TOMAS KRAL
PRODUCT DESIGNER
BORN IN 1979 IN SLOVAKIA, TOMAS KRAL GRADUATE FROM THE
ECOLE CANTONALE D’ART DE LAUSANNE (ECAL). AFTER FINISHING
HIS BACHELOR IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IN 2006, HE RECEIVED AT ECAL
THE MASTER DEGREE IN THE SAME FIELD IN 2008 AND « MAS »
DIPLOMA IN LUXURY DESIGN IN 2009.
ESTABLISHED IN 2008, TOMAS KRAL IS A PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO
BASED IN LAUSANNE IN SWITZERLAND.
IN THE CONTEXT OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH, KRAL’S
APPROACH TO DESIGN IS CHARACTERIZED BY A CLEAR PREOCCUPATION
FOR MATERIALS AND PROCESSES. IN GLASS, CORK OR CERAMIC, TOMAS
KRAL WORK ON VARIOUS PROJECTS RANGING FROM PRODUCTS TO
LIGHTING, FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES.
KRAL OFTEN TAKES INSPIRATION IN THE TRADITION AND HE INFUSE HIS
OBJECTS WITH UNEXPECTED IDEAS, HUMOR AND FRESHNESS. IN ORDER
TO FIND A NEW CREATIVE APPROACHES, SIMPLE AND INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS HE FREQUENTLY OBSERVES AND EXPERIMENT WITH
CRAFTMANSHIP AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF MANUFACTURERS.
TOMAS KRAL EXHIBITED IN SEVERAL MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES LIKE
LIBBY SELLERS (LONDON), KREO (PARIS), HELMRINDERKNECHT (BERLIN)
OR MUSEUM OF DESIGN IN ZÜRICH.
HE WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES SPECIALSIZED IN DESIGN
LIKE PCM (SPAIN), CHRISTOFLE(FRANCE), IMM-LIVING (CANADA),
FOUNDRY (SINGAPUR)…
RECENTLY, HIS WORK RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS AND PRIZES
INCLUDING LEITZ INNOVATION & DESIGN AWARD, « EXCELLENT PRIZE »
IN THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE DESIGN COMPETITION OR SWISS
FEDERAL DESIGN AWARD IN MARCH 2010.