{"id":128,"date":"2026-03-21T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/index.php\/design\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T20:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T20:25:10","slug":"design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/index.php\/shum-page\/design\/","title":{"rendered":"DESIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-site-logo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SH-LOGO-50x50mm-e1787825918190.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"SH-LOGO\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<nav class=\"has-text-color has-primary-color is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigator\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/index.php\/shum-page\/theory\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">THEORY<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ibm-plex-mono-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chairhammer-785x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chairhammer-785x1024.png 785w, https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chairhammer-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/sumkovski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chairhammer-768x1002.png 768w, 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He studied its concepts and methods, including how design was understood in the 70s. His first book on design was by Goroslav Keller, a significant Yugoslav design theorist and critic known for his work in industrial design theory during the 1960s and 1970s. This book provided him with a solid foundation. Another early manual was a publication edited by Emilio Ambasz, issued during the Exhibition at MoMA, May 26\u2013Sep 11, 1972, titled &#8220;Italy: The New Domestic Landscape,&#8221; which examined Italian design&#8217;s achievements and problems. He also regularly read Domus and other magazines. The curriculum at the Art and Design School in Skopje between 1971 and 1976 further deepened his practical knowledge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ibm-plex-mono-font-family has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He pursued Furniture and Interior Design as his core interests. 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