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This is the public profile of Lea Vavra, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Lea Vavra please login as a press member.About Lea Vavra : Kištra is a small design company from Zagreb. It was founded by industrial designer Lea Vavra. The core Kištra's business is the design and production of interactive, handmade soft toys for children. Kištra originates from the first plush toy manufacturing company in Zagreb (Croatia) – „Igračke Vavra“, which was founded by Lea's grandmother. From her, she inherited a love for toys and quality handmade products. What makes Kištra's toys special is the purposeful design that helps to refine fine motor skills and develop each child's creative skills..
ORGANIZATION:Kištra, craft for production, services and trade
EDUCATION:
2016., Industrial Designer, MA, University of Zagreb - School of Design, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
EXPERIENCE:
2022. - current, director, Kištra - craft for production, services and trade, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2022. - 2023. - industrial designer, NUNC d.o.o.
2017. - 2022., director, Kištra j.d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2017., production assistant, E.T.G. d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2016., interior designer, Gran Pastel j.d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA
2016., product designer, Creaticon d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2016., scenography design and production, Bumblepie j.d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2013. – 2015., product designer, Core Interface d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2014. – design assistant, ŠRAJER d.o.o., ZAGREB/CROATIA.
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2022., "Vavra's Crate of Plushes", Ethnographic museum, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2023, „Croatian Design X“, Doro 16 concept store, BUCHAREST/ROMANIA.
2018. „Zagreb Design Week 2018“, Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, various artists, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2018. „Exhibition of Croatian Design 1718“, Museum of Arts and Crafts, various artists, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2018. „Bars are not Barriers“, Croatian Designers Association, with Nataša Njegovanović, Petra Vrdoljak, Ivana Hrabar, Maja Jandrić, Laura Mrkša, Helena Nemec, Katarina Huljev, Iva Franjić, Monika Močević, Dina Bartolić and Elizabeta Bošnjak, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2016., „Lights of the future“, Croatian Designers Association, with Nataša Njegovanović, Laura Mrkša and Tamara Petruša, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2015., „D Day“, Former military hospital, various artists, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2015., „Zagreb Design Week“, Lauba, various artists, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2014., „D Day“, Former military hospital, various artists, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2011., „DA festival“, Faculty of Architecture, various artists (students), ZAGREB/CROATIA.
EVENTS:
2019., 2020., 2022., „Kreativnica“, took part with a trade stand, Špancirfest, VARAŽDIN/CROATIA.
2019., 2020., 2021., „ZGDW Concept store“, took part with a trade stand, Zagreb Design Week, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2018., „DDZ Market“, took part with a trade stand, Design District, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
AWARDS:
2016., 2nd Place, Case Study Competition for Ožujsko pivo, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2015., 3rd Place, D Day award, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2022., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/yc2vn7up, November, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2022., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/3b2dxnj2, March, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2022., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/bd3x5kxs, March, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2021., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/4kxwb7je, October, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2020., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/mrxz6hhd, March, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2019., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/yf5sstpd, November, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2019., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/4rvm8u5j, October, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2019., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/t26td85p, September, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2019., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/5xnhk7nx, August, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2019., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/555st94x, June, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2018., „Kištra plushies“, https://tinyurl.com/2s373tff, December, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
2018., „Kištra plushes“, https://tinyurl.com/2s45z3zr, November, ZAGREB/CROATIA.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (Near native)
French (Advanced)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
AutoCad, Advanced
Rhinoceros, Advanced
Keyshot, Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator, Advanced
Adobe InDesign, Advanced
Adobe Photoshop, Advanced
Adobe AfterEffects, Intermediate
Adobe PremierePro, Intermediate
COLLECTIONS:
2022., Ethnographic Museum Zagreb, ZAGREB/CROATIA
HOBBIES:
Gardening, Animals, Cooking, Dancing, Indoor shooting.
CLIENTELE:
2021., 2023., Uprise, design and production of plush toys according to the company's product characters/mascots
2019. – 2022., The Open Academy Step by Step, design and production of plush toys for working with children
2020., Ambacia – design and production of a plush toys according to the company's logo
2020., Zmajska pivovara, design and production of a plush toy according to the company's logo
2019., Association Roda - Parents in action, interior design of the space for children's visits in the Lepoglava Penitentiary
2019., Hermes International, design and production of plush toys according to a company's product character/mascot
WEB SITE:
www.kistra.hr
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.behance.net/vleav
REGISTRATION DATE:
2019-12-29 10:35:31
COUNTRY/REGION:
Croatia
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Startup
Awards received by Lea Vavra
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Gumbek Didactic Toy Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Category in 2023 Lea Vavra for Kistra |
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