Prinčič Barbara
Education
2007 – Master of Arts on Ecology as a Way of Life at UL ALUO
1993 – received a scholarship from the Dutch government for postgraduate studies at the European Design Centre (EDC), Eindhoven, in cooperation with The Design Academy Eindhoven
1991 – Graduated from the Department for Design, UL ALU, majoring in Industrial Design
Work experience and guest posts
2024 – Professor of Industrial Design at ALUO
2018 – Visiting Lecturer at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
2016 – Associate Professor of Industrial Design at ALUO
2010 – Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at ALUO
2008 – two academic years as an invited lecturer at HTBL Ferlach Design College, Austria
1997 – UL ALUO; assistant professor of Industrial Design
1993 – freelance designer; fields of work: visual communication and packaging design, State of the Art research
1992 – DPC-CETRA=Design Promotion Center-China External Trade Development Council, Taipei, Taiwan; consultancy in the field of professional and promotional activities for the preparatory ICSID World Congress in Taipei, consultancy in the field of education and awareness raising of local manufacturers/companies on industrial design as a strategic tool for achieving higher added value in products and thus a greater competitive advantage in international markets.
1991 – Formitas Agency; visual communication design and project management
1990 – Secretariat of the 17th ICSID Congress at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Editor-in-Chief of the periodical At the Crossroads News
Projects (from 2015 onwards)
2023 – Hmm, just where to put it. Project from the PDPPIZŠDO call for proposals. Project leader senior lect. mag. Nevenka Ferfila, Faculty of Medicine, UL.
2023 – Engineering expo project as part of the Engineer of the Year project. Design of exhibition stands and participation in the exhibition set-up. Client Mediade d.o.o., in cooperation with MG Rohr.
2022/23 – Design and implementation project for the exhibition Intertwining, in collaboration with ALUO students.
2022 – Re-Lax project; development of two products (a bench and a chair) from discarded conveyor belts for outdoor or indoor use, in collaboration with the Port of Koper.
2022 – T-60 art installation project for the international festival Svetlobna gverila. Matic Čič, Boštjan Drinovec, Žan Girandon, Pia Groleger, Luka Pleskovič, Barbara Prinčič, Vid Lebič, Jo Zornik.
2021 – Project Extending the lifetime of scrap from the production of rubber products by Lonstroff d.o.o. (student R&D project).
2020/21 – Student Corner project (student R&D applied project). Work carried out for ALUO.
2020 – Design and implementation of the ŠIPK exhibition project Say NO! Disposable products. Collaborator Tina Nunar (graphic design).
2020 – This will be my home. Project leader: prof. Tadej Glažar, Faculty of Architecture
2019 – Innovative solutions to reduce packaging. Project management in the framework of the ŠIPK call.
2019 – Innovative treatment of household waste in the kitchen. PKP Project leader Prof. Dr. Joško Valentinčič, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UL.
2019 – Jute project – project for the development of a new material from discarded jute coffee sacks and the development of potential applications; in cooperation with Droga Kolinska and the Institute of Pulp and Paper, Ljubljana. Collaborator Andrej Šinkovec.
2018 – project for the design and realisation of the exhibition Second Round – a transparent exhibition of ALUO students in courses with sustainable content.
2017/18 – project on the potential use of waste/residues from a selected (production) process (student R&D project in cooperation with Filc d.o.o.).
2016/17 – Smart Shelter Research project in collaboration with Martin Schieldkamp, a Dutch architect based in Asia, who contributed to the call for papers (student R&D project).
2016 – conceptual development of games for the Gardi brand, with the Shroomko playhouse realised as the first product. In cooperation with Exor Eti d.o.o.
2015 – Practical use of discarded materials with focus on textile products. Project management in the framework of the PKP call. Work carried out for ALUO.
