NASZ PRODUCTS
NASZ DESIGNERS
10 — NASZ APERITIVO
52 — Wojciech Bajor
12 — nasz app
53 — Antoni Bielawski
14 — NASZ ARCS, NASZ RATTLES
54 — Stefan Bieńkowski
16 — NASZ BUGS
55 — Marek Cecuła
18 — NASZ CIRCUS
56 — Fontarte
20 — nasz Common table
57 — Agata Hoffa
22 — NASZ GLORIA DOT
58 — Jakub Jezierski
24 — NASZ H2
59 — Piotr Kuchciński
26 — NASZ KING LIZARD
60 — Agata Nowicka
28 — nasz MAkata
61 — Małgorzata Pepłowska
30 — nasz museum seats
62 — gosia rygalik
32 — NASZ RM next
63 — tomek rygalik
34 — nasz sea animals
64 — Jakub Sobiepanek
36 — NASZ SEVEN
65 — Wojtek Tomaszewski
38 — NASZ SHIP
66 — Julia Wilman
40 — nasz stencil
68 — Alchemiq
42 — NASZ TACCA
70 — Chmara.Rosinke
44 — NASZ TERMO
46 — nasz tolo
48 — nasz twinprints
72 — Paweł Jasiewicz
NASZ PRODUCERS 76 — bajo 78 — BALMA
80 — Circus Digitalis
82 — ćMIELÓW, CHODZIEż
84 — ćMIELóW DESIGN STUDIO
86 — NOTI 88 — PAGED 90 — PROFIM
92 — VINI DESIGN
94 — VOX 96 — VZóR
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Many objects of daily use remain unappreciated as they are modest, common, and omnipresent. Indeed, their beauty lies in their coherence, authenticity and simplicity and their main goal is to stand the test of time. To create such objects is the biggest challenge for a designer. This collection is the result of searching for items that fulfil the needs, without being excessive or bizarre. It features new versions of successful products alongside fresh pieces potential of which has not yet been discovered. NASZ Collection is an outcome of a research and development project that has worked as a catalyst of the creativity based on the resourcefulness in design. Characteristic for the times of austerity, the resourcefulness, when confronted with the possibilities of contemporary design and advanced and innovative industry, becomes an exceptional design strategy of an invaluable capacity. NASZ is an exclusive collection of contemporary design that consists of items designed and manufactured in Poland. It is coherent, yet multithreaded and acts on different levels.
It has been co-created by acclaimed product designers, graphic designers, illustrators, typographers and multimedia artists as well as design students, manufacturers and craftsmen. NASZ is an umbrella for creative activities. All presented designs are unique and dedicated to this collection. Some of them are modifications of already existing products; meantime others were commissioned especially for this occasion. Graphic design works that have been conceived for the NASZ Collection contain vivid references to the best Polish visual traditions. The way they are presented seamlessly blends the borders between graphics and products. We like when the daily objects play the role of discreet, supporting characters, therefore the use of natural materials and finishes and balanced, neutral colours. The collection is visually and ideologically coherent – NASZ design is genuine, resourceful and timeless. Tomek & Gosia Rygalik, curators
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designer Gosia Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Ćmielów Design Studio
NASZ APERITIVO This playful serving set for food and drinks combines two materials and many functions. The porcelain cups and the round wooden boards come both in three different sizes to give endless possibilities of use and arrangment. In various combinations they can be used as individual dishes or as tabletop centrepieces. The porcelain
cups are two sided. When placed up they can be used for drinking as well as for serving dips or other snacks. Placed down they reveal a subtle concavity for a little bit of sauce or spices, that levels with the round trays.
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designers Circus Digitalis | producer Circus Digitalis
NAsz app The NASZ App is based on solutions developed by Circus Digitalis and used for CUST digital catalogues. The task of CUST is to represent material objects in virtual reality in detail and in a comprehensive way together with its factual context – a story of the things, ideas, and people who created them.
For NASZ Collection, we have completely modified the narration and navigation of the App. We have also added 2D animations inspired by the formal experiments of Polish creators of animated films of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Cartoon – like animations emphasize the play of shapes and illusions arising from representations of three-dimensional objects on the flat surface of the screen.
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designer Wojciech Bajor | producer Bajo
NASZ ARCS, NASZ RATTLES Arcs. 6 semicircle arcs made of beechwood. The width of each arc is calculated in such a way that it is half the size of the opposite side. This asymmetry gives each of the arcs a dynamic shape. This concept allows one to create an unlimited amount of both graphical and spatial models.
Rattles. This wooden rattle represents animals in an abstract form. The horizontal circular bar is made and kept in its natural form – that of sycamore wood. This circle together with the cut-out circle within the animal, create a spherical space which encapsulates a beautiful bell. The rattle’s curvature and size are matched to the size of a baby’s hand. Similarly, the ring chime of the bell is also specially chosen for babies’ ears. For the NASZ Collection Arcs and Rattles are produced in the unique monochromatic versions.
