“Polish Job 2.0” exhibition at Dutch Design Week

Polish Job 2.0 is a comprehensive exhibition of Polish design presented during Dutch Design Week (October 19-27) – the largest Dutch festival dedicated to the art of design. The exhibition can be viewed both on-site and online as an interactive virtual tour.

Polish design review

Polish Job 2.0 is a cross-sectional exhibition representing the Polish design brand, its characteristics and uniqueness, prepared by Łódź Design Festival. The presentation is an opportunity to analyse the contemporary Polish market, review the most interesting products and an attempt at capturing the criteria identifying brand consistency. During the first edition of Polish Job at Milan Design Week in 2014, three interrelated themes of Polish design were presented: locality, nostalgia and innovation.

The current perspective shows that Polish design, apart from drawing on regional motifs and resources, reworking retro designs, or experimenting with new solutions, is also defined by responsibility and resourcefulness. Polish designers are increasingly coming up with 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 current trends, the development of individual brands, the evolution of products and the most promising directions of design development in Poland.

Products presented at the exhibition:

• Banffy, project: Klaudia Janikowska, Yuliya Neronskaya, manufacture: Noti / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/banffy
• BraillePen24, project: The Harpo Sp. z o.o. team, led by M.Sc. Eng. Jarosław Urbański, the Metaphor Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. team – Anna Wróblewska, and designers Joanna Leciejewska and Agnieszka Mazurek, manufacture: HARPO Sp. z o.o. / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/braillepen24
• Emanui, project: Iga Słowik, Paul Lequay, manufacture: She is Lucid Ltd / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/emanui
• HopOnTop, project: Magdalena Gazur, manufacture: Huta Julia in Piechowice / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/hopontop
• Wearable illustrations, project: Marcelina Jarnuszkiewicz, manufacture: Marcelina Jarnuszkiewicz / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/pins-inspired-by-polish-nature
• Kilims from Poland, project: Wiktoria Podolec, manufacture: Tartaruga / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/kilimy-z-polski
• Collection of posters “Leisure“, project: Katarzyna Jasińska, manufacture: Gra-Fika 
• Boto chair, project: Bartłomiej Pawlak, Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), manufacture: Holme / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/boto
• LaLa, project: Wooden Story Team, manufacture: Wooden Story / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/lala
• Remiosło Furniture, project: Weronika Krygicz, Klaudia Piwowarska, manufacture: Remiosło / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/remioslo-furniture
• Plantation, project: Alicja Patanowska, manufacture: Alicja Patanowska / Polish Porcelain Factories ‘Ćmielów’ and ‘Chodzież’ Inc. / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/plantation
• Polish food, project: Katarzyna Hetman, manufacture: Hetman Jewelry / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/polishfood-jewelry-collection
• RM58 classic, project: Roman Modzelewski, manufacture: VZÓR / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/rm58-armchair
• STEP FORWARD, project: Sebastian Szypuła, manufacture: BOHEMA Clothing BIOLEN TERRA wallcovering, project: Studio Dekorami, manufacture: TECHNOCOLOR S.C. DULEWICZ JOANNA, BAUĆ WOJCIECH / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/shoes-made-of-plant-materials
• BIOLEN TERRA wallcovering, project: Studio Dekorami, manufacture: TECHNOCOLOR S.C. DULEWICZ JOANNA, BAUĆ WOJCIECH / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/biolen-terra-collection-of-ecological-wallcoverings
• Board To Board Table, project: Agata Kulik, Paweł Pomorski, manufacture: MALAFOR / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/malafor-table
• Finishing clay plaster/THE COLOURS OF THE EARTH COLLECTION, project: Marcin Kacprzyk, manufacture: COSTKA Budownictwo Naturalne / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/finishing-clay-plaster
• UGLYTOYS Dorota Dziak, project: Dorota Dziak, manufacture: Dorota Dziak / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/toys-uglytoys-dorota-dziak
• VANK_CUBE, project: Anna Vonhausen, manufacture: VANK / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/vank_cube
• In my forest, project: Aleksandra Kujawska dla DESA Home, manufacture: Aleksandra Kujawska / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/in-my-forest
• Beeswax Wraps by Malu, project: Marta i Łukasz Wilczek, manufacture: Malu Marta Wilczek / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/katalog/woskowijka-by-malu
• Unitra Stereo Hi-Fi Set, project: Wiktor Szulfer, manufacture: Unitra sp. z o.o. / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/unitra-stereo-hi-fi-set
• Coffee and Tea Set OTOK, project: Bartłomiej Pawlak, Łukasz Stawarski (Pawlak & Stawarski), manufacture: Zakłady Ceramiczne ‘BOLESŁAWIEC’ Sp. z o.o. / lodzdesign.com/en/musthave/catalog/tea-coffee-set-otok

must have plebiscite discovers Polish market trends

The must have plebiscite is one of the most important part of the Łódź Design Festival. Since 2011, a Board of Experts has been following the changes and innovations in Polish design, awarding the must have quality label to products available on the Polish market that are innovative, socially conscious, created with care for resources, and notable for their ingenuity. The plebiscite inspires designers to work on innovative solutions and encourages companies 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 products awarded in the must have plebiscite were reviewed and the Polish design brand was identified. Despite the huge diversity of domestic design, the main values guiding designers and producers revolve around five intertwining concepts: innovation, responsibility, resourcefulness, locality, and nostalgia. The collection selected for presentation reflects the contemporary character of Polish design and the directions of its development, carrying the promise of continuous improvement and a fresh look at the international trends, at the same time combining tradition with a guarantee of product quality. The partner of the Polish Job 2.0 exhibition is VANK.

About Łódź Design Festival

Łódź Design Festival is the most important Polish event dedicated to design in the broadest sense. The programme combines artistic and social activities, with exhibition creators commenting on the challenges of the contemporary world. Building a multi-threaded and multi-media narrative, showing the continuity and development of Polish design thought and presenting exceptional projects that change our reality for the better are the elements that distinguish the ŁDF.

The project was co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage within the framework of the Center for the Development of Creative Industries’ own program: Development of Creative Sectors. [Funding value: PLN 250,000.00. Total cost of the task: PLN 312,500.00]