Lot 221

Johan Pertl (1991) AN UTOPIA

Johan Pertl was born and grew up in the glass-making region of the Highlands. From 2015 to 2018 he studied at the Czech Technical University in the studio of Marian Karel and at the same time worked in the DECHEM studio. Then he graduated in the Glass Studio at the Prague UMPRUM under the guidance of Rony Plesl. He creates most of his objects himself and is fascinated by handmade glasswork. In his glass work he is fascinated by natural and social mechanisms that surround us. The Utopia series is inspired by the desire to escape everyday reality and the concepts of the 19th century Utopians. It is an attempt to represent something elusive and difficult to grasp. The collection of sculptural furniture is made of fused crystal glass. For this series, the author's moulding technique was developed, which enabled the creation of such shape-complicated objects. Thanks to hand modelling, each table is an original. The Utopia series was awarded first place in the EDIDA competition and second place in the Czech Grand Design competition.