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Pjorkkala is a design collective based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Pjorkkala is a design collective based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Founded in 2021, by the collective's core members, Žan Girandon, Pia Groleger, and Luka Pleskovič, that bring wide backgrounds branching from industrial design, specializing in areas such as UX design, interior design, project management, and product design. Pjorkkala has been recognised through awards, including the Project Excellence Award by Distributed Design, the Zagreb Design Week Award, Made in Slovenia Selection of Design Excellence and Big See Award. Driven by a commitment to sustainability and experimentation, Pjorkkala's creativity revolves around the exploration of ceramic materials and the fusion of modern technology with traditional knowledge. Their work reflects a thoughtful consideration of the societal and environmental impacts of design. Pjorkkala stands at the forefront of design innovation, continually pushing boundaries and redefining the possibilities of their craft.

Founded in 2021, by the collective's core members, Žan Girandon, Pia Groleger, and Luka Pleskovič, that bring wide backgrounds branching from industrial design, specializing in areas such as UX design, interior design, project management, and product design. Pjorkkala has been recognised through awards, including the Project Excellence Award by Distributed Design, the Zagreb Design Week Award, Made in Slovenia Selection of Design Excellence and Big See Award. Driven by a commitment to sustainability and experimentation, Pjorkkala's creativity revolves around the exploration of ceramic materials and the fusion of modern technology with traditional knowledge. Their work reflects a thoughtful consideration of the societal and environmental impacts of design. Pjorkkala stands at the forefront of design innovation, continually pushing boundaries and redefining the possibilities of their craft.

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Currently based in Center Rog
Trubarjeva cesta 72
Ljubljana
Slovenia




Email
pjorkkala@gmail.com

Awards:

Awards:

Awards:

2021 3rd prize for Service design challenge by Philips

2022 Cumulus green honorable mention 

2022 Distributed design award - Project excellence 

2022 Zagreb design week 1st and 2nd  prize in Social innovation category

2022 Zavod BIG perspektive award 

2022 DOS Daljnogled award 

2022 Prešeren student award for Lightning Guerilla project

2023 Green project award nominee

2023 New European Bauhaus finalist 

2023 Made in Slovenia selection of design excellence

2023 1st round winner of the Young Balkan Designers Competition

2024 winners of crQlr Award Japan 

2024 1st prize reDiscover award

2024 Designblok diploma selection nomenee

Acquisitions:

Acquisitions:

Acquisitions:

2021 Futr za jutr at Barcelona design week 

2021 Futr za jutr at Dutch design week, Eindhoven 

2022 Futr za jutr at Expo Dubai 

2022 T60 at Lightning Guerrilla festival (with Matic Čič, Vid Lebič, Jo Zornik) 

2022 production platform for Biennial of design in Ljubljana (BIO27) 

2022 Water filtration engine at the 4th Art Biennial in Tbilisi (with Floating university, Berlin)

2022 Dodola at Maker Faire Rome 

2022 DOS Daljnogled award exhibition at Cankarjev Dom

2023 Dodola at Young Talents Exhibition, Berlin design week

2023 Dodola at Unicum 2023

2023 Dodola and Futr za jutr Daljnogled award exhibition at Cankarjev Dom 

2023 Dodola at Almanac exhibition at Fondation d’entreprise Martell, Cognac

2023 Kaduja at Triennial of Handcrafts and Crafts exhibition, Slovenj Gradec

2023 Dodola exhibition production at Stekleni atrij, Mestna hiša Ljubljana

2023 Kaduja at exhibition Young Balkan Designers: Here and Now, Belgrade

2023 Kaduja at exhibition Crafting futures, Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana
2024 Kaduja at Triennial of Handcrafts and Crafts exhibition, Brežice
2024 Kaduja at reDiscover exhibition, Kranj
2024 Re-harvested at ARCADE Design à la campagne, Sainte-Colombe
2024 Dodola at Base Milano, Milano design week

2024 Dodola and Kaduja at CASTLE → Concepts, Objects, Spaces exhibition, Musem of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana
2024 Dodola and Kaduja at Vienna Design Week

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