About us

A1 FORMAT studio for product design, interior/exterior and graphic design was founded 2013 by it's owner Ada Kezic, professional designer.
After working eleven years as inhouse designer for several Croatian manufacturer and few years of freelance activity, she decided to start her own studio for product, interior and graphic design.
Today, A1 FORMAT has a colaboration team of designers, architects, engineers and manufacturers, so it offers a multidisciplinary approach and comprehensive concepts which transform great ideas into outstanding products/projects and services through creative synergy depending of diversity projects. We have also received several national and international design awards.

Our scopes are:

industrial / product design – design or redesign of products (research, development and rationalization of products of wood plinth materials, solid wood, metal, plastic and other materials;(specialized in furniture) from the idea/concept to detailed project
expo design (design of stands and showrooms, concepts of exhibitions);
interior design (design and furnishing of apartments, hotels, restaurants, wellness centers, other gastronomic facilities and tourist objects, offices, bookstores, banks, kindergartens, playgrounds, other public institutions, etc.);
exterior – urban furniture and signage design
graphic design (visual identity, graphic concept solutions and prepress for logos, visitcards, memos, brochures, catalogues, jumbo billboards etc
eco design (specially environmentally conscious designed products)
organizing workshops, presentation, lectures and other activities
architectural projects of facilietes for different purposes: private, residential, commercial, health, congress, tourism, cultural as well as public town squares
the overall architectural projects of the facilities with the cultural property status: the documenting of the cultural property, research and conservation works and all levels of projects for new purpose
professional and project supervision over construction

The words that descibes our work are: CREATIVE, INOVATIVE, FUNCTIONAL, AESTHETIC, QUALITY & SIMPLE DESIGN

We are at Your disposal for all Your present and future projects.

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Product development:
- Product design:
  - 2022 sets of tabourets and coffee tables BABOO, BABUSH, BUSHKA
  - 2022 upholstery (covers) for pilates balls and tabourets FASHION CONSTRUCTIONS
  - 2020-2022 serie of lighting fixtures KALA, LEAF, TULIP, TULIP LILLY
  - 2019-2020. Standardization of showroom furniture and equipment, client Potomac d.o.o.
  - 2019 KATE – lighting fixture
  - 2019 KALA – lighting fixture
  - 2019 SITTY tabouret set
  - 2019 Pop up zone, client: BAT, TDR
  - 2018 TRIS collection, client: DIN Novoselec/Florian
  - 2018 BARR, barr table and stool
  - 2018 GLAGOLA, necklace pendant
  - 2017-2018 Redesign and design of chairs, client: DI Klana
  - 2017 QUATREFOIL coffee table and mirror sets
  - 2017 series OAKIE & BOOKVA cutting boards
  - 2015-2016 PIAZZA LUCE series of lighting fixtures
  - 2014 MATCHES lighting fixtures
  - 2014 eNeN table, client: NW Croatia Cluster
  - 2013 LAKO eco FU(rni)TURE system, client: NW Croatia Cluster
  - 2011 eco furniture "PIAZZA LUCE" prototype, collaboration Lapibus d.o.o.
  - 2011 modular eco furniture "PIAZZA", collaboration Lapibus d.o.o.
- Urban furniture and equipment:
  - 2020 custom design, urban equipment and buildings, Therapeutic park, Borovje, Zagreb, client: UOKA R. Duić, investor: City of Zagreb
  - 2020 custom design, urban equipment and buildings, Therapeutic park Sesvete, Zagreb, client: UOKA R. Duić, investor: City of Zagreb
  - 2019 custom design, urban furniture and equipment of NP Brijuni, client and investor: NP Brijuni
  - 2018 custom design, urban equipment and buildings, park Trnovčica, client: UOKA R. Duić, investor: city of Zagreb
  - 2017 VOLUTA bench, custom design, client: UOKA R. Duić, manufacturer A1 FORMAT
  - 2015 custom design, urban furniture and equipment NP Mljet, client: Schooling d.o.o., investor: NP Mljet
  - 2012 TriSq urban equipment system - cooperation with Notos d.o.o.

Business and residential interiors
- Partially or fully designed and equipped business premises:
  - 2019-2020 concept to executive solution Lounge Relax Zone, halls and infirmary, client: Pliva/Teva, client and contractor: Novi ambijent
  - 2017 conceptual design of green roof and business relaxation zone, HAK Croatian Auto Club Zagreb, client and investor: HAK
  - 2015 concept to executive design of the foyer, halls and classrooms (invitational competition), HAK Croatian Auto Club, Zagreb, client and investor: HAK, contractor: Dizzconcept
- Design and furnishing of private apartments (partially or completely):
  - Clients: Novosel, Fleis, Ribić, Gruber, Mujkić, Piršić, Bat, Milak, Karuza, Lipovac, Martinović, Horvat, Marasović, Bajan Varat, Duić,...

