Occupying Woods
Matej Feguš
- Profile -
Matej Feguš joined manufacturing company Donar as a student in 1999. He eventually bought the company and used a modern entrepreneurial approach to develop it into one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed Slovenian companies. His company designs and produces ergonomically designed office chairs and sound furniture, for which they received several design awards. Feguš says that he is a traveller through life. He is inspired by pushing the boundaries of thinking among adolescents, so he loves to challenge and open minds in “TiPovej”, the institute for creative society. For several years he has been volunteering and mentoring in “Pogumni.Kreativni.Podjetni”, an initiative designed to encourage boldness and creative thinking among young people, as well as promoting the idea of entrepreneurial spirit as a positive value for an innovative and open society.
Matali Crasset is an industrial designer, a graduate of the Ateliers – E.N.S.C.I. After her initial work experience with Denis Santachiara and with Philippe Starck, she set up her own studio in Paris, called matali crasset productions. She considers design a form of research, working from an off-centre position that allows her to serve daily routines and trace future scenarios. With both a knowledgeable and naive view of the world, she questions the obviousness of codes so as to help her break these bonds. She currently works on participative projects, on a local and global level, both in rural and urban settings. From her meetings, creative workshops, discussions and common desires, she works with different project leaders who share the same conviction that these collective processes result in plausible social bonding scenarios.
Works on display
The Common Stove
wood stove, Kočevje – Rožni studenec
Matali Crasset
Edge Effect
installation, Kočevje – Mahovnik
Marcin Liminowicz and Pola Salicka
The installation set in MAO and designed by Matali Crasset includes:
Discover Kočevje
Petra Bukovinski
My Neighbour Tree: Storytelling Beyond Human
Karolina Ferenc
Digital Wood
Annika Frye
Make Forest Great Again
Jurij Lozic
Under the Skin of the Forest
Martina Obid
Beyond the Wood
Daniel Riegler
Edge Effect
Marcin Liminowicz and Pola Salicka
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