Exhibitions (from 2015 onwards)
- home
2022/23 – Intertwining exhibition. Small Lodge, Koper, 29.11.-19.12.2022 and Ljubljana City Hall, Right Atrium, 12.1.-16.2.2023
2021 – When I Close My Eyes. Solo exhibition of paintings made from discarded textiles. City Hall, Glass Atrium, Ljubljana
2020 – Exhibition Say NO! Disposable Products. Presentation of ten mentored student results from the ŠIPK Call for Innovative Solutions for Packaging Reduction. Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
2018 – O…design, between vision and reality. Biennial exhibition of the Slovenian Designers Association, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
2016 – Design Identity; solo presentation ‘Let’s Give Wood to Children’, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
2016 – Images of Time; Biennial Review Exhibition of the Slovenian Designers’ Association, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana
- abroad
2022 – Guiltlessplastic. Exhibition of the finalists for the RO Plastic Prize 2022, Galleria Rossana Orlandi during Milan Design Week. Milan, Italy
2017 – Venice Design; curated side exhibition of the Venice Biennale. Organised by the GAA Foundation as part of the European Cultural Centre. Palazzo Michiel and Marinaressa Garden, Venice, Italy
2017 – Boomerang 7; Czech and Slovenian art project organised by AAMI Institute, Quadrium Center, Prague
2016 – Slovenian Design – exhibition of Slovenian design in Milan; Slovenia Design Showroom, Milan, Italy. Organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the SPIRIT Agency.
2015 – Exhibition of A’Design Award-winning projects and products (LED chandelier 5×5) in the former church of St. Francis, Como, Italy. Exhibition also presented at the World Design Hub 2015 and Irish Design 2015 in Dublin, Ireland and at the Shengzu Industrial Design Fair in China.
Awards and nominations
2022 – European Product Design Award-winner
2022 – Ro Guilt Plastic Prize 2022-finalist, Italy
2022 – A’Design Award and Competition 2022-runner up, Italy
2015 – A’Design Gold Award, Italy
2014 – A’Design Silver Award, Italy
2010 – Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA 2010) Finalist: the 5×5 Column is placed in the permanent collection of the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan, USA.
1996 – BIO 15, ICSID Honorary Award (group),
1987 – ALU Prešeren Prize, 1987
1986 – BIO 11, special commendation
Conferences, lectures, workshops (from 2015 onwards)
2023 – Organisation of a three-day student workshop on biomimetics, led by Dutch invited expert Saskia van der Muijsenberg.
2022 – Invited lecture on “The path to a green product – what is a green product?” at the 2022 SRIP MATPRO Consultation “The path to a green product – sustainability outside the box” Portorož. Organised by SRIPMAT and the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The lecture is available here.
2022 – The Story of Jute. Invited lecture as a public event at the Museum of Architecture and Design in Ljubljana, organised as part of the BIO 27 side activities.
2022 – participation in the international scientific conference Mediteranean Islands Conference-Vis 2022, Croatia, with the paper Sustainable Design in Practice at ALUO – Reducing Waste, Saving Resources, Minimising Costs by Developing and Making Multifunctional Units as Equipment for Students. Vis, Croatia, 14-17.9.2022
2020 – Invited lecture on The challenge for a circular economy; instead of the dump, the market. Time for innovation – “circular design” or “sustainable design”. Organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the framework of the Interreg Central Europe project, Coco4CCI.
2020 – Participation in the international scientific conference Mediterranean Islands Conference with the paper From Initiation to New Design Solutions Based on a Circular Economy. Organised by Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences and Grupa Vern. Vis, Croatia.
2020 – Sustainable Design, Invited lecture for members of the Rotary Club Triglav Ljubljana.
2020 – Organisation of a two-day student workshop on Co-Creation, led by Dutch invited expert Liesbeth Scholten.
2019 – Conducting a full-day Creative Green Action Workshop for students of the Creative Design Department, College of Design, Yun-tech, Taiwan.
2018 – guest invited lectures and workshop on Upcycling, Sustainability and Aesthetics at Tainan University of Technology, Fashion Design Department and National Chiayi University, both in Taiwan.
