Jirí Spanihel

DESCENT s.r.o.

Jirí Spanihel studied under Prof. Zdenek Kovár at the University of Engineering Design in Prague. After graduating, he was chief body designer for the auto manufacturer TATRA in Koprivnice. In 1991, he established his own design studio, DESCENT s.r.o., in Koprivnice. Jirí Spanihel has collaborated on the development of industrial products with a wide variety of leading international companies, such as BORCAD CZ s.r.o., Linet s.r.o., PRODECO a.s., Vagónka a.s., CZ Strakonice a.s., TATRA a.s. and Polysan s.r.o. Jirí Spanihel is one of the most prominent designers in the Czech Republic and has received a number of prestigious design awards. His projects focus on consumer comfort and a functional design that matches the uniqueness of the products. He strengthens the dynamic development of his clients’ firms and broadens the worldwide distribution of their products.

SEH Railway Seat, BORCAD CZ s.r.o., 2002 Awards: Outstanding Design Award 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006; Good Design Award, JIDPO, 1999; iF design award 1999, 2003 (2x); National Award for Design 2003; red dot design award 2003; Outstanding Product Award 2004. Exhibitions: Ústí nad Labem, Prague/Czech Republic 1997; Havírov, Brno/Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia 1998; Dresden/Germany 1999; National Technical Museum Prague/Czech Republic 2002; Regional Technical Museum Koprivnice/Czech Republic 2002; Art Museum Benesov/Czech Republic 2002; Museum of the Tesín Region Karviná/Czech Republic 2003; Design Center Gallery Brno/Czech Republic 2003; Municipal House Prague/Czech Republic 2003; National Gallery Prague/Czech Republic 2005; Essen/Germany 2005; Design Flanders Gallery Brussels/Belgium 2006. « vorherige Seite | nächste Seite »