René Roubíček

GLASS ARTIST AND DESIGNER

He was one of the most prominent representatives of Czech glassmaking. Apart from the careful attention to detail, Roubíček's work is characterized by optical effects, playful geometry, and an emphasis put on the coordination of colours. Roubíček was born in 1922 and he had been interested in drawing and music ever since he was a child. Thanks to Professor Jaroslav Václav Holeček, he eventually started working with glass at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Prague. His works have attracted attention at EXPO shows in Brussels, Montreal, and Osaka. According to Roubíček, the first of the exhibitions, which took place in 1958, was a major turning point thanks to which Czechoslovak artists were finally able to show themselves to the world. In Brussels, the artist won the highest Grand Prix for his abstract composition Glass - Matter - Shape - Expression. His wife Miluše Roubíčková was also an important Czech artist and designer. In 2006, René Roubíček partnered with Moser – he prepared a limited collection on the occasion of the brand's 150th anniversary. The partnership lasted for over five years and gave rise to, for example, the unconventional Buddy sculpture and the Galaxy bowl. A new version of the Blues vase, originally designed by René Roubíček in 2013, is one of this year's Moser novelties. The yellow-green work, which reflects the beauty and energy of Moser crystal, will be available in a limited series of 50 pieces.

(January 23, 1922 - April 29, 2018)