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Bořek Šípek

Bořek Šípek was a Czech, Czechoslovak and German architect, designer, pedagogue, glass artist, university teacher and ceramicist (1949–2016). He was born at Prague.

Also recorded as Borek Šípek; Borek Sipek; Bořek Šipek.

Bořek Šípek in brief

Born
1949
Died
2016
Known for
architect, designer, pedagogue, glass artist, university teacher and ceramicist
Place of birth
Prague
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Formation and teaching

Bořek Šípek studied at Delft University of Technology. The record notes the qualifications professor, Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Architecture.

Career and activity

Bořek Šípek worked in architecture, design, studio glass and product design.

He was employed by University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Recognition and collections

Bořek Šípek received Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Kho Liang Ie award. Work by Bořek Šípek is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Design Museum Gent, ASR art collection and Museum Arnhem.

Catalogued works

17 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 2009 to 2023.

Lavička Václava Havla in Zlín, dated 2019. Harfa Yard, dated 2022. Villa Vávra. Havel's Place. Havel's Place, Plzeň, dated 2014. Havel's Place, Pardubice, dated 2015. Havel's Place, Tišnov, dated 2019. Václav Havel's Place, Čakovice, Prague, dated 2021. Havel's Place, Portland (OR), dated 2015. Václav Havel's Place, Stodůlky, Prague, dated 2023. Havel's Place, Old Town, Prague, dated 2022. Václav Havel's Place, Horní Počernice, Prague, dated 2017. Havel's Place, Brandýs nad Labem, dated 2019. Havel's Place, Nový Bor, dated 2014. Havel's Place, Suchdol, Prague, dated 2018. Havel's Place in Hradec Králové, dated 2014. Doorgang naar de wijsheid, dated 2009, held by art collection Maastricht University.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

art collection Maastricht University: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Šípek, Bořek (1949–), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016. Sipek (Siebek, Šípek), Karl. Sipek-Siebeck (Šípek), Karl. Šípek, Karel; eigentl. Josef Peška; Ps. Gustav Péchard. Figure 16 from: Perissinotto R, Šípek P (2019) New species of Xiphoscelis Burmeister, 1842 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from arid regions of South Africa and Namibia. ZooKeys 879: 57-89. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.879.37721, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Open Library.

Bořek Šípek, Architectuur betovering (1993) — Open Library. Václav Havel - Bořek Šípek, Hradní práce (2003) — Open Library. Bořek Šípek (1992) — Open Library.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 21 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Bořek Šípek studied at Delft University of Technology. the recorded working language is Czech.

The field of work recorded is architecture, design and studio glass.

Employment is recorded with University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Work by Bořek Šípek is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Design Museum Gent, ASR art collection, Museum Arnhem and Van Abbemuseum.

Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Kho Liang Ie award.

Chronology

  1. 1949Bořek Šípek born at Prague.
  2. 1992Bořek Šípek digitised by Open Library.
  3. 1993Bořek Šípek, Architectuur betovering digitised by Open Library.
  4. 2003Václav Havel - Bořek Šípek, Hradní práce digitised by Open Library.
  5. 2014Havel's Place, Plzeň.
  6. 2015Havel's Place, Pardubice.
  7. 2016Bořek Šípek died at Prague.
  8. 2019Lavička Václava Havla in Zlín.
  9. 2022Harfa Yard.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library, catalogue records for “Bořek Šípek”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Šípek, Bořek (1949–), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2923151: Bořek Šípek

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  4. 4.

    “Bořek Šípek”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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