belgrade design week 09 the location
the former rk kluz department store in the city center of belgrade, where the BDW was showcased in may 25-31, 2009.
movies, product exhibitions, workshops, conferences, concerts, parties and many talent shows, that was the belgrade design week 09. BDW is the first festival of creative industries and modern business in serbia and the south east european region. designboom joined the event in 2008 and presented ‘does originality still exist‘ speech. this year designboom visited as member of the BDW regional board, media sponsor and jury member of ‘sitting green’ competition for sustainable wooden home seating design.
main program of BDW 09 consisted of the three-day international conference SPEED2, among the speakers was german architect jürgen mayer h.
amazing chandelier
girl power team with chandelier
jovan jelovac, BDW director
BDW dezajn nights – performance by sebastian litmanovich, argentinia-born-barcelona-based singer and songwriter (alias ‘cineplex’)
inside the former kluz department store, the officer association building hosted for the first time the five-day creative industries’ and design-fair /designpark
the BDW team
stairways leading to the conference
rails
the former rk kluz department store, stairways with ‘vintage’ signage
the former kluz department store was built in 1908 by architects svetozar jovanovic, danilo vladislavljevic and vladimir popovic.
belgrade design week 09 (6 articles)
peter saville's erotic house installation and sexy tart card graphics
j. mayer h. architects: metropol parasol project in seville
insomnia: rashan outdoor eatware
poke london / nicolas roope at belgrade design week
airside at belgrade design week 09
design news
randy grubb invents a magic double decker bus with elevator to boot
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step inside this two-story moving sculpture.
step inside this two-story moving sculpture.
snøhetta recycles worn-out fish nets and ocean waste into S-1500 chair for NCP
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the project contributes to building a local, circular economy, as it employs plastic waste from the local industry to produce chairs in the same area.
the project contributes to building a local, circular economy, as it employs plastic waste from the local industry to produce chairs in the same area.
designboom presents LEXUS design award 2019 finalists
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this year’s finalists employed technology in even more creative ways to conceptualize transformative solutions that have the power to change lives.
this year’s finalists employed technology in even more creative ways to conceptualize transformative solutions that have the power to change lives.
volvo develops 3D-printed 'living seawall' to save the world's oceans from plastic pollution
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the project combines 50 tiles that mimic the root structure of mangrove trees.
the project combines 50 tiles that mimic the root structure of mangrove trees.
Great location for a design event.
What will be exhibited there next?
If you wish to see some video from BDW, then we have posted our short impression of this great event at our blog http://spottedbynormanncopenhagen.com/2009/06/02/spot-on-normann-copenhagen/ It was a superb event and other cities having their own design weeks should be watching out – Belgrade is on a fast track…..