You are invited to the opening of an exhibition presenting 31 design pieces that received the Made in Slovenia mark of excellence, conferred by the Centre for Creativity in 2025, and shedding light on the knowledge, processes, collaborations, and circumstances behind them.

Design pieces are tangible outcomes of myriad intangible connections, resulting from various forms of know-how, processes, and collaborations. The exhibition sheds light on the circumstances of their making – from development, production, and financing to the support system – as well as on their impacts on users, communities, and the environment.

These diverse products are arranged in thematic sections: Production conditions, From need to solution, Systemic innovation process, Dialogue with the material, Heritage rekindled, Providing the conditions for the community, Sustainability as a relationship, and From product to ecosystem. The themes are complemented by interviews with experts from various fields, who situate the presented practices within broader historical, social, and economic contexts.

The exhibition also provides an overview of design products that received the Made in Slovenia mark of excellence between 2019 and 2024. The mark of excellence serves to showcase, support, and promote quality Slovenian design.

Offering different readings of the products, the exhibition raises questions about contemporary Slovenian design practice. Rather than providing a comprehensive review, it puts forward one possible perspective on design, offering a springboard for further research into its (in)visible threads, which will continue through different programmes and activities run by the Centre for Creativity.

Organizer’s note: The exhibition opening has been rescheduled from September 17th to October 1st at 7:00 PM.

Production
Centre for Creativity
Museum of Architecture and Design
Ljubljana, September 2026

Represented by
Anja Zorko, head of the Centre for Creativity
Maja Vardjan, Director of the Museum of Architecture and Design

Curators
Anja Zorko, Kristina Dešman, Maja Dobnik, Tamara Lašič Jurković with CzK team

Product labels
Tamara Lašič Jurković

Interviews
Žan Brezec, UL Academy of Fine Arts and Design; Aidan Cerar, Ipop; Dr Petra Čeferin, UL, Faculty of Architecture; Dr Tanja Devetak, Centre for Design Research; Martina Muzi, curator of BIO 29; Cvetka Požar, MAO; Dr Katja Praznik, Associate Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo. Barbara Predan, UL, Academy of Fine Arts and Design; Dr Tjaša Redek, UL, School of Economics and Business; Luka Stepan, Sito; Miha Valant, UL, Faculty of Arts; Anja Zorko, head of the Centre for Creativity

Narrators
Kristina Dešman, Maja Dobnik

Infographics
Studio Kruh + AA, Kristina Dešman, Maja Dobnik, Tamara Lašič Jurković

Proofreading
Lektorična

Translation
Andreja Šalamon Verbič

Mark of excellence selection board 2025
Tanja Devetak, Centre for Design Research; Peter Ličen, Lushna Glamping; Martina Malešič, MAO; Vasa J. Perović, UL, Faculty of Architecture; Matevž Popič, designer; Nikola Radeljković, Numen / For use; Ajda Schmidt, designer

Authors of the Made in Slovenia mark of excellence
Gregor Makovec, Gašper Uršič, Anže Jesenovec; Studio Kruh

Exhibition layout
Katarina Čakš, Pavlina Košir

Graphic design
Studio Kruh + AA

Photographs
Klemen Ilovar

Photography assistant
Jure

Photography production
Ela Mejač, Andreja Širca

Video interview concept
Anja Zorko, Kristina Dešman, Maja Dobnik, Tamara Lašič Jurković

Interview filming
Luka Karlin

Camera assistants
Jure, Živa

Interview production
Ela Mejač, Andreja Širca, Ana F. Arhar

PR and media
Manca Košir

Social media
Nika Žigon

Media partner
Mladina

For the Centre for Creativity
Anja Zorko, head of the Centre for Creativity
Danaja Batinič, Lučka Berlot, Nika Brajnik, Anže Ceglar, Kristina Dešman, Maja Dobnik, Ana F. Arhar, Anja Kos, Ela Mejač, Gregor Mljač, Ana Pribošič, Eva Simonič, Simon Streljaj Gmajner, Andreja Širca, Hana Vardjan, Nika Žigon

The project is organized by the national platform – the Centre for Creativity / Museum of Architecture and Design. Co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Slovenia.