Lead Dušan 2024 - invitation to the announcement

This year's 31st edition of the Lead Dušan is here! We cordially invite you to the ceremonial announcement, which will take place at the Faculty of Architecture. We also invite you for beer, lemonade, and snacks. You can look forward to an after-party, an exhibition of nominated and winning works. The broadcast will be streamed.

Evening program:
18:45 - opening of the hall
19:00 - start of the announcement
22:00 - concert by The Last Safety Match, DJ FIKRET
23:45 - /Prostoru_/ DJ Snöflinga, DJ Suboof

Architecture - nominated projects:
Mária Kačalová, Jan Kříž
Sabina Ježková


Klára Kučerová
Jakub Marek
Eliška Cibulková
Michal Svoboda
Petra Deáková, Ester Vaňová, Jakub Lampa
Josefína Jandáková
Anna Reidlová

Architecture - nominated studios:
Valouch – Stibral
Kuzemenský
Císler – Pazdera
Zmek – Krýzl – Novotný


Salzmann, Bečvářová, Pozdech
Cikán

Architecture - jury:
Tereza Rapsová, founder of the landscape architecture studio YYYY. The studio focuses on deeper research, which is reflected in the current form in proposals and the subsequent design work of translating these principles into practice. Unique compositions are created based on the spirit of the place, potentially natural vegetation, interpretation of the surrounding landscape, and the possibility of understanding it in contexts other than merely as something peripheral. The resulting proposals are usually multilayered, local, unique, and yet simple and easily readable. She studied at the Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice, Moravia, specializing in Garden and Landscape Architecture, and Spatial Planning at Wageningen in the Netherlands. She worked in the Keller und Damm studio in Munich (now UNIOLA), in the studio of Štěpánka Šmídová (now L&SCAPE), and in the Flera studio in Prague.
Jakub Mareš heads the Plzeň Studio k světu, which brings together young architects, builders, designers, and other creative minds into one team under one roof. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization k světu, which has been organizing the Náplavka k světu festival, the Plzeň version of PechaKucha Night, and many other projects primarily related to public space for many years. He finds his greatest inspiration in the Nordic countries, which he also often travels to.
Anna Svobodová began her studies at the Faculty of Arts and Architecture at the Technical University of Liberec, then completed a semester at the Faculty of Architecture CTU and completed her architecture studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where she also worked as an assistant at the Miroslav Šik School of Architecture after her own studies. She then gained further teaching experience at the Technical University in Munich, where she led a guest studio alongside Ondřej Blaha as part of a guest studio under the guidance of Reem Almannai and Florian Fischer. Together with Ondřej Blaha, she also dedicates herself to her own architectural practice under the name svobodova blaha.
Ivan Jarina born in 1965 in Žilina, a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of SVŠT in Bratislava (1989). In 1992, he completed a study stay in Paris and in Charleville-Mézières. In 1996, he founded his own studio: Ateliér VAN JARINA, which focuses on architectural creation and design with an emphasis on timeless artistic expression in the spirit of slow design and the humane and ecological aspect of architecture. The studio is located in the center of Bratislava at Čajakova Street 15. He collaborates permanently with 5 architects and over 20 specialists externally. It provides projects at all levels of approval processes (AŠ, ÚR, SP, RP), including engineering activities and author's supervision.
Barbora Šimonová studied at the Faculty of Architecture VUT in Brno, at the School of Architecture Emil Přikryl and in the Studio of New Media Anna Daučíková at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Since 2013, she has been working in a creative duo with Markéta Mráčková, with whom she founded the cultural cooperative cosa.cz in 2016 to encompass various activities in the field of architecture, visual arts, literature, and film. In 2014, they published the book "Legend of the Housing Estate" and two years later the translation of Gottfried Müller’s stories "Melancholy and Adventure of Building: 25 Forgotten Buildings" and in 2021 the book "Hello Sister, Welcome to China." Since 2016, they have been filming documentaries about the architecture of the 1980s, which can be viewed on the web archive cosa.tv. Since 2020, they have jointly served as assistants to Roman Brychta in the Architecture 4 studio at the AAAD in Prague.

Design - nominated projects:
Kateřina Kosařová
Kryštof Krechler
Vojtěch Vydržel
Marcela Dvořáková
Iva Kopecká
Martin Boukal
Matěj Duchaj
Markéta Dvořáková
Petr Brancusky
Diana Brablcová
Alžběta Prosová
Michala Říhová

Design - nominated studios:
Šulc
Fišer/Nezpěváková
Karel

Design - jury:
Jakub Pollág is the founder of the company zeitgeist.limited, which specializes in custom production of premium products, and is co-founder of the design studio deFORM. Pollág's work is characterized by a unique combination of modern technologies, maximalist use of materials, and commitment to high-quality craftsmanship. His approach to design is marked by an emphasis on technical processing, sustainability, and uniqueness. Pollág's creative contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Czech Grand Design, German Design Award, and the Slovak National Design Award.
Markéta Kratochvílová focuses on a sculptural approach to jewelry at the intersection of fine art, contemporary fashion, and global digital culture under the brand Bold studio. The original recognizable aesthetics and new uses of her products are appreciated by insiders and mainstream audiences worldwide. She studied at the K.O.V. studio at UMPRUM, is a holder of two Czech Grand Design awards in the categories of Discovery of the Year and Jewelry Designer of the Year. Her works are part of the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the Moravian Gallery in Brno, the Glass and Bijouterie Museum in Jablonec, or the Dutch Gallery Marzee.
Ihor Sabadosh is a Czech designer of Ukrainian descent, who works in a creative duo with Sára Matysová in Studio IHOR and under the brand IHOR. He studied design at the AAAD in Prague and has established himself in the Czech design scene through collaboration with both traditional and progressive Czech manufacturers, for which Studio IHOR has been awarded several times. In his work, he focuses on designing everyday objects with an emphasis on materials, manufacturing processes, sculptural expression, and sustainable production principles. His social contributions and positive impact on the surroundings are reflected in creative collaborations with manufacturers and creators from various creative fields.

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