About the project
Luka Pleskovi is a designer who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. He is a co-founder of the Pjorkkala collective which has received awards such as Distributed design project excellence award, the Zagreb design week award in the social innovation category, the Perspektivni Zavoda Big award and the Cumulus green honorable mention. He exhibited projects at Dutch Design Week, Expo Dubai, Design Biennale (BIO27), Zagreb Design Week and Tbilisi International Triennial, among others.
Rok Oblak obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Applied Arts program at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He currently works in Ljubljana, where he established Salto Dionys, a micro craft enterprise for projects in ceramics, wood and various biocomposite materials. He occasionally runs DIT workshops and organizes pop-up shops for talented local craft designers.
Čebelino is a drinker for bees made with the help of 3D printing of a mixture of natural clay and sawdust. The biocomposite material allows sufficient water infiltration so that the bees can drink from the surface and survive the driest period of the summer.
Čebelino / Slurbee is a biocomposite drinking fountain for bees that is created using a mixture of natural clay and sawdust through 3D printing technology. The material is designed to allow water to seep through its surface so that bees can drink it even during the hottest and driest periods of summer. The fountain’s lid protects the water from getting dirty and allows beekeepers to easily refill it when necessary. The porous ceramic material created by mixing clay and sawdust enables bacterial filtration of the water while also making it accessible for bees to drink. The water level is clearly visible, making it easy for beekeepers to keep track of and refill as needed. Additionally, Čebelino / Slurbee can be conveniently attached to a tree using a simple loop on a string. This innovative solution ensures that bees have a reliable source of water to sustain them throughout the summer, benefiting both the bees and their keepers.
