Ustvarjalci

Irina Milijić is strictly professional and passionate about art, clothes, graphics and pressing issues in fashion and textile industry. She is a fashion and textile designer, a freelance artist, stylist and creative leader of online magazine Atelier Dragonfly, where she writes about Slovenian fashion and art. Through her brand NEON RABBIT, painting and writing she lives her mission, intertwining her many life interests, experimenting and exploring the human psyche across creative arts.

My name is Dejan Hudoklin. I play electric bass. Last year I graduated from jazz at Codarts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I play in different jazz bands. I’m into creative music and make music for video games as well.

Our studio is run by a woman and a man, partners in private and in business, so much of our work revolves around balance. Balance between interior and exterior, old and new, private and public, functional and poetic… With innovative use of methods and materials, both tried and tested as well as novel ones, we enrich spaces and objects, taking into account their context, down to the last detail. We also design corporate identities.

Our studio is run by a woman and a man, partners in private and in business, so much of our work revolves around balance. Balance between interior and exterior, old and new, private and public, functional and poetic. With innovative use of methods and materials, both tried and tested as well as novel ones, we enrich spaces and objects, taking into account their context, down to the last detail. We also design corporate identities.

I work as a creative, craftsman and entrepreneur. Co-founder of TRASH DESIGN studio and his brother/sister BORN Atelier, the home of bags handcrafted in the tradition of our forefathers. Extensive experience in marketing.

I design silver jewellery. Having worked in marketing for several Slovenian companies I decided to go freelance. I see the future for myself in online sales, which is definitely a challenge. I have learned some jewellery making skills from Martina Obid and Olga Košica. I have enormous passion for jewellery making and, most importantly, a vision, but am not yet able to fully develop it. I have, however, set up my online shop, which resides at www.sandavidmar.com.

I have worked in the public and the private sector, in Slovenia and abroad. My career in journalism began at Planet Siol.net portal and continued at TV Slovenia. As a PR officer, a communications strategist and content producer I worked at ICE Agency, at the world exposition Expo Milano 2015, at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science and at the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante.

I create a catchy symphony of visual solutions. For your brand, your target groups and yourself.

I’m not the one who can shape fondant into a unicorn and I don't think I'll ever be able to parallel park, not to mention learn anything more than the basic dance steps. But I can develop a killer marketing strategy and have a knack for effective communication, and what’s more – I really enjoy doing it. I spin words deftly not to break hearts, but to build: interest in a product, so it doesn’t go unnoticed, understanding of a service, so it makes its way to users, trust in a company, so that it becomes the first choice of subscribers.

Vasja Stojanovski, born 9 June 1981 in Ljubljana, industrial and graphic designer. I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, where I run a woodworking workshop at the industrial design department. 

I work with different materials, including ceramics. 

Art in all its forms has interested me since I can remember, but I enjoy painting and teaching more than anything. Hence the ARTY PARTY workshop.

Strategic consultant in communication and public relations with almost 20 years’ experience. Her most important recent references include restructuring and recapitalisation of the Paloma company and market repositioning of the public utility company Snaga. She has worked with international corporations like TomTom and Nestle as well as with the public sector (Maribor libraries, the City of Maribor). She has served as an education director of SPEM Communication Group and director of the London School of Public Relations for SE Europe. She took part in the establishment of the School for Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Public Affairs. Today she runs the Centre for Creative Industries Maribor.

A designer (Academy of Fine Arts and Design) and artist (ZEK Crew) who has worked as a brand and user experience developer for different companies (Sinhro, Pop-up Home…). Once an art director with GoOpti transportation company he was also one of the founders of the Creative Centre Poligon. Today, he is the CEO and co-founder of the strategic design studio Ljudje. In his projects he focuses on identifying and presenting their added value. A believer in better society he finds that we still have a lot to learn.

Studied at the Faculty of Sports. CEO of BOO d.o.o., i.e. BOOPACKS design label since 2016. We design and produce bags, backpacks and fashionwear.

Having graduated from high school of economics and with a diploma in philosophy I worked as a project manager for Rice Butterflies, a product that made its way to the international market (with distributers from Denmark, Spain and England, among others). I was in charge of PR for this innovative product, which involved marketing and advertising campaigns as well as the practical aspects of product promotion. Since 2019 I have been working as a business director for John Crosby Acoustics audio plugins.

Ana Šuligoj graduated in visual communications from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana in 2014. She completed her postgraduate degree in photography at Aalto University in Finland. It all started at Art Grammar School in Nova Gorica, where she took the drama-theatre programme, and continued at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana. Both institutions sparked an interest that she is now trying to express through photography.

I don’t go anywhere without a pencil, I’ve been that way since preschool. Art for me is a lifestyle, something I am driven to do. I pursued this calling through my study in fine arts education at Maribor Faculty of Education and earned the title Professor of Fine Arts Education. Through the course of my studies I perfected my own unique visual language and now I get to express myself in various fields of visual arts.

Natalija Šaver is an artist of many talents: a pianist, composer, classical and contemporary musician and a reference in the new avant-garde movement that explores the creative intersection between classical and contemporary music.

Once upon a time, when prehistoric animals roamed Slovenian virgin forests, coal saw the sunlight for the very last time, but the designer excavated and transformed it into handcrafted jewellery with a black shine, deserving of its name – KUOLMi. Its message is: “Wear it, don't burn it!”, stressing that together we can make a better world, if only we look at things from a slightly different angle. Each piece is unique, each with its signature organic form. Its lustrous black catches the eye anywhere, anytime.

I am an artist, illustrator and graphic designer. Digital drawing has been my main preoccupation for 10 years. I welcome opportunities for digital art commissions, print and sale of the final product.

