Culture Shack by James W. Stodgel is the winner of the Urban Bundle Competition 2012. “The strength of this informal and playful project is coming out of the use of conventional material and structure that may inspire citizens to appropriate it. It’s rough construction and self-made aesthetics are very suitable for a kind of bottom up redevelopment of Savamala. Though discretely upgrading the chosen site, its location is certainly not within the core area of Savamala and needs to be reconsidered.”

Culture Shack by James W. Stodgel is the winner of the Urban Bundle Competition 2012.

“The strength of this informal and playful project is coming out of the use of conventional material and structure that may inspire citizens to appropriate it. It’s rough construction and self-made aesthetics are very suitable for a kind of bottom up redevelopment of Savamala. Though discretely upgrading the chosen site, its location is certainly not within the core area of Savamala and needs to be reconsidered.”

URBAN BUNDLE COMPETITION Dear All, Thank you for submitting your projects to URBAN BUNDLE competition. JURY ANNOUNCEMENT Jury Tim Rieniets (ETH Zurich) Lars Hoglund (KTH Stockholm) Ivan Kucina (BU Faculty of Architecture) Among 35 works the jury has reached a common agreement on four works that represent a spectrum of different design approaches towards Savamala. Movement - artistic approach/urban recycling; Savamala Rising - urban scale/contextual design; Mikser’s Cloud - visionary approach/landmark; Culture Shack – informal approach/upgrading site. MOveMENT – 4x architects (Tatjana Ristanic, Filip Zlatkovic, Vuk Andric, Zelko Petkovic) Using old car tires to design furniture for temporary use is a very rich and inspiring concept. The low value of the material will make it easy for people to appropriate the furniture and use in unexpected ways. In addition, the reuse of old and seemingly worthless material is an appropriate symbol of Savamala’s redevelopment. It needs some refinement, perhaps color and light. The construction of self-sustaining three-dimensional structures, however, is rather doubtful. Savamala Rising – Vasco Lopes This is the only project that is conceptualized on an urban scale. The great part is pin pointing the main quality of the area. The idea to refurbish the promenade temporarily and to play with people’s perception is valuable. However, the pavilion is pretty ambitious and does not manage to add much to the conceptual and aesthetic quality of the entry. Mikser’s Cloud – Marco Corazza, Francesco Fusillo, Vincenzo Marcella, Paolo Oliva, Roberta Nardi Mikser’s Cloud is a powerful gesture with landmark-quality and very poetic at the same time. However, financial, technical and safety issues are not addressed. It is not sure if this project would work, concerning the balloons lifting capacity or in respect to fire-hazard. It would, however be interesting to see - especially with some wind swaying it. Cultural Shack – James W. Stodgel The strength of this informal and playful project is coming out of the use of conventional material and structure that may inspire citizens to appropriate it. It’s rough construction and self-made aesthetics are very suitable for a kind of bottom up redevelopment of Savamala. Though discretely upgrading the chosen site, its location is certainly not within the core area of Savamala and needs to be reconsidered. Final Announcement The jury is commonly announcing Culture Shack by James w. Stodgel as the winner of the Urban Bundle Competition 2012. Three works - Movement, Savamala Rising and Mikser’s Cloud are awarded with the special mention. The winning design will be build In collaboration with the author to be used during the Mikser Festival 2012. All works will be exhibited during the festival. 

URBAN BUNDLE COMPETITION

Dear All,

Thank you for submitting your projects to URBAN BUNDLE competition.


JURY ANNOUNCEMENT

Jury

Tim Rieniets (ETH Zurich)

Lars Hoglund (KTH Stockholm)

Ivan Kucina (BU Faculty of Architecture)

Among 35 works the jury has reached a common agreement on four works 
that represent a spectrum of different design approaches towards Savamala.

Movement - artistic approach/urban recycling;

Savamala Rising - urban scale/contextual design;

Mikser’s Cloud - visionary approach/landmark;

Culture Shack – informal approach/upgrading site.

MOveMENT – 4x architects (Tatjana Ristanic, Filip Zlatkovic, Vuk Andric, Zelko Petkovic)

Using old car tires to design furniture for temporary use is a very rich and inspiring concept. The low value of the material will make it easy for people to appropriate the furniture and use in unexpected ways. In addition, the reuse of old and seemingly worthless material is an appropriate symbol of Savamala’s redevelopment. It needs some refinement, perhaps color and light. The construction of self-sustaining three-dimensional structures, however, is rather doubtful.

