Martin Žampach, born in 1981, studied Glass Art at the Secondary Art School in Luhačovice, Czech Republic. In 2006 he graduated from the Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic where he studied Industrial Design. He also studied Product Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland.
His work is centered around Product/Industrial Design, with much of the emphasis being focused on Glass Design. His experience is multi-cultural: he worked for an architectural studio in Londrina, Brazil; for renowned design studio CuldeSac in Valencia, Spain; the biggest design studio in Russia the Art Lebedev Studio from Moscow and design studio FLEX/cocoon where he was dealing with structural packaging and industrial design.
He resides and works in Prague, Czech Republic as an independent designer now.
He is founder and editor of DESIGNEAST.EU blog / webzine.
WORK EXPERIENCE
since 2010
Focusing on independent freelance work for different companies in Czech Republic and abroad as well as in developing my own collection of functional products (mainly in glass material)
2008-2010
Industrial design and structural packaging
Flex/Cocoon – http://flexcocoon.cz
U Průhonu 13, 170 00 Praha 7 – Holešovice, Czech republic
2008
own brand/studio
Martin Žampach http://martin.zampach.com
Žerotínova 1376/64, 130 00 Prague 3, Czech republic
2007
3 months internship – concept sketches, concept development, moc-ups, CAD models
Art.Lebedev Studio http://www.artlebedev.com/
Gazetny per. 5, 125993, Moscow, Russia
2006 – 2007
product, furniture, light designer, 3D modeler, visualizer
CuldeSac espacio creativo www.culdesac.es
Gabriel y Galán 9, bajo/dch, 46017 Valencia, Spain
2005 – present
freelance product design – glass products
Atelier Zampach http://zampach.com
Areál Slováckých strojíren, Nivnická ulice, 688 01, Uherský Brod, Czech Republic
2005
3 months internship
Marlene Ricci Arquitetura e interiores
Rua Costa Branco, Londrina PR, Brazil
2004 – 2006
freelance designer – POP,POS, display, shop in shop
INTERPROMOTION, s. r. o. www.interpromotion.cz
areál Svit – Rybníky, budova 294, 760 01 ZLÍN, Czech Republic
2003 – 2004
various freelance works – webdesign, graphic design, product design
2003
4 months work in USA – Support staff
Camp Robindel www.robindel.com
HCR 62 Box 468A, Center Harbor, NH 03226, USA
2002 – 2003
freelance webdesigner – Internet agency
Stickfish s.r.o. www.stickfish.cz
Rehorova 1039/54, 130 00, Praha 3, Czech Republic
2001 – 2002
webdesigner – Advertising agency
Ateliery Bonton Zlin film company www.in-zlin.cz
Filmova 34, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic
1999 – 2001
self employed – jewellery, vitraj works, stone graving
1995 – 1999
glass works, preparing stencils for moulds, glass draw documentation
B.A.G. Vsetin >> later >> Barovier & Toso
Vsetin – Bobrky, Czech Republic
EDUCATION
2004 – 2006
University of Tomas Bata – FMK – industrial design – MA degree
2005 – 2006
Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow – product design exchange student
2000 – 2004
University of Tomas Bata – FMK – industrial design – BA degree
1995 – 1999
High school of art, Luhacovice, Glass Fine arts
AWARDS
O cenu profesora Halabaly
Price for SOFA COMMUNITY – Czech Republic
Best designer of Spain 07
magazine AD – as a member of designer team CuldeSac – Valencia – Spain
Ceramics for breakfast 2007
designboom competition – sortlisted design “DROPON” from 5000 entries
International Photoreal Furniture 2005
design-engine.com – sofa COMMUNITY – Top 20 Overall Entries
Price of department Industrial design 2003
collection of glass bowls for fruit FORFEIT
Excellent design of the year 2002
Good Design – Cooling box GLED
EXHIBITIONS
FRESH – Futurista Universum
Betlémské náměstí 5 – Prague – RADIOVKA
DESIGN MMX – Gallerie Millenium
Tržiště 5 – Prague – WHOLE PORTFOLIO
PASSAGEN 2010 – DESIGNEAST COLLECTIVE
Cologne – Germany – ICEBLOX, KACA, PIPE VOALA
SUPERMARKET – Designfest 09
Perlova 5 – Prague – ICEBLOX, PIPE VOALA and Glass plates
DESIGNBLOK 09
Superstudio Classic 7 – Prague – RADIOVKA and KACA
SUPERMARKET – Designfest 08
Liliova 5 – Prague – ICEBLOX, PIPE VOALA and Glass plate 3×2 BROWN
DESIGNBLOK 08
Superstudio Corso – Prague – ICEBLOX and PIPE VOALA
SEZÓNA08 – Idylka
During DESIGNBLOK 08 – Prague – Glass plates 3×3 and 4NIPPLES BLACK
Design Exchange 07
Wohnen & Interieur 2007 – Wien – Glass plates 2×2,3×2,3×3
MOBITEX Brno 2006
DESIGN STORY – sofa “COMMUNITY” and Glass bowl for fruits “FORFEIT”
Whirlpooldesign exhibition 2005
Concept design of microwaves “BUT-ON, BAGGETTY”
Industrial design class exhibition 2005 Zlin
Concept design of microwaves “BUT-ON, BAGGETTY”
Communication – Zlin – University exhibition 2005
Glass bowl for fruits “FORFEIT”
Road to future 2004 – PRAGUE and BRNO
seating collection – “PIRAMI”, “YPSILON”
Rotational design – MILANO salone satelite 2004
seating collection – “PIRAMI”
excelent design Czech republic
2003 exhibitition – Glass bowl for fruits “FORFEIT”
excelent design Czech republic
2002 exhibitition – Cooling box “Gled”