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TADEAS PODRACKY. THE METAMORPHOSIS (RIETVELD CHAIR)

TADEAS PODRACKY. THE METAMORPHOSIS
(RIETVELD CHAIR)


PRAGUE
2020

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tadeas Podracky rejected formal design methods when creating these unconventional furniture objects, which he made by layering materials like "a bird weaving its nest".

The Metamorphosis collection comprises three sculptural objects that the designer refers to as "functional art", which act as a chair, a table and a light.

Each are made using materials Podracky found around his home, or that were easy to access, during a period of quarantine.

These include paint, wood, textiles, discarded materials like spare car parts, pieces of broken ceramics and broken sheets of glass – materials that he felt had a level of "authenticity of scarcity".

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Tadeas Podracky (b. 1989, Czech Republic) is an experimental designer who seeks authenticity in our immediate surroundings. Through material research, questioning craft heritage, and a hands-on approach, Podracky proposes a new methodology. He uses a reformulated approach to design, based on exploring expression, destruction, and accepting individuality.

Whether it is an object or space, he is always looking for a way to break down the established principles of "good" design to bring new possibilities and emphasize the multi-layered identities of the contemporary individual.

Tadeas Podracky went through the design and fine art academic training. He received an MA at the Academy of Art Architecture and Design in Prague; completed study internships in the Fine Art studio at the School of Visual Arts (New York) and in the Monumental Sculpture studio at the Academy of Fine Arts (Prague). After independent practice, he completed an MA in Contextual Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven.

His work won the AD design award and CGD award and has been internationally exhibited, notably Design Miami Basel, FOG San Francisco, Maison et Objet Paris, Mudac museum Lausanne, Designblok Prague, Salone del Mobile Milano, London Design Festival, Dutch Design Week. Podracky was invited as a guest designer to several design residencies, Design Biennial (Venice), Fellowship in Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts (USA), and Yuhang Rong Design Library (China).

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