Designer · Slovenia · 1921–2013
Niko Kralj
Niko Kralj (1921–2013) – Slovenian architect and furniture designer, pioneer of Yugoslav industrial design, creator of the folding Rex chair.
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About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1921–2013
- Country
- Slovenia
Niko Kralj was born on 17 September 1921 in Zavrh pri Trojanah and died on 15 July 2013. He was the son of a cabinetmaker. After the Second World War, he studied architecture in Ljubljana under Edvard Ravnikar and Edo Mihevc; in 1952, he defended his diploma thesis on seat design and began working at the Stol Kamnik furniture factory.
At Stol Kamnik, he established the first product development and design department in Yugoslavia, which he headed until 1960. His best-known design is the folding Rex chair, produced in more than two million examples. In 1962, he received the Prešeren Award, and in 1966 he became head of the industrial design section at the University of Ljubljana.
