Unnamed Vase ft. Karel Stedry
ABOUT THE WORK
authors: Jakub Berdych Karpelis & Karel Štedrý, 2022
material: hand-blown glass, decal
dimensions: 19 x 34 cm
Limited edition with certificate of authenticity, signed by the authors.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jakub Berdych Karpelis is the co-founder of Qubus Studio. Since its inception in 2002, he has focused on conceptual work in traditional Czech materials such as glass and porcelain. He is credited with the brand's expansion beyond the Czech Republic and the creation of a number of works, complete collections and products now significant for the Qubus brand. Among the most famous projects is the reconstruction of the interior of the Church of St. Bartholomew in Chodovice. His works can be seen not only in Czech but also in world-famous galleries and collections such as Moss Gallery New York or Mint Gallery London, among others. In addition to conceptual and product design, he also works in the field of interior design, architecture and free art. Since 2008 he has been the art director of the gallery store Dox by Qubus at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague.
Painter Karel Štědrý is one of the leading personalities of the generation that entered the Czech art scene during the first decade of the twenty-first century. His work reflects seemingly contradictory sources. We can recognize in her an interest in classical modernism, architecture, but also in pop culture and its specific manifestations such as graffiti, hip-hop, break-dancing and computer games.
Born on 30 January 1985 in Prague. He first studied promotional graphics at the Václav Hollar Higher Vocational School (1998-2003) and then painting in the studio of Stanislav Diviš at the Academy of Arts and Crafts in Prague (2003-2010). He finished the school with a painting series entitled "Let No One Enter", which foreshadowed his further direction within geometric abstraction. In the same year he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, he won the ARSkontakt prize for young artists. While still studying, in 2006, he founded the group Obr. In 2006, he had his first solo exhibition, Architectures, at Galerie 35 m2 in Prague, and since then he has had at least one show of his work a year. In 2008 he participated in the International Art Academy Symposium in Mikulov, in 2012 in symposia in Mikulov and Litomyšl (Young Stars), and in 2017 he was on a creative residency in Hang Zhou, China.
Important is his meeting with Stanislav Kolíbal, which resulted in a close collaboration. When Professor Kolíbal had an exhibition in the Czechoslovak pavilion of the Venice Biennale in 2019, Karel Štědrý helped him with its realisation.
ABOUT THE BRAND
QUBUS (est. 2002)
Qubus has been provoking with conceptual design objects and art pieces for 24 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 2026.
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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