2018 – Our Responsible Journey, Invited Keynote Lecture at the International Conference on Cross-Boundary and Integration & Symposium on Sustainable Products and Industrial Management. Organised by National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
2018 – Invited keynote lecture on Ecodesign and Product Value Added at the expert workshop From Material to Ecodesign – Packaging in the Circular Economy. Organised by Fit media d.o.o., Celje.
2017 – Awareness of the importance of environmentally responsible design among designers. Invited lecture at the Plastics Symposium. Organised by the Museum of Architecture and Design, Fužine Castle, Ljubljana.
2017 – Practicing Upcycling-Oriented Projects for a Circular Economy. Invited lecture at the Retrace partners meeting in Ljubljana. Organised by the Slovenian Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy.
Mentorships, co-mentorships (diplomas and award-winning projects since 2015)
2023 – GIRANDON, Žan, GROLEGER, Pia, PLESKOVIČ, Luka. Planning proposals and solutions to raise awareness and eliminate the problem of water pollution in local communities with their own water intake: master thesis A. Ljubljana. Also recipients of the Daljnogled award, given by the Slovenian Designers Association.
2023 – JARH, Bor. Product design with geometry optimization : bachelor thesis. Ljubljana: [B. Jarh], 2023. 45 p., illus. Mentor Lidija Pritržnik. [COBISS.SI-ID 149620483]
2022 – Matic Čič, Žan Girandon, Pia Groleger, Vid Lebič, Tena Palian, Satya Pene, Luka Pleskovič, Daša Šešerko, Jo Zornik. Co-mentor doc. Boštjan Drinovec. Recipients of the ALUO Prešeren Prize for the project T-60 and Reflection.
2022 – DIETNER, Jan. Refillable packaging for sustainable use : thesis. Ljubljana: [J. Dietner], 2022. 77 p., illus. [COBISS.SI-ID 130263811]
2021 – MERŠE, Lea. Sustainability aspects of the problem of discarded textiles : thesis. Ljubljana: [L. Merše], 2021. 56 p., illus. Mentor Lidija Pritržnik. [COBISS.SI-ID 77386755]
2021 – Dea Beatovikj, Tino Duralija, Martin Pevec, Valeska Rimele, Jon Schwarzmann, Žiga Žalec; mentoring on the project Student Corner, for which they received the Daljnogled award from the Slovenian Designers’ Association.
2020 – LESNIKA, Alja. Sustainable furniture : bachelor thesis. Ljubljana: [A. Lesnika], 2020. 63 p., illustrated. Mentor Rok Kuhar. [COBISS.SI-ID 28387843]
2019 – Julija Karas and Neža Medved. Recipients of the Daljnogled award for their project “Potential uses of waste/residues from a selected (production) process”. Development of a new biopolymer.
2019 – Ajda Auer, Ajda Bertok, Jernej Kapus, Ambrož Močnik. Saddles from discarded cerados. Semi-finalist in Young Balkan Designers 2019: Circular Design. Belgrade. Serbia.
2017 – Valentina Arčan and Maja Grobler. Mentoring on the project Bio Seedling Pots. 1st prize winners at the festival (and competition) Reci:Design, Images of Recycling, Celje. Organised by Outsider magazine.
2017 – Špela Čuk and Katarina Merslavič. Mentorship on the project Travel bag made from discarded car belts. Winners of the 2nd prize at the Reci:Design festival (and competition), Images of Recycling, Celje. Organised by Outsider magazine.
2017 – Lin Gerkman and Jakob Koncut. Mentorship on the project Multifunctional light (also as a pendant) KLO. Winners of the 3rd prize at the Reci:Design festival (and competition), Images of Recycling, Celje. Organised by Outsider magazine.
2016 – JERMANČIČ, Damijan. Siesta-moments : lounging entertainers and comfortable touchscreens : bachelor thesis B. Ljubljana: [ D. Jermančič], 2016. 96 p., illus. [COBISS.SI-ID 3560046]
2016 – SEVER, Maja. Induction plate in incandescent appliances : bachelor thesis B. Ljubljana: [ M. Sever], 2016. 43 p., [1] p. f., ill. [COBISS.SI-ID 3560302].
