Jiri Krejcirik
Czech Republic / Company ID 04322371
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My name is Jiri Krejcirik, a multidisciplinary designer based in Prague. My practice embraces a broad spectrum of disciplines and methods – it transcends the barriers between art and design, from product design through furniture, lighting, glass, interior and spatial design. Whether designing for a client or developing my own self–initiated projects or gallery objects, I always apply the same thorough attention to context, process and detail. As a result, my entire portfolio is characterised by a coherent visual language threading the historical and the cultural through a contemporary lens – with an unexpected edge. Embracing a tradition of craftsmanship, each product is hand-crafted locally, in the Czech Republic, produced in a limited series and being displayed only in meticulously chosen galleries and design showrooms in Europe.
Completed projects
| Project | Roots Altar cabinet and Arnaud bench |
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| Client | Futuro studio |
| Year | 2023 |
| Description | Jiri Krejcirik introduces a cabinet for the Futuro Studio brand, which is accompanied by the Arnaud bench. The structured cabinet crowns the Roots collection, which Jiří Krejčiřík and the Ostravabased brand presented for the first time in the Czech context at Designblok 2022. This April, it debuted abroad at the prestigious Alcova location during Milan Design Week. Roots comprises a spectrum of six core storage objects - shelves, cabinets and chests of drawers - that are connected by the inspiration of the forest and its organic shapes. Essential to the collection is the symbiosis of modern technology and traditional craftsmanship, which in turn allows working with fine details, colour, precious woods and also wood veneer, giving the entire Roots collection an unmistakable texture and sophisticated depth of colour. The cabinet is the seventh object with which Krejčiřík and Futuro Studio round off their joint journey with the Roots collection. It is a limited edition piece that has the most prominent imprint of Krejčiřík's signature aesthetic of the entire collection. The second solitaire exhibited within the installation is the designer's authorial piece; the Arnaud bench. Its folklore-red colour and distinctive form freely resonate with the neighbouring cabinet, creating an unexpected bond thanks to Krejčiřík's distinctive style. The bench is named after Arnaud Grilh, a French intern who helped manufacture the first example. |
| Awards | 2024 // Czech Grand Design 2023 / The Designer of the Year / 2nd Prize 2024 // EDIDA Awards 2023 / Furniture / 2nd Prize |
CONTACTS
- Address
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Jiri KrejcirikMgA. Jiří KrejčiříkBorivojova 21Praha 3 - Vinohrady130 00Czech Republic
- Contact person
- Jiří Krejčiřík
- Phone
- +420 725 965 318
- hi@jirikrejcirik.com
- WWW
- www.jirikrejcirik.com
- WWW
- www.instagram.com/jiri_krejcirik/
- Year of foundation
- 2015
Language skills: Czech, English, Slovak
Field affliation
Qualifications
- Designblok Award 2021 / Best lighting collection / Winner // Designblok Award 2019 / Best new product by a designer / Winner // DesignBlok Award 2017 / Rückl / Installation / Main Prize Hansgrohe Design Prize 2015 by iF International Forum Design, Germany /Concept of puriness – Bachelor thesis / One of the six winners Exhibitions: 2021 / Bratislava Design Week, Apponyi Palace / Art House – Designblok, Saint Gabriel Church, Prague/ Design without borders, Kiscelli Museum, Budapest/ Paris Design Week, Boon Room/ Milano Design Week, Rossana Orlandi Master Gallery, Milan/ New Glass Selection, Kvalitar, Prague Education: Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of design and art, Product and Industrial design Led by doc. ak. soch. František Pelikán / The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, Copenhagen. Furniture and Interior design Led by Søren Holst, Thomas Harrit, Claus Asp, Andreas Lund and Mark Tingkov