{"id":17118,"date":"2024-07-08T15:52:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/hablamos-con-la-disenadora-checa-lucie-koldova-directora-creativa-de-brokis-sobre-diseno-y-artesania\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T16:50:31","slug":"we-speak-with-czech-designer-lucie-koldova-creative-director-of-brokis-about-design-and-craftsmanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/we-speak-with-czech-designer-lucie-koldova-creative-director-of-brokis-about-design-and-craftsmanship\/","title":{"rendered":"We speak with Czech designer Lucie Koldova, creative director of Brokis, about design and craftsmanship."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lucie Koldova (b. 1983)<\/strong> is a designer of remarkable creative talent, originally from the Czech Republic. After graduating from the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague, she moved to Paris, where she began collaborating with several French and international companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spent several years in the French capital, where she refined her charismatic and elegant style\u2014transforming the diverse cultural influences and inspiration she encountered into a sensual, distinctive design language. Early on, she gravitated toward sculptural work in glass, creating poetic, expressive pieces. She has always loved combining glass with other materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, she was named Discovery of the Year<\/em> at the Czech Grand Designer Awards, and two years later won Elle Decoration Talent<\/em> for Best Lighting Design, as well as Designer of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That same year, she began working with Brokis<\/strong>, debuting with her now-iconic Balloons<\/em> and Muffins<\/em> collections, which helped shape the identity of the brand. In 2014, she was appointed its artistic director, a role in which she has since created a series of acclaimed lighting designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012, she opened her own studio in Paris, which is now based in Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucie Koldova\u2019s design language reflects a fusion of different cultures with her own personal, refined, and emotionally resonant style. Her work spans from one-of-a-kind furniture pieces to sculptural glass installations for museums, as well as everyday objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She blends traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on the inherent beauty of materials like wood and glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m proud to be part of a country with such a rich history in glassmaking, and that heritage inspires me to continue telling this beautiful story. Glass has become my most beloved material\u2014it helps me express my potential and provides endless ground for experimentation,\u201d<\/em> she explains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Her emotionally charged style is rooted in a masterful use of color, unusual proportions, and vibrant formal contrasts. Her objects often push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible\u2014a fact that becomes clear when encountering pieces like\u00a0Capsula<\/em>, or the striking, elegant\u00a0Whistle<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Mona<\/em>\u00a0lamps with adjustable tubular LED light sources developed by Brokis.<\/p>\n\n\n

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