Šípek Bořek 1949–2016

Maletius armchair

Bohemia/Italy, proposal B. Šípek for fu Maletti in the 1990s, wood, metal, plastic, upholstery, synthetic leather, two hooves missing, dimensions 94 × 61 × 55 cm; rubber pads on 2 legs missing
Bořek Šípek, artist, architect, designer and university teacher, known for especially as a creator of glass art objects and design furniture or as the chief architect of the Prague Castle administration from the President Václav Havel, where he worked on the restoration of the castle interiors. He became He was the only artist who was involved in the architectural and artistic interiors of the Castle after arch. J. Plečnik. Thanks to his wide international work, he is a recognised figure among the world's leading designers. Cooperation with the Italian furniture design firm Driade, which appointed B. Šípek as one of its court designers, caused the world fame of the author's work.