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A R T A C A D E M Y O F L A T V I A

Art Academy of Latvia is one of the most prestigious art and design schools in the

Baltic States. Over the years, the academy has prepared numerous young professional

designers for successful careers in the field. Students in the Design faculty develop

creative and innovative design solutions for everyday life and help forge a stylish,

modern environment for all of us.

Year 2009 is the fourth year in a row when Design Department, Art Academy of Latvia

will be exhibited in the Stockholm Furniture Fair section Greenhouse.

The participation in the annual internationally well known show reaffirms our desire to

enter and to confirm our competitiveness in the most important design processes of the

Nordic-Baltic region.

In the realization of the project two sides are involved – academic staff and students

and Latvian entrepreneurs and representatives from various fields.

Participation in the Stockholm Furniture Fair is cooperation and the proof of the Latvia’s

new designers’ generation and business for the qualitative and competitive offer for

Design from Latvia.

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We are looking for our place in the world.

We want to be fresh and unique.

Is it possible in time of globalization?

We are looking for our identity.

STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIRGREENHOUSE / Feb 04 – Feb 08, 2009

Stand Number: V02: 48

SKARABA thesis project: floor lamp, 2008

Adviser: Prof. Holgers Elers

Coauthor: Ugis Gailis

While designing this floor lamp, the author was influenced by Latvian ethnography and

nature.

The author has transformed the ancient lighting device called a skalturis, or “cresset,”

into a modern lamp.

The body of the lamp is mounted on a stand, thereby employing the principle of a torch.

The lamp comes in one of three colors found in Latvian nature—forest green, linen gray,

or snow white.

The lamp is made of metal and plastic.

Baiba Lindane / [email protected] / www.budesign.lv

LABSBA thesis project: kitchen utensils (a grater and pestle), 2008


This young designer has created a set of kitchen equipment that includes a grater

and pestle. The equipment is not only functional and attractive; it will also add a dose

of warmth and love to your food. The eqipment feature symbols that everyone will

recognize—hearts and flowers—so your food will taste ever better than before.

The set of kitchen eqipment was made of stainless steel.

Ugis Gailis / [email protected] / www.budesign.lv

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BA thesis project: transformable lamps, 2008


These transformable lamps allows anyone experiment with space and light in order to

find the desired design and effect for a room.

The lamps may be set up in various positions: on the floor, on a table, or hung from the

ceiling. The color of the largest lamp can be switched with a remote control, choosing from

three possible colors—red, green, and blue. This allows you to create any atmosphere

your heart desires.

These decorative lamps are made of polyethylene, and are available in three different

sizes.

Rolands Bakmanis / [email protected]

Aija Hincenberga / [email protected]

LV STYLEBA thesis project: Latvian souvenirs, 2008


Latvia. Hot rye-bread and the stork that returns each spring to build his nest. The blue eyes of Latgale’s lakes and crickets chirping until midnight. Freshly mowed grass and the shadow beneath a big oak tree on a hot summer’s day. An ancient dowry and grandma’s gentle hands.

The author has created souvenirs that are flair gifts for people who have visited Latvia. The collection was inspired by Latvian folklore and design, the characters and forms were borrowed from the artwork on a dowry in the Cīrava district. Various designs and silhouettes were created for the collection: a star, a caraway-seed, a rabbit, a stag, an elk, a stork, and orange, gray, black, and white trees.

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Baiba Linga-Berzina / [email protected]

www.baibalingaberzina.lv

THE SUN, THE MOON, USINSH, THE THUNDER

BA thesis project: a candle as a light installation, 2008

Adviser: Associate Professor Barbara Abele

This light installation is a make-up of four different ethnographic signs—the Sun, Moon,

Thunder, and the God Usins. For ancient Latvians, these signs gave light and protected

from evil. They’ve always been present in daily life and during important tasks and

events.

