Olja Luetić

Early life and education

Olja Luetić was born in Makarska, Croatia. From her earliest age, she knew she wanted to design, so she chose Fine Arts High School in Split, studying industrial design. She graduated high school in 2009., her project being Papillon Discoteque - which won second prize at National exhibition of graduate projects in design: IDIVA 2009.^[1] This gave her a chance to exhibit her work at the International fair of innovation, new ideas, products and technologies - ARCA 2009.^[2]

Olja graduated in product design from Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo.^[3] Over the years she worked on different projects, ranging from industrial design to its total opposite; unique design. Many of her projects were successfully realised and exhibited. They are excellent examples of successful collaborations between students and companies. One of those projects was a collaboration between Japanese Embassy and the Academy, which resulted in Olja's "Sookie Doll" being exhibited in Japan in 2013.

Projects

Her current work is mostly ceramics, lighting fixtures and coffee tables.^[4][5] She is also developing her own fashion brand "Nephilim",^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]} the value of which has already been recognised on her first fashion show at BAFE (Balkan Art Fashion Event) in Belgrade, December 2015.^[12][13][14] In April 2016. Olja participated at the Designer Fair in Zadar, (a part of Culture Rhythm) where she showcased her works in ceramics, lamps and coffee tables. In December 2016. she also showcased her clothing line at the ReDesign Me show, hosted by Circular de la Mode in Zagreb. All of her work reflects her personal style and minimalistic aesthetics. The colour palette is uninformed throughout her work, and the shapes morph from strictly geometrical motifs in fashion to gentle, organic motifs in products.