“Jan Baric is a self-taught woodworker and artist from Celje, Slovenia. From an early age, he fostered a fascination for drawing and design, studying architecture at university in Ljubljana. He learned how to use woodworking tools from his grandfather and furthered his knowledge watching online video tutorials by renowned woodworkers, as well as experimenting and creating in his workshop. Today he designs and handcrafts innovative furniture pieces, from coffee tables to chairs, as well as wooden boxes, bottle opens and coat hangers. Geometric shapes, everyday objects and nature inspire the aesthetics of his contemporary pieces.”
Exhibitions and Awards
2022 - May Co-exhibition Car lesa, Ljubljana, Izola, Maribor
2022 - March Co-exhibition Na mladih svet stoji, Galerija DESSA, Ljubljana
2021 - September BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 - Watchbox no. V.
2021 March Co-exhibition Arhitektura invantura 2018-2020, Ljubljana
2020 - July BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2020 - Solza udu drum
2020 - March Co-exhibition “Young and Alive” 100 Years of the Ljubljana School of Architecture, Ljubljana
2019 - August 2nd prize at 2019 UIA-CBC International Colleges and Universities Competitive Construction Workshop
2019 September - BIG SEE Product Design Award 2019 - Solzica birdhouse
2018 - October Design competition for luxury modular IO furniture Xtreme Collection.
2018 - September BIG SEE Product Design Award 2018, H-chair
2018 - July Bivavia chair featured in no.70 edition Wood Planet Magazine
2018 - March Co-exhibition “UPORABNO ali DEKORATIVNO?”, Zalec
Press
www.michelangelofoundation.org/en/awellcraftedlife-jan-baric-cabinetmaker
siol.net/novice/slovenija/leseni-izdelki-26-letnega-jana-potujejo-po-celem-svetu-video-516149
www.dsigners.net/2018/08/06/h-chair-a-recent-furnishings-impressed-from-mid-century-design/
www.dsigners.net/2018/07/05/wood-chair-bivalvia-a-stunning-and-modern-piece/
elle.metropolitan.si/lifestyle/elle-motivacijski-ponedeljek-jan-baric/
www.tvambienti.si/05/07/2019/intervju-z-janom-baricem-predmet-ki-ga-potrebujem-doma-izdelam-sam/
Magazine Nas dom, no.5 , October 2020
Magazine Eko hisa in stil, no.35 , March 2021
Magazine Hausbau, no. 40, February 2022
Magazine Hise, no. 126, June 2022