Our Story
Studio Jitka Skuhrava was founded by Jitka and her husband Tomas Kamenec. They both have traditional glassmaking background and follow in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents. Over the last few years they have been focusing on producing artistic glass and original light installations for architecture. They use their own studio and regional technologies to form their projects.
We can find e.g. their monumental glass sculptures in Dubai underground called “Jellyfish” and a light installation “INFINITY” created for the Czech Olympic House in London. In the Czech Republic we can see e.g. a sculpture called “Mist” which is placed in Slovansky Dum (the Slavic House) and radiant “Bamboo” sculptures in the newly opened developer’s project of PENTA group – Florentinum.
Jitka Skuhrava focuses on designing glass light sculptures intended to light and enhance interiors, that are often very spacious (hotel lobbies, staircase, private residences, bars & restaurants, etc.). It is difficult if not impossible to separate this activity from the original artistic work in the conventional sense. It simply remains perfect work with glass, the result of a 100 years long family glass tradition, touch, and mastered “crafts”, thanks to which the rooms intended, for people are enriched by a joint effect of the shape, light, and something that is hard to define but is pleasing to the eye and mind.
Beyond leading studio and execution of Jitka's ideas , Tomas Kamenec cooperate closely with other renowned designers – namely e.g. Nendo, Arik Levy, Daniel Libeskind, Ross Lovegrove, Michael Young and others.
Jitka Kamencova Skuhrava says to the foundation of the studio: "Glass is a fascinating material which has been part of our whole life, and still does not cease to amaze us with its fragile and unique beauty. We love creating personal and original designs. We see to process of our art works from the beginning to the end; we respect the quality of every individual part and often ourselves refine the glass with our own skills and hands." Jitka Skuhrava is a graduate of Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague (Professor V. Kopecky’s studio). Since 2007 she has been designing lighting installations for architecture. Before that, she completed the study of glass crafts, graduated from engraving and glass cutting. Her work is characterized by an organic design and a varied spectrum of glassmaking techniques typical for Czech art glass.
