On Tuesday, June 10th in the French Pavilion SCZG the 13th edition of Zgraf titled Pleasure to All was open.
Zgraf is an international manifestation of graphic design and visual communications, which has been happening in Zagreb since 1975, thus celebrating its 50th anniversary. The organizer is the Croatian Association of Artists of Applied Arts – ULUPUH.
The circular cardboard labyrinth of this year’s main Zgraf exhibition in the French Pavilion displays 184 works by international and local designers.
At the opening of the exhibition, the following awards were presented: Grand Prix, Zgraf I, Zgraf II, Zgraf Excellence, Zgraf Welcome, and 11 Honorable Mentions. The featured works were selected among the entries by the International Jury of Zgraf 13, which consists of prominent names from the world design scene: Peter Bankov, Melike Tascioglu Vaughan, Don Ryun Chang, Izvorka Jurić, and Lawrence Zeegen. The Jury of the Croatian Section of the International Association of Art Critics AICA, consisting of Boris Greiner, Feđa Vukić, and Bojan Dmitrović Krištofić, awarded one AICA award.
U kružnom kartonskom labirintu postava ovogodišnje glavne izložbe Zgrafa u Francuskom paviljonu izloženo je 184 rada, svjetskih i domaćih dizajnera i dizajnerica.
The Executive committee of Zgraf 13 awarded five Zgraf 50 honor awards for special contributions to Zgraf, as well as five Zgraf 50 thanks to the founders of Zgraf.
ZGRAF 13 GRAND PRIX:
Studio AA: Anja Delbello and Aljaž Vesel
Title: Stripburger 30: Dirty Thirty; book / Country: Slovenia / Category: Publication
ZGRAF I award:
NJI3: Franka Tretinjak and Dina Milovčić
Title: Ruke / Country: Croatia / Category: Packaging
ZGRAF II award:
Neville Brody
Title: AG Retro Future Posters / Country: UK / Category: Poster
ZGRAF II award:
Señor
Title: Modulee / Country: Croatia / Category: Visual identity and branding
ZGRAF II award:
Atelier Andrea Gassner: Andrea Gassner and Christopher Walser
Title: Signage for Widnau Care Facility – Understanding the way / Country: Switzerland / Category: Information design
ZGRAF EXCELLENCE award:
Luba Lukova
Title: Decriminalizing Pimps and Johns / Country: USA / Category: Poster
ZGRAF EXCELLENCE award:
Mirko Ilić
Title: Oedipus / Country: USA / Category: Poster
ZGRAF WELCOME award:
Tena Slobodnjak
Title: Možda je obrnuto/ Country: Croatia / Category: Publication
HONORABLE MENTIONS (THEME):
Igor Kuduz
Title: m: tata, ja: ? / Country: Croatia / Category: Publication
HONORABLE MENTIONS (THEME):
Niklaus Troxler
Title: Aki Takase Japanic / Country: Switzerland / Category: Poster
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Studio Sonda: Jelena Fiškuš, Sean Poropat
Title: Piquentum – Art directed by nature / Country: Croatia / Category: Packaging
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Zoran Đukić
Title: 75. Dubrovačke ljetne igre / Country: Croatia / Category: Visual identity and branding
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Neue Gestaltung GmbH
Title: Visual Identity Theater Magdeburg / Country: Germany / Category: Visual identity and branding
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Neue Gestaltung GmbH
Title: Stiftung Buchkunst – Die schoensten Deutschen Buecher 2024 / Coungry: Germany / Category: Publication
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Neue Gestaltung GmbH
Title: Catalogue Vertauschte Koepfe by Andreas and Konrad Muehe / Country: Germany / Category: Publication
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Lana Grahek
Title: Jagoda / Country: Croatia / Category: Digital media design
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Danijel Srdarev
Title: Arhitektura za djecu / Country: Croatia / Category: Illustration
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Studio AA: Anja Delbello & Aljaž Vesel
Title: The Common in Community; exhibition and spatial infographic / Country: Slovenia / Category: Information design
HONORABLE MENTIONS (REVIEW):
Jonathan Barnbrook & Anıl Aykan
Title: The Horror Show / Country: UK / Category: Poster
AWARD OF THE CROATIAN SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART CRITICES AICA
Studio Kruh: Gregor Makovec, Gašper Uršič, Anže Jesenovec
Title: 22. Docu Film Fest / Country: Slovenia / Category: Poster
ZGRAF 50: Zvonko Maković, Vladimir Straža , Toni Politeo , Goranka Dragnić, Slavko Henigsman
ZGRAF 50 HONOR: Ivan Picelj, Alfred Pal, Eduard Čehovin, Mirko Ilić, Boris Ljubičić
SIDE PROGRAM
In addition to the main exhibition, which remains open to visitors until June 24th (11am – 7pm), Zgraf’s rich side program is still ongoing.
SINDISO NYONI: FEARLESS BY DESIGN
On Thursday, June 12th at 6pm, a lecture was held by South African designer of Zimbabwean roots Sindiso Nyoni aka Riot, who shared with the audience the challenges that shaped his design voice.
Poto: Anto Magzan
Photo: Anto Magzan
ZGRAF 12 GRAND PRIX: BALKAN ITERUM
The main prize of Zgraf, the Grand Prix at Zgraf 12, was awarded to the Croatian designer duo Marija Juza and Nikola Đurek, for their work Balkan type system. On this occasion, on Friday, 13.6. at 8 p.m. in the gallery of the Serbian Cultural Center in Zagreb, their Balkan Iterum exhibition opened. The exhibition remains open until June 24.
Poto: Anto Magzan
ZGRAF WORDS
48 POSTERS FROM 2050: PETER BANKOV
Until June 24th you can visit poster master Peter Bankov’s exhibition 48 posters from 2050, located in the Galerija na katu of the KIC Cultural Information Center.
