In the category of seating furniture – chairs, Golden Key got manufacturer Prostoria from Croatia for the chair Strain, designed by Simon Morasi Pipercic. When it comes to kitchens furniture and dining items category the winner was Artisan from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Invito Collection composed by the table, chair and bench, designed by Michael Schneider.
In the category of home furniture – beds, sofas, and armchair were nominated Catra Home from Serbia, for the sofa Feuille and Natuzzi from Italy, for upholstered armchair Re-Vive. Golden Key in the contract category won producer Ton from Czech Republic, for the Split chair, designed by Arik Levy using sections of wood that are divided in two and then bent in different directions. In the same category was nominated producer Pedrali from Italy for the Babila chair.
In the office furniture category, young serbian designer Danko Radulovic was nominated for his innovative Ergonomically Optimised Working Unit, an online service, with user-friendly interface, where each user can create an office desk that is fully adjusted to his own personal habits and ergonomy developed in ENSCI les ateliers, Paris.
During the ceremony Vesna Pejovic underlined how young designers from this Balkan area should have more courage to “knock” on the producers door and in the same time the producers should be more opened to develop their innovative ideas.