MODERN INTERPRETATION OF TRADITION: OBJECT CALLED "/"

AUTHOR
Nina Bačun

YEAR
2006 / 2007

CLIENT
self-initiated project

DETAILS
material / dimensions
30x30x30 cm leather and cotton
40x40x40 cm cotton and plywood
40x20x40 cm cotton and plywood

The "/" (Slash) is chest reinterpreted: this multi-purpose object is a result of the study of Croatian traditional culture. Historically, a chest has been a vital piece of furniture that, at the same time, represented heritage of its owner but also of society in general. Its ambivalence–chest as keeper of intimate secrets and a very public proof of social standing–translates into new object named "/". The "/" is soft and hard, static and dynamic, intimate and public, two-dimensional and three-dimensional at the same time.
A triangular pattern derived from traditional wooden chests serves as a constructive element for a contemporary product that can be used either as a new type of chest or bundle / bag / screen wall / carpet / curtain /...

< FOLDING TABLE KT

AUTHORS
Numen / For Use; Nikola Radeljković, Sven Jonke, Christoph Katzler

YEAR
2010

FOLDING TABLE KT FOLDING TABLE KT

< FOLDING DECK-CHAIR XZ

AUTHORS
Numen / For Use; Nikola Radeljković, Sven Jonke, Christoph Katzler

YEAR
2010

FOLDING DECK-CHAIR XZ FOLDING DECK-CHAIR XZ

< ARMCHAIR + TABLE BASIC

AUTHORS
Grupa — product design studio; Filip Despot, Tihana Taraba, Ivana Pavić

YEAR
2007

ARMCHAIR + TABLE BASIC ARMCHAIR + TABLE BASIC

< GLASS TABLES / BENCHES - ICE

AUTHOR
Studio Milimetar; Ljiljana Kolundžić

YEAR
2009

GLASS TABLES / BENCHES - ICE GLASS TABLES / BENCHES - ICE

< SHELF FKY

AUTHORS
Numen / For Use; Nikola Radeljković, Sven Jonke, Christoph Katzler

YEAR
2009

SHELF FKY SHELF FKY

< HANGER 3G3

AUTHORS
Grupa — product and graphic design studio; Filip Despot, Tihana Taraba, Ivana Pavić

YEAR
2010

HANGER 3G3 HANGER 3G3

< SHELF CUT-OUT

AUTHOR
Neven Kovačić

YEAR
2010

SHELF CUT-OUT SHELF CUT-OUT

< COASTER / TRAY HOTFLAT

AUTHOR
Milimetar; Ljiljana Kolundžić

YEAR
2009

COASTER / TRAY HOTFLAT COASTER / TRAY HOTFLAT

< DOLL TOYS 'PLAY AWAY VIOLENCE'

AUTHORS
Nina Bačun, Roberta Bratović

YEAR
2004 / 2005

DOLL TOYS 'PLAY AWAY VIOLENCE' DOLL TOYS 'PLAY AWAY VIOLENCE'

< WALLPAPERS WOND

AUTHORS
Damir Bralić, Ljiljana Kolundžić

YEAR
2007

WALLPAPERS WOND WALLPAPERS WOND

< ENDLESS SELF-ADHESIVE CALENDAR

AUTHORS
Laboratorium; Ivana Vučić, Orsat Franković

YEAR
2005 - 2006

ENDLESS SELF-ADHESIVE CALENDAR ENDLESS SELF-ADHESIVE CALENDAR

< CRAYONS BOYA

AUTHOR
Maja Mesić

YEAR
2010

CRAYONS BOYA CRAYONS BOYA

< RUBBER SURFACE ABSTRACT

AUTHOR
Maja Mesić

YEAR
2010

RUBBER SURFACE ABSTRACT RUBBER SURFACE ABSTRACT

< CEILING LIGHT KUMULI

AUTHOR
Ksenija Jurinec

YEAR
2007

CEILING LIGHT KUMULI CEILING LIGHT KUMULI

< TABLE LIGHT MINIME

AUTHOR
Filip Gordon Frank

YEAR
2006

TABLE LIGHT MINIME TABLE LIGHT MINIME

< CEILING LIGHT LIGHT THREADS

AUTHORS
Ivana Fabrio, Sanja Čirjak

YEAR
2004

CEILING LIGHT LIGHT THREADS CEILING LIGHT LIGHT THREADS

< FLOOR LIGHT MODEL 1 & 2

AUTHORS
Grupa—product design studio; Filip Despot, Tihana Taraba, Ivana Pavić

YEAR
2010

FLOOR LIGHT MODEL 1 & 2 FLOOR LIGHT MODEL 1 & 2

< CEILING LIGHT STRING BALL

AUTHOR
Erika Šimanić

YEAR
2009–2010

CEILING LIGHT STRING BALL CEILING LIGHT STRING BALL

< PROJECT SYMBIOSIS / MITOSIS

AUTHOR
Studio Milimetar; Ljiljana Kolundžić

COLLABORATOR
Andrej Kolundžić

YEAR
2010

PROJECT SYMBIOSIS / MITOSIS PROJECT SYMBIOSIS / MITOSIS

< PUZZLE TOY OBLO

AUTHOR
Marko Pavlović

COLLABORATORS
Mladen Orešić, Faculty of Design, Zagreb, G. C. W.

YEAR
2007

PUZZLE TOY OBLO PUZZLE TOY OBLO

< HERE HARE, THERE HARE

AUTHORS
LITTLE HORSE AND BABY BEUYS; Maja and Meira Mujičić

YEAR
2011

HERE HARE, THERE HARE HERE HARE, THERE HARE

< MODERN INTERPRETATION OF TRADITION: OBJECT CALLED "/"

AUTHOR
Nina Bačun

YEAR
2006 / 2007

MODERN INTERPRETATION OF TRADITION: OBJECT CALLED "/" MODERN INTERPRETATION OF TRADITION: OBJECT CALLED "/"