Savamala Rising – Vasco Lopes

This is the only project that is conceptualized on an urban scale. The great part is pin pointing the main quality of the area. The idea to refurbish the promenade temporarily and to play with people’s perception is valuable. However, the pavilion is pretty ambitious and does not manage to add much to the conceptual and aesthetic quality of the entry.

Mikser’s Cloud – Marco Corazza, Francesco Fusillo, Vincenzo Marcella, Paolo Oliva, Roberta Nardi

Mikser’s Cloud is a powerful gesture with landmark-quality and very poetic at the same time. However, financial, technical and safety issues are not addressed. It is not sure if this project would work, concerning the balloons lifting capacity or in respect to fire-hazard. It would, however be interesting to see - especially with some wind swaying it.

Cultural Shack – James W. Stodgel

The strength of this informal and playful project is coming out of the use of conventional material and structure that may inspire citizens to appropriate it. It’s rough construction and self-made aesthetics are very suitable for a kind of bottom up redevelopment of Savamala. Though discretely upgrading the chosen site, its location is certainly not within the core area of Savamala and needs to be reconsidered.

Final Announcement

The jury is commonly announcing Culture Shack by James w. Stodgel as the winner of the Urban Bundle Competition 2012.

Three works - Movement, Savamala Rising and Mikser’s Cloud are awarded with the special mention.

The winning design will be build In collaboration with the author to be used during the Mikser Festival 2012.

All works will be exhibited during the festival. 

