Eta Award 2025, presented by BIEN, supports artists up to the age of 29 who stand out with exceptional works in handcrafted techniques:
Borjan Litovski (national winner)
Olivia Géraud (international winner)
Borjan Litovski (MK/SI): The tablecloth of Morpheus (2025)
Mentors: prof. Marija Jenko, doc. mag. Arijana Gadžijev, izr. prof. Rok Rappl; Technical assistans: doc. dr. Mateja Kert, teh. sod. Nina Glavič, teh. sod. Veronika Vidmar, teh. sod. Mojca Košir (Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Department of Textiles, Graphics, and Design, Chair of Textile and Clothing Design), Support CHT Switzerland AG; BIEN co-production
“Borjan Litovski reinterprets textile traditions and ritual objects through a contemporary and personal language. By combining traditional handcraft techniques with digital tools, Litovski bridges generations and expands the expressive capacity of textile. The project centered around the embroidered tablecloth powerfully transforms a familiar domestic object into a site of symbolic resonance and shared ritual.” - ETA Award selection Alessandra Tempesti, Lottozero curator
Palazzo Lantieri Gorizia
Wed-Fri 16:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-13:00
Photo: Matej Pirkovič
Olivia Géraud (FR): The taste of night (2025)
"The work stands out for its remarkable sensitivity and inventive use of handcrafted textile techniques. Her pieces combine delicate textile forms with movement and a strong sense of spatial experience, creating an encounter that is both tactile and meditative. Through manual methods, she constructs spatial compositions that act as poetic interventions, subtly engaging the senses and imagination. The Eta Award supports emerging artists, and with this awarded work, Géraud affirms her position among a younger generation of artists who are shaping the future of textile art through craftsmanship, sensitivity, and a contemporary vision." - Eta international Award selection, Nina Glavič, tecnical assistent, NTF
Dolik Exhibition Salon Jesenice
Mon-Fri 9:00-12:00, 16:00-19:00, Sat 9:00-12:00
Photo: Maša Pirc
The ETA Award was announced in 2024 during the opening of an exhibition by Eta Sadar Breznik in Nova Gorica, one of Slovenia’s most prominent textile artists. Named in her honor, the award also stands for the Exceptional Textile Award.
Awards by Rino Banko.
Photos:
1 - awards (ph. Maša Pirc)
2-5 - Borjan Litovski (MK/SI): The tablecloth of Morpheus (2025) (ph. Matej Pirkovič)
6-9 - Olivia Géraud (FR): The taste of night (2025) (ph. Maša Pirc)
10-12 - Award ceremony (ph. Maša Pirc)
13-15 - Rino Banko making of (ph. Maša Pirc)
