every day, the company demonstrates that the light uncovers the architectural details and masterfully moulds the interior design to emphasize the elegant curves of the furniture, or the unique gloss of the materials used. For eight years, SmartLight offers intelligent automation solutions for premises, with a special focus on the lights and wants to raise them to the level of art. The company collaborates with over 200 European brands and is ready to highlight the beautiful part of our country.
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