About Me
I am a footwear designer and researcher with expertise in 3D design, 3D printing and rapid prototyping, innovations, shoe last design and pattern making.
I strongly believe in the future of local footwear manufacturing powered by automation and digitalization that covers both stages Research and Development as well as product manufacturing.
My passion for shoe design also brought me into running, which I see as the ultimate test of footwear and at the same time serves as a form of meditation, exploring the surroundings and people around me.
Currently living in Brno, Czech Republic, and Cham, Germany.
Research Projects
OpenFootwear - www.openfootwear.com
An experimental research project exploring the potential of collaborative design, local manufacturing, digitalization and automation in the footwear industry.
Shoeast - www.shoeast.com
Historical research on footwear design in communist Czechoslovakia between the years 1945 and 1989.
Working Experience
Varomed / Florett, Honeywell, Nehera, Playbag, Novesta, ZDA, Frye, MTS, Oliver, Delcam-Crispin, Bacou-Dalloz, Footwear Research Centre - UTB
Lecturing
2020-present: 3D Design and Automation (on request - Online / On site)
2022-present: 3D Blender Academy for Footwear, QuoModa.com (SE)
2020–2021: 3D Footwear Design, Footwearology.com (SP)
2009–2022: 3D Shoe Design for MA Program, Tomas Bata University, Zlin (CZ)
Education
2020: 3D Digital Design for Footwear, Arsutoria School (Italy)
2011–2018: Ph.D., Tomas Bata University, Zlin (CZ)
2007–2009: MgA., Tomas Bata University, Zlin (CZ)
2006–2007: Erasmus Program, HAMK (Finland)
2004–2007: BcA., Tomas Bata University, Zlin (CZ)