EDIDA DESIGN AWARD, 2024
2024
The artwork, created to mark the event and the bicentenary of the birth of the Czech music composer Bedřich Smetana, refers to the opera Libuše, one of Talichová’s favourite works.
Coming from a family of musicians, Smetana’s Libuše inspired Tereza Talichová to create this special wooden figurine. She has recreated the fanfare motif from the opera, combining a playful approach and attention to detail.
The designer draws her ideas from her surroundings. As a city person with a cultural background, she is passionate about visual arts and music. From an artistic point of view, Tereza Talichová draws inspiration from the work of Minka Podhajská (1881-1963) and the Artěl artists. At the beginning of the 20th century, Artěl was at the birth of the reform movement of new toys, which brought artistic features to artisanal toy production.
Bedřich Smetana, figurine with the fanfare motif from the opera Libuše
What do Czech music and Smetana’s work mean to you?
“My childhood and memories of my father’s rehearsals. He and the Talich Quartet played From My Life, Smetana’s first Quartet in E minor. Only later did I learn that it is one of the world’s finest chamber music works.”
Tereza Talichová, Tititi
The Year of Czech Music
Photo: Adéla Havelka