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designer Julia Wilman / PG13, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
NASZ BUGS Bugs (a fly, butterfly, spider, ant and caterpillar) are a collection of five toys made out of wooden balls. The main concept of the project was to allow the elements to move, hence the use of magnets. Thanks to the movable parts, kids deve-
lop their creativity; not only can they move the elements and animate bugs but also rearrange them creating new creatures.
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designer Agata Hoffa / PG13, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
NASZ CIRCUS Woodturning was the starting point of the project. The set consists of five figurines inspired by circus characters. The world of circus is a gathering of very interesting, unusual personalities from which the designer choose an athlete,
acrobat, clown, dancer and wrestler. With each figurine, the emphasis is on character and personality, leaving some of it open to interpretation. The set is meant for both children and adults.
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designer Tomek Rygalik / Studio Rygalik
nasz common table Big wooden table designed by Studio Rygalik for the bakery bistro Charlotte Bread & Wine in Warsaw provides the every day ritual – the tabletop is lifted and the chairs are replaced with tall stools to change function and atmosphere of the space in the evening. NASZ Common Table is a more refined, product development inspired by this
COMMON TABLE designed by Studio Rygalik for bakery bistro Charlotte Bread & Wine in 2011
one-off furniture piece. The principle of operation is purely mechanical and allows one person to lift the tabletop. The steel structure is strong, durable and visually light.
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designer Marek Cecuła | producer Ćmielów
NASZ GLORIA DOT In the long history of porcelain, manufacturers have created a great number of fine china services which still exist in their classic form and gold rich décor. It is the timelessness in porcelain production that keeps the traditional esthetics alive as icons of value.
GLORIA porcelain set with traditional décor
Gloria Dot is an attempt to bring classic material back to the forefront. The aim has been to bring the collection of various traditional forms into a unified group by symbolic décor that acts as a visual bond.
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designer Piotr Kuchciński | producer Balma
NASZ H2 The H2 tables aim at going beyond the well-worn “officey” style conventions. The collection’s characteristic and eye-catching feature is its dainty base inspired by the art of paper folding. It appears to have been cut out entirely of a flat metal sheet and bent in the corners at its square base. The construction principles of the NASZ H2, namely its basic structure, have been adapted from its prototype. The only difference lies in the
H2 table family designed by Piotr Kuchciński for Balma, awarded for high design quality in the “red dot award: product design 2013”
flat steel belts that form its framework, which have been replaced with triangular oak elements. Stiffening elements have also been added. The entire construction lost its initial character after changing the material – from a delicate and linear structure to a more architectural one resembling a timber roof truss.
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designer Antoni Bielawski / PG13, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
NASZ KING LIZARD King Lizard is a wooden toy for people aged 7 to 105, inspired by Polish wooden folk toys. The idea was to create a form consisting of movable segments of oak wood connected by rubber sheet for better flexibility. Similar rubber
parts appear inside the lizard’s jaw and under its feet. The toy is pleasant to touch and its flexibility makes it so attractive you will want to hold it in your hands and animate it.
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designer Jakub Jezierski, maker Małgorzata Pepłowska
nasz MAkata The work presents the result of the cooperation between the graphic designer Jakub Jezierski and the folklore artist Małgorzata Pepłowska. Instead of rustic scenery, so characteristic for double-thread weaving, we see a metropolitan apocalypse. Wilanów town, a place selected not without a reason, is an example of the new Polish
Traditional double-thread tapestry by Małgorzata Pepłowska
urban space. In the center of the composition is the Temple of Divine Providence: the biggest modern church that arouses various emotions in people. Who is behind it? Who are they? Which side are they on? These are some of the questions that preoccupy our fellow countrymen.
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designer Tomek Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Noti
NASZ Museum Seats These compact and light upholstered seats were designed to complete the Rainer Mahlamäki’s architecture of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw.
MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF POLISH JEWS in Warsaw designed by Finnish architect Rainer Mahlamäki, completed at the beginning of 2013
The inspiration for the unconventional forms was the space defined by curved walls penetrating the building. The resulting design is disciplined and geometric, yet organic at the same time. For the NASZ Collection the seats come in NASZ Fabric.
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designer Jakub Sobiepanek | producer Vzór
NASZ RM next RM NEXT was inspired by two armchairs by Roman Modzelewski, both of them part of Vzór’s collection (RM58 i RM56). Each project represents a different approach towards form and construction. The RM NEXT chair is, in a sense, the successor of these two icons in Polish design. The organic curve of the seat, being a reproduction of the one used in the RM58 armchair, was developed and based upon the body of the iconic
RM58 designed by Roman Modzelewski in 1958
chair. The legs of RM NEXT echo Roman Modzelewski’s ingenious concept which he developed while working on his RM56 model in 1946. NASZ’s main principles combined with Modzelewski’s best ideas embodied in RM NEXT resulted in the creation of a completely novel form that bridges the past to the present.
