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Job – Designer / Technologist

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Zoom Digitouch Sp. z o. o. with its registered office in Suchy Las at 8 Różana Street is looking for an employee for the position:

Designer / Technologist

Tasks:

The employee's duties will include active participation in the project's scientific and research process, as well as designing and implementing 2D and 3D models of the devices being developed and CAM programming.

Requirements:

  • Higher technical education in mechanical engineering,
  • Knowledge of engineering software: SolidWorks, Solidworks Simulation
  • Good knowledge of technical drawing
  • Knowledge of CAM software
  • Experience in designing mechanical components
  • Experience in designing metal cutting and stamping dies
  • Knowledge of English at a communicative level,
  • Very good communication skills,
  • Conscientiousness, ability to effectively organize one's own work,
  • High personal culture.

We offer:

  • the opportunity to develop professionally and gain new professional experience,
  • work in a dynamically developing company, in an energetic and open team;
  • work under an employment contract

Please send your CV to: karolst@zoom.pl

Please include the following clause in your application documents: "I consent to the processing of my personal data included in the job offer for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act of 29 August 1997 (consolidated text: Journal of Laws of 2015, item 2135, as amended)"“

Project "The first Polish innovative universal system of furniture connectors for connecting various wood and wood-based materials in the furniture industry"„ is co-financed by European Funds under Measure 1.2 of the Smart Growth Operational Programme "Sectoral R&D programmes", Sectoral Programme: WoodINN." Project value: PLN 5,805,527.77 Contribution of European Funds: PLN 4,231,554.29 Beneficiary: DIGITOUCH SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ

(owner of the nowymodel.org brand)

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This is what happened at Locosystem – the premiere of new system functions.

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Premiere of the new Locosystem After a year of hard work by the entire team: scientists, designers, technologists, craftsmen, analysts, and social research specialists! We would like to thank the entire team and the guests with whom we were able to celebrate last week.

▪ As part of the development of Karol Starczewski's Locosystem project, we increased the number of system functions from 4 to 10, which resulted in the design and production of 20 unique pieces of furniture. The project took into account the needs ofuniversal design.

▪ The new features we have added to Locosystem are the result of a detailed diagnosis of furniture users' needs conducted by our team.

▪ Locosystem is a complete modular, polymorphic furniture system that will adapt to your changing needs and the space you wish to furnish.

▪ It enables the construction of individual furniture and the arrangement of unusual living spaces within a single, universal, multifunctional and design-coherent system.

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The project "LOCOSYSTEM POLYMORPHOUS FURNITURE SYSTEM" was co-financed by European Funds under Measure 1.1 of the Smart Growth Operational Programme "R&D Projects
enterprises”, Sub-measure 1.1.1 „Industrial research and development work carried out by enterprises” thanks to funding from National Centre for Research and Development.

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Porcelain dishes designed by Marek Cecuła for nowymodel.org.

We want to show you the results of the cooperation between Nowy Model and Modus Design | Studio Marek Cecuła, so that the coming year begins with a local accent symbolizing Poznań values and traditions.

When last year the Poznań City Hall launched a debate on visual identification and the values that Poznań can promote, we decided that what is hidden in pyry, koziołki and croissants would resonate perfectly in a modern design form.

We managed to persuade the charismatic and probably most recognizable Polish designer in the world, ceramic artist Marek Cecuła, to design unique porcelain objects referring to the symbolism of Poznań and Greater Poland.

We are convinced that Greater Poland's design, crafts and applied arts are among the region's most valuable assets, worth developing and promoting.

The porcelain salt and pepper shakers designed for Nowymodel by Marek Cecuła, specifically for Poznań and Greater Poland, are a perfect gift and a functional designer item. We hope they will prove a valuable addition to your home.

We are open to all your ideas and interested in collaborating in promoting the most important values of our city and region.

We have already chosen our potatoes, and you?

 

*The project was co-financed by the City of Poznań.

 

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Rajmund Teofil Hałas – what do we know about the professor?

Visual artist, architect, furniture designer.

He was born in Krobia, Greater Poland, into a family with a long tradition of carpentry, begun by his great-grandfather Jakub Węcławski in the mid-19th century. Jakub's workshop was taken over by his son-in-law, Franciszek Hałas, who taught his son Teofil the trade. He, in turn, built a furniture factory in 1922. The family tradition was continued by Teofil's sons, Zygmunt and Rajmund Teofil, who, after studying at the Carpentry and Sculpture High School in Cieplice-Zdrój, obtained a master carpenter's diploma.

In 1951, Rajmund T. Hałas began his studies at the State Higher School of Fine Arts (PWSSP) in Poznań at the Faculty of Interior Design, graduating with a diploma under the supervision of Professor Jerzy Staniszkis.

After graduating, he became involved in the furniture industry, managing a Furniture Design Studio that served the entire industry. His designs included the VARIABLE HEIGHT SHELF (1959) and the RED – WHITE – BLACK chair series (1957–62).

In 1960, he founded the Koło group with Czesław Kowalski (author of MEBLOŚCIANKI KOWALSKICH), Leonard Kuczma, and Janusz Różański. This group initiated efforts to organize a Furniture Biennale in Poznań. Less than twenty years later (in 1978), the Organizing Committee of the First International Furniture Triennial was established.

In 1964, he was on a scholarship to the Helsinki Institute of Industrial Arts, and a year later, to Great Britain. There, he encountered artists of such stature as Alvar Aalto and Gordon Russell. His travels to the West led to the establishment of the Department of Industrial Design at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań in 1971, where he led the Inspirational Design Studio. He remained associated with the Poznań university until the end of his exceptionally active life. After his retirement as a professor, he served as a consultant at the Department of Design and lectured on the history of architecture and design at the Faculty of Architecture and Design.
On the initiative of Marek Hałas, the Professor's nephew, the Museum of Carpentry and Bishopric was established in the buildings of his grandfather Teofil's former furniture factory in Krobia, under the patronage of Rajmund Teofil Hałas.