Dear All, Thank you for submitting your projects to GHOST PROJECT & YBD: GET REAL! competition. The Winners / participants in the Ghost Project exhibition @ Mikser Festival 2012 are: A2ARHITEKTURA: Vladimir Anđelković, Dijana Adžemović Anđelković, Serbia - LEANTHING Adela Hodžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - MEDUSA LAMP Adis Milosavljević, Serbia - PLUP Adnan Alagić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - MOTUS Aleksandra Mojse, Serbia – SCHOOL DESK Ana Kulić, Serbia - 1509 Ana Tevšić, Croatia - TWISTER Ana Ugrinić, Serbia - KOBO Andreja Pavićević, Marija Joksović, Serbia - 2 ZA 1 Anđela Brajović, Montenegro - OFFMAR Anja Dragan, Slovenia - AURORABOREALIS Anja Gerin, Bosnia and Herzegovina - THE GROWING BAG- RIPSTER ARHITEKTURA2211, Slovenia - VEYA HANGER Biljana Fimić, Serbia - SHTEK TABLE Biljana Fimić, Serbia - CHICKVILOOK Biljana Pavlović, Serbia - MUZIČKI STALAK Bojan Ilievski, Macedonia - BAR BENCH LOUNGE Costas Bissas, Greece - ALKIONI Danko Radulović, Serbia - TEG LAMP&HANGER Danko Salapura, Serbia - KRIS KRIS Danko Salapura, Serbia - FAMILIJA Dimitrios Stamatakis, Greece - BARTHOLOMEUS CHAIR Dimitris Haidas, Grecce - THE FLAT WOODEN STOOL Dušan Raković - Instant Design, Bosnia and Herzegovina -  MAGARE Dušan Raković - Instant Design, Bosnia and Herzegovina -  HIDRO VASE Đorđe Đukanović, Serbia - LAMPA Elena Dragu, Romania - EVENT LAMP Ena Mulavdić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - DRYDISH Eva Radulova, Bulgaria - FLEX LAMP Galina Milkova, Bulgaria - BRAINSTORM TABLE Galina Milkova, Bulgaria- TREDITION TABLE GARD - Stefan Đorđević, Jelena Pucarević, Nevena Zelenika, Milica Ilić, Serbia - CORNER CHAIR GDAK STUDIO: Michal Gdak, Ewelina Gdak, Poland - TABLECLOTH Giasemi Perou, Tommaso Mariotti, Italia - ET GRIDMESH:  Nikola Stepković, Miljan Radojević, Serbia - 01100100 LICA GRIDMESH: Nikola Stepković, Miljan Radojević, Serbia - FLAT CHAIR Iana Kozak, Ukraine - ROLLING STONE TABLE Igor Stupar, Serbia - JEDNA NA DRUGU Ilija Mihajlović, Ana Dimitrijević, Serbia - DESK ARMATURE Iva Kolundžija, Serbia - 8/12 WIRE CHAIR Jana Plovanić, Croatia - HAAKJE Jarnej Koželj, Slovenia - LAMP SIMPONE Jarnej Orhini, Slovenia - SERIES OF WOODEN LAMPS ERALUX Jasenka Džanković, Bosnia and Herzegovina - REZ Jaša Zelmanović, Croatia - BOOK IT Jordi Lopez Aguilo, KUTARQ STUDIO, Spain - JUST FOLD IT Juan Carlos Salas Ballestín, Spain - PAPER PARABOLOID LAMP Katarina Maltar, Croatia - RECY Katarina Tešić i Jelena Đerić, Serbia - PRAVOUGAONIK NA KVADRAT Katja Gorjanc, Slovenia - MORPH CHAIR Katrine Terese Nielsen, Marie Blicher, Anne Ditlev Nielsen, Denmark - DOUGH SHOES Klemen Podjed, Andrej Štamulak, Slovenia - STOL SMUK Ksenija Josifović, Serbia - CHAIRNOBIL Kuo Jze Yi, China - UP2U Lamija Radončić, Bosnia and Herzegovina – RIBB STOOL Lola Perović, Slovenia - METAMORFOZA Lu Pan, Finland - ‘THE NOTES’ WALL HOOK COLLECTIONS Lucie Libotte, Belgium - SPLINTERING CROCKERY Luka Ločičnik, Slovenia - LLSTOL Maja Mesić, Croatia - THE MOST SIMPLE HANGER Marija Josifovski i Olivera Stanković, Serbia - I VILA I UTVARA Marija Ružić, Croatia - 6 CHAIR Marina Stanković, Serbia - POLICA ZA SLIKE Marko Oljača, Serbia - ZA MIKSER OD MARKA 2 Marta Vrankar; Maja Dolinar, Slovenia - BENCH FOR THE ROCKING Michal Gdak / GDAK STUDIO, Poland - SLIPPERS Mina Todorović, Italia - LILLYPAD Mustafa Čohadžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - SIMPLA CHAIR Naida Begović, Bosnia and Herzegovina - KANTAZIJA Neira Sinanbašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - FEELCOVER Neli Štrukelj, Slovenia - MULTIFUNCTIONAL SMART BAG Nenad