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designer Stefan Bieńkowski / PG13, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
nasz SEA ANIMALS It is a series of toys made of oak wood. The set consists of a whale, walrus, shark and crocodile. The minimalistic forms of plain geometrical cuts correspond with the outlines. The form
is optimized for the technological process, at the same time creating a synthetic and simple aesthetic. The application of color emphasizes the idea of surface.
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designer Tomek Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Profim
NASZ SEVEN Seven adds distinctive character to any modern interior. It is made from durable steel, the tubes intersect with well-considered angles while precisely connecting corresponding sections. The coat hooks act as fastening elements at the same
SEVEN designed by Tomek Rygalik for Profim in 2012
time. As part of the the NASZ Collection it comes in neutral colors – NASZ Grey and White, and the metal coat hooks are replaced with wooden spheres in natural oak.
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designer Wojtek Tomaszewski / PG13, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
NASZ SHIP This ship is a classic, wooden toy. There are only a few ways in which the blocks can be arranged. However, to expand their imagination, children can use blocks from the set together with other toys and build other fantastic constructions. Due
to its durability, this oak toy can be used through generations and serve as a commemorative object on the shelf.
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designer Fontarte
nasz stencil Before the advent of methods of making signs using digital techniques, one of the easiest and useful ways to accomplish the lettering was the use of stencils. Studio Fontarte designing special typeface for the NASZ Collection appealed to the lettering tradition of the 60s and lettering practices of design and architectural studios. Typeface NASZ Stencil is inspired by vernacular
typography, lettering of Polish road signs and inscriptions which one can perform in a simple way with stencils. The proportions of the typeface were rebalanced to give it a neo-grotesque with a Polish twist. It comes complete with a full upper & lowercase latin character set in Open Type format.
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designer Tomek & Gosia Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Vini Design
NASZ TACCA Tacca is a tray table. Simple, yet elegant and practical. The tray can be used separately as a large serving dish or a tabletop centrepiece. Corian makes it light, durable and easy to maintain. The tray
can be placed on the wooden structure to form a side table. The natural oak structure is foldable, so it can be easily stored when not in use.
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designer Tomek Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Noti
NASZ TERMO Termo is an entirely new seating concept designed for public and private interiors. The uniqueness lies in the possibility of assembling various soft elements of the system – like blocks – into the hard open shell positioned on the ground. The variety of seat, puff and table combinations can be achieved within one product, but can also work well as a separate element of a grouping.
TERMO designed by Tomek Rygalik for Noti in 2010
This gives the architects and users a wide scope of possibilities to create limitless compositions of 1-, 2- or 3-module furniture. For the NASZ Collection Termo shells come in NASZ White, the puffs are upholstered in NASZ Fabric and the table tops are made of natural oak.
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designer Tomek Rygalik / Studio Rygalik | producer Paged
nasz tolo An innovative stackinig chair combining bent elements and moulded plywood to form one coherent construction. The unique technology developed in Paged allowed for creating extremely durable frame by connecting bent solid wood with plywood. Due to the possibility of combining
TOLO designed by Tomek Rygalik for Paged Collection in 2014
various materials and finishes, the final version of the design can become an individual composition. For the NASZ Collection Tolo comes in the unique monochromatic version, painted in NASZ Grey.
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designer Agata Nowicka
nASZ Twinprints NASZ Twinprints is a textile print design is a digital print on cotton made using Japanese pigment inks. They refer to the tradition of Polish textile print design from the 60’s, transforming them into a modern graphic style also using the recycled fragments of the artist’s earlier illustrations. The design is part of Agata Nowicka’s new
Scarf with geometric abstraction motif designed by Alicja Wyszogrodzka in 1957–58
project – Twinprints collection, launched as an attempt to revive textile print design in Poland – a branch of interior design largely neglected in Poland after the political system transformation and the collapse of the once-booming Polish textile industry.
