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ZA kakovost ambienta Da ima ljubljanski sejem pohištva ime Ambient, je bila prava odločitev, ki ima velik kulturni pomen. Tradicionalni pohištveni sejem je namenjen podjetjem, da predstavijo svoje izdelke, ki jih je sicer lahko več, vendar vsi običajno služijo določenemu namenu in imajo običajno tudi določeno obliko. Ljubljanski pohištveni sejem pa hoče biti več kot pregled uporabnih predmetov za vsakdanjo rabo. Želi povedati, da naj ureditev prostora za bivanje, za delo, za sprostitev, za počitek, ne bo zgolj vsota še tako privlačnih kosov pohištva in notranje opreme. Razlika je namreč v tem, da nastane ambient šele z razporeditvijo in kombinacijo različnih elementov na način, da sooblikujejo prepoznavno podobo. Ambient je torej prostorska celota, ki ustvarja določeno vzdušje, naj bo to otožno, spokojno, umirjeno ali vzpodbudno, vznemirljivo, veselo ali romantično, nostalgično.
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FOR the quality of our living environment It was certainly the right decision, which also carries considerable cultural significance, to name the Ljubljana Furniture Fair the Ambient Fair. Traditional furniture fairs are generally intended for companies to present their products, usually many of them, but they all mostly serve a specific purpose and also take a certain form. However, the Ljubljana Furniture Fair strives to be more than just an overview of useful objects for everyday use; it strives to communicate that the design of living and working environment, of spaces for relaxation and rest cannot be achieved simply as a sum of pieces of furniture and interior design, regardless how attractive. The difference is that an ambient is created only through the arrangement and combination of various elements in a manner where they all contribute to the identity of the space. Ambient is thus a spatial whole, which creates a certain mood – either sad, peaceful, relaxed, encouraging, exiting, happy, or romantic, nostalgic, etc.
Poleg spremembe pogleda iz posameznega predmeta v prostor izkušnje želi sejem pokazati javnosti, da je kakovostno bivalno okolje lahko le celovito oblikovan prostor. Takšno okolje je sestavljeno iz ambientov odprte krajine, trgov in ulic, prostorov med hišami, parkov in vrtov do različno urejenih notranjih prostorov v stavbah, od veže do spalnice ali pisarne. Seveda v tem smislu vloga pohištva ni nič manjša, nasprotno. S pohištvom si najlažje ustvarimo bivalni in delovni prostor, s pohištvom si oblikujemo dom, si prostor prilagodimo življenjskemu slogu, prav tako lahko z vrtnim pohištvom uredimo parke in vrtove, z uličnim pohištvom oblikujemo trge in ulice.
In addition to the altered viewpoint – from an individual object to the space of experience – the Fair attempts to communicate to the public that a high-quality living environment can only be an integrally designed space. Such an environment consists of ambiences of open space, squares and streets, spaces between houses, parks and gardens, and of variously designed interior spaces in buildings, from the hall to the bedroom or office. Of course, the role of furniture in this sense is not at all diminished; on the contrary, it is enhanced. We can create living and working environment with furniture, we shape our home with furniture, and we adapt the space to our lifestyle with the use of furniture. Similarly, garden furniture is used in parks and gardens, while street furniture contributes to the design of squares and streets.
Sporočilo letošnjega sejma je, da se je v potrošniškem svetu, ko je pravzaprav vse mogoče zgraditi, vse mogoče proizvesti in vse mogoče prodati, povsem izgubil splošen občutek za arhitekturo, za kakovost ambienta, kakršne kopičenje predmetov in oblik ne more nadomestiti. V visoko kulturnih družbah lepota ambientov ni omejena le na reprezentančne javne prostore in reprezentančne stavbe, bodisi javne bodisi zasebne. Zanje je pomembna skupna kakovost bivalnega okolja, ki seže do najmanjšega prostora, kjer se nas najbolj dotakne. Za ta namen ni dovolj promovirati samo izjemnih dosežkov, ki jih ljudje ne zmorejo niti kupiti niti preizkusiti. Bistveno je na široko odpreti prostor za ustvarjalno in celovito oblikovanje našega okolja za vse in za vsakogar nekaj.
The message of this year's Fair is that, in our consumer-oriented world, where just about anything can be built, produced and sold, the general sense of architecture, of the quality of environment, has been completely lost. This concept cannot be replaced by accumulation of objects and forms. In culturally developed societies the beauty of ambiances is not limited only to representative public spaces and representative buildings, either public or private. These societies emphasise the common quality of the living environment, reaching down to the smallest space, where it affects us most. For this purpose it is thus not sufficient only to promote exceptional achievements people can neither buy nor test. It is fundamental that the space for creative and integral formation of our environment is wide open to everybody and accessible to each individual.
Prof. Janez Koželj, arhitekt
Prof. Janez Koželj, architect
AM B I E N T L J U B L J ANA 2011