The FINANCIAL — An exhibition of furniture, gifts and publications designed for the Polish Presidency by Polish designers is to open this Friday.
The items will be on display from the 16th of September (beginning at 3 pm) in the Kordegard Gallery in Warsaw.
The furniture for the Polish Presidency was designed by Tomek Rygalik, who as the architect for the Polish Presidency is also responsible for the interior design in the meeting venues and for the General Secretariat of the European Council in Brussels.
It will be possible to see the gifts given to the delegates during the Polish Presidency, including the celebrated spinning tops by Monika Wilczyńska and Smaga Projektanci, a Milk and Honey set by Beza Design, briefcases by the fashion designer Ania Kuczyńska and cufflinks made of striped flint by Dorota Kempko. A tradition of each Presidency is the handing out of ties and neckerchiefs. In Poland’s case, these were designed by Maciej Zaremba a well-known Varsovian tailors, whose storedates back to 1894.
The visual theme for Poland’s Presidency is showcased by the publications; About Poland (Edited by the Bęc Zmiana Foundation, and designed by Tomek Bersz) and Cuisine.pl (Edited by Monika Kucia, and designed by Ela Skrzypek).
The theme for all the projects is minimalism and functionality. The designs developed for the Polish Presidency make use of natural and traditional materials in simple and economic forms. The objects promote the diversity of native raw materials such as wood, porcelain and striped flint. All these designs have some kind of connection to Polish culture while at the same time remain creative, modern, and fun.
The objects in the exhibition perfectly showcase Poland’s message of a creative country and a smiling people, a country that is the fledgling heart of Europe, which carries a positive energy – just as the energy of wind and youth have brought young Polish designers into the world…
For the first time design has become a real showcase for Poland in the international arena.
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