Bořek Šípek | Czech republic | web
* 1949 - Born in Prague
photo: Gabriela Svobodová
photo: Jiří Koudelka
1964 - 1968 | Studied Furniture Design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Prague |
1968 | Moved to Germany |
1969 | Studied Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Hamburg – 1974 Graduation |
1973 | Studied Philosophy at Technical University in Stuttgart |
1977 - 1979 | Scientific assistant at the Institute for Industrial Design at the University of Hannover |
1979 | Doctorate Degree in architecture at the Technical University of Delft |
1979 - 1983 | Lecturer in design-theory at the University of Essen |
1983 | Moved to Amsterdam and opened architecture & design studio |
1990 - 1998 | Appointed as Professor Architecture at the Prague Academy of Applied Arts |
| Appointed Court Architect in Prague, Czech Republic by President Václav Havel |
1998 | Appointed as Professor of Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna |
2005 | Appointed as dean at Architecture department at the Technical University of Liberec |
Awards
1983 | Honourable mention for the ‘German Architecture Prize’ for design of Sipkova house, Hamburg |
1989 | Awarded the Dutch ‘Kho Liang Ie Prize’ for design |
1991 | Awarded ‘La Croix Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et Lettres’ by the French government |
1993 | Awarded the ‘Prins Bernhard Fonds Prize’ for Architecture and Applied Arts |
2005 | Awarded ´Talent De L´Originalite´ - Le Sommet du Luxe et de la Creation |
Selection of the most important exhibitions
1987 | Solo exhibition at the ‘Musée des Arts Décoratifs´ in Lyon |
1991 | Solo exhibition at the ‘Stedelijk Museum’, Amsterdam |
1992 | Solo exhibition at the ‘Vitra Design Museum’ in Weil am Rhein, Germany |
| Solo exhibition at the Museum for Decorative Arts in Prague |
1998 | Solo exhibition at the Narodní Museum (The National Museum) in Prague |
2002 | Solo exhibition at the Prague Castle (´design nomat´) in Prague |
2005 | Solo exhibition at the ´Haar Galery´ in Paris |
2006 | Solo exhibition at the ´National Art Museum´ in Shanghai |
| Solo exhibition at the ´Drents Museum´ in Assen, The Netherlands |
| Solo exhibition in Gent, Belgium |
| Solo exhibition at the Gallery Le Bain 'Crystal Feast', Tokyo, Japan |
2007 | Solo exhibition at the ' Yamasoto Art Gallery, Japan |
2008 | Solo exhibitions ' Animalie' , Jablonec n.N., Stribro, Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Solo exhibition ' Jménem pramenu' , Karlova Vary, Czech Republic |
| Solo exhibition ' Placa D'Or', Paris, France |
2009 | Exhibition "Arcimboldo" at Salone dell Mobile Milano, Italy |
2010 | Exhibition "Spazio in the Crystal Rainforest" at Salone dell Mobile Milano, Italy |
1994 - 2001 Works of various architectural projects:
‘Museum Het Kruithuis’ in Den Bosch, The Netherlands (1993-2001)
Opera House in Kyoto (1994)
Showroom for ‘Steltman Gallery Amsterdam-New York in Amsterdam (1994, not executed)
Boutique for Karl Lagerfeld, Paris (1995)
Private houses in The Netherlands and Germany (1993-1997)
62 apartments for the municipality of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands (1994-1996)
Shoeshop ‘Shoebaloo’ in Rotterdam (1995)
Façade for departmentstore‘Komatsu’ in Tokyo, Japan (1996)
VIP room and entrance at the Prague Castle (1996)
Competition by invitation for theatre design Luxor Theatre, Rotterdam (1996 not executed)
Private villa ‘Alves’, French restaurant
‘Terminal’ Bar, canal house in Amsterdam
Pedestrians bridge in Prague (1998)
Private villa Lemiers, The Netherlands (1999)
Art Centre ‘Arsenal’ in Prague (1999 - design gallery &Thai/Japanese restaurant)
Canal house in Amsterdam (1999)
Pavilion for Skoda international automobile exhibition, Hanover (1999)
Apartment building Prague (2000)
Woon Galerie in Amsterdam (2001)
Opera Beirut, architecture idea (2002)
MDV house in Soul, Korea (2001-2004)
The Spanish Hall Cloakroom and Entrance Into Middle Wing Of The Prague Castle (2002)
Office building DOHA(30.000m2) in Katar (2003)
CSA – VIP salon in Prague airport (2004, 2005)
Hotel Reflection in Bangkok (2004)
Extention of Neruda hotel in Prague (2005, 2006)
Lightening in entrance hall in Opera – Beograd (2005)
Shu Uemura – project Shu Sanctuary – Spy, Tokyo (2006)
Glass ceiling to Hotel in Hiroshima (2006)
Spa – Yuyuan Hotel Shanghai (2006, 2007)
Work is included in the collections of the following museums:
Museum of Modern Art in New York, USA
Museum for Decorative Art in Prague, The Czech Republic
Kunstmuseum in Düsseldorf, Germany
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Museum for Decorative Art in Lyon and Paris, France
The Corning Museum of Glass in New York, USA
The Hague Municipal Museum, The Netherlands
Design Museum in London, United Kingdom
Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Schwitzerland
Denver Art Museum in Denver, USA
Národní Museum /National Museum/ in Prague, The Czech Republic
Het Kruithuis in Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza, Spain
Designed for:
- Cleto Munari
- Driade Spa
- Maletti Spa
- Sawaya & Moroni
- Vitra
- Wittmann
- Sèvres
- Ajeto
- Arzenal
- Novito
- Swarovski
- Sugahara
- Val Saint Lambert
- Quartett
- Steltman Gallery