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Wojciech Bajor Wojciech Bajor graduated from the Faculty of Physics at the Jagiellonian University, Poland, the Scenography Academy of Fine Arts and the Cracow University of Technology and Architecture. Following his graduation, Mr. Bajor continued his career in designing architecture, sacred interiors and theatrical scenography. For the last 30 years, he has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at the Cracow University of Technology and Architecture. After 1989 he began to design and produce wooden toys and furniture for children under his own name: Bajo. To date, he has designed and developed over 500 award-winning wooden toys. www.bajo.eu
Antoni Bielawski Antoni Bielawski, born 1991 in Warsaw, is a fourth-year student at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Between 2012 and 2013 he studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, and later that year he completed his internship at the Beza Project Studio in Warsaw. During his college years, he cooperated with several Dutch and Israeli designers. bielawskiantoni@gmail.com
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Stefan Bieńkowski Stefan Bieńkowski was born in Warsaw in 1992. He is currently a third year student at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Interested in product and graphic design, he is the founder of Powojenny Modernizm (Post-War Modernism) whose aim is to popularize the heritage of valuable socialist and modern architecture. Bieńkowski works for Pola&Frank clothes company and writes for the cultural magazine Chimera. He likes to cycle and play cycle polo. www.stefanbienkowski.com
Marek Cecuła Marek Cecuła is a world-renowned artist, ceramicist, educator and curator. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. Cecuła spent his first 16 years in Kielce, Poland, before emigrating to Israel. He moved to Brazil 12 years later, followed by a move to New York City in 1976 where he set up Modus Design Studio and the Contemporary Porcelain Gallery. From 1985–2004 he was Head and Coordinator of the Ceramics Department at Parsons School of Design in New York and from 2004–2010 he was Visiting Professor at the National Academy of the Arts in Bergen. In 2012 he opened Design Centrum Kielce and a year later, the Ćmielów Design Studio. He currently holds the post of Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Art, London. www.modusdesign.com
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Agata Hoffa Agata is a student at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, her main focus being product design and visual communication. She also holds a degree in socio-cultural animation from the University of Warsaw. Apart from 3D design, she is most passionate about book and packaging design and typography. hoffaagata@gmail.pl
FONTARTE – a typographic, graphic design studio and independent publishing house – was established by Magdalena Frankowska and Artur Frankowski in Warsaw in 2004. This creative studio works on a range of projects, including art direction, editorial design and custom typography for clients in the artistic and cultural fields in Poland and abroad as Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Moderna Museet Malmö, Gallery BWA Design Wrocław, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Pro Helvetia and Polish Institute in Brussels. Its work is distinguished by its original letterforms and unique typographic style. Magdalena and Artur are particularly interested in activities that connect art and design. They also write on design, give lectures and curate local and international events on graphic and book design. Besides their own writings, Frankowski and Frankowska are the co -authors of a book about Henryk Berlewi, a pioneer of functional typography. Fontarte curated several exhibitions of new Polish graphic design as: „Eye on Poland” in Shanghai, Nanjing and Bejing (2010), „Enfant terrible. La nouvelle affiche polonaise” in Brussels (2013) and „CARTEL PL” in La Paz, (2013) and Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2014). www.fontarte.com
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Jakub Jezierski
Jakub, born in 1976, graduated from the Architecture Department at the Warsaw University of Technology in 2006. He specializes in magazine design, typography and illustration. He has designed layouts for multiple magazines such as Wprost, Exklusive, Fashion, A4 and Fluid. His designs have brought him awards and received favorable opinions at various press design contests. He works for big publishing companies such as Bonier Media and G+J, as well as cultural institutions including The National Museum in Warsaw, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Nowy Teatr and the National Audiovisual Institute. An active member and co-founder of the Association of Polish Graphic Designers, he lives and works in Warsaw. www.jakubjezierski.com
Piotr Kuchciński Piotr Kuchciński, born in 1968, is an architect. After graduating with honors from the Poznań University of Technology, he began his career at one of Poznań-based architectural firms, his main focus being urban projects, concepts for residential areas and public buildings. He also designs interiors and single-family detached homes and has some experience in graphic and book illustration design. However, his greatest passion is design itself. Piotr’s portfolio includes 38 collections of office, everyday and upholstered furniture which, to date, enjoy good sales figures. Since 2000, he has cooperated with some of the greatest Polish furniture manufacturers boasting very high standards in design: Balma, Noti, Profim, Vox, Bejot. Besides designing products, he provides them with his expertise on design management, interior design, trade shows, advertising and publishing. His contribution to Polish design was recognized by Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego (the Industrial Design Institute), which awarded him the Designer of the Year Prize in 2012. His furniture has been presented at a number of exhibitions in Poland and abroad. His projects have won numerous awards, including RED DOT DESIGN AWARD 2014. www.piotrkuchcinski.pl
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Agata Nowicka Agata, born in 1976, is an illustrator and a cartoonist. She began her career publishing basic Paintbrush style graphics on a blog, quickly gaining recognition for her pixelated lines and auto-ironic messages. Developing her style, Agata has grown to be one of Poland’s best known illustrators, with PRESS magazine claiming her to be the best Polish editorial illustrator. She has worked for many renowned titles including ELLE, the New Yorker and the New York Times as well as ad agencies such as EuroRSCG, DDB and McCann. Her works have been featured in the American Illustration Book, the Communication Arts Annual, the Digital Arts Magazine, the DPI Magazine and DazedDigital. She’s also actively involved in the Polish illustration scene, co-producing and curating numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
MaŁgorzata Peplowska Małgorzata Pepłowska, born in Ruchna, is a folklore artist specializing in double-thread carpet weaving. She also makes tissue -paper flowers and folk cut-outs. Her work focuses mainly on scenes portraying architecture, country life, traditions and nature. Most of the time, she comes up with ideas for her patterns while working on the loom. The reality represented through geometrical shapes reflects the artist’s imagination and craftsmanship. She began working with looms at Podlaska Spółdzielnia Rękodzieła Ludowego i Artystycznego “Cepelia” (the Podlasie Artistic and Folk Handicraft Cooperative) in the late 70’s in Węgrów. She is the winner of the Oskar Kolberg Prize, the Mazovia Region Marshall’s Prize and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Award. malgorzata.peplowska@onet.eu
