ABOUT US
WE ARE A COLLECTIVE OF DESIGNERS AND GLASSWRITERS WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR CREATING UNIQUE GLASS OBJECTS. OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT THE TRADITION OF CZECH GLASSWRITING WITH MODERN INFLUENCES AND INNOVATIONS FROM VARIOUS AREAS OF DESIGN. WE COLLABORATE WITH CREATORS FROM MANY INDUSTRIES OF ART, DESIGN AND CRAFTS, WHICH BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND ORIGINAL APPROACH TO OUR PRODUCTS.
WE WORK WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF GLASS, ESPECIALLY WITH GLASS FUSED INTO A MOULD, WHICH WE ADD OTHER MATERIALS TO. THUS WE CREATE UNIQUE COMBINATIONS AND NEW DIMENSIONS IN GLASSWORK. EACH PIECE IS MADE BY HAND, WITH CARE AND LOVE, AND IS NOT ONLY A WORK OF ART WITH ITS OWN STORY AND SOUL, BUT ALSO A VALUED INVESTMENT. OUR WORK BRINGS A TIMELESS BEAUTY THAT WILL REMAIN VALUABLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
OUR STORY
OUR PROJECT BEGAN FROM A DEEP PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT SHOWED HOW STRONG THE CONNECTION CAN EXIST BETWEEN ART, EMOTIONS AND MEMORIES. INSPIRED BY THE STORY OF MARTINA SIKOROVA, WHOSE WORK IN A HOSPICE, AS WELL AS HER LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE WITH PRODUCTION, GALLERY AND ART, LEAD TO THE IDEA OF CREATING PERMANENT, ARTISTIC AND PERSONAL SYMBOLS OF THE FINAL JOURNEY. THIS VISION, BASED ON THE DEEP HUMAN NEED TO PRESERVE MEMORIES, BECAME A REALITY THANKS TO THE INSPIRATION AND SUPPORT OF LUCIA ČECHOVA AND KARL HOLUB, WHO ARE THE SUPPORTERS OF THE PROJECT. TOGETHER WITH PARTNERS AND AUTHORS, WE ARE GOING FORWARD WITH OUR VISION.
OUR MISSION IS TO BRING A NEW DIMENSION OF ART TO LIFE AND DEATH. OUR WORKS ARE NOT JUST AESTHETIC OBJECTS, BUT DEEPLY EMOTIONAL ARTIFACTS THAT CONNECT ART WITH LIFE STORIES. WE OFFER CLIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A UNIQUE, PERSONAL SYMBOL – A MEMORIAL OBJECT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT US, OR A SYMBOL OF LIFE’S JOURNEY FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DETERMINE IN ADVANCE HOW THEY WILL BE MEMORIZED.
THIS PROJECT IS DEEPLY EMOTIONAL AND AN INVESTMENT. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ORDER THE WORKS FOR THEMSELVES TO CHOOSE THE FORM OF THEIR LEGACY, CREATING A LASTING SYMBOL CONNECTING PERSONAL INVESTMENT WITH A STRONG ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC EXPRESSION. WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER WORKS THAT COMBINE BEAUTY, MEANING AND STORY. EACH OF OUR CREATIONS IS NOT ONLY A MEMORY, BUT ALSO A LEGACY THAT TRANSFORMS TIME.
OUR GOALS
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY – WE BELIEVE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE APPROACH AND USE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES THAT MINIMIZE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NATURE. OUR STRIVE IS TO CREATE PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE, BUT ALSO GENTLE FOR OUR PLANET.
SUPPORTING THE ARTS – OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTIC CREATION. WITH EVERY PROJECT, WE STRIVE TO MAKE OUR WORK CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TRADITIONS AND INNOVATION, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
REVIVAL OF THE FUNERAL THEME – WE STRIVE TO APPROACH THE FUNERAL THEME WITH RESPECT, SENSITIVITY AND CREATIVITY. OUR GOAL IS TO REVIVAL THIS OFT-NEGLECTED AREA OF ART AND OFFER A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON DEATH AND MEMORIES THAT DRAWS FROM THE DEEPEST HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
DELIVERING UNIQUE WORKS OF ART TO FAMILIES – EACH OF OUR WORKS IS UNIQUE AND CREATED WITH THE INTENT TO BRING NOT ONLY BEAUTY, BUT ALSO A PERSONAL AND LASTING SYMBOL TO FAMILIES. WE ENSURE THAT EVERY WORK OF ART WE CREATE IS DELIVERED INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WILL APPRECIATE ITS MEANING AND VALUE. IN THIS WAY, WE BRING ART DIRECTLY TO THE HEARTS OF FAMILIES AND CREATE MEMORIES THAT LASTS FOR GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND SUPPORT
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the authors who participated in our project. Your creativity, expertise and passion for art enriched our work and helped it reach new heights. Each of you brought your unique perspective to the project, which enriched not only the creative process itself, but also the final result. Thank you for your commitment, enthusiasm and for being a part of this unforgettable project.
Vladimíra Klumpar-Pavlik, Federiko Díaz, Martin Janecký, Petr Písařík, Alžběta Jungrová, Zdeněk Fránek, Tono Stano, Zdeněk Lhotský, Marek Číhal, Epos 257, Vladimir 518, Michal Škapa, Filip Kůrka, Matyas Pavlik, Michal Cimala, Jakub Janovský, Antonín Střížek, Natalie Dufková, Jiří Belda, Viktorie Beldová, Lucie Švitorková, Veronika Le, Jakub Nepraš, Michal Šeba, Jan Gemrot, Lucie Jindrák Skřivánková.
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our projects with their support, documentation, photographs, cameras and other multimedia inputs. Your work not only brought a necessary visual dimension to our creations, we thank you!
Petr Skovajsa, Radan Šprongl, Jakub Sikora, Ondřej Bojo, Pavel Bureš, Gabriel Urbánek, Sklárna Lhotský, Pavel Kolský, Michal Ureš, Michael Tomeš, Marie Šrajerová, František Nikl, Lucie Čechová, Lucie Jindrák Skřivánková, Michal Škapa, 229LAB, Belda studio, vtv.vn, nguoihanoi.vn
Special thanks to partners
Arte Bohemien, endowment fund
Prague 1 district
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (embassies and Czech centers in Madrid, Vietnam, Milan, New York and London)
Museum of Applied Arts in Prague
Klumpar Glassworks , Lhotský Glassworks
Glass Cluster and National Creative Cluster
Academy of Applied Arts in Prague
Artlines
Against the Gray , Martin Fryč
Sumo Garden Concept Store
Still Learning Serge Boronstein Foundation
Kodl Contemporary
Pardubice Crematorium
Pegas Prague Libeň, Bulovka Hospital
Animal crematorium Věčná Loviště
Artefin Gallery Mešice
Collectors Loft Mánes
Artex Depository
Cinema 64 at the Walls