For 20 years I had my own tailor shop, sewing custom made clothes for women and men. In 2012 I moved to Klagenfurt and in the last seven years I have built a successful workshop. In 2017 I showed one of my garments in Vienna, at a competition for the most beautiful evening gown in Austria. I took part at the Bekleidungtechnik Kaernten fashion show in 2012. Since 2014 I have been member of the board of the Slovenian Economic Association from Klagenfurt and FiW WKO Kärnten.

Meta Megušar Bizjan is a well-established costume designer, fashion designer, and a curator. She has been working with some of the most distinguished names of the Slovenian arts scene, eminent Slovenian companies and some of the most prominent cultural institutions. She has been the main curator of the BigSEE Fashion Design Awards since 2018, the initiator, prime mover, and the first curator of the Visionary Award, which is conferred by Zavod Big for exceptional lifetime achievements.

I work in graphic and fair design, and I design women’s sandals. I have always enjoyed a natural lifestyle, which inspired me to work with natural materials. It all began with a woollen salt ball, which evolved into woollen slippers, which in turn became sandals under the brand name Kirila. Sandals are made of leather and cotton, and, most importantly, with minimum environmental impact production. They are designed for women who know how to live their life story with responsibility to themselves and others.

My name is Martina Černugelj and I graduated in ready-to-wear technology. My knitwear brand is called Cream&Sugar. I specialise in machine knitted one-of-a-kind pieces and leisurewear. You can check out my designs at Pletenine Cream&Sugar Facebook page.

Rene Maurin (1971) is an author from Slovenia, frequently oscillating between different media. He pursued his formal education in Slovenia, the USA and Croatia. His theatre and film work has been shown in Slovenia and beyond, winning several awards. Having graduated in theatre directing in Zagreb he filmed a series of documentaries for Slovenian National Television and won the attention of audiences and critics with films such as I saw Elvis! (1999) and Life as from inside (2000).

Miljana Dragičević stands at the intersection of creativity and production of animated kids’ content. She is the CEO of MINYA FILMS AND ANIMATION, a creative production/consulting studio based in Zagreb, Croatia. Miljana is the producer of an animated TV series for pre-school children Misho & Robin (30x5”), produced for Croatian Radio and Television (HRT). The series is currently being distributed across the world.

Ljubljana-based, independent and collaborative designer. I collaborate with diverse global clients, labels and partners on various platforms. We specialize in visual identity, editorial and digital design. Previous experience extends across high-profile global brands and branding agencies.

Combines strategic vision with business skills and artistic talent. She works with IDEO company, the leader in strategic thinking, innovation and design thinking (from an idea to the business model, startup and product development methods). Her forte is putting theory into practice, and she has more than 45 awards from all over the world to show for it. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Graphis, Lurzer's Archive, Creative Advertising, The World's Best Campaigns, and ADweek, among others. Jury member/speaker: New York Festivals Advertising, Cresta Awards, SOF, Golden Drum.

Tina Ralić graduated in visual communications design from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana (ALUO/2003) and has since accumulated more than 15 years’ experience in the field. She specialises in branding, user experience/user interface (UX/UI design), website design and mobile applications. A brand designer and artistic project manager since 2009 she has collaborated with local and foreign artists and organisations in the music industry and performing arts.

I am a freelance filmmaker. I design all aspects of AV work, from idea to exploitation, both in the commercial sector and the arts. My work extends from film to content design for different media and social networks. I am a member of numerous committees and juries in the media and marketing sector. I thrive in the unexpected and have always been drawn to engaging and challenging projects.

Pislak knitwear is family business with a long tradition. Through the years, they have worked with many designers and their knitwear collection Pislak_Home has benefited from their current collaboration with fashion designer Suzana Šisernik. With her experience in designing one-of-a-kind garments and small-series collections under her own brand as well as her collaborations with Slovenian companies (Sens, Fabiani socks and others) Suzana offers her take on knitwear design, with the help of a highly-skilled team, of course.

Vita Ivčič is a young Slovenian fashion designer. She graduated from Chelsea College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London. In 2017 she received the award for the most innovative and experimental collection at Mittelmoda Fashion Competition in Milan. Her clothes are handmade or produced in limited editions locally in Slovenia and Italy. Vita finds inspiration in flowers and anything floral, in nature, and in traditional natural materials and techniques of fabric production.

Education: MA ‒ Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering 2019. BA ‒ FD 2015 (1 year, Istanbul, Turkey @Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University). High School – Secondary School for Design and Photography LJ 2010. Work/assistance: - Radio-Television Slovenia: stylist and assistant stylist (culture). - Firma By Sanja: assistance. - Christian Wijnants, Antwerp, Belgium. - Minna Palmqvist, Stockholm, Sweden. Permanent retailer: Zoofa (Cooperative of designers and craftspeople).

Creative engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. Already as an information technology student he joined Kiberpipa in Ljubljana, but moved to London in 2007. For the last several years he worked there as a hardware and sensor engineer for mass market products, both in welfare and healthcare sectors. Before that he was co-founder and CTO at UNIKI, producer of experiential technologies for fairs, product launch events and marketing campaigns, using flashy graphics and technologies, such as augmented reality, XBox Kinect 3D sensors, leap motion tracking sensors and similar. Most of Borut’s work is emotionally charged, imbued with creativity and widely expressive. He has experience with working in dynamic environments, small to medium-sized teams, frequently as a leader or co-author of the project. He is also well-versed in fundraising and maintaining relationships with investors and partners.

I am a first-year student of administrative informatics, permanently interested in creating my own future. For the last three years I have been actively pursuing various projects, combining entrepreneurship and education. My pet projects are Technological Group Maklus, a technological digital medium, and Bodi programmer (Be a programmer), which offers courses in basic IT skills. My interests extend to organisation, technology, psychology and personal growth.