www.agatanowicka.com
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gosia rygalik Gosia Rygalik was born in 1982 in Warsaw. She graduated from the Design Department at Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts (2010 MA). She also studied at the Danmarks Designskole and worked with design studio in Copenhagen. During the studies in Warsaw she was a member of the PG13 platform – responding to experimental design briefs, exhibiting, organizing and taking part in design workshops and competitions as well as industry supported projects. Her MA studies were focused on experiencing food. The relationship between design and food is an important field of her theoretical research as well as design practice. In 2009 she joined Studio Rygalik to become a partner in 2012. Studio Rygalik develops a wide variety of comprehensive projects. The focus is on furniture, products and spaces. The scope is wide – from design, development and implementation of new products to site -specific installations and production of limited editions, as well as objects, dining experiences and workshops that explore the relations of design, food and eating. www.studiorygalik.com
tomek rygalik Tomek Rygalik is an internationally recognised designer and educator. He was born in Lodz in 1976. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Lodz for two years and then graduated from Industrial Design at the Pratt Institute in New York (1999 BA/ Hons). After his studies he worked with several design companies in New York City and the area – consulting for number of prestigious clients. In 2003 he came to the Royal College of Art for post graduate studies (2005 MA RCA). After graduating from the RCA, he joined the RCA stuff as a Research Associate and established his own design practice in both London and Lodz. From 2008 he teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts (PG13 platform) and from 2009 is based in Warsaw. He has been the Creative Director for Comforty and then Paged – the leading polish furniture brands. Studio Rygalik develops a wide variety of comprehensive projects. The focus is on furniture, products and spaces. The scope is wide – from design, development and implementation of new products to site -specific installations and production of limited editions, as well as objects, dining experiences and workshops that explore the relations of design, food and eating. www.studiorygalik.com
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Jakub Sobiepanek Jakub, born in 1982, graduated from the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, earning his master’s degree at Tomek Rygalik’s course in 2012. He is the finalist of multiple contests and winner of numerous awards in design. His works have been shown at a number of exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Besides being an active member of the project groups PG13 and Polceramix, he also organizes project workshops for young artists. He is strongly inspired by Polish folk art, and in his works he tries to tackle the problem of recycling. More recently, he has been focused on product design, mainly furniture, and is now developing his own brand.
Wojtek Tomaszewski Wojtek Tomaszewski is a fourth year student at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His design concepts are authentic, responsible and centered around people. When designing, he is inspired by materials and manufacturing processes. He is interested in exploring the new possibilities of traditional and unconventional materials. In his work, he always tries to deeply understand how objects are made and how they can be used. Being an artisan, Wojtek treats the creation process with respect and stresses the functionality and honesty of a product so that it can serve its users well. www.wojtektomaszewski.com
www.vzor.pl
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Julia Wilman
Julia is a fourth year student at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She is passionate about product design and in the future she plans to design furniture and toys. She likes working with natural materials – especially wood. She also designs 2D and 3D graphics. julia.wilman@op.pl
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Alchemiq
Igor Zukowiec was born in the small town of Ruciane-Nida, a quaint village nestled among the gorgeous lakes and forests of Masurian Lake District in Poland. His obsession with cooking started at an early age, when he often attempted to make elaborate dinner courses out of his playthings. For years he felt destined to become a chef, but it was only after he discovered the properties and possibilities of liquor as a young man that he found his true calling. Still in his early years in Poland, Igor immersed himself in the world of beverage -mixing and cocktail-making, a passion which ultimately led to his career in bartending after moving to New York in 2006. From the start of his career in bartending,
Igor took an open-minded approach to mixing experimental cocktails, but it was his ability to translate his passion for cooking into mixology that was most important. Of course, for him it was not just about putting exotic ingredients into his drinks; it was about creativity, and the mystery of combining those ingredients to make new, intriguing concoctions. His expertise grew along with his passion, and Igor soon went from pouring drinks to managing bars. He designed his first cocktail menu at Manhattan’s Lola Restaurant in December of 2008, with his recipes getting featured by New York Daily News in the same month. In 2009, Igor worked with Grotto Restaurant in downtown Manhattan, where he hosted mixology nights with his signature cocktails. During the same year, he started building ALCHEMIQ, a consulting and event company, which launched in 2010. The success of ALCHEMIQ was recognized by a variety of critics, including Jay-Z’s blog Life+Times. Igor’s Grapefruit & Fire cocktail video was featured on the website and gained tens of thousands of views. Igor’s cocktails were also featured by several other prominent media outlets, including The Cooking Channel, Sirus XM Radio,The Daily Meal. In 2014, Igor joined the popular West Village restaurant known as RedFarm, where he helped with development of a cocktail program for Decoy Bar, located in a basement of the restaurant. Igor can be found tending the bar at Decoy from time to time. The same year, he joined Quimeria Think Group (Rayuela, Macondo, Barraca and Melibea) and is currently consulting for the company. www.alchemiq.com
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chmara.rosinke
chmara.rosinke studio was found in 2011 in Vienna by Ania Rosinke and Maciej Chmara. chmara.rosinke studio designs, directs and executes objects, interiors and pop-ups from concept through to creation. They strive to combine craftsmanship with a conceptual and ecological approach, realizing both commissioned and self-inititated projects. Many of their works are inspired by functional and socio-cultural aspects und are trying to translate their observations into objects after its analysis and research. In their designs chmara.rosinke pay a lot of attention to details and the emotions objects and spaces arouse in people. Above all, they see aesthetics as an important sustainability factor.
