Katerina Reich

Czech Republic / Company ID 02651653 +

The Czech jewelry designer Katerina Reich focuses on original author´s jewelry and objects inspired by futuristic style. The leitmotif of her work is from the very beginning the vision of the future. Her artistic style is close to constructivism and her jewelry can be recognized by its perfectionist geometric lines complemented with sophisticated details. Katerina is interested in untraditional, innovative ways to jewelry. Her best designs are bordering body art though she still puts an emphasis on their functionality of daily wear. Katerina is a highly accomplished artist. Her art appeared in numerous exhibitions around the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland. She has been nominated to the Czech Grand Design award in 2019 for her collection Kyō - inspired by Japan and its arts and with this collection she has won the Designblok Award for the Best jewelry collection in 2018. Katerina´s Moaré glasses has been nominated for the Czech Grand Design Award in 2014, and she has collected of the Czech national student design award already during her art & design studies. The originality of her work has been recognized all over the world though … her work was published in The Wall Street Journal in US, French Glamour, Chinese publication of Harper´s Bazaar, or Cosmopolitan, besides world famous brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Céline, Giorgio Armani, Valentino and others.

Completed projects

Project	Kyō
Client	Own collection
Year	2018
Description	The Kyō collection of jewels is loosely inspired by the mesmerizing world of art and the ancient traditions of Japan. It especially reflects the woodblock print of Japanese masters Utamaro Kitagawa and Utagawa Kunisada, from 18th and 19th century, who captured the lives of geishas and courtisans. When a girl, in the world of blossoms and willows, becomes a maiko (the apprentice of a geisha), she accepts her artistic name which will symbolize her new life. That is where the name Kyō comes from – an artistic name reffering to the city of Kyoto. In this city there is also situated one of the biggest hanamachi or the flower city where everything comes into being and obeys the principles of artistic and bodily beauty of professionally trained companions – geishas. Geishas' fragile appearance was my inspiration for designing the subtle jewels which are easy to put on. The absence of disruption of the body integrity is very important. The collection is completed with red circles as a symbol of “the Land of the Rising Sun“ and with other construction elements which come from Japanese architecture and calligraphy. Materials: Gold plated brass, Acrylic glass
Awards	2018 Designblok Awards 2018 - winner 2019 Czech Grand Design Award - nominated