Difference between revisions of "Poligon Creative Centre"

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Poligon Creative Centre was a Ljubljana based co-working space that opened its doors in 2014. Home to several intertwined creative communities, the place was used by an international cast of individuals involved in social entrepreneurship, creative economies and art. Besides offering office facilities, Poligon also ran a programme of cultural, educational and social events. When intitially set up, it was the first such an enterprise in Slovenia.

In winter of 2019, Poliogn's lease contract was terminated by the premises owners. Poligon as a co-working place is thus currently hibernating, with the core team searching for new premises.

Poligon often served as a venue and production space for various cultural producers and festivals. It has hosted MENT Ljubljana, the Strictly Analog Festival, the Boben and Lajna Festival, art programmes by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory, and so on. It also co-produced Indigo, the Festival of Contemporary Ideas.

Archival article

This whole endeavour partly stems from a co-working programme that was held at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture in 2012. It was coordinated by the Slovenia Coworking collective, of which the main protagonists and now also heads of the Poligon project are Luka Piškorič, Eva Perčič and Marko Orel.

The second pivotal point was the Pop-up dom (The Pop-up Home) project, headed by the Rompom Institute and the design company Ljudje. First held in 2012, it is a temporary "store" for products (mainly furniture and unique interior design solutions) by Slovene makers, artists and designers. In 2013, it was held in the defunct tobacco factory, on the same premises that now house the Poligon Creative Centre.

Capacity and activities

Spread out on 800m2, Poligon offers its "residents" 60 desks, 7 offices, 1 conference room, a photo studio, and a so called laboratory with tools for rapid 3D prototyping and product development (headed by the Poligon Maker Lab collective). There is also a bar for hanging out, a store with selected designer goods, a library and large event space.

Besides offering a working space to (mainly) creative industries freelancers, artists and various start ups at affordable prices, Poligon also engages in organising various workshops, lectures, exhibitions and social events. It thus strives to connect the various communities, serving as a platform where self-employed Slovene makers and creators can network and collaborate.

Nurturing a vibrant and open community, Poligon is often frequented by foreigners looking for not only a space to work, but also to meet people.

Pixelstick @ Ment Ljubljana by MENT Ljubljana on Vimeo

External links

Gallery

Motovila Institute hosted Tomas Ramanauskas and Kristupas Sabolius to hold a workshop, designed specifically for cultural organisations to improve project-creating skills, Poligon Creative Centre, 2017.

Sound Scanner workshop led by Dmitry Morozov - Vtol involved creating a small sonic instrument, which will convert small objects with a rough surface into sound, Poligon Creative Centre, 2016 .

