Factory vase
ABOUT THE PRODUCT
design: Milan Pekař, 2006
material: porcelain
dimensions: 11 x 8,3 x 26 cm
limited edition of 5 pieces
The porcelain vase in the shape of a factory chimney and building ironically recalls the symbols of the industrial era that shaped the landscape and society. However, it is not smoke that comes out of the narrow "chimney," but flowers—an image of nature that, despite human activity, is coming back to life. The object thus combines the austere aesthetics of industrial architecture with the poetics of fragile flora and encourages reflection on how our present and future can be shaped by a more considerate approach to the environment.
About the Designer
Milan Pekař (*1980, Prague) is a Czech ceramic designer, ceramist, and university lecturer. He graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, and during his studies he also drew inspiration from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. He worked as an assistant to Prof. Maxim Velčovský in the Ceramics and Porcelain Studio at UMPRUM, and has been an associate professor since 2011. In 2009, he founded his own Milan Pekař Studio, where he focuses on the production of porcelain vases with unique crystalline glazes. Among other things, he was nominated for the Czech Grand Design 2014 award and the Public Award for his work.
ABOUT THE BRAND
QUBUS (est. 2002)
Qubus has been provoking with conceptual design objects and art pieces for 23 years!
All Qubus products are HANDMADE IN BOHEMIA – handmade in the Czech Republic.
Qubus stands also for the first Czech design shop with its own production in Czech Republic, located in Rámová Street No.3 from the very beginnings in 2002. The luxury collectibles and everyday utility products are famous for their inventive design that ironically and humorously pushes the boundaries of your personal taste.
Qubus was founded in 2002 by artist, sculptor and designer Jakub Berdych Karpelis (1971), who invited Maxim Velčovský (1976), a recent graduate of UMPRUM, to collaborate with him. The design duo was behind the opening of the Qubus showroom in the same year. They co-directed the Qubus brand together as a duo until 2009. In 2009 Maxim left for LASVIT and since that Jakub followed as art director of Qubus – his own brand. Since 2010, Jakub Berdych Karpelis has remained as the art director and chief designer of the brand. In 2023 arts manager, curator and producer Marcela Straková (1977) has joined Jakub and since then they have been co-directing Qubus as artist-producer duo together towards the 25th anniversary which comes in May 2027.
In addition to conceptual and product design Qubus also carries out projects in the field of interior and exhibition design. Qubus has been awarded and Jakub also an author of several prestigious awards across the fields of culture, art and design, and has created a number of now iconic installations, collections and artworks under the Qubus brand.
Qubus products are characterized by the use of radical materials such as glass and porcelain, all created in local workshops and in collaboration with local masters of their craft.
The tiny imperfections and bubbles are a testament to handmade craftsmanship.
Qubus Design Studio serves as a platform for the artistic work of Jakub Berdych Karpelis and other artists/designers that Qubus invites to collaborate.
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