Merzel, Serbia - PLATE Nenad Merzel, Serbia - SELFSTANDING LAMP Nina Levett studio, Austria - WALLPAPER, FABRIC AND TABLEWARE COLLECTION OBJECT CONSTRUCTORS: Andreja Georgievski, Milena Miličić, Serbia - LESS DUST BASELESS SHELF Olivera Stanković feat. Marija Josifovski, Serbia - I ANGEL I DUŠA Omar Rifatbegović, Bosnia and Herzegovina - BRAID STOOL Piers van Zandvliet, Robert Held, Australia - TOY STORAGE PSALT DESIGN:  Thomas McKeown, Richard Bell, David Powell, United Kingdom - TENSION SERIES Radivojević Olja, Serbia - oklaHokla René Wach, Sweden - RESTORING VALUE Sanja Rotter, Croatia - ZIMA / WINTER (WOOD: THE 4 SEASONS) Saša Mitrović, Serbia - WIGWAM Sava Živković, Serbia - LEANING LAMP Snežana Jeremić, Serbia - ZIDNI CIVILUK LAVIRINT Sonja Tonev, Serbia - FLANK LAMPA Sundri Pop & Hand Made by Story - S.A.T. Tamás Kurucsó, Austria - STRO Tijana Tripković, Serbia - TIMES TWO Tijana Tripković, Serbia - LAMPA LAMPA Transfodesign, Spain - HAWAI LAMP Uros Maksimović, Serbia – INFINITY BENCH Vanja Enbulajev, Serbia - HOKLICE COUPLE Vanja Enbulajev, Serbia – M USE Vanja Jović, Croatia - GLOVES FOR CD Vladimir Stajić, Serbia – RADNI STO Vladimir Stajić, Serbia - STOČIĆI Vladimir Stajić, Serbia – FOTELJA READ WEdid-ID, Cyprus - DESK LAMP WEdid-ID, Cyprus - WOOD LOUNGE CHAIR WEdid-ID, Cyprus - WOOD ARMCHAIR Yana Tankovska, Bulgaria - VODA LUSTER Ying Wang, Germany – PONY   Award – Step 1: Exhibition Ghost Project The winning projects in Step 1 of the Competition will become part of the central talent exhibition, Ghost Project, at the Mikser Festival, Southeast Europe’s largest regional festival of creativity and innovation, taking place in Belgrade’s creative quarter, Savamala, from 25 May to 2 June, 2012. Award – Step 2: Production During the nine festival days, Mikser’s jury, presided over by the renowned industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, will select projects to be developed into products by the new independent label, Mikser Design,for two product collections: the regional collection,Young Balkan Designers, and the international collection Ghost Project. JURY Konstantin Grcic, Industrial Designer, KGID Jelena Matic, Furniture Designer, Professor at the University of Belgrade; Mikser organisator; „Ghost Project“ Curator Maja Lalic, Architect; Creative Director and Founder, Mikser organisaton Borut Vild, Graphic Designer; NOTE By submitting their work to GP/YBD compeition, Designers selected to exhibit at the Ghost Project 2012 exhibition (Step 1) agree to produce prototypes at their own expense and take care of the shipping / transportation* of prototypes to the festival venue in Belgrade, by 23 May 2012, and from the festival venue from 3 June 2012. Selected projects from the Ghost Project 2012 exhibition (Step 2) will be manufactured** in limited series for two product lines: the international collection Ghost Project and the regional Young Balkan Designers, both part of the new label Mikser Design. * Step 1 winners (Exhibition) will be personally contacted by the Organiser by the end of April to discuss transportation / shipping options and accompanying paperwork. ** Step 2 winners (Production) will be personally contacted by the Organiser at the end of the Mikser Festival 2012, upon the announcement of the Jury results to receive a cooperation agreement between the organiser and the selected designer. Designers selected in Step 2 leave prototypes with the Mikser organisation for a duration of one year for the purpose of product development and the for the touring exhibition, Young Balkan Designers, which travels around the region.

