The hippos studio was founded in 2003 by Radim Babák and Ondřej Tobola in Prague. It concentrates primarily on product design, interior design and architecture. Offering complex services the studio handles every stage of the design process from initial studies to technical detailing through to production supervision. Fundamental to our studio philosophy is a constant search for a story, a context, that is elemental to creating the character of an object, a space coupled with special attention to detail and proportion.

 

MgA. Radim Babák
(14. 8. 1972, Brno)

1994 – 2000
AAAD Prague (in the architecture and design studio led by Prof.ak.arch. Jiří Pelcl)

from 2000
assistant proffesor to Prof.ak.arch. Jiřího Pelcla - AAAD

2001 – 2003
Magnum design project with Roman Soukup

2003
founded the hippos studio with Ondřej Tobola

MgA. Ondřej Tobola
(24. 11. 1981, Ostrava)

1999 – 2000
Kuwait English School

2000 – 2007
AAAD Prague (product design studio led by doc.Mgr.A M. Froňek, doc.Mgr.A J. Němeček)

2002 - 2003
member of the File studio

2003
founded the hippos studio with Radim Babák

 

Exhibitions
The studio held an individual exhibition of its work in 2004 in Prague and participated in 41 mixed exhibitions both in the Czech Republic and abroad.

 

Collections
Our work is represented in the collections of:
The Moravian Gallery in Brno, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague

 

1996
furniture design – Ranný Architects Prague – 2nd prize

1997
ETA home appliances /in collaboration with Jan Tuček/  – 2nd prize

 

1998
First Berendsohn Award Hamburg /in collaboration with Eva Vontorová/ – 3rd prize

1999
MIELE Stopka – kitchen for the third milenium – 1st prize

 

2000
DESIGN 2000, DC ČR Praha, and UPM Praha, PUR lamp collection – honorable mention

2003
display stand for Husky CZ  – awarded by DC, ČR Prague

 

2004
display stand for mminteriér Luhačovice na Art& Interior – media award

2005
display stand for mminteriér Luhačovice na Art& Interior – media award

 

2005
Red Bull fridge competition – 2nd prize

2006
nomination for designer of the year, Czech Grand Design

 

2006
Ravak minimal bathroom competition – 2nd prize

2007
nomination for designer of the year, Czech Grand Design

 

2007
DC, ČR Praha – outstanding student design award

2008
nomination for designer of the year, Czech Grand Design

 

2009
best prototype award, Designblok 2009

 

collaborators – studio

Martin Hašek, Lukáš Juřina, MgA. Lucie Kratochvílová,
Kristýna Malovaná, MgA. Linda Melichová, MgA. Klára Šípková, Štěpán Zápotocký

webdesign

Jiří Libánský, Martin Michálek www.shortcat.cz
Tomáš Celizna www.tomasc.net
Michal Valoušek www.msgre.tumblr.com

graphic design

Petr Babák www.laboratory.cz
Petr Krejzek, Klára Kvízová www.redesign.cz
studio Marvil www.marvil.cz
studio Najbrt www.najbrt.cz
Robert V. Novák www.02.cz
Marek Pistora www.pistora.net

theory

Vít Havránek www.tranzit.org
Tomáš Poszpisyl www.tranzitdisplay.cz

photography

Adam Holý www.adamholy.com
Salim Issa, Štěpánka Štein www.s2photo.cz
Filip Šlapal www.arch.cz/slapal

plotting, packaging

Jakub Čermák www.samolepka.cz
Jan Činčera www.cincera.cz

fashion

Lenka Kohoutová, Lenka Slámová www.monidee.cz
Eva Vontorová

architecture

archa www.archa-group.cz
atelier 69 www.A69.cz
projektil architekti www.projektil.cz

lighting

www.hallaplus.cz
Václav Kubela
www.otvpavlu.cz
www.zumtobel.cz

others

www.az-plastik.cz
www.barrisol.cz
www.bocapraha.cz
www.cotto
www.konsepti.cz
www.metrostav.cz
www.mminterier.cz
www.scenografie.cz
www.sekyragroup.cz
www.techo.cz
www.tunnel.cz
www.vitra.cz
www.wiesner-hager.cz
www.zenit.cz
www.3dh.cz
www.3m.cz

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