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| Niko Kralj |
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| Niko Kralj |
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| Niko Kralj |
Niko Kralj is the founder and one of the central figures of Slovenian post-war industrial design. As an internationally-recognized design expert in the second half of the 20th Century, he ranks among the most important industrial designers in the world.
He has been honored for his creations, which have left their mark in the field of design, globally.
In 1966 Kralj founded the Institute of Design. At home as well as abroad, he filed and registered 118 patents and models, and wrote 39 research papers. He was an innovator and an inventor in many fields -- mostly in the area of construction and production efficiency. He looked at industrial design and innovation as an indivisible whole.
His creative solutions have produced some timeless pieces of furniture. A view at the list of his domestic and foreign awards testifies to the quality of these designs.
His products, designed for large-scale production, have been commercially successful and have been produced in several hundred-thousands of pieces.
Because of their timeless Modernist forms, Kralj's products belong in the company of other European Modern classics.
In 1962 Niko Kralj received the highest Slovenian award for culture -- the "Prešeren Award" -- "for achievements in the field of architecture and design."
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