Dear All,

Thank you for submitting your projects to GHOST PROJECT & YBD: GET REAL! competition.

The Winners / participants in the Ghost Project exhibition @ Mikser Festival 2012 are:

  • A2ARHITEKTURA: Vladimir Anđelković, Dijana Adžemović Anđelković, Serbia - LEANTHING
  • Adela Hodžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - MEDUSA LAMP
  • Adis Milosavljević, Serbia - PLUP
  • Adnan Alagić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - MOTUS
  • Aleksandra Mojse, Serbia – SCHOOL DESK
  • Ana Kulić, Serbia - 1509
  • Ana Tevšić, Croatia - TWISTER
  • Ana Ugrinić, Serbia - KOBO
  • Andreja Pavićević, Marija Joksović, Serbia - 2 ZA 1
  • Anđela Brajović, Montenegro - OFFMAR
  • Anja Dragan, Slovenia - AURORABOREALIS
  • Anja Gerin, Bosnia and Herzegovina - THE GROWING BAG- RIPSTER
  • ARHITEKTURA2211, Slovenia - VEYA HANGER
  • Biljana Fimić, Serbia - SHTEK TABLE
  • Biljana Fimić, Serbia - CHICKVILOOK
  • Biljana Pavlović, Serbia - MUZIČKI STALAK
  • Bojan Ilievski, Macedonia - BAR BENCH LOUNGE
  • Costas Bissas, Greece - ALKIONI
  • Danko Radulović, Serbia - TEG LAMP&HANGER
  • Danko Salapura, Serbia - KRIS KRIS
  • Danko Salapura, Serbia - FAMILIJA
  • Dimitrios Stamatakis, Greece - BARTHOLOMEUS CHAIR
  • Dimitris Haidas, Grecce - THE FLAT WOODEN STOOL
  • Dušan Raković - Instant Design, Bosnia and Herzegovina -  MAGARE
  • Dušan Raković - Instant Design, Bosnia and Herzegovina -  HIDRO VASE
  • Đorđe Đukanović, Serbia - LAMPA
  • Elena Dragu, Romania - EVENT LAMP
  • Ena Mulavdić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - DRYDISH
  • Eva Radulova, Bulgaria - FLEX LAMP
  • Galina Milkova, Bulgaria - BRAINSTORM TABLE
  • Galina Milkova, Bulgaria- TREDITION TABLE
  • GARD - Stefan Đorđević, Jelena Pucarević, Nevena Zelenika, Milica Ilić, Serbia - CORNER CHAIR
  • GDAK STUDIO: Michal Gdak, Ewelina Gdak, Poland - TABLECLOTH
  • Giasemi Perou, Tommaso Mariotti, Italia - ET
  • GRIDMESH:  Nikola Stepković, Miljan Radojević, Serbia - 01100100 LICA
  • GRIDMESH: Nikola Stepković, Miljan Radojević, Serbia - FLAT CHAIR
  • Iana Kozak, Ukraine - ROLLING STONE TABLE
  • Igor Stupar, Serbia - JEDNA NA DRUGU
  • Ilija Mihajlović, Ana Dimitrijević, Serbia - DESK ARMATURE
  • Iva Kolundžija, Serbia - 8/12 WIRE CHAIR
  • Jana Plovanić, Croatia - HAAKJE
  • Jarnej Koželj, Slovenia - LAMP SIMPONE
  • Jarnej Orhini, Slovenia - SERIES OF WOODEN LAMPS ERALUX
  • Jasenka Džanković, Bosnia and Herzegovina - REZ
  • Jaša Zelmanović, Croatia - BOOK IT
  • Jordi Lopez Aguilo, KUTARQ STUDIO, Spain - JUST FOLD IT
  • Juan Carlos Salas Ballestín, Spain - PAPER PARABOLOID LAMP
  • Katarina Maltar, Croatia - RECY
  • Katarina Tešić i Jelena Đerić, Serbia - PRAVOUGAONIK NA KVADRAT
  • Katja Gorjanc, Slovenia - MORPH CHAIR
  • Katrine Terese Nielsen, Marie Blicher, Anne Ditlev Nielsen, Denmark - DOUGH SHOES
  • Klemen Podjed, Andrej Štamulak, Slovenia - STOL SMUK
  • Ksenija Josifović, Serbia - CHAIRNOBIL
  • Kuo Jze Yi, China - UP2U
  • Lamija Radončić, Bosnia and Herzegovina – RIBB STOOL
  • Lola Perović, Slovenia - METAMORFOZA
  • Lu Pan, Finland - ‘THE NOTES’ WALL HOOK COLLECTIONS
  • Lucie Libotte, Belgium - SPLINTERING CROCKERY
  • Luka Ločičnik, Slovenia - LLSTOL
  • Maja Mesić, Croatia - THE MOST SIMPLE HANGER
  • Marija Josifovski i Olivera Stanković, Serbia - I VILA I UTVARA
  • Marija Ružić, Croatia - 6 CHAIR
  • Marina Stanković, Serbia - POLICA ZA SLIKE
  • Marko Oljača, Serbia - ZA MIKSER OD MARKA 2
  • Marta Vrankar; Maja Dolinar, Slovenia - BENCH FOR THE ROCKING
  • Michal Gdak / GDAK STUDIO, Poland - SLIPPERS
  • Mina Todorović, Italia - LILLYPAD
  • Mustafa Čohadžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - SIMPLA CHAIR
  • Naida Begović, Bosnia and Herzegovina - KANTAZIJA
  • Neira Sinanbašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina - FEELCOVER
  • Neli Štrukelj, Slovenia - MULTIFUNCTIONAL SMART BAG
  • Nenad Merzel, Serbia - PLATE
  • Nenad Merzel, Serbia - SELFSTANDING LAMP
  • Nina Levett studio, Austria - WALLPAPER, FABRIC AND TABLEWARE COLLECTION
  • OBJECT CONSTRUCTORS: Andreja Georgievski, Milena Miličić, Serbia - LESS DUST BASELESS SHELF
  • Olivera Stanković feat. Marija Josifovski, Serbia - I ANGEL I DUŠA
  • Omar Rifatbegović, Bosnia and Herzegovina - BRAID STOOL
  • Piers van Zandvliet, Robert Held, Australia - TOY STORAGE
  • PSALT DESIGN:  Thomas McKeown, Richard Bell, David Powell, United Kingdom - TENSION SERIES
  • Radivojević Olja, Serbia - oklaHokla
  • René Wach, Sweden - RESTORING VALUE
  • Sanja Rotter, Croatia - ZIMA / WINTER (WOOD: THE 4 SEASONS)
  • Saša Mitrović, Serbia - WIGWAM
  • Sava Živković, Serbia - LEANING LAMP
  • Snežana Jeremić, Serbia - ZIDNI CIVILUK LAVIRINT
  • Sonja Tonev, Serbia - FLANK LAMPA
  • Sundri Pop & Hand Made by Story - S.A.T.
  • Tamás Kurucsó, Austria - STRO
  • Tijana Tripković, Serbia - TIMES TWO
  • Tijana Tripković, Serbia - LAMPA LAMPA
  • Transfodesign, Spain - HAWAI LAMP
  • Uros Maksimović, Serbia – INFINITY BENCH
  • Vanja Enbulajev, Serbia - HOKLICE COUPLE
  • Vanja Enbulajev, Serbia – M USE
  • Vanja Jović, Croatia - GLOVES FOR CD
  • Vladimir Stajić, Serbia – RADNI STO
  • Vladimir Stajić, Serbia - STOČIĆI
  • Vladimir Stajić, Serbia – FOTELJA READ
  • WEdid-ID, Cyprus - DESK LAMP
  • WEdid-ID, Cyprus - WOOD LOUNGE CHAIR
  • WEdid-ID, Cyprus - WOOD ARMCHAIR
  • Yana Tankovska, Bulgaria - VODA LUSTER
  • Ying Wang, Germany – PONY

