Product designer based in Ljubljana with an orientation toward sustainable practices. Interested in materials, making, and why things are the way they are. Currently completing a Master's in industrial design.
C+C Coffee Machine
C+C is a coffee machine conept from a one-week intensive industrial design workshop led by Aleks Tatic from Taticdesign Studio. Starting from a predefined technical platform for a coffee machine, the project focused on identifying a specific user group and developing a product concept tailored to their lifestyle and expectations. The outcome explored form language, color, materials, and detailing to create a coherent product identity aligned with the chosen target audience.
2024
Individual project
Anito
Anito is a biomaterial research project developed in collaboration with a major European HoReCa syrup and juice producer. The project addresses two parallel problems within the same supply chain: substantial amounts of expired syrup discarded annually and large quantities of single-use plastic stretch film used for pallet stabilization during transport. Through hands-on material experimentation at Zeleni Lab in Rog, we developed three bio-based solutions to be used in their logistic chain: a liquid adhesive, an anti-slip pad, and an experimental hot-glue stick. All of them derived from expired syrup using natural additives.
2025/26
Group project
Co-authors: Zoja Čepin, Marko Gorenak, Klara Maček,
Anja Tudjan
Šorli's chair
The reconstruction of Marjan Šorli's chair is a research project based on architect Marjan Šorli’s design for Mestna kavarna in Kranj, focusing on a custom chair originally created specifically for the interior. In collaboration with Marko Gorenak, the chair was recreated using archival photographs and documentation, redrawn through CAD modeling, and reconstructed using woodworking techniques including joinery, CNC milling, and precision shaping. The finished piece is now exhibited at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana, contributing to the preservation and reinterpretation of Slovenian design heritage.
Photos on slide 1, 4 and 6: Mihael Lorenčak, razstava Marjan Šorli in udomačena arhitektura
Photos on slide 2 and 3: Božo Štajer, Mestna kavarna in slaščičarna v Kranju, 1954
2025
Individual project
Co-author: Marko Gorenak
What remains?
What Remains? is a speculative design project exploring the environmental and emotional consequences of contemporary burial practices. The project transforms blood and hair into a biodegradable composite to create a burial urn that gradually disintegrates over time, allowing the body to return to the earth with intention rather than preservation. Combining material experimentation with speculative design, it questions how we perceive the human body, decay, and the materials we leave behind. The project was exhibited at Parsons School of Design and MoMA as part of the Biodesign Challenge 2025, as well as at Mala Galerija Banke Slovenije (MGBS).
2025
Group project
Co-authors: Matic Lesjak, Črt Štrubelj
Rex Chair
A personal project focused on refining my presentation skills. I developed a series of visualizations of the legendary Rex chair, aiming to clearly communicate its iconic features, construction, and character. The process was centered on keeping the chair as the primary subject, using composition, lighting, and material definition to support clarity rather than distract from it. To achieve this, I designed a minimalist white environment that contrasts beautifully with the natural wood tones of the chair. The environment combines hard, geometric surfaces with organic elements, all rendered in white to draw attention to the Rex chair.
2024
Personal project
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