Several days ago, I had the honor, albeit indirectly, to participate in a significant event, the meeting of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Zoran Milanović, who received representatives of five engineering chambers – the Croatian Chamber of Architects, the Croatian Chamber of Civil Engineers, the Croatian Chamber of Chartered Geodetic Engineers, the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and the Croatian Chamber of Electrical Engineers – on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their activities.

On that occasion, he was presented with my work titled “Chamber” as a Certificate of Appreciation for his long-standing support for the work and activities of professional chambers, the trust and cooperation shown, and the sponsorship of chamber events, which are of exceptional importance for the engineering profession in construction.

The form of the Chamber ‘thank you note’ is a three-dimensional stainless steel cube, which symbolically represents the two-dimensional common original logo of all chambers. The object is made from a piece of welded stainless steel sheet, high gloss lacquered, with engraved initials of all five chambers. One initial letter is engraved for each of the five visible sides of the cube. The hidden part is the lower part, as is the case on the sign, a red surface with an engraved meaning of the ‘thank you note’.

A piece of work that is not meant to be stored in a drawer, both literally and purposefully. It stands for unity and independence in one and represents a “six-dimensional perspective”.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Chambers for the trust they have shown me.

Art direction/design: Ana Banić Göttlicher
Manufacturer: PES-Zagreb d.o.o.

A’ Design Awards 2021 Winners Announced.

International A’ Design Award & Competition announces the best designs of 2020 – 2021 in all design disciplines.

A’ Design Award & Competition (designaward.com), the World’s largest and most diffused international design awards announced results of the 2020 – 2021 design competition: 2094 Winners from 108 countries in 104 different design disciplines. Entries were carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars, prominent press members, creative design professionals and experienced entrepreneurs who devoted great care and attention to details while voting each entry.

Gla Gla educational wooden puzzle won:
Bronze A’ Design Award for Art Materials, Stationery Supplies and Gift Items Design Category 20 / 21

About:
When creating a distinctly Croatian souvenir for the island of Krk designers came up with a puzzle teaching the players ancient Glagolitic scripture as it appears on the Baška stone tablet (dating back to 1100 AD). Puzzle pieces are made out of olive trees, grown on the island of Krk since ancient Greece. Gla Gla condenses thousands of years of culture into a game allowing the users to piece together bits of Croatian history from the island of Krk and recombine them into new stories and words in any language.

With the recognition of:
Zagreb Design Week – Award Nominee ZGDW Award 2020 / Gla Gla, Zagreb 2020
A gift from Krk – original souvenir from Krk, City of Krk Tourist Board / Gla Gla, Krk 2020

And support of:
Zagreb innovation centre, 2021

Design: Ana Banić Göttlicher and Ivana Peko

Exhibited:

Krk Tourist Information Center, J. J. Strossmayera 9, Krk

https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=109048