Skip to content
Biography
- 1958
- born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1978
- finished Secondary School of Design in Ljubljana
- 1978-80
- worked for the Institute of Industrial Design in Ljubljana
- 1978-84
- studied at the Faculty of Architecture and at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology at the Department for Textile Technology in Ljubljana; graduated in 1984
- 1985-88
- collaborated in sculptural projects with sculptural studios of Tomaž Kolarič and Slavko Tihec
- 1985
- independent artist
- 1992
- creative director of Ardi d.o.o. – company for design and communications
- 2005
- vicepresident of Slovene Designers’ Association
- 2008 – 2013
- president of Ljubljana Fine Artists Society
Exhibitions and Projects
- 1984
- Arredo urbano oggi, Faenza, Italy
- 1985
- International goldsmith exhibition, Celje, Slovenia
- 1986
- Exportdrvo design, Zagreb, Croatia
- 1987-89
- IRWIN group projects
- 1994-2000
- Sculptural projects »Voda in kipi«, Ljubljanica River, Ljubljana/ Sarajevo
- 1995
- Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1996
- City Art Museum Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1997
- Slovenia’s Cultural Heritage, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1998
- Gallery of Ljubljana Fine Artists Society – atrium, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Gallery KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2000
- Arte Europa, Parma, Italy
- Erotika in neskončnost telesa, Town Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Castello di Mensola, Ferrara, Italy
- MC Art, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- 2001
- Artisti a Torino, Torino, Italy
- Grdi kipi, Town Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo
- Osaka Triennale, Osaka, Japan
- Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
- 2002
- Gallery Gasspar, Piran, Slovenia
- 18. Biennial of Industrial Design, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- Fragile, Schola vetro Zanetti, Murano, Italy
- 2003
- Fragile, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy
- Fragile, Cultural Institute of Central Europe, Budapest, Hungary
- Fragile, San Samuele, Venice, Italy
- Toyamura International Sculpture Biennial,Toyamura, Japan
- Jakopičeva galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2005
- Redesign Europe, Berlin, Germany
- 2007
- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Washington DC, USA
- Javni kipi, Town Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Gallery Centre, Cleveland, USA
- Palace of United Nations, New York, USA
- 100% DESIGN, London, Great Britain
- 2008
- National Cultural Centre, Ottawa, Canada
- National Art Club, New York, USA
- 21. Biennial of Industrial Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 100% DESIGN, London, Great Britain
- Skrivnostno življenje stekla, City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2009
- City Art Museum Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Glass touch, Museo civico di Bassano del Grappa – Palazzo Agostinelli, Vicenza, Italia
- Exhibition salon Rogaška, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Joe Sardinas Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- Anna’s Gallery, Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia
- Formofreading, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2010
- Formofreading, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China
- ARDI, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- MADE OF LIGRTRAYS, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana Slovenia
- SITE SPECIFIC, Ljubljana castle, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Move Moment, Town Hall atrium, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2011
- Site specific, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Oblikovalska identiteta, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- LabirintDOS, Gospodarsko razstavišče-Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2012
- ObLIKE, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Objects of Captured Light, Ljubljana castle, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- One morning, gallery of national Fine arts society, Ljubljana
- Everyday discoveries, Helsinki, Finland
- Floating democracy, International seas art gallery, Adriatic & Mediterranean sea
- Hell is nothing else but Paradise seen from the other end. Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2013
- Artistic and Visual – Exhibition of Fine Art Practices of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Velenje art Gallery, Velenje, Slovenia
- BV Galerie, Klagenfurt, Austria
- May Salon, GR, Ljubljana
- Between private and public, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
- 2016
- Foms of time, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- The active presence of sphere, Tivoli park, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- Wood, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- 2017
- Single peaces, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ljubljana, Slovenija
- 2018
- Form in between dialogue – vision with reality, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenija
Awards
- 1979
- 1st prize at the Federal Competition for souvenirs, Postojna, Slovenia
- 1980
- one of the six equal awards at the Federal Competition for the Olympic Games mascot, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1981
- awarded at the Competition for the symbols of Federal Youth, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
- 1986
- three equal 2nd prizes at the Competition for souvenirs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1987
- award for the design of the Batonyouth, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- award for the furniture design, Exportdrvo design, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2000
- 2nd prize for the design of illu-minants GE Lighting, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 1st prize for the web communications, Golden Drum Festival, Portorož, Slovenia
- artonline award, C.A.S.A., Italy
- ranged as one of the selected artists of the Europe Art Group Mensola, Ferrara, Italy
- 2001
- ranged into selection of the Triennial Osaka, Osaka, Japan
- Lorenzo il Magnifico Award, Florence, Italy
- 2002
- Medusa Aurea Award, Rome, Italy
- Grand Prix Trieste Contemporanea,Trieste, Italy
- 2003
- ranged into selection of Opus Design Winner, Fukui, Japan
- 2008
- Slovene Designers’ Association Award – Furniture of year, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2010
- Slovene Designers’ Association Award – Design surplus, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2011
- Zlati ključ Award, Belgrade Fair, Belgrade, Serbia