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About Furniture Libro by Karla Kocijan
About Furniture Libro by Karla Kocijan
About Furniture Libro by Karla Kocijan
About Furniture Libro by Karla Kocijan
About Furniture Libro by Karla Kocijan

Ferro Stampa · 2023

About Furniture Libro

by Karla Kocijan

  • A' Design Award di Ferro 2023 in Stampa
  • CLIENT: Jesenski & Turk
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,415
  • Verification code 2E9C5E3644 · Verify this award
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About About Furniture Libro

In Croazia esiste molta letteratura sui mobili, ma gran parte di essa è rivolta al pubblico professionale. Con il libro About Furniture, l'obiettivo era quello di creare un manuale completo che fungesse da risorsa preziosa sia per gli studenti che per gli esperti. Questo manuale fornirà informazioni fondamentali ma pertinenti sulla storia, la categorizzazione e gli importanti designer di mobili, rendendolo uno strumento di frequente riferimento per coloro che cercano una comprensione fondamentale dell'argomento. Tutti i disegni sono realizzati a mano da Diana Sokolic.

About the A' Design Award di Ferro

About Furniture Libro ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che About Furniture Libro sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. About Furniture Libro è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.

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Unique Properties
The book is illustrated by hand with 140 illustrations which makes it unique since all the other books about furniture use photographs.
The book has four chapters: history of furniture, furniture in Croatia from 1945 till today, iconic world furniture designs and their authors, vocabulary of forgotten furniture names and a glossary of art history terms. The book is illustrated by hand with 140 illustrations which make it unique since all the other books about furniture use photographs.
Dimensions & Packaging
The book has 230 pages
Quantity printed: 700
Printer: offset
Typeface: Monserat, Raleway
Jacket printer: offset, color
Paper: Holmen 80g
Binder: hard cover
Size: 170 x 25 x 245 mm
Editor: Jesenski & Turk, Zagreb, Croatia
Tags
book, furniture, handbook
Production Technology
There were more than 300 drawings made by professional artist Diana Sokolic, but only 140 are used in the book in order to make it simple, short, and informative. Huge research was undertaken to present basic and relevant information about characteristics of the furniture history styles, authors and their works.
Design Challenge
Finding relevant information about women designers was the most challenging part of the research. Their work and lives are hidden under the names of factories or architects and their studios, especially in Croatia, where educated women designers worked for a monthly pay designing brilliant pieces under the name of the factory they worked for.
Research
Researching for the book was long and it took over 7 months since the goal was to give the most important information about the history of furniture and most relevant authors, especially highlighting the work of female authors who were working in big corporations or studios, anonymously until today.
Inspiration
There are many books about furniture in Croatia, but most of them are written for professional use. The idea was to fill the gap by making a handbook with the basic information, a book for students as well as scholars; the book that will be used often to get the first but relevant information about the history, types, or authors of furniture.
Project Duration
This project started in Zagreb, Croatia, during Covid-19 lockdown time - the ideal time for studying and writing the book in peace. It was finished the same year, but, due to import and printing problems caused by Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine - publishing was delayed until the end of 2022.
The book was published with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Culture.

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