2016 – TURK, Katja. Modular caravan with an emphasis on the development of functional pull-out modules. Ljubljana: [ K. Turk], 2016. 131 p., illus. [COBISS.SI-ID 3519598]
2016 – ČERVEK, Katjuša. Fast food packaging : diploma thesis. Ljubljana: [K. Červek], 2016. 98 p., [5] p. f., ill. Mentor Vladimir Pezdirc. [COBISS.SI-ID 3545710]
2016 – KAKER, Jelka. Re-use of waste objects and materials : diploma thesis. Ljubljana: [ J. Kaker], 2016. 90 p., illus. Mentor Vladimir Pezdirc. [COBISS.SI-ID 3546734]
2015 – BARBARIĆ, Rina. Series of covers for Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong music albums : thesis. Ljubljana: [R. Barbarić], 2015. 35 p., illus. Mentor Ranko Novak. [COBISS.SI-ID 3431278]
Job functions at the Academy and the University
2023-25 Head of the Department for Industrial Design and Applied Arts, ALUO
2023 on the basis of the decision of the Dean of ALUO on appointment – Member of the Working Group on Sustainability at ALUO
2022-2023 (October-February) at the request of the Head of the Parent Department Coordinator of the renewal of the Industrial Design and Applied Arts study programme in accordance with the ALUO A1 strategy
2022 onwards on the proposal of the Rector of the UL Chairperson of the University Disciplinary Committee for 2nd cycle students
2022 onwards on the proposal of the Dean Member of the University Commission for Extracurricular Activities
2020-2022 Head of the Chair for the Development of Design Education
2019 onwards Member of the ALUO Quality Commission
2017-2019 Member of the ALUO Recognition Commission
2015-2019 Administrator of the study programme Industrial Design and Applied Arts (also in the period autumn 2020 to spring 2021)
2015-2019 Head of the Industrial Design course
Fras Domen
Domen Fras is a graphic designer and typographer who feels great among students, especially when he passes on knowledge of typography and typefaces – the fields of his practice, study and research.
www.fras.si
www.aparat.org
Education
- 1998: graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana
- 2000: received his master’s degree from Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London
Professional experience
- 2019 visiting professor at Umjetnička akademija u Splitu, Croatia
- 2017 employed at Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Univeristy of Ljubljana, associate professor
- 2011 employed at Faculty of Natural sciences, University of Ljubljana, assitant professor
- 2002: co-founded the Trajekt Institute for Spatial Culture
- 2001-2011: self-employed person in culture, established the Aparat type & design studio
- 2000–: In two decades of intensive design practice, he has participated in numerous public and cultural projects in various media linking architectural, graphic and typographic design, some of which have been awarded.
Participations in conferences
- 2014: speaker at the conference Association Typographique Internationale in Barcelona
- 2020: speaker at the conference ATypi All Over (on-line)
Memberships
- 2018: expert member of the committee for the Prešeren Fund for Design and Architecture
- 2016: member of the jury for the Book of the Year of the Chamber of Book Publishers and Booksellers
- Member of the Associtaion Typographique Internationale
Awards
- Award at 21st Salon of Architecture, Novi Sad, 2018
- BVSS Ljubljana, Excellence Mention, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015
- BVSS Ljubljana, Jury Mention, 2015
- 24th Slovenian Book Fair, Most beautiful Slovenian book, 2008
References (selection)
- Š. Kuhar & R. Potokar: Stories of Slovenian Architecture, book design, Beltrina, Ljubljana, 2020
- Types and Faces of Ljubljana (Type Walk), short film for the conference ATypi All Over, 2020
- Looking Back up Close – solo review exhibition, display of prof. Fras’s planning process and design approaches Domžale Gallery, February 2019; UMAS/DVK Gallery Split, Croatia, May 2019; Razstavišče na gradu, Ravne na Koroškem, March 2020
- D. Fras: Nazaj od blizu: Aparatove črke & oblike 1998–2018, book, 2019
- N. Charney: Eternal Architect: The Life and Art of Jože Plečnik, Modernist Mystic; book design, Muzeji in galerije mesta Ljubljane & Totaliteta (Award 21st Salon of the Architecture, Novi Sad, Serbia), 2018
