Accompanying Program for the Exhibition Heritage of the Future by the MADE IN Platform

Accompanying Program in July and August:

• July 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM – Guided tour of the Heritage of the Future exhibition at Center Rog with the exhibition curator Maja Kolar and designer Sanja Rotter. (registration)
  
• July 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM and 6:30 PM – Intergenerational ceramic decoration workshop using the sgraffito technique (registration required – Group 1, Group 2)
  
  Discover the sgraffito technique – a special decoration method used in both ceramics and wall paintings. The name comes from the Italian word sgraffiare, meaning “to scratch.”
  
  The workshop will be led by Barbara Gogala, mentor at the ceramics lab.
  
• August 7, 2025, at 5:00 PM – Adults’ workshop: Forged Earrings (registration)
  
  Create metal earrings, further decorated with forging techniques. Learn the basics of sawing, filing, and polishing metal and explore how metal behaves when textured with different hammers.
  
  The workshop will be led by Metka Mikuletič, head of the jewelry lab, and Peter Dragolič, mentor at the jewelry lab.
  
• August 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM – Lathe training in the woodworking lab (registration)
  
  Learn how to properly and safely turn solid wood on a lathe. Understand how to prepare material for turning, set up various parts of the lathe correctly, and securely clamp material in multiple ways.
  
  Training will be led by Jaka Oman, head of the wood lab.
  
• August 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM – Intergenerational marquetry workshop (registration)
  
  Under the guidance of a mentor, step-by-step create your unique wood marquetry piece—whether an abstract pattern, a symbol with a personal touch, or a simple picture of your choice.
  
  The workshop will be led by Gal Žvab, mentor in the woodworking lab.
  
• September 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM – Demonstration of wild clay processing (registration)
  
  Explore the entire process of working with natural clay—from gathering, soaking, and sieving to drying and shaping. Participants will actively engage in all phases and gain hands-on experience working with clay.
  
  The demonstration will be led by Urban Magušar, ceramicist, potter, and educator.
  
• September 6, 2025, at 11:00 AM – Final guided tour of the Heritage of the Future exhibition at Center Rog (registration)
  
  Upcoming Events:
  
• September 4, 2025: Materials in Contemporary Design Practice – Two Seminars
  
  At two seminars held at Center Rog focusing on metals and natural materials, we will present six best practices of local design. Special emphasis will be placed on innovative approaches that give materials a new role within the design context.
  
• September 5, 2025: Closing Conference of the MADE IN Platform
  
  At the closing conference titled Heritage of the Future, we will invite guests from the fields of design, art, and science to discuss the future of materials, the importance of local and craft knowledge, and design as a medium between research, experimentation, and social impact.

The Heritage of the Future exhibition will be on view at Center Rog until September 6, 2025, and until September 14, 2025, at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO).

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List of works in the exhibition at both locations (Center Rog and MAO):

Collaborations / Residencies (projects in bold are exhibited at Center Rog, the rest at MAO):

Adin Alispahić in Miran Matošević

Joana Astolfi in Sónia Mendez ter Susana Mendez

Sam Baron in Toino Abel

Kim Cordes in Ines Rönnefahrt ter Ute Luft

Nancy Diniz in Frank Melendez (bioMATTERS)

Adisa Džino Šuta in Tarik Musakadić

James Early in Atelier Stanišić

Igor Eškinja

Cécile Feilchenfeldt in Meissen Porcelain Manufactory ter Marlen Tröger

Toni Grilo in Abílio Pereira

Christian Haas in Domingos Vaz

Flora Lechner in Žan Kobal

Gaja Mežnarić Osole, Andrej Koruza (Trajna / Kolektiv Krater), Debra Solomon

Rok Oblak in Vahid Ohran

Henrique Ralheta in Isidoro Ramos

SOLL, Miro Roman, Silvio Vujičić

Robertina Šebjanič

Workshops and Summer School (all projects exhibited at Center Rog):

(RS) Intertwined – authors/mentors: Marija Kojić, Andrija Dinulović, Janko Dimitrijević, Zoja Erdeljan; participants: Uroš Antić, Sofija Buzadžić, Marko Gajić, Marta Glavčić, Anđela Hauk, Dorotea Jonov, Miljana Milojković, Marija Mladenović, Lenka Petrović, Zorana Rebrenović, Ema Spasojević, Jovana Stojković

