(PRIMAL) CHAIR

^7TH INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTEST 2021

 The Festival of Wood invites open applications to the 6th Industrial Design Competition.

We look for: Functional, modern wooden piece

»Most of us imagine forest as an oasis of peace and relaxation. A sound of rustling leaves, birds singing, pleasant forest scents relax and calm us. The question is whether a carefully designed piece of nature in the form of wood can create a feeling of homeliness and connection with nature?”  

So far 188 authors have participated at the international design contest (Primal) chair. They come from Slovenia, France, Serbia, Ukraine, Mexico, Italy, Croatia, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Taiwan, Kuwait, China, Iran, Poland, Hong Kong, Russia, Germany, Montenegro, Hungary, Canada, Vietnam, Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Peru, Brazil, United Kingdom, Russia, Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico. Seventeen prototypes are the result of the past four contests. In the year 2017 the three awarded prototypes were promoted within the 25th Bienale of design (BIO 25) in Ljubljana.

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PRIZE AWARD COMPETITION Primal CHAIR 2021

72 contestants for Prastol applied for the competition. There were 10 applicants from Slovenia, India 7 applicants, Italy 6, Serbia 5, France 4, Hungary 4, Russia 3, Hong Kong 2, Sweden 2, Philippines 2, Brazil 2, Kuwait 1, China 1, Iran 1, Poland 1 , Montenegro 1, Canada 1, Vietnam 1, Croatia 1, Nepal 1, Ukraine 1, Thailand 1, United Arab Emirates 1, Peru 1, United Kingdom 1, Netherlands 1, Ukraine 1, Colombia 1, Mexico 1. Top three winners both from India, Canada in the Philippines. The selection of chairs took place on 3.9.2021. The jury consisted of 6 professional members. Members of the expert commission as follows: prof. Janez Suhadolc - architect, Rok Kuhar - architect and industrial designer, Natalija Lapajne - museum of architecture and design, Andrej Palman - ing. woodworking, doc. Mojca Perše - professor at the Faculty of Design, Albin Škalič, ing. woodworking, director of Murales. He was elected Presidential Jury. Natalija Lapajne. Selection of award-winning chairs:

1. place: author: Anshul Prajapati, chair name: UPANJE CHAIR, India,
2. place: author: Peter Jolyon Wall, table name: FAEL FOLDING CHAIR, Canada,
3. place: author: John Elmar Ravidas Bebelone, chair name: MINDCRAFT CHAIR, Philippines