Bio 50 Ljubljana

Call for applications: entering the realm of collaboration, the Biennial of Design in Ljubljana launches an ambitious call to find individuals to shape possible futures for design.

On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the 24th Biennial of Design in Ljubljana (Bio) builds on the event’s tradition and history, advancing into an experimental, collaborative territory where design is employed as a tool to question and transform ideas about industrial production, public and private space, and pre-established systems and networks.

Organized by Mao, the Museum of Architecture and Design, Bio 50 is curated by Belgian critic and curator Jan Boelen

Under a series of multidisciplinary mentors, twelve teams will tackle the themes of Affordable Living, Knowing Food, Public Water Public Space, Walking the City, Hidden Crafts, The Fashion System, Hacking Households, Nanotourism, Engine Blocks, Observing Space, Designing Life and an Open Category, creating specific projects that will be developed and implemented during the Biennial.

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Re-Do Studio, Mama Lova, Engines Blocks mentors, photo from designer’s archive

Saša J. Mächtig’s Kiosk K67, Modularity, photo from designer’s archive

The-International Space Orchestra a project by Nelly Ben Hayoun. Copyright Nelly Ben Hayoun. Photo Neil Berrett

Jesse Howard, Improvised Vacuum, Hacking households mentor, photo: Jesse Howard

Biennial of Design in Ljubljana (Bio)
Applications deadline: January 12, 2014

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