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Busta fidli!

Where is the boundary between art and design? And what form does it take? It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that in the Czech environment this boundary is still marked by an iron curtain. And anyone who wants to cross it must, willy-nilly, navigate a minefield of critical glances from the ranks of shoemakers clinging to their lasts. Yet the very concept of applied art should, by its very nature, be something like a promise of visa-free travel.

Tereza Talichová, with her Tititi brand, glides between art and utility with the ease of Schengen. In October, she reaped laurels at Prague’s Designblok. And two months later, she presents her most intimate series to date, entitled Busta fidli!

Tereza Talichová established herself as a designer with a series of wooden figurines that continue the avant-garde tradition of Czech toy making. However, the twelve current objects have the character of a sculpturally conceived personal diary. Each is a record of a specific feeling, encounter, mood, or moment. In a way, it is a subjective document that, despite the conventions of the genre, exudes joie de vivre.

This time, the figure has shrunk to the size of a bust. And the shape has become a face. Each one is different. Some are cheerful, others sharply elegant or slightly mischievous. But what do they have in common? They couldn’t care less about the boundary between art and design.

Vyšehradskej jezdec

Busta fidli 2025 series, goose feathers, maple wood, height 20 cm

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