ISKRA: NON-ALIGNED DESIGN 1946–1990

The Architecture Museum of Ljubljana and the Pekinpah Association has prepared an overview exhibition on the development of design at the Slovene company Iskra. The selection of items presented dates from the period of the company’s founding in 1946 to the breakup of the Iskra Group in the early 1990s. Both the exhibition and the monograph focus on the period 1960–85. The year 1960 marks the end of the integration process that ended with the founding of the Iskra Group and the company's research and development institute. The company ensured the concentration of development personnel and equipment in one place, yielding the right conditions for the development of its own know-how and its application to products. The main focus of the exhibition is the industrial and graphic design items that resulted from Iskra's know-how and its design department’s efforts, with emphasis on technological progress. The entire project also marks the 30th anniversary since the launch of Iskra's internationally recognized telephone, the ETA 80, by the distinguished Slovene designer Davorin Savnik. Architecture Museum of Ljubljana, Fužine Castle, Pot na Fužine 2