Photo: Bakus, Katsapov
The award-winning footwear designer and technology researcher, Oldrich Voyta, will discuss the relationship between art, beauty, craftsmanship, modern technology, aesthetics, and comfort in designing shoes.
Oldrich is inspired by the lines of the human body and based on the biomechanical principles of movement from which he also derives the design. The current First Lady of the Czech Republic, Eva Pavlova, wore shoes designed by Oldrich at the presidential inauguration in March 2023 in Prague.
Free and open to the public. Suggested donation $10. Seats are limited, on first-come first-served basis. RSVP online through Eventbrite.
About
OLDRICH VOYTA earned his MA in Footwear Design at Tomas Bata University in Zlin (TBU) and is currently pursuing a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Technology at TBU in the Technology of Macromolecular Compounds. His field of research is women's high-heeled shoes with a 3D cushioning membrane. For several years, Oldrich lived in Beijing, China, as a leading designer at VO5 Design Studio and Product Design & Technology Studio DeFacto. For his design contributions to the Air-Purifier by ATMPBLUE project, he received the 1st RedDott Award 2018. His work is regularly presented in the Czech Republic and worldwide: Beijing Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milano Design Week, Consumer Electronic Show - CES in Las Vegas, etc. Oldrich is inspired by the beauty of the human body lines, based on their biomechanics systems.
Oldrich is also a graduate of the Dance Conservatory of the City of Prague. And performed for several years on stages in the Czech Republic and abroad, such as at the National Theater in Prague, the Estates Theater in Prague, the State Opera in Prague, the Karlín Music Theater, the J. K. Tyl Theater in Pilsen, and the National Center for the Performing Arts (China).
This event is organized by the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU), New York Chapter, in partnership with Atelier 71, Plus 421 Foundation, with the support of BBLA.