Maxim Kovář
- City
- Prague
- Country
- Czech Republic
I’m a product designer. I design objects with an emphasis on aesthetics, functionality and manufacturability. I am currently studying the second year of my bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague. I have quite a varied portfolio. It includes, for example, designs for seating furniture and small household accessories such as a toilet set or a bedside lamp, concepts for glass objects and ceramic tiles, or a design of paper packaging for a real sweetshop. For all my projects I try to make them sustainable and use the material as efficiently as possible. I am interested in customization and modularity using 3D printing, but I also enjoy working with wood or metal.
As a product designer, I am not focused on any particular craft, but rather interested in how each technique can be used for specific design projects. Therefore, I try to have as broad an overview as possible. That is also the reason why I attended the Craftwork4All Academy.
Artworks
Etagére, a “multi-level plate”, used for the transfer and presentation of confectionery products. Designed according to the client's taste with an emphasis on symmetry and an unusual, pompous appearance. Made of pressed sheet metal, so as to be modular, lightweight, storable.
Ceramic 3D embossed tile. An infinite number of regular or random patterns can be composed from tiles that are all of one type.
Garden bench. A project aimed at upcycling old furniture. The bench is completely made from old bed grates, leftover wood and unused fasteners. No companent is new.