Over 350 exhibits by designers from 17 countries will be on display at the 20th Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO), which is underway in Ljubljana between 5 October and 5 November.
"This year's BIO will be representative, of high quality and offer a clear insight into the design spirit of our times," Peter Krecic, the director of the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, which hosted the event, told the press on Wednesday.
Krecic pointed to the increasing importance of industrial design in the modern market economy, adding that the BIO also experienced a change of concept in the past years as it was able to increasingly shift from quantity to quality.
Francisco Carrera, the chair of this-year's international jury, said that visitors will be able to recognise the impact of industrial design on our daily lives.
According to him, the 44th year of the biennial will also offer an opportunity to look back on the changes that Slovenian industrial design experienced during this period.
Davor Horvat, who chairs the BIO's selection committee, said that Slovenian designers contributed 111 works this year.
He also explained that exhibits will be presented in three groups: regular products, visual messages and design projects.
Organisers have also prepared a fringe programme, which includes panels, exhibitions of foreign designers, presentations by publishing houses and a meeting of designer organisations.
An international jury made up of Carrera (Spain), Judit Varhelyi (Hungary), Leimei Julia Chiu (Japan), Jacques Lange (South Africa) and Carlo Branzaglia (Italy) will award gold medals, honourable mentions and "good project" awards.
Additionally, the international designers' associations ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design), ICOGRADA (International Council of Graphic Design Association), BEDA (Bureau of European Designers' Associations), EIDD (Design For All Europe) as well as RTV Slovenija, will confer their awards.
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