Interior solutions for showrooms/pop-ups (total design):
- 2020 concept to executive solution of the Lipapromet lighting showroom, Zagreb, client: Lipapromet
- 2019 concept to executive solution of the lighting showroom in Dubrovnik – client: Lipapromet
- 2019 concept to executive solution of the pop-up zone - client BAT/TDR, contarctor: A1 FORMAT
- 2019-2020 standardization of furniture from concept to excutive solution for showrooms, client: Croata/Potomac
- 2018 concept to executive solution of the lighting showroom – client: Veralux, Sv. Križ Začretje
- 2017 conceptual design of the Ferdokomerc showroom, Zadar, client: Lipapromet
- 2016 concept to executive design of the Aleta Elektromaterial showroom, Zadar, client: Aleta
- 2016 conceptual design of the interior of the Lipapromet showroom, Kutina, client: Lipapromet
- 2016 concept to executive solution of the exhibition module for lighting fixtures, Lesnina, Split, client: Lipapromet
- 2015 conceptual design of the Elstar showroom, Poreč, client: Lipapromet 2013 concept to executive solution of Philips showroom lighting, Art-rasvjeta, Savska/Tratinska, Zagreb, client: Philips
- 2013 concept to executive solution of Philips lighting showroom Elmik, Velika Gorica, client: Lipapromet
- 2012 concept to executive solution of Philips lighting showroom, Manedra, Sarajevo, Bosna & Hercegovina, client: Philips
- 2011 concept to executive solution for Philips lighting showroom, Art-rasvjeta, Maksimirska, Zagreb, client: Philips
- 2011 conceptual design of the Philips showroom of audio-visual equipment, Brodomerkur, Split, client: Philips

Fair and exhibition spaces:
- 2020-2022 author of several exhibition setup (Paperwork, Democratic Design, Section 15/20, Fashion Construction, Meadow,...)
- 2019 concept to executive solution of the exhibition space FLORIAN, Ambienta, Domotex, client: Florian (DI Čazma, DIN Novoseelec)
- 2018 concept to executive solution of the exhibition space FLORIAN, Ambienta, Imm Cologne, Domotex, client: Florian (DI Čazma, DIN Novoseelec)
- 2017 concept to executive solution of the exhibition space FLORIAN, Ambienta, client: Florian (DI Čazma, DIN Novoseelec)
- 2017 Exhibition setup "Association for Industrial Design" CCE at Design Week, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2016 concept and executive design of the Exhibition Space Association for industrial design CCE, Design Week, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2015 concept and executive design of the Association for industrial design CCE Exhibition Space CCE, Design Week, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2015 concept and executive design of the exhibition "Process" Association for industrial design CCE, CCE, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2014 conceptual design of the exhibition space "TC-Green Croatia" CCE, Free fair, Munich, client: CCE
- 2014 concept and executive design of the Exhibition Space Association for industrial design CCE, Design Week, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2014 concept and executive design of the exhibition space Association for industrial design CCE, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2013 concept and executive design of the exhibition space "Wood is the first" CCE, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2012 conceptual-execution solution of the exhibition space "The wood is the first" CCE, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2012 concept and executive design of the exhibition space "Children's playground" Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2011 concept and executive design of the exhibition space "The wood is the first", "Children's playground", "Designer's consultation" CCE, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2011 concept and executive design for the exhibition "International Year of Forests 2011" Croatian Forests, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: Croatian Forests
- 2011 conceptual design of the exhibition space of the Association of Croatian Winery CCE, Vinovita, Zagreb client: CCE
- 2011 concept and executive design of the exhibition space of the "Croatian designed furniture and equipment " exhibition of the Design Center (AfID), Croatian Interiors and School of Design, Gast Fair - Furnitura, Split, client: CCE
- 2011 concept and executive solution of the exhibition space of the exhibition "Furniture for children's kindergartens" Project "Wood is the first" CCE, Gast Fair - Furnitura, Split client: CCE
- 2010 conceptual design of the exhibition space of the Association for Industrial Design, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE
- 2010 concept and executive solution of the exhibition space for prototypes from the Competition for the design of furniture and equipment for kindergartens, Ambienta, Zagreb, client: CCE

Graphic solutions:
- 2017-2022 design and layout of promo materials for A1 Format
- 2016 design and layout of the catalog ZzID@#tdzg, client: CCE
- 2015 design and layout of the Sesvete brochure - Green infrastructure strategic plan, client: UOKA R. Duić
- 2013 design and layout of the catalog LAKO eco FU(rni)TURE system
- 2013 design and layout of the DJP (Wood is the first) catalog as promotional material for the Furnitura and Promohotel fairs
- 2013 design and layout of the catalog of Croatian interiors for the exhibition at the fair in Stockholm
- 2012 design and layout of the brochure "Try the best of Croatian products", client: CCE
- 2012 design and layout of the brochure „TriSq system of urban furniture“

Tags: product design, industrial design, interior design, graphic design, product redesign, furniture design, expo design, booth design, showroom design, design and furnishing of apartments, hotels, restaurants, wellness centers, tourist facilities, offices, bo

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