BIO is a comprehensive international exhibition that highlights current trends in contemporary design through its selection of well-designed products with an emphasis on quality, originality and innovation. On 7 October 2010 the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana will open the 22nd Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO 22).

Designers, commissioners, manufacturers, mentors, and students are welcome to submit their works. Works may be submitted in any of the following three groups: A. Products, B. Product graphics and information design, and C. Concepts. To be eligible for submission, works must not have been in production, or in the case of design concepts, must not have been conceived, before 1 January 2008. The selection criteria are stated in the Rules for Participation in the 22nd Biennial of Industrial Design.

The works that will be exhibited will be chosen by international Selection Committee, composed of experts from various areas of design. After the strict selection of all works entered, the works that are chosen and displayed are examined by a prestigious international jury, which awards the highest prizes in design: the BIO Gold Medals, the BIO Quality Concept Awards, the BIO Honorable Mentions, and a BIO Award for a Student Work.