Prize-recipients from previous years


EXHIBITOR PRIZES 2009

were awarded by an international jury on the basis of criteria defining that a prize shall be awarded to a product or system solution which best combines the innovative approach, functionality and technological or artistic quality. The jury consisting of Steve Diskin, USA, Isabel Herault, France, Špela Hudnik, Slovenia, Thomas Machhörndl, Austria, Vladimir Pezdirc, Chairman, Slovenia, and Janez Koželj, Honorary Chairman, Slovenia, selected the following prize-recipients:

    • Company ETIS d.o.o. Ljubljana, for kitchen extractor hood ELICA OM SPECIAL EDITION, designed by Elica team design
    • Companies IKONA ARHITEKTURA d.o.o. and POHIŠTVO APAČE d.o.o., for youth and children’s room Flex, designer Barbara Selinšek
    • Company KOLPA d.d., METLIKA, for Simple table, designer Gordana Marinko Vinski
    • Company LIP RADOMLJE d.d., for East Village XXX table and bench, designed by X PAND, Austria
    • Company MAREMICO d.o.o., for the patented modular bed Leticia, designed by Tine and Emil Marinšek
    • Company ODEJA d.o.o., for the Nostalgia collection, designer Maja Tomažič
    • Company OSM POHIŠTVO d.o.o., for children’s furniture Lively animals - Elephant, manufacturer BOLETTE BLÆDEL AND LOUISE BLÆDEL
    • Company PARON d.o.o., for studio chair Waati Orpheus, designed by Vasja Grabner and Avguštin Penič
    • Company POBLES d.o.o, for the Partes kitchen, designer Mateja Cukala
    • Company SVEA LESNA INDUSTRIJA, d.d., for Tulipana 3 kitchen, designer Darko Šurin

The recipient of the Top of the Top prize

was selected by an international jury among the Top Ten. The recipient of the Top of the Top prize is
  • Company POBLES d.o.o, for the Partes kitchen, designer Mateja Cukala

Prize for the best exhibition space

is awarded by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre for the best exhibition space based on criteria of originality, artistic perfection and aesthetic point of view. The recipients are:

  • company Donar d.o.o. for an aesthetically designed, graphically perfected exhibition space, distinguished by its rich contents
  • company Kolpa d.d., Metlika, for technically perfected and artistically appealing space, which, considering the fact that the specimens are complex, presents them clearly and expressively
  • Villa Bravum Group, for successfully joining 17 manufacturers in an ambitious and complex project, which presents interior and exterior environments to the visitors in an expressive manner.


Golden Link (Zlata vez) prize

is awarded by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre and the Furniture and Wood Processing Association of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, to a new, not yet publically presented product, for design originality, marketing penetration and integral concept. This year’s recipients are

  • 1st prize - company Alples, d.d., for »Samba« bedroom, designer Marjana Rejc
  • 2nd prize - company Svea lesna industrija, d.d., for kitchen programme “Tulipana”, designer Darko Šurina
  • 3rd prize - Mizarstvo Erjavec Andrej s.p., for Multi-Line kitchen, designer Ajda Kranjc

Plaque of Naš Dom magazine

for furniture of a domestic manufacturer, with whose products it is possible to best and most efficiently furnish either an entire dwelling or a part of it. This year's recipient is the company Pobles d.o.o. for its kitchen Alba, designed by Mateja Cukala. “Pobles Alba is a simple, minimalist and open kitchen, which captivates with great functionality on a small plan,” is how the jury substantiated its choice.

Prize of the Designers Society of Slovenia

for achievements in design was awarded by the expert jury to Igor Seljak, Assistant Professor, BSc (Architecture), for tutorship and management of the summer designer workshop “Chair for short-term sitting” under the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture.

Two prizes of the Wood Processing Association

for Honourable member and Emeritus member are awarded to Majda Kanop, MSc, who through her work significantly contributed to the professionalism and popularisation of wood processing, and Mirko Geršak, who through his work significantly contributed to the organisational and professional development of the Wood Processing Association of Slovenia and to strengthening of general perception of the profession.



PRIZES FOR EXHIBITORS 2008

Top Ten prizes

were awarded by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention. For the first time, the prizes were awarded by an international jury which selected products on the basis of criteria defining that a prize shall be awarded to a product or system solution, which best combines the innovative approach, functionality and technological or artistic quality.
Jury: Steve Diskin, USA, Isabel Herault, France, Špela Hudnik, Slovenia, Thomas Machhörndl, Austria, and its Chairman, Vladimir Pezdirc, Slovenia.

The prize was awarded to the following companies:

  • OSM – Rok Koprivnikar s.p., for HǺG SIDEWAYS 9730 chair, designed by Formel Industridesign AS
  • ODEJA d.d., for Aurora bed sheets, designed by Andreja Cegnar
  • GORENJE NOTRANJA OPREMA d.o.o., for COMPACTA XL kitchen, designed by Tina Jerabek
  • TOM d.d., for TRANSFORMA cabinet, designed by Damjan Uršič and Jani Bavčer
  • MIZARSTVO BOLČIČ, MITJA BOLČIČ s.p., for multi-functional cabinets ZIGZAG, designed by Teja and Edo Vidovič
  • POBLES, proizvodnja, trgovina pohištva in oprema d.o.o., for AKACIJA kitchen, designed by Mateja Cukala
  • MEBLO JOGI d.o.o., for NIRVANA mattress, designed by Razvojni oddelek Mebla Jogi
  • DONAR d.o.o., for EMBODY chair, designed by Jeff Weber and Bill Stumpf
  • ETIS d.o.o., for ELICA CHROME EDS3 kitchen extractor hood, designed by Elica design team
  • ERGOLES d.o.o., for BEA working chair, designed by Doriana and Massi Miliano Fuksas

Prize for Best Exhibition Space

awarded by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre. The prize is awarded to the best exhibition space according to the criteria of originality, design perfection and aesthetics.
Jury: Matej Kadunc, Jernej Stritar, Nika Zupanc, Martin Šoštarič

The Prize was awarded to:
  • KERIN.POVIRK d.o.o.

Prizes presented by the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre and the Furniture and Wood Processing Association of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

are awarded to a new, not yet publically presented product. The jury’s selection is based on criteria of: design (originality), marketing (search for market niche, marketing penetration) and integral concept.

  • 1st prize and Golden link sculpture (Zlata vez): TRGODOM d.o.o. for children’s bed, designed by Klemen Rodman
  • 2nd prize: GORENJE NOTRANJA OPREMA d.o.o. for the Compact XL kitchen, designed by Tina Jerabek
  • 3rd prize: MAREMICO d.o.o. for the Leticia pillow, designed by Emil and Tine Marinšek, Nadja Maraž and Helena Marolt

Plaque of Naš Dom magazine

is awarded to furniture of a domestic manufacturer, with whose products it is possible to best and most efficiently furnish either an entire dwelling or a part of it.

Prize-recipient

  • Company LIP BLED, d.o.o., for a series of internal doors