WOOD IN THE DESIGN OF NIKO KRALJ

Diplomsko delo obravnava splošni razvoj industrijskega oblikovanja na Slovenskem ter predstavi našega najuspešnejšega in najpomembnejšega oblikovalca s tega področja Nika Kralja. Prikazani so njegovi dosežki, med drugim kultni fotelj »Rex«. V prvem delu diplomskega dela je prikazan splošni razvoj industrijskega oblikovanja na slovenskih tleh. Podani so prvi začetki industrijskega oblikovanja ter kasnejši razvoj skozi desetletja. Drugi del diplomskega dela zajema biografijo Nika Kralja ter njegove oblikovalske dosežke. Ponazarja Kraljeva oblikovalna stališča in nazore, ki jih je upošteval pri svojem delu. Predstavljen je razvoj kultnega stola Rex 120. Med vsemi njegovimi deli so v tem delu predstavljeni najpomembnejši pohištveni kosi ter sistemsko pohištvo. Izdelki so pretežno leseni v kombinaciji s kovino. Tretji del diplomskega dela ponazarja oblikovalske možnosti, ki jih kot naravni material nudi les.The diploma thesis concentrates on a general development of the industrial design in Slovenia and on the most successful and the most significant Slovenian designer in this area, Niko Kralj. His achievements, such as a cult easy-chair »Rex«, are presented in this paper. The first part of the paper describes general development of an industrial design in Slovenia and illustrates its first steps and subsequent development through decades. The second part describes the biography of Niko Kralj and his achievements in the field of industrial design. His design standpoints and opinions, which he applied in his work, are presented in this part, as well as the cult chair Rex 120. In addition, among all of his works the most important furniture pieces and system furniture are presented in this part. The products are mainly made of wood, combined with metal. The third part of the paper describes the design possibilities provided by wood as a natural material