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Václav Plátek graduated from the Železný Brod School of Glass and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (under prof. František Kysela, 1935-1940).  After 1948, he sequentially held the post of Chief Artist at a number of local companies including Borské sklo, Železnobrodské sklo, and the Ústřední výtvarné středisko pro průmysl skla a keramiky (Central Art Center for the Ceramics and Glass Industries). Between 1957 and 1960 Plátek designed glassware as the company designer at the Jablonecké sklárny (Jablonec Glassworks). After leaving this company, he worked as a docent at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (cutting and engraving, glyptics, and design of household glass, 1960-1977). In 1982 he was honored as an Artist of Outstanding Merit.

Dimensions

150 mm