- Impresionists by Drago Tršar; exhibition design, Pomurski muzej Murska Sobota (Jury Mention, 7. BVSS, Ljubljana), 2014
- 20th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence; collectors coins design, Bank of Slovenia, Ljubljana (1st Prize, public competition), 2011
- Š. Kuhar & R. Potokar: Let’s See the City; book design, Ustanova Fundacija Piranesi, Ljubljana (24th Slovenian book fair, Most beautiful Slovenian book), 2008
- Bus stops LPP Ljubljana; Information design, Proreklam –Europlakat, Ljubljana (Excellence Mention, 2nd BVSS, Ljubljana), 2005
Exhibitions (selection)
- Mladi smo in živi: 100 let šole za arhitekturo v Ljubljani (10. mar.–23. avg. 2020); skupinska razstava študentskih del UL Fakulteta za arhitekturo & Cankarjev dom
- Nazaj od blizu – samostojna pregledna razstava, Galerija Domžale, februar 2019, Galerija UMAS/DVK Split, Hrvaška, maj 2019, Razstavišče na gradu, Ravne na Koroškem, marec 2020
- 9 kovancev; samostojna razstava, (z Majo B. Jančič), 8. dec. 2009–31. dec. 2009, Mestni muzej Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Černe Oven Petra
Petra Černe Oven is a designer, teacher, theoretician and author with a special interest in typography, information design and visual communications design.
Černe Oven received a Typographic Excellence Award from the Type Directors Club of New York, was the recipient of the Most Beautiful Slovene Book award (2011, 2017, 2018) and many other awards. She won the contest for designing the visual identity for the UNESCO event Ljubljana – World Book Capital 2010. She also won several awards for the best-designed Slovenian book (2011, 2017, 2018) and Slovene Designer’s Association awards.
Černe Oven completed her PhD at the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading (UK) in the area of history, typography and language. She became research fellow and worked with professor Paul Stiff on the project “The Optimism of Modernity: Recovering Modern Reasoning in Typography”, for which, among other things, she curated an exhibition on the British artist and typographer Edward Wright and edited the companion book Edward Wright: Readings, Writings (Hyphen Press, 2007).
In 2009, she developed the concept for the international lecture series “Information Design 2009/2010”, which was organized in collaboration with the Slovene Museum of Architecture and Design and the Pekinpah Association. In 2011, she collaborated on an extensive research project on the Slovene designer Miljenko Licul, which culminated in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Slovenia in Ljubljana, for which she edited the accompanying book on the designer.
Since 2010, Černe Oven has teamed up with her colleague, Barbara Predan, to edit the collection entitled 42 (published by the Pekinpah Association), which publishes books on the subject of design theory. Up until now, 20 books have been published in the series. The books are always part of larger projects, seminars, workshops, and exhibitions. In 2012, she and Barbara Predan developed the project “Designing an Agenda, or, How to Avoid Solving Problems That Aren’t” (Pekinpah Association and the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region), which looked at the fields of service and information design in both theoretical and practical terms. In 2013 they published a scholarly monograph under the same title. In 2014, Černe Oven and Predan were invited to contribute a text to the Information design: research and practice (Routledge 2017). In the same year they finished a project Death in Design (various workshops in 4 countries, book, exhibition) which examines the advantages and disadvantages of a world without death, and offers pointers on how to detect, depict, explain, kill, and survive death.
Černe Oven has also published professional and scholarly articles in Eye magazine, Typography Papers, Baseline, 2+3D, Emzin, Typomag, Hyphen, Oris, Likovne besede and other magazines and academic journals.
Černe Oven is a founding member and a member of the supervisory board of The Brumen Foundation, head of the section for information design of the Pekinpah Association, and co-founder of Institute of Design, a scientific research organization. She is the Slovenian representative and a board member at worldwide Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI).
