Žan Brezec
Industrial designer solving relevant problems with the means of design, innovation and technology.
Education and experience
Academy of fine arts and design, Ljubljana | 2010 – 2013
Bachelor’s degree in industrial design
Gorenje internal design contest 1st place | 2013
Loving Simplicity – student industrial design competition by Gorenje
Lahti University of Applied Sciences | 2013
One semester abroad
Scouting unit leader | 2013 – 2016
Louis Adamič scout unit
Academy recognition award | 2014
ALUO student recognition award, academic year 2012/2013
Simetrija multidisciplinary studio | 2014 – 2016
Junior industrial designer at Simetrija
Startup attempt failed | 2015 – 2016
Well bottle – Outdoor equipment innovation
Graduated Cum laude with BA in industrial design | 2016
Academy of fine arts and design, Ljubljana
Academy of fine arts and design, Ljubljana | 2016 – 2018
Master’s degree in industrial design
Slovenian Design Award – Promising | 2016
Month of Design 2016 award – Promising Industrial Designer
Graduated Cum laude with MA in industrial design | 2019
Academy of fine arts and design, Ljubljana
Working on another startup | 2019 – today
Bagless Cord – Solving environmental problems through packaging design
Recieved ALUO Student Prešeren award for the MA thesis | 2019
Academy of fine arts and design, Ljubljana
Freelance industrial designer | 2019
Started freelancing as industrial designer
Third startup | 2020
Cash Cleaner – Inspired by the 2020 pandemic
Interests
Product design
Entrepreneurship
Climate change
How things work
Learning
Mechanical engineering
New technologies
Outdoors
Scouting