They have met during their architecture and design studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. Their shared passion for design and art has led to their cooperation. After finishing studies in Gdansk, they have spend two terms at the Kunstuniversität in Linz (space&design strategies), some time at the Akademie der bildenden Künste and the TU Wien, and have worked at several architectural offices. Their background includes a wide range of fields from drawing, art history, architectural theory to interior and object design, what allows them to develop a good understanding for creative work and its realization. Their projects have been shown during the Milan, Dutch, Paris and Vienna Design Week. In MAK, the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts and other international design fairs and exhibition. Currently chmara.rosinke studio is between 12 finalists of the prestigious The Prix Émile Hermès 2014 competition with two projects (one from Ania Rosinke, one from Maciej Chmara). They have received many internationally appreciated awards like between others the Neue Wiener Werkstätte Design Award 2012, DMY Berlin Award 2012, a recognition of the Outstanding Artist Award for Experimental Design and were distinguished as MAK designer-in-residence in 2013. Their works are a part of the collection of MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Hofmobilien Depot, Klaus Engelhorn, Gallery Himbeer&Soda, Gallery BB and private clients. Ania and Maciej have been also touring many cities around the world with their cooking project „mobile hospitality“ and at the moment they are a realizing project in New York with several galleries and cultural institutions. www.chmararosinke.com
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The Accordion Screen for NASZ is a folding room screen based on the principles of flexibility, folding and flat packaging. The
paweł jasiewicz Paweł Jasiewicz embarked on his “furniture journey” in 2005 at the Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Finland where he received his first prize in furniture design at a competition organized by the Jurva College of Crafts and Design. Jasiewicz graduated from Buckinghamshire New University in High Wycombe in 2008 with a degree in Furniture Design, and from the Koszalin University of Technology in 2007 where he earned a degree in Industrial Design. In 2009, he co-established and ran Kompott studio, of which he was part until 2011. He set up his own studio in Warsaw in 2011. Over the last few years, he has worked in various fields of design ranging from furniture, design installations, medical equipment, packaging and branding design, as well as research design for brands such as Ikea, Corian, Narrogin Joinery, Paged, Greenpeace Poland, Touch Ideas, Meden in Med and many others. He cooperated with Touch Ideas on brand and design strategies, which brought him a Red Dot Design Award in recognition of his Łomża beer branding and packaging design in 2011. His works have been shown at international exhibitions in London, Milan, Berlin, Tel Aviv and Łódź. Since 2010, he has taught at the Design Department at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (EPD – Experimental Wood Platform). Jasiewicz’s work focuses on research and process design. In his realizations, he looks for solutions based on the most basic of human behaviors. He designs universal products, combining functionality and construction solutions, which he achieves through observing cultural, technological, and production processes. www.paweljasiewicz.com
object is made of plywood, which allows it to compress and expand in a way similar to that of the bellows of the accordion.
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BAJO Established as a local family business in 1993 by the architect and set designer Wojciech Bajor, Bajo is now an innovative company built upon the idea of sustainable development. Fulfilling various educational and rehabilitation purposes, Bajo toys are widely used in kindergartens. Bajo has also participated in a number of educational and development projects that encourage positive social changes and raise environmental consciousness.
Bajo adapts advanced technologies to produce wooden toys. Its production process combines the precision of cutting-edge technology with the uniqueness of handcraft. The toys represent a transformation of the traditional model of making wooden toys into a modern one that helps develop abstract thinking in children operating in the modern, virtual world of multimedia. www.bajo.eu
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BALMA Balma S. A., for over 35 years, has been the undisputed leader on the Polish furniture market. Combining the highest quality design with cutting-edge technology, the company offers a wide range of comprehensive solutions for big and
small offices. Productivity, efficiency and innovation are what sets it apart from its competitors. www.balma.com.pl
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circus digitalis Circus Digitalis is a digital publisher creating multimedia applications in the field of visual arts. Applications are created as a platform of cooperation with institutions and people who are experts in their fields: designers, authors of books and albums, and curators of exhibitions. These tools allow for combining the most realistic experience of a material object with the possibilities of virtual reality. In 2014, Circus Digitalis launched CUST digital product catalogues which offer very high standards for such publications in terms of esthetics and ways of interaction. CUST catalogues play the role of a virtual showroom giving the possibility of detailed presentation and personalization of objects combined with stories about the products and brands.