Today, more than ever, we need the presence of these signs and light, as well as a belief

in the good and the bright. Candles are ritual objects which are still used today during

important events—not just in the dark months of winter but also during the Midsummer’s

Eve festivities.

The candles are made of paraffin.

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BIO SEATBA annual project: , a bench for children, 2008

Advisers: Doc. Juris Krumins, Associate Professor Barbara Abele

BioSeat is a seat for children (Age 2 – 7). The seat is made of an alternative biomaterial

that consists of 100 % recycled waste paper.

There is a pocket, located at the back of the chair, for storing children’s pencils and

paper.

The BioSeat is a light and easily transportable piece of children’s furniture weighing less

than one kg.

Indra Merca / [email protected]

TOGETHERBA annual project: a pair of benches, 2008

Professors: Associate Professor Barbara Abele, Doc. Juris Krumins

The author came across this idea in Latvian ethnography, which describes how families

used benches to perform domestic tasks. These benches will also help you at home:

they can be used as a seat, a table, a stand for flowerpots, or a kitchen aid. The benches

come as a pair—one is placed inside the other—and may be used either together or

separately.

The benches are made of solid pine, and are a symbol for home and family.

Gita Baumane / [email protected]

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ROYALITY CHAIRAnnual project: chair, 2008

Professor: Doc. Juris Krumins, Associate Professor Barbara Abele

These latticework chairs are made of small pieces of solid ash wood that were leftovers

from the manufacturing process.

This effectively employs waste free production technology to create a new functional

and aesthetic object.

Linda Lakstina-Lakstigala / [email protected]

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Martins Vitols / [email protected]

IKSUSAnnual project: chair, 2008

Professor: Doc. Juris Krumins, Associate Professor Barbara Abele

The visual image of IKSUS looks attractive and a little extreme.

The design of the chair is geometrical and fascinating in construction, clean in shape and

it is light in weight. These were the main points for me while making IKSUS.

The key detail of the chair that attracts attention is the back of the chair that is

geometrically broken in the shape of X. This detail gave the name to this chair.

Chair Dimensions : h 817, w 410, d 520, seat height 440

Zane Homka /[email protected]

KOCISAnnual project: Clothes-stand, 2008

I believe that nature is the best designer.

In our everyday life we have lost the precious connection with the nature.

Apple tree is a strong and solid tree. It has carried and given fruits for over thirty years

till the end of its natural life cycle.

Now it’s brought inside the house. Instead of apples the branches are holding clothes.

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Artjoms Bugo / [email protected] / www.in4.lv

LEXIKONBA thesis project: iAcoustic Sound System, 2006


Non-standard design speakers “LEXIKON” were created to personalize the environment

of your work and life.

The speaker-system was intentionally designed to become a sculpture in your apartment

or office.

A sound of good quality will create you a pleasant mood.

The speakers are available in 6 colors and with a wooden front panel.

Designed in 4 design ideas

Andrejs Ivanovs / [email protected] / www.in4.lv

WOODHENGE Annual project: Plywood shelf, 2008

The most relevant tendency in fashion is functionality, comfort ability and

constructivism!

The home and office shelf WOODHENGE is built completely without any metal fittings...

only wood bindings specially developed for this project.

The materials are:

Birch plywood overlaid with HPL, available in different colors or overlaid with exclusive

kinds of veneer sheets.

Designed in 4 design ideas

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

ART ACADEMY OF LATVIA project group:Holgers Elers, Head of Design DepartmentAija Freimane, Head of Design ProjectsGita Straustina, Head of Design LaboratoryKirils Pantelejevs, lecturer, Design DepartmentArvids Endzins, lecturer, Design Department

Special thanks to: Ieva Lebedeva, Richard Kalnins (text translations, corrections)Graphic design: Baiba Linga - Berzina

Contacts:Art Academy of Latvia / Kalpaka boulv. 13 / Riga / LV - 1867 / LATVIADesign departament: [email protected] Freimane, [email protected] / Gita Straustina, [email protected] / WWW.DESIGNLV.LV P

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