TOMÁŠ GABZDIL LIBERTÍNY: Unbearable Lightness

TOMÁŠ GABZDIL LIBERTÍNY  was born in 1979, Libertíny studied at the Technical University Košice in Slovakia focusing on engineering and design. In 2001, he was awarded George Soros’s Open Society Institute Scholarship to study at The University of Washington in Seattle, where he explored painting and sculpture. He continued his study at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava in painting and conceptual design. After receiving the prestigious Huygens Scholarship, he enrolled in the Masters program at the Design Academy Eindhoven where he received his MFA in 2006. He founded his studio in 2007 in Rotterdam. There he is focused on exploring conceptual and physical strategies in design and construction of objects. Studio Libertiny’s designs are a result of curiosity and investigation of nature, technology and science. We innovate and experiment with new technologies and crafts and translate them into functional objects, poetic statements or future concepts. In collaboration with a talented group of individuals we realise projects where power of context and innovative approach in materials and building technologies is crucial. Studio Libertiny is set on realisation of design projects for a wide range of clients, collectors and institutions. Past clients include such as Louis Vuitton, FENDI, Christofle, Design Miami/Basel or Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Studio has collaborated with several established galleries such as MOSS New York, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, FUMI, Perimeter Art and Design and Carpenters Workshop Gallery.