assistant professor
The goal of the concept, based on the cooperation of the unique personalities of Marian Karel and Josef Šafařík, is the preparation of flexible and comprehensively educated designers who are oriented in the conditions of today's "new" technologies and media, are able to fill a gap in the current professional market and respond to current technological and social challenges. The studio focuses on interdisciplinary cooperation and participation in real CTU projects. Students are guided to realize a functional prototype.
"A bird in a nest is not the same as a bird in a tree, and when a tree with a bird's nest is part of the landscape, the function, weight and character change here too."
Rudolf Arnheim: Die Macht der Mitte
An important medium in this studio is glass, its optical and mechanical qualities, which students have the opportunity to analyze and project into their design visions. In cooperation with KPGI FEL HCI, Institute of Intermedia, FBMI and FJFI CTU, a number of important projects were created here (Expo 15, Kanárek, Tangible heat map, multimedia navigation to the Institute of Intermedia, Prague Spring, Stiletto, Breathing friend, Lines, cylindrical variable projection room for Usability Lab HCI CTU, CAAS, etc.). The semester and graduation theses of the students of the studio won numerous awards in the professional media, at industry competitions and festivals.
