Tomas Kral

Kral graduated from the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (Ecal). After finishing his bachelor in industrial design in 2006, he obtained at Ecal his Master degree in product design in 2008 and « MAS » diplôma in luxury design in 2009. Since 2010 Kral is teaching at ECAL in the department of industrial design. He established his product design studio in 2008 in Lausanne, Switzerland. In glass, cork or ceramic, Tomas Kral work on various projects ranging from products to lighting, furniture and accessories. He often takes inspiration in the tradition and ordinary situations and translate them with a touch of poetry and humor to simply, innovative solutions and clever everyday objects. Tomas Kral exhibited his work in several museums and galleries like Libby Sellers Gallery (London), Gallery Kreo (Paris), The Aram galery (London). Recently, his work receives 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. In 2013 he was again nominated for the Swiss federal design award. "Blow" is an extraordinary original piece desgined by award winning designer Thomas Kral.