Tomáš Kučera

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Tomáš Kučera is a Czech designer and glass artist whose practice merges Bohemian glassmaking traditions with contemporary sculptural form. His approach centres on material sensitivity, precise craftsmanship and a refined exploration of colour, transparency and spatial interaction.

Kučera has exhibited widely at major international and Czech institutions, including Milano Design Week, Paris Design Week, Designblok, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. His works often examine the transformative nature of glass, revealing its potential for both visual delicacy and structural presence.

He has received multiple nominations and awards, such as: • Designblok Award Nomination 2022 (Ceremony collection) • C-IDEA Australian Design Award 2022 (Ceremony collection) • Czech Grand Design Nomination 2022 (drinkware set for Monotropa) • Elle Decoration International Award Nomination 2022 (Discovery of the Year, with Monotropa) • Czech Design Award 2021 (Discovery of the Year, with Monotropa) • Design.S Nomination 2018 (Fasciculum hanger) • National Student Design Award Nomination 2017

Kučera represents a new generation of Czech glass artists, distinguished by his ability to balance craft tradition with conceptual experimentation and a distinctly contemporary aesthetic.