Petra Ptackova

BEING AN ATHLETE AND EXTREME CONDITION LOVER I'VE WORKED AS A STUNT PERFORMER IN FILM INDUSTRY FOR OVER A DECADE
TRAINED IN ART, FASHION BECAME A NATURAL NEXT MOVE AS IT PERFECTLY PERSONIFIES ART IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MAN’S BODY

I PAY ATTENTION TO A FUNCTIONALITY ALONGSIDE THE ARTISTIC VALUE
A MOMENT OF SURPRISE WHEN YOU UNWRAP THE JACKET OR LOOK INSIDE A HAT. THAT’S WHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WEARER AND THE GARMENT HAPPEN

STUDYING TRADITIONAL ECOLE DE LA CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DE LA COUTURE PARISIENNE BROUGHT ME A RESPECTFUL APPROACH TO PATTERN MAKING AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES.
I'VE NEVER GOT ALONG WELL WITH TRENDS SURROUNDING US SUDDENLY LIKE "COPY PASTE".I AM TRUE TO MY ORIGIN, TRY NOT TO LOSE MY DNA AND STRENGTHEN IT WITH EVERY NEW WORK INSTEAD. SHAPING IT GENTLY SO IT CAN KEEP GROWING THE SAME WAY I GROW UP AS A PERSON
GRADUATING FROM A CREATIVE KNITWEAR MASTER DONE UNDER SUPERVISION OF LEGEND MISS DEANNA FERRETTI TAUGHT ME THAT GREAT THINGS ARE POSSIBLE IF YOU BUILD UP A FRIENDSHIP WITH MANUFACTURES

PLAYFULNESS, PATTERNS MADE FROM SCRATCH TOGETHER WITH STORYTELLING AND CRAFTSMANSHIP HAS OPENED THE DOOR TO CONCEPT STORES SUCH H LORENZO IN LA, PERMANENT MODERN TOKYO AND MORE

UNDEFINED CONCEPT TOGETHER WITH WELL CRAFTED AND DETAILED ELEMENTS CREATE
VARIABILITY AND DYNAMIC RESULT WITHOUT STRICT RULES AND THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO FEEL MORE IN TODAY’S SOCIETY

TODAY WE SPECIALIZE IN MACHINE FLAT KNITTING USING AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LIKE 3D KNIT, THEN WE ADD A MANUAL PROCESSING AT FINAL STAGE

DURING THE LAST 4 YEARS WE FOCUS EVEN MORE ON DEVELOPMENT OF OUR OWN TEXTILES, TRYING TO BE IN CHARGE OF MATERIAL SOURCES AND PRODUCE LOCALLY OR WITH OUR NEIGHBORS

PRODUCING SMALLER COLLECTIONS WHILE MAKING AN ART INSTALLATIONS WHERE WE COOPERATE WITH GALLERISTS AND ART CURATORS,
WE KEEP EVOLVING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE INTO ACCESSORIES, INTERIOR DESIGN AND SMART TECH PROJECTS
IT IS AN IDEAL WAY TO USE ALL THE WASTE FROM PRODUCTION

SUSTAINABLE APPROACH WITHIN THE WHOLE PROCESS IS A NEED, NOT A CHOISE

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COLLABORATION WITH FOOTSHOP HAS BROUGHT US CUSTOMERS LIKE ORLANDO BLOOM
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SPECIAL PROJECTS:
- Petra Ptackova retrospective SOLO art/fashion exhibition ON THE OCCASION OF JOHN AMOS COMENIUS ANNIVERSARY, THE FAMOUS PHILOSOPHER AND PEDAGOGUE- garden of the Czech Embassy, Washington DC
- participation on activities for Climate Action/ SDG goals in the frame of Association of Social Responsibility (ASR) , Prague
- 30 Years of Freedom OF THE CZECH REP. Anniversary + reopening of the Lennon Wall (Collector edition of Up-cycled patchwork Jackets), Prague
- PINK SAMURAI SHOW, BURKI.com Contemporary Dance company (Costume Design, HERO COSTUME made of used Cybex car seats)
- SELECTED ARTIST BY H.P.FRANCE FOR PROJECT “NEW YORK, NEW WORK” IN TOKYO WITH LUMINE 0, A SUBSIDIARY OF JR EAST (EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)
- GLOBAL GOALS WORLD CUP (sustainable sport suits for women football (Czech, WINNING team) final in NYC within OSN Climate Action Summit
- Art project for Harper's Bazaar CZ, tribute to A gymnast Vera Caslavska, March 2019 issue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px-lqBEra6s)
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press coverage:
–  30 under 30 FORBES Magazine, Czech edition 

–  Talent Linea Piu Finalist, 2017 

–  VOGUE TALENT SPOTLIGHT for 2015 

–  Czech Grand Design/fashion designer of the year NOMINATION
 (2014-16)
–  listed by Sara Maino as one of 22 unmissable clothing brand 

–  Dolce Vita Magazine Best of 2014 / fashion designer price winner 

–  Vogue UK, Italia, Mexico, Hint Mag, Marie Claire UK, WeAr Mag, Collezione Russia, 160g Mag, 
Forbes, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar 

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SHOWCASE:
FW19 - MBPFW presentation- collaboration with EJTECH Budapest, 
 interactive clothes, Prague

FW18 - MBPFW performance, collab. w EYELEVEL agency(recycling banners), Prague 

SS18 - Romeo Showroom at PFW Paris, MBPFW Prague, 
Pitti Filati- CKD Graduate show, Florence

FW17 - MBPFW show, Prague 

SS17 - Tokyo Fashion Week- Fluorescence Showroom, 
PFW- private showroom, 
 MBPFW Prague 

SS16 - MBFW show Prague, 
PFW- Plan 8 showroom

FW15 - PFW- Fashion Scout Showroom, 
MBFW show Kiev, 
MBPFW show Prague
SS15 - MBPFW show Prague, Amsterdam 
MBFW, PFW- Private Showroom

FW14 - MBFW Madrid, 
LFW- International Fashion Showcase(by British Fashion council) 

SS14 - FashionClash Maastricht, 
MBPFW Prague, 
Berlin Fashion Week- Edged showroom