Bořek Šípek

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Bořek Šípek (2014)
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Arzenal, Bořek Šípek's shop in Prague

Bořek Šípek (14 June 1949 – 13 February 2016) was a Czech architect and designer.

Biography

Born in Prague, he was renowned for his individual, unusual, colorful, and rich style. He experimented with unexpected and often opulent shapes.

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He was the architect of Prague Castle under the presidency of Václav Havel, and the designer of Havel's Place.[1]

Šípek was a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

He had three sons, one of them with Leona Machálková.[1]

Šípek died in 2016 at the age of 66 from cancer.[1]

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