Members of the group have been dealing with image and narrative creation since 2002. As Centrala and IPM Studio, they have made feature films and documentaries that received awards at international festivals worldwide. In 2012, they founded Circus Digitalis and focused on interactive digital media, looking for new challenges and exploring the limits of that kind of communication in the field of visual arts. As a result of this process they have developed their own tools for creating new kind of publications. www.publishing.circusdigitalis.com www.custline.com www.circusdigitalis.com
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Ćmielów, Chodzież Polskie Fabryki Porcelany “Ćmielów” i “Chodzież” S. A. has been producing high class porcelain for over 223 years now. The factory has gained great experience throughout the years and has become one of the main producers of tableware in Poland
and Europe, with designs recognized and esteemed all over the world. www.porcelana-cmielow.pl
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ĆMIELÓW DESIgn studio Ćmielów Design Studio is a creative ceramics studio. Established in 2013 by Polskie Fabryki Porcelany “Ćmielów” i “Chodzież” (the Polish Porcelain Factories “Ćmielów and “Chodzież”), it is now run by renowned artist, educator and designer Marek Cecula. Located within the Polish heritage factory “Ćmielów”, the studio offers an alternative perspective on domestic porcelain products, reinventing the landscape of tableware through its concepts. The studio, dedicated to developing hard-paste porcelain, is a place where exquisite craftsman-
ship, supported by advanced technologies, translates into utilitarian and decorative products. One of Ćmielów’s ambitions is to provide a creative space for educational, business and art projects through reviving the cooperation between artists and the design industry. CDS runs a residency program for students, designers and ceramists. www.cmielowdesignstudio.wordpress.com
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noti Noti is a brand of upholstered furniture, designed and manufactured in Poland. It seeks to fulfill its motto of „DESIGN first”. Noti cooperates with the best Polish designers. The collections are created by a number of artists including Piotr Kuchciński, Tomasz Augustyniak, Mikołaj Wierszyłłowski, Renata Kalarus, Tomek Rygalik, Jerzy Langier, Grzegorz Niwiński, Jerzy Porębski, Dorota Koziara. Recently, they have been joined by the Milanese designer Leonardo Talarico. Noti furniture uses a
modern and simple form. The brand is characterized by the individualization of collections and high quality upholstery fabrics such as Kvadrat, Alcantara. The collections fit perfectly into residential spaces as well as offices and hotels. Noti is the winner of numerous awards including the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2014 www.noti.pl
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PAGED The history and tradition of PAGED date back to 1881. Initially, the company’s production process was based on the method of manufacturing furniture out of bent, glued elements of beechwood developed by M. Thonet. With time, it has grown to be one of the leading manufacturers and traders of furniture. Today, the factories in Jasienica and Jarocin produce tens of thousands of pieces of furniture monthly which are shipped to over 40 countries globally. Drawing upon the tradition in synergy with advanced design management, the company constantly seeks to expand its offer and international reach.
