Simona is a product and industrial designer. She currently works as a freelance designer for HALLA, a.s. and as an interior designer for IKEA Czech Republic.  Simona also worked as a lighting and chandelier designer at Clartés s.r.o. where she learned more about glass materials. 

After graduating at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2013 she gained experience as a product designer at 1to1design studio. 

 

Based on her portfolio she was selected in the year 2012 for a six month internship at the prestigious Emily carr university of Arts + Design in Vancouver, Canada.  There she managed to adopt innovative design techniques with focus on prototypes and with her team she successfully cooperated with the 18Katat company. She deepened her experience especially with wood and textile, which she enjoys to work with in design.

 

Her design focus is always on basic human needs. She takes our everyday experiences and makes them more pleasurable. Simona always likes to look at a problem from different point of view and tries to search for new solutions. An important part of her process is based on understanding the end user.

The key to success is according to her based on combination of functionality, emotion, simplicity and also sustainability.

 

​Work experience:

2016- present

Interior designer co-worker for IKEA Czech republic

 

2015- present

Freelance designer

 

2014​ - 2015

Designer at Clartés s.r.o.

 

2013​ - 2014

Product designer at 1to1design s.r.o.

 

 

Collaboration with:

2011-present

HALLA, a.s.

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2015-2016

Optimo Vista s.r.o.

 

2013

Domesi s.r.o. 

 

2012
18Karat, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2010
SKODA Auto, Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic

2008
Linet s.r.o., Slany, Czech Republic

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Education:

2010 - 2013
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Studio of Industrial Design

2012
Internship at Emily Carr university of Arts + Design​
Canada, BC - Vancouver

Studio of Industrial Design
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​2006 - 2010

University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Faculty of Art and Design

Studio of Product Design​

 

 

Awards:

2017

GERMAN DESIGN AWARD SPECIAL 2017 for BENT luminaire

IF DESIGN AWARD 2017 for BENT luminaire

A´DESIGN AWARD AND COMPETITION 2017 for BENT luminaire

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2012

Talent Designu / JUDr. Martin Ruzicka’s Foundation Prize

 

2011
Lights for HALLA a.s.  
Dean's prize 2011
Electrolux Design Lab 2011 / Top of 25 semi-finalists

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Simona Hrušková