Design District Rovinj 2023 Reveals How to Design in a Sustainable Way

Come to Rovinj, a beautiful Croatian travel destination, and discover Design District Rovinj – a unique event for investors, architects, interior designers, and owners of hotels, holiday apartments, villas, restaurants, and cafes. In this article, powered by Design District Rovinj, Archi-living.com takes you on a journey of creativity, innovation, and networking in the world of indoor and outdoor design for hospitality, public, and residential spaces. Welcome!

Visit Design District Rovinj, an International Trade Fair for Furniture and Interior and Exterior Design

From November 23rd to 25th, 2023, the famous Croatian travel destination – Rovinj will become the center of creativity, innovation, and networking in the sector of indoor and outdoor design for hospitality, public, and residential spaces. In the old tobacco factory, Design District Rovinj, an international trade fair for furniture and interior and exterior design, presents more than 95 renowned brands this year. This innovative event makes a connection between the travel sector and the world of architecture and design by bringing creative ideas, trending products, and inspirational stories about sustainability.  

Since 2018, this trade fair has been a unique event for investors, architects, interior designers, and owners of hotels, holiday apartments, and villas, as well as other tourist facilities, as it provides all the necessary information on emerging travel and design trends, current offers, and acceptable prices in one place, thus facilitating preparation for upcoming tourist season.

Traditionally, the best-decorated exhibition spaces and the best products are selected according to the criteria of aesthetics, functionality, and design.

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Meet the Exhibitors – Renowned Brands

Discover trendy furniture and related equipment, windows, doors, floor and wall coverings, sleeping systems, mobile homes, and innovative solutions for outdoor living. Exhibitors from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Italy, Germany, and Turkey will, with their presence during the three days of this specialized event, bring together in one place everything that investors, architects, and interior designers need for present and future projects. 

A large number of domestic manufacturers of furniture, windows, doors, and other equipment recognized this year the value of meeting with professionals and investors and showed that major changes are taking place for the better in the Croatian furnishing and design sector.

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Discover New Design and Decorating Trends

Around 200 architects and interior designers from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro are expected to attend, who will have the opportunity to discover new products from the world of furnishing and interior design in direct contact with the exhibitors.

Interior and exterior styling through architecture and design constantly experiences changes, adapting to the needs and wishes of modern society. At the Design District Rovinj fair, visitors will have the opportunity to discover new design and decorating trends, whether it is about colors, materials, or technologies.

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Taste the Local Delicacies at the Eco Market of Design District Rovinj

This year’s Design District Rovinj, as part of the accompanying events, also gives an opportunity to local producers of delicacies, so visitors will have the opportunity to find and buy food, drinks, and souvenirs at the Eco Market of natural delicacies and establish contacts for future business relations.

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Sustainable Aesthetics and Functionality: Architecture and Interior Design in the Light of the Green Deal

The conference “Sustainable Aesthetics and Functionality: Architecture and Interior Design in the Light of the Green Deal” will take place on the 23. and 24. November, as part of the Design District 2023 trade fair in Rovinj, Croatia.

Design District Rovinj is a well-known educational platform, bringing lectures, workshops, and presentations for years, as well as networking opportunities for professionals from the various areas of design, architecture, construction, furnishing, and hospitality.

Designing in a Go-Green Way

This edition of the traditional gathering of architects and interior designers in Rovinj – reveals how to create in a go-green way, and brings reflections of the European Green Deal on architecture and inspirations for green perspectives in interior design.

The mission of this year’s Conference is to explore key topics such as the circular economy in architecture and interior design, climate-neutral urbanization, and the role of designers and architects in sustainable construction and furnishing.

Very interesting lecturers and speakers, among whom are the most renowned Croatian and regional architects and interior designers, will talk about their experiences of successfully implementing circular economy principles such as modular design, recycling, reuse of materials, architectural innovations, and efficient solutions.

In two fulfilling and inspiring days, the Conference will focus on the settings of the European Green Plan (Green Deal), materials, and digitization – all in the context of global design and new practices in architecture and interior design. Design District Rovinj answers the questions of whether it is possible to achieve sustainability without borders through architecture and interior design using new values: energy independence, economic profitability, and environmental protection.

Architects and interior designers who attend the conference “Sustainable Aesthetics and Functionality: Architecture and Interior Design in the Light of the Green Deal”, through previously mentioned green topics and excellent lecturers will gain knowledge about sustainable architecture, design, and decor. In the professional development program, the Conference is evaluated with eleven (11) hours for the following areas: area C / Construction, Sustainable Construction and Context – 6 hours, area D / Constructions and Technologies – 3 hours, and area E / Management – 2 hours.

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Thursday, November 23, 2023.

“Sustainable and Green Construction in the Context of the European Green Plan”, Sunčana Rapaić, Architect, studio de Architekten Cie, Zagreb

“Design with Intention – Integration of Sustainability into the Design of Perspective”, Salih Teskeredžić, Architect, Sarajevo

 “As Experts for Change, We Choose Wood”, Dušan Milutinović, Civil Engineer, studio ACETRA, Belgrade

“A Thousand Faces of Cork – Sustainable Interiors for the Future”, Mladen Jambrović, Iverpan, Zagreb

“Inspiring, Sustainable, Long-Lasting, Wooden – Eco Furniture Design”, Mia Matavž, ERA Group, Zagreb

“Design Strategies for Sustainability – Natural Systems”, Dean Lah, Architect, studio Enota, Ljubljana

Friday, November 24, 2023.

“Luxury Hotel Mamula Island – Intervention on Cultural Property”, Nikola Novaković, Architect, Enforma studio, Podgorica

“The Monastery on Lopud as a Hedonistic Oasis”, Rujana Bergam Marković, Architect, studio Arhitektri, Zagreb

“VOLUM3 – How Digital Technologies Can Help Sustainable Design and Construction (VOLUM3 Adapted to the New EU Requirements Facilitates the Creation of Projects)”, Marko Dabrović, Architect, studio 3LHD, Zagreb

“Financing Green and Sustainable Projects”, Monika Kordić, Cordion, Zagreb

“Sustainable Interior Design for Projects with a Mediterranean Touch”, Danica Maričić, Interior Designer and Editor-in-Chief, Archi-living.com, Hvar & Zagreb

It is essential that tourism, hospitality, and the interior and exterior design sector continue to work together to meet the changing needs and desires of tourists. By satisfying the need for sustainable, innovative, and trendy design, together we can build stronger, more responsible, and successful tourist destinations.

The trade fair, networking, new business opportunities, education, and, above all, a gathering of specialized furnishing industries, from suppliers of goods and services through architects and interior designers to investors – this unique event can be described briefly. Welcome to Design District Rovinj!

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