They have become commonplace to the point of being invisible. Yet whole generations grew up in the light shed by mass-produced lamps from the period of 1950s to 1980s. Illuminating the moments of reading, working, or family gatherings, the lamps turned into mundane items of everyday life. Now comes the time to dust them off and focus the spotlight on their creators. Come and meet them.
Jaroslav Bejvl
Jiří Boháč
Helena Frantová
Pavel Grus
Josef Hůrka
Stanislav Indra
Ivan Jakeš
Jaroslav Antonín Junek
Stanislav Kučera
Leoš Nikel
Marie Rychlíková
Ján Šuchaň
Štěpán Tabery
Karel Volf
Jan Votava
Curator: Eva Slunečková
Exhibition architect: Kateřina Radakulan
Graphic design: Permanent Office
Production: Šimon Borecký (DesignBlok), Dušan Seidl (UPM)
Head of communication: Patrik Florián (DesignBlok), Michaela Kindlová (UPM)
Technical production: Procházka & Frühauf studio
The exhibition is prepared in co-production by the DesignBlok Prague International Design Festival and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.
Dates: 7 October–17 November 2026
Main exhibition partner: Initio Arts & Design
In cooperation with: The Museum of the Moravian Wallachia region, Nanovo, 1000Zgarb
Research and texts: Věra Colledani, Martina Freitag, Mariana Kubištová (The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague), Ondřej Pokorný, Tereza Mléčková, Maroš Schmidt (Slovak Design Centre), Eva Slunečková, Michal Stříbrný (The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague), Kamila Valoušková (The Museum of the Moravian Wallachia region)
Special thanks: Kamila Valoušková (MrV), Mariana Kubištová, and Michal Stříbrný (UPM), Adam Karásek (Nanovo), Ondřej Daňa (1000Zgarb), Jana Zielinski (DesignBlok)
Narrator of the stories: Petr Lněnička (Czech Radio recording studio)
