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ARTEFACTS AT KNOWLEDGE
WITHOUT FRONTIERS.
STANKO BLOUDEK
PLANICA, OUR QUEEN
Bloudek designed the first hill in Planica
himself, but in the subsequent re-design he
GLASSES believed to be Bloudek’s only pre-
served personal effect.
Ljubljana Historical Archives, Idrija Division. Photo: Sanja Živković.
collaborated with Ivan Rožman. For each event
he would measure the hill and propose slight
tweaks. The adjustments were made only par-
tially with earthworks as Bloudek simply used
snow to adapt the hill profile. There is not a
single ski jumping hill in the world that has
been changed as often in such a short period
of time as Bloudek’s giant hill in Planica.
A model of the Planica hill based on Bloudek’s designs. Built by Janko
Samsa, 2009. Technical museum of Slovenia. Photo: Irena Marušič.
ANTON CODELLI
COMPETITION LOJZE
Bloudek became enthralled with airplanes
when he was a schoolboy. He initially built
model airplanes, but would go on to design
fully-fledged flying machines. In 1928/29 he de-
signed a light two-seater sports airplane, the
Bloudek XV, also known as the Lojze. The aircraft
successfully competed until 1934, when the pi-
lot Janko Colnar suffered a fatal crash at an air
show in Zagreb. Bloudek was so shaken by the
accident that he stopped designing aircraft.
A model of the Lozje airplane, Made by Albin Novak. Technical museum of
Slovenia. Photo: Sanja Živković.
FROM AFRICA
The ceremonial headgear of the Konkom-
ba people is made of squash and decorated
with horns, cowrie shells, and glass pendants.
Cowries, a type of sea snail, were used as cur-
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