After 50 years of presence at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile as the leading supplier of wooden chairs, PAGED presented its own brand. This year at the Milan Furniture Fair, Paged Collection, led by Tomek Rygalik as the Creative Director, presented six original families of furniture intended for the contract market. Original design, high quality and consistent aesthetics of the whole collection, make the coherent offer. www.pagedcollection.com
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PROFIM Profim is one of the leading producers of office seating in Europe. Over the 20 years of its existence, the company has developed dozens of original furniture designs, with input from an international group of renowned designers. Profim creates products that are special for their wide range of customization. Aware of the fact that furniture may influence its users’ health, wellbe-
ing and comfort at work, Profim sets the highest production standards to meet the needs of its customers. At the moment, Profim employs more than 1400 people with the total production output being over 70 thousand chairs per month. www.profim.pl
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VINI DESIGN Working with the most respected architects and designers from all over the world, VINI DESIGN aims to create unique forms. The versatility of Corian® provides us with limitless creative possibilities and enables us to fulfill anyone’s artistic vision without compromise. Drawing upon the experience and knowledge of our technicians, and using state-of-the-art equipment, we are able to utilize the unique attributes that Corian® has. We have years of experience in creating anything from countertops,
sinks, tables, reception desks and bars, shower trays and bath tubs to smaller objects such as lamps, coffee tables, vases, and more. VINI DESIGN offers a wide range of innovative products in Poland and abroad. We have also recently introduced a series of wall panels and a collection of clover tables made in Corian® which won the TOP DESIGN PRODUCT award at Arena Design 2014. www.vinidesign.com
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VOX Meble VOX has existed as part of the VOX Capital Group since 1989. The brand is best known for its pioneer approach in the use of design thinking in furniture production and the creative process incorporating the results of the studies of the changes occurring in the modern world. Together with the University of Humanities and Journalism, School of Form (both Poznań-based) and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw (SWPS), the company has co-autho-
red Poland’s largest independent educational program dedicated to creative processes. The company supports the center for design and creativity Concordia Design. Meble VOX was the first Polish company to receive the prestigious Design Management Europe Award. The brand has over 120 showrooms in Poland and abroad. www.meble.vox.pl
4 You by VOX designed by Piotr Kuchciński
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VZÓR GOOD DESIGN IS TIMELESS. Vzór’s passion for design and its dream of creating a collection based on the Polish classics (including works by prominent contemporary artists) were the basis for its foundation. One of its ambitions is to create a situation in which little known products decorating the walls of museums and warehouses, become available for consumers of design and are produced industrially using cutting-edge technology with respect to patent rights and copyright regulations. Vzór brand seeks to present its products through the profiles of their designers and not the product itself. The brand debuted in June 2012 by starting production of the classic armchair designed by Roman Modzelewski (RM58). Using the rotational molding technology (for the first time in the Po-
lish furniture industry), they were able to create a 100% replica of the original. The RM 58 model comes in two versions: the matte version with the seat made of polyethylene dyed in the cake, and the classic version with the seat made of polyethylene varnished to a high gloss. Vzór brand plans to include other models by Modzelewski in their collection. The RM 56 chair will come in two versions: plywood and plastic. There are also plans to reintroduce the upholstered version of RM 57. All models are available in several colors. They close the cross-sectional collection designed by Roman Modzelewski and open the collection of Vzór brand. www.vzor.pl
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Studio Rygalik was established in 2006 by Tomek Rygalik. For the first two years it functioned between London and Lodz, Tomek’s hometown. Since 2009 the Studio is based in Warsaw. This is when Gosia Rygalik joined the team to become a partner in 2012. Studio Rygalik develops a wide variety of comprehensive projects. The focus is on furniture, products and spaces. The scope is wide – from design, development and implementation of new products to site -specific installations and production of limited editions, as well as objects, dining experiences and workshops that explore the relations of design, food and eating. The team remains on the fringe of distinctly commercial activities, while
engaging in cultural practices and building its experimental identity. The work includes projects for ABR, Absolut, Artek, Bozar, Comforty, Dupont/Corian, Heal’s, Heineken, Ideal Standard, Iker, Moroso, Noti, Pfleiderer, ProfiM, Siemens and EU Presidency. Over the last few years the work was exhibited in Berlin, Frankfurt, Lodz, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Tokyo, Poznan, Warsaw, Valencia and Vienna. It was also published internationally in magazine articles and press features, including Icon, Interni, Wallpaper, Experimenta, Blueprint, New York Times and Financial Times. www.studiorygalik.com
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NASZ, DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN POLAND Curators: Tomek and Gosia Rygalik The exhibition was first shown at WantedDesign in New York in May 2014.
Publisher: CULTURE.PL Art Direction: Studio Rygalik Graphic design: Paulina Kosma Translations: Marcin Ratajczak
The exhibition is organised by Culture.pl and Pro Materia
Photo credits: Ernest Wińczyk: 4, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 62, 63, 100 Paweł Kwiatkowski: 30 Filip Wolak: 68, 69 Jakub Certowicz: 46, 89
Dates: 19 September to 2 October www.designseptember.be
Photo from the designers archive: 9, 40, 41, 56 (Fontarte); 9, 48, 49, 60 (Agata Endo Nowicka); 10, 20, 42, 62, 63 (Studio Rygalik); 16, 66 (Julia Wilman); 18, 57 (Agata Hoffa); 26, 53 (Antoni Bielawski); 28, 58 (Jakub Jezierski); 34, 54 (Stefan Bieńkowski); 38, 65 (Wojtek Tomaszewski); 55 (Marek Cecuła); 59 (Piotr Kuchciński); 61 (Małgorzata Pepłowska); 64 (Jakub Sobiepanek); 70, 71 (chmara.rosinke); 72, 73 (Paweł Jasiewicz) True Living of Art & Design
Photos copyright: 12, 13, 80, 81 (Circus Digitalis); 14, 52, 76, 77 (Bajo); 22, 82, 83 (Polskie Fabryki Porcelany Ćmielów i Chodzież SA); 24, 78, 79 (Balma); 36, 90, 91 (Profim); 44, 86, 87 (Noti); 84, 85 (Ćmielów Design Studio); 88, 89 (Paged); 92, 93 (Vini Design); 94, 95 (Vox); 32, 96, 97 (Vzór)
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