Borek sipek biography of barack

By: Mariana Kubištová

Photo: Richard Bakeš, archive

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Eclectic, postmodern, magical, cosmopolitan, erotic. World–famous architect, designer and glassmaker. These are just some of the many adjectives that are associated with the name Bořek Šípek.

The range of their meanings shows how difficult it is to describe Šípek’s vast body of work.

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He considered himself primarily an architect and described experimentation as the driving force behind his work.

The life of Bořek Šípek was the story of an artist who, being hardworking and courageous, rose from humble beginnings to international fame.

In particular, he did not lack the courage to cross borders – both the geographical ones, when he emigrated from Czechoslovakia to West Germany at the age of 19, and 15 years later moved to the Netherlands; and the ones that could limit his work.

Relatively early on, his talent and enthusiasm brought him his first professional successes.

One of his early awards in architecture