KOLEKCE
BROKIS
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Entrepreneur Jan Rabell is one of the most dynamic figures in the
Czech Republic’s glassmaking industry. Born in Prague in 1965 to a
Puerto Rican father and Czech mother, he grew up in his father’s
homeland, later returning to Prague to pursue a master’s degree
in economics. He went on to hold various managing director
posts in the field of finance and banking. In 1997, he purchased
the ailing Janštejn Glassworks and set about restoring its prestige
and competitiveness primarily by introducing unconventional
glassblowing techniques and production technologies.
In 2006, he founded the family-run premium glass lighting brand
BROKIS, quickly developing it into one of the most important
players in the market and exporting its products around the world.
Mr Rabell’s charisma, energy, and innovative vision continue to
propel BROKIS and Janštejn Glassworks steadily forward.
BROKIS art director Lucie Koldova is an acclaimed Czech product
and furniture designer. Her collaboration with the lighting brand
began in 2010 with the timeless Muffins and Balloons collections,
which she designed while living and working in Paris.
The voluminous glass lights embody her charismatic, elegant
style and quickly established BROKIS as an innovative producer
of handblown glass lighting. She is the creative force behind the
brand and is instrumental in shaping its product portfolio and
image. Her creations, objects of desire, include glass sculptures,
glass lighting, poetic gallery pieces, and limited-series works.
Breathtaking colours, unusual proportions, and vibrant formal
contrasts move her work seemingly beyond the realm of the
possible, a trademark at once apparent in lighting collections
such as Balloons, Macaron, Puro, and Ivy. In addition to developing
ever- more novel and exciting motifs, Lucie Koldova has introduced
important technological and formal solutions that have enabled
BROKIS to push the limits of handblown glass production.
JAN RABELL
LUCIE KOLDOVA
“NOTHING’S IMPOSSIBLE;
NEVER SAY IT CAN’T BE DONE.”
“I SEE A LIGHT AS A SCULPTURE, AN
OBJECT RADIATING ENERGY. I SHAPE
THE ENERGY OF LIGHT THROUGH THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOURCE
AND THE GLASS.“
PEOPLE
