Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova 3

hybrid studio

Yutaka SUZUKI Photography

Updated 16.9.1999

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  • STANISLAV LIBENSKY

1921
Born in Sezemice in central Bohemia.
1939-44
Studied at The School of Applied Arts in Prague
1949-50
Studied at The College of Applied Arts of the studio of Prof. Josef Kaplicky.
1945-54
A teacher at the glass school in Novy Bor.
1954-63
Became the director of the glassmaking school in Zelezny Brod.
1963-87
Professor of the glass studio at The Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague.
1956-Today
Libensky and Brychtova collaborating in art work.

  • AWARDS

1958 Grand Prix at the Brussels World Exposition for the glass wall of the Czechoslovak pavilion.
1966 Special Gold Medal at the VIII Beinnale in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
1967 Bavarian State Prize and Gold Medal at the International Fair of Arts and Crafts in Munich.
1968 City of Prague Prize for the project of the two windows in the Saint Wenceslas Chapel of the Saint Vitus Chathedral.
1969 Gold Medal at the International Exhibit of Art and Craft.
1975 Herder Prize of the University of Vienna.
1977 Special Prize at the "Coburg Glass Prize 1977."
1981 Special Prize at the "Glaskunst '81" in Kassel, (Federal Republic of) Germany.
1984 Rakow Award for Excellence in the Art of Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass.
1985 Honorable mention at the "Second Coburg Glass Prize."
1989 Prestigious art award "Chevalier de L'ordre des arts et des lettres" from the French Minister of culture.
1995 Bavarian State Prize and Gold Medal at the International Fair of Arts and Crafts in Munich.
1996 Lifetime Achievement Award American Craft Museum, New York.
Urban Glass Award from "Urban Glass," Brooklyn, NY.

  • JAROSLAVA BRYCHTOVA


1924

Born in Zelezny Brod in northern Bohemia.
1945-51
tudied at the College of Applied Arts in Prague at the studio of Prof. Karel Stipl.
1947-51
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts at the studio of Prof. Jan Lauda.
1950-64
Worked as designer at the Zelezny Brod Glass Company.
1956-Today
Brychtova and Libensky collaborating in art work.

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