Crystal Bowl Designed By Borek Sipek (1949–2016)

Val-Saint-Lambert crystal goblet signed BOREK SIPEK (1949–2016) and numbered 18175.

Crystal bowl lined with Chinese green, featuring a wide, flared rim cut with clear crystal diamond points, set on a clear satin-finished base. Signed and numbered on the outside of the bowl.

Design: Borek Sipek, 1995. Crafted by Jacques Royen, Alain Thiry, and Xavier Crespo.

H: 18 cm, diam: 27 cm.

There is a very minor chip in the rim.

Borek Sipek (Prague, June 14, 1949 – February 13, 2016)

Borek Sipek was born in Prague (Czech Republic) in 1949. He studied furniture design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Prague.

Between 1969 and 1974, he studied architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Hamburg (Germany).

Between 1970 and 1980, Val Saint Lambert collaborated extensively with external designers (Samuel Herman, Yann Zoritchac, Philippe Starck, Frans Van Praet, Martin Szekely, and others) and Borek Sipek. In 1979, he earned his Ph.D. in Architecture from Delft University of Technology and became a professor of design theory at the University of Essen.

In 1983, he opened “Architecture & Design Studio” in Amsterdam. In 1990, he was appointed professor of architecture at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and

also became Court Architect of Prague Castle, appointed by Václav Havel, president of the former Czechoslovakia, later the Czech Republic.

His works are featured in numerous international collections.