Stanislav Libensky

When he was sixteen, Czech artist Stanislav Libenský (1921–2002) began studying glassmaking at the glass school in Nový Bor. During World War II, he attended schools in Železný Brod and Prague. Libenský taught at Nový Bor and worked as a glass designer until 1954, when he became director of the glass school in Železný Brod. Remaining at this post until 1963, Libenský met and began collaborating with his future wife, Jaroslava Brychtová. The two became known for monumental sculptural and architectural works created with a unique casting technique they developed. They worked in Železný Brod and in Prague, where Libenský was chair of glassmaking at the Academy of Applied Arts from 1963 to 1987.