 

Award – Step 1: Exhibition Ghost Project

The winning projects in Step 1 of the Competition will become part of the central talent exhibition, Ghost Project, at the Mikser Festival, Southeast Europe’s largest regional festival of creativity and innovation, taking place in Belgrade’s creative quarter, Savamala, from 25 May to 2 June, 2012.

Award – Step 2: Production

During the nine festival days, Mikser’s jury, presided over by the renowned industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, will select projects to be developed into products by the new independent label, Mikser Design,for two product collections: the regional collection,Young Balkan Designers, and the international collection Ghost Project.

JURY

Konstantin Grcic, Industrial Designer, KGID

Jelena Matic, Furniture Designer, Professor at the University of Belgrade; Mikser organisator; „Ghost Project“ Curator

Maja Lalic, Architect; Creative Director and Founder, Mikser organisaton

Borut Vild, Graphic Designer;

NOTE

By submitting their work to GP/YBD compeition, Designers selected to exhibit at the Ghost Project 2012 exhibition (Step 1) agree to produce prototypes at their own expense and take care of the shipping / transportation* of prototypes to the festival venue in Belgrade, by 23 May 2012, and from the festival venue from 3 June 2012.

Selected projects from the Ghost Project 2012 exhibition (Step 2) will be manufactured** in limited series for two product lines: the international collection Ghost Project and the regional Young Balkan Designers, both part of the new label Mikser Design.

* Step 1 winners (Exhibition) will be personally contacted by the Organiser by the end of April to discuss transportation / shipping options and accompanying paperwork.

** Step 2 winners (Production) will be personally contacted by the Organiser at the end of the Mikser Festival 2012, upon the announcement of the Jury results to receive a cooperation agreement between the organiser and the selected designer. Designers selected in Step 2 leave prototypes with the Mikser organisation for a duration of one year for the purpose of product development and the for the touring exhibition, Young Balkan Designers, which travels around the region.

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Participants: Aeromodelarski klub ”Modelar”, Alt Galerija, Atelje Kolarčeva, Bioidea Soap, Blackbirdfield fascinatori, Blatobran, Bonbondžija Bosiljčić, Deerspotter, Designed.rs, DNA-KPD, Dobro Učiniti Boljim, EKOTO / Ana Jakić Jevtović i Aleksandar Jevtović, Futro - Premium Art Brand, Sweet Decorations, Ivan Egredzic Egzy, Ivan Levak_GOLDesign, Ivana Huravik, Ivana Ivković, Jasmina Komadinović, Jasmina Sanader, Jasminka Gugleta, Jazz Steampunk, Jugoslav Sivić, Kako.Ko, Ljiljana Adamov, MARDJORDJEVIC Furniture with Attitude, Marko Runjić, Rudesign studio, Marko Savić, Milan Ilić, Milena+Andreja, Milica Marić, Miljana Nikolić, Misha Djordjević/MoonLight Workshop, Nataša Bogdanović, Nataša Katić, Nemanja Kiso, Ninja Mačke Accessories, Održivi prostor, OPIP Studio, Plava planeta, Prostor i oblik / Arhitektonski fakultet u Beogradu, Ranka Pavlović, Retro Chic, Sandra Božić i Dragan Strunjaš -ECO LAMP DESIGN, Sanja Perkošan, SASHA.DECO, Sofi sapuni, Sundri Pop, Superdot, Svetlana Dimovski, Vesna Janjanin Nora Flora, Vladimir Anđelković i Dijana Adžemović Anđelković - a2arhitektura, Vukašin Vukobratović, YOXIMOVIC Design Studio

