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Nika Zupanc
Nika Zupanc (born 1974) is a Slovenian industrial designer. She is active in the fields of furniture, product, and interior design. Biography Nika Zupanc was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She graduated in 2000 from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana, and shortly thereafter her work was exhibited by Marva Griffin at SaloneSatellite in Milan. She was named International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year by the British Council in 2005. In 2010 Zupanc had her first solo exhibition at the (MAO). She has designed furniture, accessories, and interiors for clients such as Driade, Gorenje , net income = €111.17 million (2018)} , aum = , assets = €1.061 billion (2018)} , equity = €244.70 million (2018)} , owner = Hisense , num_employees = 11,098 , parent = Hisense , homepage = Gorenje (); stylized as ''gorenje'' ..., Moooi, Francfranc, qeeboo, Ghidini 1961, and British furniture company Sé. Rizzoli published a monograph about Zupanc and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
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Academy Of Fine Arts And Design
The Academy of Fine Arts and Design (, also known by the acronym ALUO), is an art academy and institution based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It is part of the . From 1945 to 1961, taught graphic arts at the academy, and also served as a dean three times. The current dean of the academy is prof. Alen Ožbolt. Notable faculty * (1924–2015) * |
Marva Griffin
Marva Griffin is an arts administrator, curator, and founder of the SaloneSatellite exhibition at the annual Milan Furniture Fair in Italy. She has been described as, "the mastermind behind the world’s largest design fair [and] an outspoken friend to undiscovered designers." Early life and education Griffin was born in Venezuela and raised in El Callao Municipality, El Callao. She has spoken of her childhood and growing up with her seven siblings "in a big house with my mother, my grandmother and my father". She first visited Italy as a teenager in the 1960s. She studied interior design in Caracas, then moved with her son to Perugia, Italy in the 1970s to study languages at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia. Work and career After her time in Perugia, she moved to Milan to work at C&B Italia (now B&B Italia) in communications and public relations, working closely with the company's founder and chairman Piero Ambrogio Busnelli. She describes her role during this perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Young Design Entrepreneur Of The Year
The International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year (IYDEY) is a British Council award that is part of the International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE) programme, which has been developed with 100% Design, a commercial interior design fair. It was established in 2005. It is targeted at designers aged 25 to 35. National winners are selected from countries, and brought to the United Kingdom for a tour of UK design industry, and to attend the 100% Design show. IYDEY 2005 National winners include: * Argentina: Hernán Braberman * India: Neil Foley * Lebanon: Raëd Abillama * Lithuania: Beatrice Vanagaite * Nigeria: Lanre Lawal * Philippines: Jonathan Jay Aldeguer * Poland: Ela Skrzypek * Romania: Carla Szabo * Slovenia: Nika Zupanc * Thailand: Peerachat Prajeeyachat The winner of the 2005 award is Lanre Lawal, a graphic designer and filmmaker from Nigeria. IYDEY 2006 National winners include: * Brazil: Paula Dib * India: Ramesh Manickam * Indonesia: M. Ridwan Kamil * Leba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Council
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh language in Argentina); encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational cooperation with the United Kingdom. The organisation has been called a soft power extension of UK foreign policy, as well as a tool for propaganda. The British Council is governed by a Royal charter#United Kingdom, royal charter. It is also a Government-owned corporation, public corporation and an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Its headquarters are in Stratford, London, Stratford, London. Its chair is Paul Thompson (administrator), Paul Thompson and its chief executive is Scott McDonald. History 1930s-40s In 1934, the British Foreign Office officials created the "British Committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorenje
, net income = €111.17 million (2018)} , aum = , assets = €1.061 billion (2018)} , equity = €244.70 million (2018)} , owner = Hisense , num_employees = 11,098 , parent = Hisense , homepage = Gorenje (); stylized as ''gorenje''), is a Slovenian major appliance manufacturer, founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek. It is based in Velenje, Slovenia. It is the fourth largest manufacturer of household appliances in Europe. Appliances are sold under the company's own brands ''Gorenje'', ''Asko'', ''Mora'', ''Atag'', ''Pelgrim'', ''Etna'', ''Körting'' and ''Sidex'', and are produced in the main production facility in Velenje as well as at the cooking appliances plant ''Mora Moravia'' in Mariánské Údolí (Czech Republic) and at the fridge-freezer plant in Valjevo (Serbia). Since the company’s beginnings in 1950, Gorenje has expanded into a multinational corporation and the Gorenje Group includes 83 subsidiary companies, 59 of which are located outside Slovenia. In add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moooi
Moooi is a Dutch furniture, interior, and lighting modern design company. It was founded by Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers in the Netherlands in 2001. History and ownership Designer Marcel Wanders first approached Moooi co-founder and former CEO Casper Vissers to help him market a designer lamp shade. Together they founded Moooi in 2001 with the intention of working with unconventional designers. Wanders acts as both the Art Director and a designer of Moooi. Moooi's first international show was the Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2001. In 2002, entrepreneur Hans Lensvelt, owner of the LENSVELT brand of office furniture, became a 33% owner of the company. Prominent Italian design brand B&B Italia acquired a 50% share in the company in 2006, which it held until 2012. That year, founders Wanders and Vissers became the majority owners again after buying back half of the stock owned by B&B Italia and the remaining shares held by Lensvelt (by this time 10%). In 2015, Wanders and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francfranc
Francfranc Corporation is a Japanese furniture and home décor company founded in Tokyo in 1990 by Fumio Takashima. At the end of 2018, it had nearly 140 stores in Japan and Hong Kong, along with headquarters in both places. The company has about 2000 employees at the end of 2018. The company was previously named Bals Corporation. History Originally named Bals Corporation, the name was changed to Francfranc Corporation in 2017. Founded in 1990 by Fumio Takashima, a Japanese accomplished entrepreneur, Francfranc Corporation is a furniture and home décor Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a creative flair, an interior d ... retailer that operate more than 140 stores under the brand name Francfranc. The operations The company operates in both online and offline environment. 1 headquarter in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizzoli Libri
Rizzoli Libri, formerly Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. and RCS Libri S.p.A. is an Italian book publisher and a division of Mondadori Libri, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. RCS Libri was a former subsidiary of RCS MediaGroup, but in 2015, most of the book publishing division was sold to Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, with some imprints of RCS Libri, were either sold by RCS MediaGroup or Arnoldo Mondadori Editore to third parties, as part of an antitrust deal. RCS MediaGroup retained the brand Rizzoli for non-book publishing, while Arnoldo Mondadori Editore has the exclusive rights to use the brand Rizzoli in book publishing. From 2016 to 2017, Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. was further dismantled into subsidiaries and divisions of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Rizzoli Libri (trade book section only) became a division of sub-holding company Mondadori Libri S.p.A., while Rizzoli Education S.p.A. became a subsidiary of Mondadori Libri S.p.A.; The international subsidiaries of the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