Černe Oven is a member of several boards of international conferences (International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication, Cyprus, Greece; CIDI: Information Design International Conference, Brazil; Information+ conference, Vancouver, Berlin; ATypI, Antwerpen, Tokio) and regular peer reviewer for scholarly journals (Information Design Journal, Design Principles and Practices Research Network, AR Journal). In 2021 she was a member of the European Design Awards jury.
Under the auspices of various institutions and events in Slovenia, Černe Oven and Predan have hosted over thirty world-renowned experts in the field of design. Černe Oven regularly lectures at symposia and academic conferences at home and abroad. She teaches a course in the history and theory of design at the Department of Visual Communication Design at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana and serves as a Vice-Dean for International Cooperation.
Website: linkedin.com/in/petracerneoven
Bibliography: on request
Močnik Ramovš Lucija
Assoc. Prof. Lucija Močnik Ramovš (MA), is professionally engaged in the conservation and restoration of paintings on canvas, with an emphasis on structural interventions and aesthetic presentation. She is a lecturer in the field of conservation-restoration of paintings at the first and second level of the university study program.
Education:
- 1999: completed her studies in restoration with Professor France Kokalj.
- 1996: graduated from UL ALUO with Professor Andrej Jemac.
Scholarships:
She continued her studies at home and abroad.
Work experience and collaborations:
- 1999 – lecturer at UL ALUO, associate professor since 2013.
- 2023-2025 Head of Department for Restoration UL ALUO
- 2017–2021: Dean of UL ALUO.
- 2013–2017: Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs.
In addition to her professional work, she is also involved in numerous working groups at the University of Ljubljana. She cooperates professionally with many national institutions in the field of cultural heritage protection.
- 2020–: Chair of the Expert Commission for Immovable Cultural Heritage.
- 2013 – 2018: President of the ZVKDS working group for professional exams in the field of conservation-restoration and rapporteur for the Ministry of Culture and a member or examiner of the examination group for the conservation-restoration subfield of fine art heritage – easel painting at the Ministry of Culture.
She organised and conducted several professional training seminars in collaboration with the ZVKDS Restoration Centre with the aim of educating and improving conservators-restorers.
Awards and recognitions:
- 2008: Mirko Šubic Award for professional work – organising, leading and working on the conservation and restoration of the art material of Snežnik Castle.
References – restored works of art (selection):
- Conducting conservation and restoration interventions on two dioramas at the Natural History Museum of Slovenia in 2018 and 2019.
- Conservation and restoration works on paintings from the gallery collection of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, the National Gallery and the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.
- Management and conservation-restoration of baroque paintings from the cycle Four Seasons (Allegory of Winter, Summer and Autumn) from the collection of ZRC SAZU, 2014-2017.
- Conservation-restoration of paintings and management of works on 11 paintings from the art collection of Strmol Castle, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, 2012.
- Conservation-restoration of paintings for the project The Fading of a Period, An Outline of Late Baroque Painting in Carniola (author: Ferdinand Šerbelj). Exhibition: National Gallery, Ljubljana, 2011
- Conducting conservation and restoration work on the interior of the Ortnek chapel, permanent installation of side altars in the National Gallery, 1999 to 2002.
Bibliography (selection):
- From gluing to minimal interventions. V: NEMEČEK, Nataša, (editor). Conservator-restorer: (20 years): summaries of the 2020 international expert meeting: National Gallery, 2020. Ljubljana: Slovenian Society for Conservation-Restoration: Community of Museums of Slovenia, 2020. p. 62-68.
- Aesthetic presentation of images – two steps forward, one back. V: NEMEČEK, Nataša, (editor). Conservator-restorer: summaries of the international professional meeting 2018, National Gallery, 2018 Ljubljana: Slovenian Society for Conservation-Restoration: Community of Museums of Slovenia, p. 24-27.
- MOČNIK RAMOVŠ, Lucija, GOSAR HIRCI, Barbka. 2016. Use of retouching colours based on resin binders: from theory into practice. V: RECH 3: Postprints 2015. Porto: Escola artística e profissional Árvore (43-52).