studio qubus at galerie via art, prague

motorcycling helmet cast in plaster and ceramic image © designboom

as part of prague designblok, czech design studio qubus made up of maxim velcovsky and jakub berdych, are presenting ‘polotovary’, an exhibition of their process work at the galerie via art.

each factory-made piece begins as a solitary artifact. although the categories of art and design have become blurred, the notion of multiplication and a series is often an observers only cognitive sign that distinguishes the free from the applied arts. for this exhibition, qubus displays found, unrealized forms and models which have become the base for production along with first prototypes of a product. within the context of the gallery, these objects have not been multiplied and are preserved in the form of abstract shapes, viewers unable to really decipher what their original purpose was.

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vase of vases at left image © designboom image © designboom

mould of republic bowl image © designboom

plaster and ceramic version of a tufted cushion image © designboom

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model of norwegian wood candlestick image © designboom

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moulds and models of qubus products such as fake cake image © designboom

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