JIØÍ LAŠTOVIÈKA TEAPOTS 2010
Savage 2005
Teapots 1995 2009
Machine 2008
Pigs 2007
Across the Bridge 2007
Rats 2008
Bull 2009
Tiger 2010
Teapots 2009 2010
Jiøí Laštovièka *1949 Prague He finished his studies in 1974 at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. After his graduation he worked as a china designer at the firm Karlovarsky Porcelan till 1981. Between 1981 and 1992 he worked as a designer at glass and china department of Institute of Interior Design & Clothing Culture (ÚBOK) in Prague. From 1992 till 2009 he worked as a designer in the company Porcela Plus. At present he cooperates with the Czech china makers externally. In his free design he is focusing on porcelain plastic art and individual design. After his visit to China in 2007 he has also started creating teapots - sole pieces. In China, he also attends thematic exhibitions of tea pots every year. Most of the creations are inspired by the signs of Chinese zodiac. He lives and works in Prague and in Mníšek pod Brdy in the Czech Republic.
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