PROJECTS:
http://nowymodel.org/project/regal-o-zmiennych-wysokosciach/
http://nowymodel.org/project/taboret-imugo/
http://nowymodel.org/project/kawa-i-papierosy/

 

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The Primer of Polish Design in Poznań – exhibition at the School of Form

At the exhibition The Primer of Polish Design – an exhibition at the School of Form you will find 100 most important Polish design projects of the last century, including the "Variable Height Bookcase" designed by Professor Rajmund T. Hałas, one of the most outstanding Polish designers, founder of the Department of Industrial Design at University of Arts in Poznań. Designed in 1959, it was reconstructed and first put into production by nowymodel.org in 2013.

Z WELCOME!

opening: November 16, 6:00 p.m.

Poznań International Fair, hall no. 1
School of Form,
Głogowska Street 18, Poznań

The exhibition will be on view until December 13th.

 

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INVITATION / Premiere of the monograph devoted to Prof. RT Hałas

Premiere of the monograph devoted to Prof. RT Hałas – invitation

We cordially invite you to a meeting promoting the monograph "Novum is not sinful" (edited by Jadwiga Filipiak). The publication is devoted to the work and life of Professor Rajmund Teofil Hałas, one of the most outstanding Polish designers, founder of the Department of Industrial Design at the Poznań State Higher School of Fine Arts, whose work and legacy we systematically present to design enthusiasts at nowymodel.org. The meeting is organized by the University of Arts in Poznań.

November 4 (Saturday) 2017, 4:00 PM
Atrium UAP, building B
ul. 23 Lutego 20 (entrance also from Al. Marcinkowskiego 29)

As part of the "Icons of Polish Design" series, nowymodel.org has implemented the following furniture designed by Prof. RT Hałas:

Shelf with variable heights

The shelf was designed in 1959 and first put into production by nowymodel.org in 2013.

IMUGO stool

A stool from 1960, first put into production by nowymodel.org in 2014.

COFFEE and CIGARETTES coffee table

"I don't remember exactly when this design was conceived. We've had a prototype since the early 1960s. My husband called this little table 'COFFEE AND CIGARETTES...'" recalled Stanisława Hałasowa, showing us this marvel. It was first put into production by nowymodel.org in 2014.

RED, WHITE, BLACK chairs

Designed between 1957 and 1962, their prototypes, made in the 1960s, never entered production, but they survived in a family collection in Krajków. After more than 60 years, they were reconstructed and first put into production by nowymodel.org in 2017.

Source:

http://uap.edu.pl/2017/10/rajmund-t-halas-prezentacja-tworczosci-i-promocja-ksiazki/

 

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The president of nowymodel.org, about our "Kowalski Chair" for Take Me To Design.

Julia Starczewska-Zakrzewska, president of nowymodel.org, about our "Kowalski Chair" for Take Me To Design:

A product from the "Icons of Polish Design" series. This classic chair, designed by the renowned Poznań interior designers and architects Bogusława and Czesław Kowalski, was originally part of their legendary wall unit set from the communist era, but it never went into production. It was only thanks to nowymodel.org that it finally took shape and has been available on the market since 2014.
Light, slim, and stylish, each chair is handmade from beech wood and bent plywood covered with natural chestnut veneer, resulting in varying shades and grain patterns.

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Olimpia. 4,940m² for culture and design – project no. 42 in the Poznań participatory budget

We cordially encourage all lovers of good design from Poznań to vote for Olimpia (project no. 42) in the Poznań Participatory Budget.
Let's bring back Olympia, the city, its inhabitants and local artists.
We need your support to ensure that Olimpia, instead of being a vacant building, becomes a thriving center of culture, art, and education.
City-wide project No. 42 This is a chance to develop its potential. You can vote only for a few more days – until October 30th on the Poznań Participatory Budget website. It will only take you a few moments!

Click and vote

See the project description

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The OLIMPIA Community Cultural Center is a viable response to the growing activity of Poznań residents and the housing shortages faced by even the largest festival organizers. The building's prime location, size, and green courtyard offer the opportunity to create a year-round cultural and educational space. It can accommodate independent theaters, studios, thematic workshops, galleries, rehearsal spaces, offices of associations and aid foundations, and local senior clubs.

The OLIMPIA building, which covers 4,940 square meters, is the only cultural facility in Poznań that is four-fifths vacant. OLIMPIA requires a major renovation, for which, of course, there are no funds.

To continue waiting for a miracle is public waste.

Let's take the first step. We want to use the money for:
✔construction and commissioning of a heating system for the entire building
✔repair of the building's electrical and power installations
✔ elevator replacement

This is why:
✔ We encourage you to become interested in the idea of a Citizens' Budget.
✔We encourage you to vote for project no. 42: Olimpia. 4,940 m2 for culture and education.

Let's create a Social Place of Culture together!

The author of the project to revive Olympia is Adam Ziajski, head of the Working Stage – Center for Theatre Studies

 

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KAL swivel chair designed by Aleksander Kuchma

 

The KAL swivel chair designed by Aleksander Kuchma in 1979 was prototyped at OBROM in the late 1970s in several material versions.

Since January 2013, the nowymodel.org team, together with Professor Aleksander Kuczma, has been developing new technology for the KAL chair.

The product will be launched in late 2013 and will be available at www.nowymodel.org.