Long live Polish design! Polish Job 2.0. Design That Matters exhibition

Polish Job 2.0 is a cross-sectional exhibition of Polish design brands prepared by Łódź Design Festival. The presentation is a pretext for an analysis of the contemporary Polish market and a review of the most interesting products awarded in the must have plebiscite, organised by Łódź Design Festival since 2011.

Overview of Polish design

Polish Job 2.0 is a cross-sectional exhibition of projects and implementations representing the Polish design brand, its characteristics and uniqueness, prepared by Łódź Design Festival. The presentation is a pretext for analysing the contemporary Polish market, a review of the most interesting products and an attempt to grasp the criteria identifying brand consistency. During the first Polish Job at Milan Design Week in 2014. three interrelated themes were presented: locality, nostalgia and innovation, characterising Polish design. The current perspective shows that Polish design, in addition to drawing on regional motifs and resources, playing with and reworking designs from the past or trying to experiment and create new solutions, is also characterised by responsibility and resourcefulness.

Polish designers are increasingly proposing more efficient or ethical solutions, minimising waste or taking a creative approach to reusing existing resources during production. All five categories intermingle and merge in the projects and implementations selected for the exhibition. The prepared collection will show contemporary Polish design thought, current trends, the development of individual brands, the evolution of products and the most promising directions for design development in Poland.

must have plebiscite reveals trends on the polish market

The must have plebiscite is one of the most important parts that the Łódź Design Festival consists of. Since 2011, a board of experts has been monitoring changes and innovations in Polish design and awarding the must have quality label to products available on the Polish market that are innovative, socially sensitive, created with concern for resources and focus attention on ingenuity. The plebiscite inspires designers to work on innovative solutions and encourages manufacturers to invest in design as a key element of their market strategy.

In the run-up to the Polish Job 2.0 exhibition, nearly 1,000 award-winning products in the must have poll were reviewed and the characteristics of the Polish design brand were identified. Despite the huge diversity of domestic design, the main values guiding designers and manufacturers revolve around five intertwining concepts: innovation, responsibility, resourcefulness and localness and nostalgia. The collection selected for presentation reflects in an excellent way the contemporary character of Polish design and the directions of its development, carrying the promise of continuous improvement and a fresh look at the dominant trends in international design, while at the same time combining tradition with a guarantee of product quality. The partner of the Polish Job 2.0 exhibition is VANK.

Address

fffunction.studio

Halvemaanstraat 18H

5651 BP Eindhoven

Opening hours

19-26.10.2024 / 11:00-18:00,

27.10.2024 / 11:00-16:00.

Colophon
Łódź Design Festival – exhibition concept
Bogusława Bronowicka – curatorial co-operation
Małgorzata Jaguszewska – exhibition production
Aleksandra Kietla – promotion & PR
Katarzyna Ludwisiak – graphics & exhibition design
Hanna Nadolska – production support
Michał Piernikowski –curating and content creation
Łukasz Piernikowski – technical coordination

List of venues:

1. Banffy, design: Klaudia Janikowska, Yuliya Neronskaya, production: Noti
2. BraillePen24, design: Team Harpo Sp. z o.o. under the direction of Jarosław Urbański M.Sc., team Metaphor Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. – Anna Wróblewska and designers Joanna Leciejewska and Agnieszka Mazurek, production: HARPO Sp. z o.o.
3. Emanui, designed by Iga Słowik, Paul Lequay, manufactured by She is Lucid Ltd
4. RM58 armchair, designed by Prof. Roman Modzelewski, production: VZÓR
5. HopOnTop, designed by Magdalena Gazur, production: Huta Julia in Piechowice
6. Illustrations to wear, design: Marcelina Jarnuszkiewicz, production: Marcelina Jarnuszkiewicz
7. Kilims from Poland, design: Wiktoria Podolec, production: Tartaruga
8. Leisure”poster collection , designed by Katarzyna Jasińska, production: Gra-Fika
9. Boto chair, designed by Bartłomiej Pawlak, Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), production: Holme
10. LaLa, designed by Wooden Story Team, production: Wooden Story
11. Remiosło Furniture, designed by Weronika Krygicz, Klaudia Piwowarska, production: Remiosło
12. Plantation, designed by Alicja Patanowska, produced by Alicja Patanowska / Polskie Fabryki Porcelany “Ćmielów” and “Chodzież”.
13. Polish food, design: Katarzyna Hetman, production: Hetman Jewelry
14. STEP FORWARD, designed by Sebastian Szypuła, produced by BOHEMA Clothing
15. Plank to Plank Table, designed by Agata Kulik, Paweł Pomorski, produced by MALAFOR
16. Wallpaper BIOLEN TERRA,designed by Studio Dekorami, production: TECHNOCOLOR S.C. DULEWICZ JOANNA, BAUĆ WOJCIECH
17. Finishing clay plaster/Colours of the Earth collection, design: Marcin Kacprzyk, production: COSTKA Budownictwo Naturalne
18. UGLYTOYS Dorota Dziak, design: Dorota Dziak, production: Dorota Dziak
19. VANK_CUBE, designed by Anna Vonhausen, produced by VANK
20. In my forest,designed by Aleksandra Kujawska for DESA Home, production: Aleksandra Kujawska
21. Wax by Malu, designedby Marta and Łukasz Wilczek, production: Malu Marta Wilczek
22. Unitra Hi-Fi set, designed by Wiktor Szulfer, production: Unitra sp. z o.o.
23. OTOK coffee and tea set, designed by Bartłomiej Pawlak, Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), production: Zakłady Ceramiczne “BOLESŁAWIEC” z o.o.

source: press materials

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