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EXHIBITIONS, PRIZES AND OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

2024 | Open Studios Prague - studio open to the public

2020 | Faculty of Architecture STU, Bratislava - participation in Retrospective of wooden buildings from 2005 to 2020

2019 | Faculty of Architecture STU Bratislava - participation in Salón Dřevostaveb 2018

2019 | Vnitroblock, Prague - lecture for Novatop Design 100ry

2018 | Salón Dřevostaveb 2017, Výstavište Holešovice, Prague - Hause A

2017 | Yearbook of wooden buildings, Prodesi, Prague - Hause A in selection

2011 | Selected B, Barcelona - FOU ZOO in European design selection

2011 | „Black Box“, Galérie Medium, Bratislava - collective exhibition

2011 | US Patent for Bottle shape - Procter & Gamble / P. number: D642473

2010 | GASK, White Box Galery, Kutná Hora - collective exhibition of Wallpapers

2007 | Let’s talk about packaging, Prague - workshop & presentation

2006 | 1st place Best of The Best, Moscow - corporate identity of Donors Forum

2006 | Louskáček, Prague - member of jury

2004 | Zlatý Štoček prize, Prague -for Microsoft Windows campaign

2003 | Trienále plagátu, Trnava - poster “Me and the others”, collective exhibition

2002 | Galerie Medium, Bratislava - rector's award for the best diploma thesis in the field of applied arts at AFAD

EDUCATION

2018 | Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

2001 | University of Gothenburg, School of Design and Crafts, Sweden

1996 - 2002 | Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia

1989 - 1994 | SOUS - Shop Window Design, Prievidza, Slovakia

PRACTICE

2006 | Lucia Kocmanova Studio, Prague

2005 | Mountain Design, The Hague

2004 – 2006 | Cocoon, Prague

2002 – 2004 | Havas Worldwide, Prague

2001 – 2002 | Copex, Bratislava

2000 - 2001 | Studio 001, Bratislava

Lucia designs practical and airy interiors and purposeful product design with an emphasis on detail. She specializes in made-to-measure furniture, bespoke room dividers, and small free-standing objects. Inspiration draws mainly from traveling, observing rural and urban landscapes. She finds strength in simple and abstract shapes and lines. Offers a touch of luxury in the form of using high-quality and durable materials and tailor-made craftsmanship. She always tries to squeeze original, variable, or witty solutions into her work. Whether it is furnishing a smaller apartment or a generous floor plan, working on both has its charm. Her goal is fulfilled if you, your family, or friends feel comfortable and free in the space she has designed.

In her current practice, she is able to apply the rich experience gained from Czech and international design studios and advertising agencies, as well as from individual collaboration with her own clients since 2006. Her career path has evolved from graphic design, expressed in two dimensions, through solving surface and shape problems for packaging design, to the implementation of spatial design. The residential house, House A, was designed using large-scale, multi-layer CLT panels (cross-laminated timber). The opportunity to supervise the construction as a creator brought her valuable experience and a deeper understanding of this trendy and innovative building material.

Lucia holds a Master's degree from the Faculty of Visual Communication at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and a Bachelor's degree in Packaging Design from the same alma mater. She gained valuable skills during a study stay at the Department of Design at the University of Gothenburg and by completing verified edX course Models in architecture at the Delft University of Technology.