The Design & Science exhibition will present the process of creating functional prototypes as it takes place at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Visitors will see works by students from the Industrial Design, Ceramic Design, and Environmental Design for Architecture studios, supplemented by designs from teachers from the Interactive Design studio. Projects by teachers from Tomáš Baťa University in Zlín are also represented. The common denominator of the exhibited works is interdisciplinary collaboration. The projects were created in dialogue with experts from technical and medical faculties and often within the framework of international partnerships. The exhibition shows not only the final objects, but above all the process of searching, testing, and verification—the path that leads from a good idea to a certified innovation.

Opening: Wednesday, February 25, at 6 p.m.

The exhibition is open from February 26 to March 28, 2026.

Tue–Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m. / Sat 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Ladislav Sutnar Gallery, Riegrova 11, Pilsen

The exhibition will showcase the work of young artists who have graduated from the Ceramic Design studio over the past ten years, supplemented by selected works by current students. In one place, visitors will be able to see contemporary works by emerging artists, examples of recent master’s and bachelor’s theses, as well as selected semester projects created over the past two years. This will be a unique opportunity to get to know the youngest generation of artists associated with the Faculty of Design, each of whom approaches the medium of ceramics and porcelain in their own unique way.

Many of the works on display were created specifically for this occasion, making them brand-new pieces that the public will see for the very first time. The exhibition showcases a wide range of artistic approaches—from works based on functional design to conceptual and experimental interpretations of the ceramic object. There will be works that utilize old and forgotten craft techniques in new and original ways on display, as well as those that boldly experiment with technology. Among the exhibited works are also those that, through the use of multimedia techniques, transcend the boundaries of ceramics toward fine art or social experimentation.

Exhibiting Artists:

Tomáš Černý, Adéla Drobníková, Šárka Drda Ištvánová, Ester Fillová, Michael Franče, Markéta Kalivodová, Eliška Kalousová, Juliana Kimličková, Tannia Klimenko, Magdalena Komancová, Kateřina Kopecká, Ester Kudláčková, Alžběta Ledvinová, Alena Lišková, Nonna Lorenz, Manka Lustigová, Kira Matvejko, Kryštof Míchal, Anežka Müllerová, Viktorie Nácalová, Nalejto, Natálie Reichsteinová, Lucie Tvrdíková, Anna Šupolíková, Eva Ungvári, Lenka Záhorková, Veronika Zálešáková a Jiří Žežula.

Curator: Gabriel Vach

Opening: April 8 at 6:00 p.m.

Guided tour on May 14 at 5:00 PM

The exhibition is open from April 9 to May 23, 2026.

Tue–Fri 10 a.m.–6 p.m. / Sat 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Ladislav Sutnar Gallery, Riegrova 11, Pilsen