Kristýna Mikolášková
WebsiteFacebookInstagramKristýna Mikolášková studied design at the Czech Technical University and then at the Prague UMPRUM in the K.O.V. studio under the guidance of Eva Eisler. She has exhibited at numerous Czech and international events such as Milan Design Week and Munich Jewellery Week. Her work explores the relationship between materials and space at various scales – from small objects in the form of jewellery to furniture pieces.
Since 2021, she has formed the duo Mikolášková & Drobná together with Tereza Drobná.
The bench is a continuation of Kristýna Mikolášková’s diploma work My Place, with which she recently completed her Master’s degree at the K.O.V. studio at UMPRUM. She conceived it as a creative experiment, the aim of which was to find a new artistic expression. For My Place she was inspired by the artistic methods of the Bauhaus Vorkurs. First she prepared several quick drawings in which she tried to influence the result minimally and thus loosen the established ways of creating. She then translated these into objects made of solid wood – a chair, a table and then a bench, which we are presenting in the exhibition for the Czech premiere. The fast drawing with charcoal and ink is also reflected in the objects in the form of tanned beech wood, from which the artist created the objects. She subsequently used the charcoal as a material for further drawings.
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Kristýna Mikolášková and Tereza Drobná studied together at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Kristýna then continued her studies at UMPRUM in the K.O.V. studio under the guidance of Prof. Eva Eisler, while Tereza started working as a designer for Preciosa Lighting. Since 2021 they have been a design duo Mikolášková&Drobná. Their first collection, Scene Collection, presented at Designblok 2021, earned them a nomination for the Designblok Awards in the Best Installation category. They were also included among the young talents in the Erste Premier Talent Display and won the Best Installation award at Czech Design Week 2021. They were also finalists in the Czech Grand Design 2021 in the Discovery of the Year category.
On Chair – Balancing on the Edge of Comfort
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
