On Chair - Balancing on the Edge of Comfort
THE DESIGN - interiér prodejna

Bořek Šípek

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Artist, architect, designer and university teacher Bořek Šípek was born in Prague, but emigrated in 1968 abroad, where he built a worldwide reputation.

He lived, studied and worked mainly in Germany and the Netherlands.
In Amsterdam he founded the studio Aletrego and participated in a number of projects in architecture and product design.

He has worked with brands such as Alessi, Driade, Lasvit, Leitner, Rosenthal, Steltman and Vitra, among others. He has designed the Museum of Modern Art in Den Bosch, the Ginza department store in Tokyo and Karl Lagerfeld boutiques from Paris to Beirut.
In addition to working for major brands, private clients and institutions, Šípek has also worked on limited production.

Before emigrating, he studied furniture construction and design. After all, he was a cabinetmaker at the beginning of his move abroad. Furniture was one of his great passions. He approached it with the same playfulness, passion and desire to break boundaries as he did architecture or glass.

From the 1990s he was back in the Czech Republic, running his own studio and working as the chief architect of Prague Castle. He also taught at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague, the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, was Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University in Liberec and was involved in the founding of the Ajeto glassworks in Lindava, where he produced glass according to his own designs.

Artist's exhibitions

On Chair – Balancing on the Edge of Comfort

Lucie Králík Rosická
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Jun. 21, 2023 - Sep. 30, 2023
Anton JablonskijBořek ŠípekDavid ČápDavid ŠestákDVEEva EislerJan PlecháčKristýna MikoláškováLexová & SmetanaLLEVLucie Králík RosickáMarek ŠilpochMichal JanigaMonotropaOndřej ČižmářPalma de AlmaSpace of Space
The concept of the exhibition project for THE DESIGN On Chair – Balancing on the Edge of Comfort for Designblok ’23 was thematically created by curators Eva Slunečková and artist Romana Drdová.

The main motif of the exhibition is the presentation of the author’s design chairs and armchairs, which visitors can sit on (use) during the exhibition and test their function and aesthetics directly in the interior of the gallery.

Among the exhibits on display you can find a chair by Jan Plecháč, Eva Eisler, Filip Kramply, David Šesták or Kristýna Mikolášková. THE DESIGN is a space that aims to exhibit contemporary and applied art side by side in one place. The exhibition will therefore also include sculptures by Michal Janiga and textile works by Lucie Kralík Rosická.

On Chair – Balancing on the Edge of Comfort 

Eva Eisler
Jan Plecháč
David Šesták 
Palma de Alma
Michal Janiga
Anton Jablonskij
Lexová & Smetana
David Čáp
Lucie Králík Rosická
Marek Šilpoch
Kristýna Mikolášková
LLEV
Ondřej Čižmář
Monotropa
Space of Space
Dve

 

Interested in collecting from the exhibiting artists?

Available works by Anton Jablonskij Available works by David Čáp Available works by David Šesták Available works by DVE Available works by Eva Eisler Available works by Jan Plecháč Available works by Kristýna Mikolášková Available works by LLEV Available works by Lucie Králík Rosická Available works by Monotropa Available works by Palma de Alma Available works by Space of Space