Participants: Aeromodelarski klub ”Modelar”, Alt Galerija, Atelje Kolarčeva, Bioidea Soap, Blackbirdfield fascinatori, Blatobran, Bonbondžija Bosiljčić, Deerspotter, Designed.rs, DNA-KPD, Dobro Učiniti Boljim, EKOTO / Ana Jakić Jevtović i Aleksandar Jevtović, Futro - Premium Art Brand, Sweet Decorations, Ivan Egredzic Egzy, Ivan Levak_GOLDesign, Ivana Huravik, Ivana Ivković, Jasmina Komadinović, Jasmina Sanader, Jasminka Gugleta, Jazz Steampunk, Jugoslav Sivić, Kako.Ko, Ljiljana Adamov, MARDJORDJEVIC Furniture with Attitude, Marko Runjić, Rudesign studio, Marko Savić, Milan Ilić, Milena+Andreja, Milica Marić, Miljana Nikolić, Misha Djordjević/MoonLight Workshop, Nataša Bogdanović, Nataša Katić, Nemanja Kiso, Ninja Mačke Accessories, Održivi prostor, OPIP Studio, Plava planeta, Prostor i oblik / Arhitektonski fakultet u Beogradu, Ranka Pavlović, Retro Chic, Sandra Božić i Dragan Strunjaš -ECO LAMP DESIGN, Sanja Perkošan, SASHA.DECO, Sofi sapuni, Sundri Pop, Superdot, Svetlana Dimovski, Vesna Janjanin Nora Flora, Vladimir Anđelković i Dijana Adžemović Anđelković - a2arhitektura, Vukašin Vukobratović, YOXIMOVIC Design Studio

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Photos from the event » Participants: ABBA Design | Aleksandar Šumenković | Ana Kulić | Andrea Georgievski & Milena Miličić | BIOIDEA sapuni Beograd | BLATOBRAN Studio | Bojan Petrović | Branislav Paić-Anya | CLMNSM Group | Dušan Nikolić | EKOTO / Ana Jakić Jevtović & Aleksandar Jevtović | Fiona S. Sinđelić | FRESH design studio | GLASSTAKLA | GRADSTOR / KC Grad | Igor Sjeverac | Igor Štanglicki | Iva Burg | Ivan Markov | Jasminka Gugleta | Jovan Topalović | Ksenija Jakić / Masel / OK Shop | Lana Inić | Marko Basarovski | Milić Kovačević | Milica Marić | Mina Šarenac & Ivana Karišik / INVERT | MoonLight WorkShop / Miša Đorđević | Nataša Bogdanović | Nemanja Miličić | ODRŽIVI PROSTOR | OPIP Studio | PERIN / Tamara Šijan i Milena Milutinović | PROSTOR I OBLIK / Arhitektonski fakultet u Beogradu | PROZOR Atelje | PRVA SRPSKA FABRIKA SREĆE | PUBLIC ROOM SARAJEVO / POP-UP SHOP EVERGREEN | Rade Kosanović | RECOVER Design Studio | Redefinicija namene / ŠKOLA ZA DIZAJN | REMAKE | REMAKE festival / REHOUSE - Janko Radojević | RENAME / Nikolina Kostur | RUDESIGN STUDIO / Marko Runjić | Sandra Božić & Dragan Strunjaš | SASHA.DECO | SUPERDOT | Superheroina cura fina | SUZANA GIGIC ART | Sweet Decorations | Tijana & Mila Popović / CASH FOR TRASH | Valentina Savić & DEPO 23 | YOXIMOVIC Design Studio

Photos from the event »

Participants: ABBA Design | Aleksandar Šumenković | Ana Kulić | Andrea Georgievski & Milena Miličić | BIOIDEA sapuni Beograd | BLATOBRAN Studio | Bojan Petrović | Branislav Paić-Anya | CLMNSM Group | Dušan Nikolić | EKOTO / Ana Jakić Jevtović & Aleksandar Jevtović | Fiona S. Sinđelić | FRESH design studio | GLASSTAKLA | GRADSTOR / KC Grad | Igor Sjeverac | Igor Štanglicki | Iva Burg | Ivan Markov | Jasminka Gugleta | Jovan Topalović | Ksenija Jakić / Masel / OK Shop | Lana Inić | Marko Basarovski | Milić Kovačević | Milica Marić | Mina Šarenac & Ivana Karišik / INVERT | MoonLight WorkShop / Miša Đorđević | Nataša Bogdanović | Nemanja Miličić | ODRŽIVI PROSTOR | OPIP Studio | PERIN / Tamara Šijan i Milena Milutinović | PROSTOR I OBLIK / Arhitektonski fakultet u Beogradu | PROZOR Atelje | PRVA SRPSKA FABRIKA SREĆE | PUBLIC ROOM SARAJEVO / POP-UP SHOP EVERGREEN | Rade Kosanović | RECOVER Design Studio | Redefinicija namene / ŠKOLA ZA DIZAJN | REMAKE | REMAKE festival / REHOUSE - Janko Radojević | RENAME / Nikolina Kostur | RUDESIGN STUDIO / Marko Runjić | Sandra Božić & Dragan Strunjaš | SASHA.DECO | SUPERDOT | Superheroina cura fina | SUZANA GIGIC ART | Sweet Decorations | Tijana & Mila Popović / CASH FOR TRASH | Valentina Savić & DEPO 23 | YOXIMOVIC Design Studio

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Open competitions and workshops are the common denominator of Mikser’s long-term developmental plans, and are the source of intensive activity during its festival of creative arts and innovation.

