_exhibitions

The Festival exhibitions included e.g.:

• “Brave Fixed World”, curator: Daniel Charny (From Now On, London)

• installation “City Lust”, curator: Charlie Koolhaas

• “Our”, curators: Gosia Rygalik and Tomek Rygalik (Studio Rygalik), organizer: Culture.pl

• “Recipe for small design”, curators: Magdalena Kreis, Natalia Romaszkan, authors: Fontarte group designing odRzeczy, Szymon Hanczar, Bogdan Kosak, LIMO Design, MALAFOR, Karina Marusińska, Tomasz i Maciej Niemiec, Noviki Studio Grafiki, Alicja Patanowska, Paulina Plizga , Robert Pludra, Pracownia k., Joanna Rusin, Jakub Sobiepanek, Maja Szczypek (M.A.M AAirbag), Nikodem Szpunar, ZetPety – Recycling Design

• “1000 years in necklaces”, curator: Agnieszka Stempin, author: Anna Orska

• “Miasto+”, curator: Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, organizer: Pomeranian Science and Technology Park Gdynia – Gdynia Design Center, City of Gdynia, authors: Izabela Bołoz, Jan Kochański, Kosmos Projekt, Agata Matlak-Lutyk and Jan Lutyk, Natural Born Design, Jola Starzak and Dawid Strębicki, Tabanda

• “Anatomy of Europe: Ukraine, Russia, Belarus”, curator: Ksenia Kaniewska

_make me! 

Until the 7th edition of make me! in 2014, 247 applications were received, and 21 projects were presented at the post-competition exhibition, curated by Paweł Grobelny. The jury was composed of: Paweł Grobelny, Marek Cecuła, Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, Tomek Rygalik, Michał Piernikowski. The competition finalists competed for the main prize of PLN 20,000 from the festival patron – Ceramika Paradyż and for prizes from Interprint and ŁDF media patrons. The post-competition exhibition was presented at the Festival Center 2 at Piotrkowska 250 in Łódź.

The winner were:

• main prize make me! in the amount of PLN 20.000, funded by Ceramika Paradyż: Algaemy – Essi Johanna Glomb and Rasa Weber / Studio Blond & Bieber (Germany)

• special prize make me! (trip to Furniture Days workshops at Interprint’s headquarters in Arnsberg, Germany), funded by Interprint: Stick – Marzena Krupa (Poland)

• make me! distinction (print & online publication), funded by F5 magazine and Design Alive: Dziupla – Liliana Krzycka and Rafał Pieszka (Poland)

• make me! distinction (publication in print & online), funded by the magazines Dom & Wnętrze and M jak Mieszkanie: Patyczaki – Jan Godlewski (Poland)

_must have 

In 2014, the 4th edition of the must have plebiscite took place, with 360 entries received. The Board of Expert composed of: Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, Anna Grużewska, Anna Nowakowska-Ibisz, Ewa Solarz, Agnieszka Gruszczyńska-Hyc and Michał Bachowski awarded 61 products with the must have quality mark. The exhibition presenting the honorees took place at the Festival Center 2 at Piotrkowska 250 in Łódź.

_events and guests

During 8th ŁDF took place e.g.:

• lecture “What does the future of the project look like? Promotion and sale of Polish design online”, guest: Julita Wojczakowska (Pakamera.pl)

• Interprint & Pfleiderer meeting: “Materials we love” – Concept by Zięta & Kuchciński, guests: Oskar Zięta, Piotr Kuchciński

• Fair of Nice Things

• Panel F5 “Polish creative class now and in 10 years”, speakers: Megi Malinowska (Tabanda), Jakub Koźniewski (Tactilu), Jakub Majewski and Łukasz Pastuszka (MOOMOO Architects), Łukasz Makuch (Mintu.me), Antonina Samecka (RISK made in Warsaw), Tomasz Zachorski (Marvipol)

• DESIGN ALIVE TALKS meetings: “Brave New Client”, guests: Tomek Rygalik (IKEA), Janusz Kaniewski (Geberit), Przemo Łukasik (Barlinek), Aleksandra Krawsz and Maria Lorenc (Kinnarps), Massimo Morozzi and Valerio Mazei (Kopp/Edra) , Jacek Ferdzyn (Ceramika Paradyż), conducted by: Ewa Trzcionka (Design Alive)

• “EkoDzirgi” workshops. What does knitting have to do with upcycling?”, hosted by: Handimania

• BRYŁY.pl panel: “Brave new architecture”, guests: Radek Gajda, Błażej Ciarkowski, Maciek Kowaluk and Ewa Czerny, Marcin Polak, moderator: Agnieszka Rumińska

• lecture “A national park on the periphery of the modern new world?”, guests: Szymon Ziobrowski (director of the Tatra National Park), Filip Zięba (naturalist of the Tatra National Park), Jarosław Hulbój (curator of the SHELTER project), Ewa Klekot (anthropologist), Iwo Zmyślony (art critic)

_festival 

The organization of the 8th Łodź Design Festival was possible thanks to the support of City of Łódź and by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The main patron of the festival Ceramika Paradyż, and sponsor Interprint. Festival sponsor was Novotel Łódź Centrum, and they became arrangement partners Krono and Ramirent. The graphic design was prepared by the studio Progressivo. Partners of ŁDF were: Fabryka Sztuki, Art_Inkubator w Fabryce Sztuki, British Council, Culture.pl, IKEA, Kinnarps, Porta, Ton, CAD Projekt K&A, Lidex, Lako, Laufen, Roca, Press Service, Chors, Barlinek Institute of Design, Formabilio.com, Ambasada Hiszpanii, OPG Property Professionals, Geberit, Barcelona Concept Indoor & Outdoor Living, Muppet Shop, Zmorph, Hartz Lack, Piotrkowska 250 Investment, Bike2Box, Sklejka-Pisz Paged, Muzeum Sztuki, Muzeum Miasta Łodzi, Oshi, Grupa Topex, Dealer BMW Tłokiński, Akademia Architektury, Allmendinger. The media patronage over the event was taken by: Dobre Wnętrze, M jak Mieszkanie, Moje Mieszkanie, Dom & Wnętrze, Cztery Kąty, Biznes meble.pl, Pakamera.pl, Architektura-murator, Architonic, Archello, Design Alive, F5, Wysokie Obcasy, AMD, Radio Chilli Zet.