Vrtiška Žák

Vrtiška & Žák is a Prague studio founded by Roman Vrtiška and Vladimír Žák, who met while studying at VŠUP and later completed an internship at Aalto University in Helsinki. Their work moves between product design, interiors and architecture, from craft-based pieces to industrial production, and has placed them among the most respected designers of their generation in the Czech Republic.

The studio’s clients include Adidas, Avast, Brokis, Heineken, Javorina, Lasvit, mmcité, Ravak, SanSwiss, USSPA and UP závody, and its projects have collected awards including Czech Grand Design, EDIDA and several Designblok prizes. Since 2016 the two designers have led the Furniture and Interior Design Studio at UMPRUM in Prague, and they continue to run their practice from Karlín in Prague.