Biennial of Design (BIO)

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BIO - Bienale industrijskega oblikovanja

Arhitekturni muzej Ljubljana, Grad Fužine, Pot na Fužine 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia,

http://www.bio.si

bio@aml.si

Phone386 (0) 1 540 0348

ProprietorArchitecture Museum of Ljubljana and BIO Secretariat

Events abroad

Past Events

• 28 Sep 2018

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  10 Oct 2018

  Austria Vienna Festival Headquarters

  
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  The exhibition of projects developed for the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) by the AA nanotourism Visiting School in cooperation with the Biennial of Design (BIO), presented by Jakob Travnik, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA) (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Vienna),

  at the Vienna Design Week

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• 19 Sep 2018

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  23 Sep 2018

  United Kingdom London Open Cell

  
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  The exhibition of four projects developed for the Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies (KSEVT) in the period 2014 - 2016 by AA nanotourism Visiting School in cooperation with the Biennial of Design (BIO) and the projects' presentation by Jakob Travnik in the Biodesign Here and Now program, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia London,

  at the London Design Festival

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• 8 Apr 2012

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  11 Apr 2012

  Israel Holon Design Museum Holon

  
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  Curator Špela Šubic from Museum of Architecture and Design / Biennial of Design (BIO) at the Holon Design Week, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv

  
  

  
  

  
  

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The Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO) is one of a few international biennial exhibitions dedicated to showcasing industrial product and graphic design work selected by professional design institutions. The Biennial has been held in Ljubljana since 1963, and has developed an excellent reputation. The main exhibition is organised by the BIO Secretariat, which operates under the aegis of the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana. Decisions on all essential elements of the exhibition, with the exception of the judging, are taken by the organising committee that consists of representatives of Ljubljana Urban Municipality, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) and the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana.

The 20th Biennial of October 2006 presented over 350 exhibits by designers from 17 countries (Slovene designers contributed 111 works), including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Croatia, Italy, Japan, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Exhibits were presented in three groups: regular industrial products, visual messages and design projects, The venues of the Biennial varied (in the centre of the city, at the castle, etc). A fringe programme was also organised, including panels, exhibitions by foreign designers, presentations by publishing houses and meetings of designer organisations, held in different cities of Slovenia. An international jury made up of Francisco Carrera (Spain), Judit Varhelyi (Hungary), Leimei Julia Chiu (Japan), Jacques Lange (South Africa) and Carlo Branzaglia (Italy) awarded gold medals, honourable mentions and 'good project' awards. Awards were also conferred by Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and the international designers' associations ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design), ICOGRADA (International Council of Graphic Design Association),the Bureau of European Designers' Associations (BEDA) and EIDD (Design For All Europe).

The BIO is a member of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), ICOGRADA and the Bureau of European Designers' Associations (BEDA), all of which nominate representatives to participate in BIO’s international juries and present special excellence awards at each Biennial.

On 2 October 2008 the 21st Biennial of Industrial Design will open at the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Fužine Castle.