catalogue - jiri lastovicka
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Jiri Lastovicka's portfolioTRANSCRIPT
JIØÍLAŠTOVIÈKA
TEAPOTS
2010
Savage2005
Teapots1995
- 2009
Machine2008
Pigs2007
Acrossthe
Bridge2007
Rats2008
Bull2009
Tiger2010
Teapots2009
- 2010
Jiøí Laštovièka
*1949 Prague
He finished his studies in 1974 at Academy of Arts,
Architecture and Design in Prague. After his graduation he
worked as a china designer at the firm Karlovarsky Porcelan till
1981.
Between 1981 and 1992 he worked as a designer at glass and
china department of Institute of Interior Design & Clothing
Culture (ÚBOK) in Prague. From 1992 till 2009 he worked as
a designer in the company Porcela Plus.
At present he cooperates with the Czech china makers
externally. In his free design he is focusing on porcelain plastic
art and individual design.
After his visit to China in 2007 he has also started creating
teapots - sole pieces. In China, he also attends thematic
exhibitions of tea pots every year. Most of the creations are
inspired by the signs of Chinese zodiac.
He lives and works in Prague and in Mníšek pod Brdy in the
Czech Republic.
www.lastovicka.net