Upon launching Ghost Project 2006, which acts as a platform for new talent, we had decided not to lament on the fact that, despite the huge creative potential in the country, local industries and institutions were reluctant to give an opportunity to emerging talent. In fact, we were keen to use it as a motive in our decision to take matters into our own hands and to attempt to connect the, up to now, seemingly unlinkable: the gap between creativity and industry. Thanks to the multidisciplinary development of the Mikser organisation, our model of uncovering and nurturing young talent, which was primarily focused on the product design scene, naturally carried over into the field of visual arts, new media, architecture, music etc..

We felt saddened by the state of the local art scene, and as a result we embarked upon the exciting job, laden with responsibility: that of mapping the creative potential of the Balkans. The result was the creation of MIKSER festival, which became one of the largest open talent platforms and a showcase for a vast array of regional creative businesses, in this part of Europe. All this was achieved within the space of a few years.

Mikser’s open competitions and workshops bring to the fore the, as yet unearthed, talent, giving people a rare opportunity of meeting with the representatives of their respective industries and cultural institutions, as well as that of being to exhibit their work next to some of the most renowned figures in the industry. It also allows them the chance to showcase their material to the mass media and an audience of over 60,000 visitors, and most importantly, to realise their creations in co-operation with the Mikser organisation and its partners. MIKSER festival, in this sense, strives to serve as a ‘microphone’ for innovative ideas, which it is constantly on the look-out for throughout the year – in which the multifaceted web of international partners and the ever-expanding regional group of designers, play a very important role.

The decision to move the MIKSER Festival to Savamala carried with it serious implications – namely a thorough site exploration. We came to realize that we were spending lots of time in the area, and that slowly but surely, we had come to identify ourselves with it whilst getting acquainted with our new neighbours. We were drawn even further into Savamala by the unusual levels of pride which were integral to the local collective spirit.

Due to our very sincere excitement at having uncovered these spaces (Savamalian courtyards, attics, basements, warehouses, palatial spaces…),as well as our disbelief at having spent so much time living in a city which had up till now so successfully ignored and neglected its fantastic heritage, we felt an immediate urge to settle down in the space that was to become MIKSER HOUSE, in Karadjordjeva 46.

The arresting warehouse with its former, symbolically evocative name of ‘Steel’ and its cold, spacious and powerful interiors, has drawn us in and forced us to face the fact that it is insufficient to simply dedicate ourselves to Savamala, solely during the MIKSER festival. What it required is an everyday co-existence with the area.

MIKSER HOUSE serves as a venue for creative activities, which are the essence of the festival, can take place throughout the year. MIKSER festival, which is the peak of our creative year, and MIKSER competitions, are all parts of the puzzle that make up the ultimate goal – a cultural model which defies the status quo, while being inclusive and full of life. 

Savamala, Belgrade

Savamala, Belgrade

Savamala is far removed from the image of a hidden-away, isolated riverfront toponym, which offers up an unobtrusive connection between architecture, art and the public. It is, in fact, full of people who wreak havoc to it, pollute and abuse it, which is precisely what drew us there. Savamala hasn’t got an already established festival space – it is one big urban, historical and ideological disparity, which, while leaking at both ends, still manages to remind, provoke, bleed and to plead. 

It is well known that with the development of explosive projects such as MIKSER, there is a difficulty in avoiding its premature fruition, and with it an eventual entry into the framework of the predictable, a loss of freshness, a relaxation of a lulled management which easily slips into the paradigm of that which it originally fought against. It seems certain that continuous searching and ceaseless challenges are the only way with which the vigour and strength of an enterprise can be preserved, and that is exactly what MIKSER has done with its choice of Savamala as its future festival location. Or at least, it’s firmly convinced that it has!

Savamala, take two. It will be exhausting and won’t happen overnight. One day, when the lorries have all left and once the facade of the most stunning palatial building in the city (that of the Belgrade cooperative, founded in 1907) regains its original shine and splendour, MIKSER will pack up and move on. To a place where it is least expected.