(PT) MADE IN Basketry Summer School – design mentors: Astrid Suzano, Henrique Ralheta, João Xará; craftspeople: Isabel Martins, Isidoro Ramos, Nuno Henriques, Olímpia Cabrita, Sónia Mendez; participants: Alicia Knight, Calvin Middel, Hana Tavčar, Helena Silva, João Barrulas, Lara Selmanović, Laure Julien, Rufus Seagrim, Sara Cherry, Tiago Correia

(DE) Precious Wood Workshops 2024 – workshop and mentorship concept: Jacob Strobel; lecturers and mentors: Uwe Bodenschatz, Jens Gebhardt, Stefan Heinz, Roman Krohs, Lars Neubert, Lotte Pönnighaus, Michael Rosenthal, Annette Rüffer, Nicole Schumann-Sizaret, Jan-Erik Schützhold, Marlen Tröger; participants: Ylva-Li Ahlström, Nika Ajdovec, Benjamin Amann, Liudmila Antonova, Matyáš Barák, Hannah Bayer, Soffie Beu, Alina Biriukova, Ema Čimbur, Beatrice Dietel, Antonia Everding, Wenzel Fukala, Veronika Róza Háló, Olle Hiort, Ben Hummitzsch, Lilo Ming Kiefer, Hannah Klein, Alicia Knight, Katja Kühnrich, Estera Kunej, Evey Kwong, Fia Lemajic, Ana Marija Lončar, Kira Margaritis, Benedikt Meyer, Lilo Ming Kiefer, Manfred Müller, Carl Nopens, Davide Onestini, Paula Raab, Sanja Rotter, Jasmin Schauer, Ema Schreiter, Bernd Schöser, Lara Selmanović, Katarina Trpčić, Markus Weber, Kasimir Wilmsmeier

(SI) Tracing Topographies – authors and mentors: Žan Kobal and Flora Lechner; participants: Liudmila Antonova, Rok Kuzman, Fia Lemajič, Eva Kraljić, Claudia Crowe, Simona Rozman

(SI) Introduction to Living Pigments – author and mentor: Nancy Diniz; participants: Blaž Bajželj, Marija Gorjanc, Renata Hari, Daniel Novakovic, Ana Ilešič, Ivana Papić, Sanja Rejc, Lara Ropič Bizjak, Tina Šepetavc, Lara Žagar

(SI) A Crash Course in Crafting Biodiversity – authors and mentors: Trajna / Kolektiv Krater, Debra Solomon, Urška Škerl, and Alen Mangafić; participants: Tanja Blašković, Ema Čimbur, Helena Črne Hladnik, Jana Culek, Igor Dragišić, Aneja Fučka, Bernarda Gotlin, Milena Jovanović, Dilara Merakli, Maëva Morinière, Emira Najdenova, Marin Nižić, Matej Pavšek, Tina Pernuš, Ema Pratnekar, Maruša Ramšak, Alexandra Sentis, Mateja Šmid Hribar, Zala Velkavrh, Lara Žagar

Curatorial Team:

Oaza (Ivana Borovnjak, Maja Kolar)

MAO (Maja Vardjan, Cvetka Požar)

SKD (Thomas A. Geisler)

The MADE IN platform for contemporary craft and design consists of: Museum of Architecture and Design – MAO (Slovenia) (coordinator), Center Rog (Slovenia), City Museum Zenica – MGZ (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Drugo more (Croatia), Museum of Decorative Arts, operating within the State Art Collections of Dresden – SKD (Germany), Museum of Arts and Crafts – MUO (Croatia), Oaza (Croatia), Creative Hub Nova Iskra (Serbia), Passa ao Futuro – PAF (Portugal), and the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau – WHZ (Germany).

The MADE IN platform for contemporary craft and design is an initiative that brings together research, design, and heritage, encouraging cooperation and knowledge exchange between traditional craftspeople, contemporary designers, and other professionals in culture and science. The idea for the original MADE IN project was developed within the artistic organization Oaza, while the platform coordinator is MAO.

The MADE IN platform is co-financed by the European Union under the Creative Europe programme (large cooperation projects).

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