Visions of Green Urban Infills / Theater Posters
Besian Mehmeti’s Visions of Green Urban Infills
and
Ngadhnjim Mehmeti’s Theater Posters
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 10th, from 6 to 8 pm
Gallery MC
545 W 52nd St, New York, NY
Can we bring back nature to our urban environments?
What if we foster public spaces so that people can meet and make a difference with their presence?
Is it possible to construct open systems and networks of public spaces, each with different and singular character?
Theatre poster designs – colorful invitations to a night of entertainment as a real social activity in public spaces.
You’ve just booked a ticket to see a new play in a theatre. What inspired you to do so? On many occasions, it’s because the show’s poster has caught your eye in the walls, buses and other urban environments or in digital media.
Besian Mehmeti founded BMA in 2012 after many years of collaborative and free-lance experience in the fields of architecture, urbanism and design. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje and ever since he has been engaged in numerous projects and winning competition designs including the Scanderbeg Square in Skopje, The City Library and Theater in Tetovo and a new Primary School in Skopje. He has participated in several exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 2012. Lately, he has been invited as guest lecturer in symposiums, formal and informal architecture events.
Alongside his architectural practice, Besian has been active as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Architecture in Skopje, UACS School of Architecture and Design and the Architecture Department at the Tetovo University.
Initially, Besian was responsible for a number of graphic design and identity projects at Eggra, a design agency he founded with Ngadhnjim Mehmeti, creating an international reputation with publications in Graphis, Communication Arts and Logolounge, among others.
Ngadhnjim Mehmeti is co-founder of EGGRA Design Studio in Skopje, Macedonia in 2005. He graduated from the Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Advertising Department in Istanbul, Turkey. He has participated in several exhibitions and workshops, and working on many advertising campaigns for clients like Albanian Telecom. Also he is a co-founder of the Plakart Skopje Poster Festival with Laze Tripkov in 2007.
Alongside his design and advertising experience, Ngadhnjim has been invited as a lecturer at the Accademia Italiana – Fashion and Design Institute in Bangkok, Thailand, teaching Graphic Design and Printing Technology.
He works in different projects for visual identity, packaging design, advertising, etc. His favorite field is theater poster. Ngadhnjim is winner of two Gold Awards and two Silver Awards in Graphis Annual Poster.
