Projects

From Monday, May 11, to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, we hosted students from Class 3B of the Ljubljana Secondary School of Design and Photography (SŠOF) at the Hostel Kras Pliskovica for the second year in a row. This time, 25 students, facing quite challenging weather conditions, encountered stone carving for the [...]

Where the tradition of the Karst meets contemporary design. Stone holds a special place in the Karst region—it has shaped the area's architecture, landscape, and cultural identity for centuries. This workshop is therefore dedicated to exploring, preserving, and further developing stone masonry knowledge and skills. The workshop took place over [...]

From Monday, May 11, to Wednesday, May 13, 2026, we hosted students from Class 3B of the Ljubljana Secondary School of Design and Photography (SŠOF) at the Hostel Kras Pliskovica for the second year in a row. This time, 25 students, facing quite challenging weather conditions, encountered stone carving for the [...]

Based on the selected proposal, the Sežana College of Materials Design (VSOM) began implementing the first phase of the project in 2025—the construction of a Karst dry-stone wall. The work was led by the renowned dry-stone construction craftsman Anton Marn, and the wall was built using traditional techniques that our […]

Where the tradition of the Karst meets contemporary design. Stone holds a special place in the Karst region—it has shaped the area's architecture, landscape, and cultural identity for centuries. This workshop is therefore dedicated to exploring, preserving, and further developing stone masonry knowledge and skills. The workshop took place over [...]

An exceptional project was created in the workshop of the Sežana College of Materials Design (VSOM): the Kalce stone entrance portal, which is incorporated into a new house modeled after traditional Notranjska-style homes. This is a rare example of a modern new construction incorporating a massive entrance portal made of [...]

At the Sežana College of Materials Design (VSOM), we believe that knowledge is best developed through hands-on experience. One of the most notable results of this approach is undoubtedly the stone model of Štanjel—the first model of its kind in Slovenia. How was the stone model of Štanjel created? The [...]

The renovation of the staircase at Štanjel has brought this architectural gem back into the spotlight after decades of neglect. The Baroque staircase at Štanjel Castle, one of the finest examples of stone heritage in the Karst region, was revitalized in its renovated form in 2022. Renovation with a vision [...]

At the roundabout in front of the company ALU Komen, visitors are greeted by the Moon Gate—a unique stone sculpture that is not only an artistic highlight of the space but also a symbol of a new, modern approach to material design. The project was initiated by the Municipality of [...]

The Rodik Mythical Park is an excellent example of how collaboration between the local community, educational institutions, and creators can lead to a sustainable interpretation of cultural heritage. This is a concrete project in which students and experts affiliated with VSOM—the Sežana College of Materials Design—actively participated. Stone as a [...]

Third-year high school students in the Product Designer program (SŠOF Ljubljana) participated in a three-day workshop in Pliskovica from May 12 to 14, 2025, where they combined design, architecture, and exploration of the Karst cultural landscape. The workshop was designed as a holistic creative process—from the initial idea to the [...]

The Kosovel Trail is one of the key cultural heritage interpretation projects in the Karst region. As part of the project KONStrukTURIZEM – Kosovel’s Heritage between Sežana and Tomaj, implemented by the Municipality of Sežana, we at the Sežana College of Material Design (VSOM) collaborated on the design and production [...]