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+[[Poligon Creative Centre]] was a Ljubljana based co-working space that opened its doors in [[established::2014]]. Home to several intertwined creative communities, the place was used by an international cast of individuals involved in social entrepreneurship, creative economies and art. Besides offering office facilities, Poligon also ran a programme of cultural, educational and social events. When intitially set up, it was the first such an enterprise in Slovenia.
+In winter of 2019, Poliogn's lease contract was terminated by the premises owners. Poligon as a co-working place is thus currently hibernating, with the core team searching for new premises.
+Poligon often served as a venue and production space for various cultural producers and festivals. It has hosted [[MENT Ljubljana]], the [[Strictly Analog Festival]], the [[Boben and Lajna Festival]], art programmes by [[Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory]], and so on. It also co-produced Indigo, the Festival of Contemporary Ideas.
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-Poligon Creative Centre was founded in [[established::2014]] by Slovenia Coworking, Slovenia Crowdfunding, Šiška Creative Zone (Rompom) and Ljudje.si, who have been developing the coworking and crowdfunding culture in Slovenia since 2012. As a first coworking venue in Ljubljana it strives to connect various communities involved in creative economies, social entrepreneurship, art practises and culture. It also serves as a platform where self-employed Slovene makers and creators can work, network and collaborate.
+==Archival article==
+This whole endeavour partly stems from a co-working programme that was held at [[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]] in 2012. It was coordinated by the [[Slovenia Coworking]] collective, of which the main protagonists and now also heads of the Poligon project are [[Luka Piškorič]], [[Eva Perčič]] and [[Marko Orel]].
+The second pivotal point was the ''Pop-up dom'' (The Pop-up Home) project, headed by the [[Rompom Institute]] and the design company [[Ljudje]]. First held in 2012, it is a temporary "store" for products (mainly furniture and unique interior design solutions) by Slovene makers, artists and designers. In 2013, it was held in the defunct tobacco factory, on the same premises that now house the Poligon Creative Centre.
+== Capacity and activities ==
-== Activities and capacity ==
+Spread out on 800m2, Poligon offers its "residents" 60 desks, 7 offices, 1 conference room, a photo studio, and a so called laboratory with tools for rapid 3D prototyping and product development (headed by the [[Poligon Maker Lab]] collective). There is also a bar for hanging out, a store with selected designer goods, a library and large event space.
-As the biggest artist run space in Slovenia, Poligon spreads on 800m<sup>2</sup> and offers 60 desks for artists and makers to rent, 7 offices, 1 conference room, Poligon maker lab with tools for rapid 3D prototyping and product development, a photo studio, crowdfunding lab, a bar for hanging around, store with selected designer goods, a library and big event space.
-Besides offering a workspace under subsidised prices, Poligon also engages in organisation of various workshops for young self-employed entrepreneurs and makers, exhibitions and social events. The space was also a venue for second edition of Pop-up dom in November 2013.
-==Pop-up dom==
+Besides offering a working space to (mainly) creative industries freelancers, artists and various start ups at affordable prices, Poligon also engages in organising various workshops, lectures, exhibitions and social events. It thus strives to connect the various communities, serving as a platform where self-employed Slovene makers and creators can network and collaborate.
-Pop-up dom (or Pop-up home) is a one-month store where products, produced by Slovene makers, artists and designers, are exhibited and put on sale in a homelike atmosphere. The first edition took place in 2012, when a pre-Poligon team occupied an old-fashioned apartment in Ljubljana city centre and transformed it into a co-working environment with selected Slovene products. In 2013 the idea of Pop-up dom had grown bigger, it offered more than 250 design pieces and host various educational and cultural events, such as concerts, culinary happenings and two festivals. A part of it was later moved and exhibited in [[A plus A]] gallery in Venice.
-== Team ==
+Nurturing a vibrant and open community, Poligon is often frequented by foreigners looking for not only a space to work, but also to meet people.
-The Poligon has been built by [[Luka Piškorič]] (Crowdfunding.si), [[Eva Perčič]], [[Marko Orel]] (Slovenia Coworking), [[Miha Artnak]], [[Jan Vranjek]], [[Ajda Fortuna]], [[Tilen Sepič]], [[Jurij Lozič]] (Musguard.com), [[Nejc Matja]] and many others. The platform was build entirely in a voluntary way.
+{{Vimeo|119844396}}
+==See also==
+*[[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]]
+*[[Strictly Analog Festival]]
+*[[Boben and Lajna Festival]]
+*[[MENT Ljubljana]]
+*[[Tobacco Museum]]
 == External links ==
 *[http://www.poligon.si/en Poligon website]
-*[http://www.popupdom.si/en Pop-up dom website]
+*[http://make.land/ Poligon Maker Lab website]
+*[http://ljudje.si/ Ljudje website]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/Kreativna-cona-%C5%A0i%C5%A1ka-199149536835373/ The Creative Zone Šiška Facebook page]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poligon_Creative_Centre Poligon on Wikipedia]
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 [[Category:Design]]
 [[Category:Venues]]
+[[Category:Tobačna Cultural Quarter]]
+[[Category:Updated 2017]]
+[[Category:Architecture & Design]]

Difference between revisions of "Poligon Creative Centre"

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Archival article

Capacity and activities

See also

External links

Gallery

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