PUFFIN LARGE

Maciej Habrat was born in Krosno in 1971. His father was a glass blower so Maciej had spent hours observing the hard work of creating glass masterpieces since he was a child. His father also showed him the secrets of his unique work. Glass has become Maciej’s passion. He started his education at Art High School in Miejsce Piastowe in 1986. After finishing school, he moved to Wroclaw to study at the most prestigious Academy of Fine Arts in Poland, Ceramic and Glass Faculty. During holidays and free time, he used to travel to his hometown Krosno to develop his manual skills in glassworks in Krosno. He created the MA Thesis-Vase in a Grall Technology under the supervision of Professor Zbigniew Horbowy in The Glass Cathedral in Wrocław.

After graduation, he came back to Krosno and started cooperation with famous glassworks. He also designed glassware for glassworks in Inowrocław.

Maciej’s dream has always been to design artistic glass so in 1997 he opened his own company-Glass Studio Habrat. Since that time many masterpieces have been brought to life by Maciej: sculptures, hanging objects, statuettes, decorative items -all made in fusing technique. His style is easily recognized in many galleries all around the world. Maciej’s unique works were displayed in The Corning Museum of Glass, USA.

Prizes and awards:

2009 - 1st place in the competition for the theater statuette of the ÓW Festival in Warsaw

2010 - 1st place in the competition for the artistic statuette of the mayor of Gdynia "Galion Gdyński"

2010 - 1st place in the competition for the best Gifts of the Year promotional gift in the De Luxe Products category at the RemaDays international advertising fair in Warsaw

2012- 2nd place in the competition for the best Gifts of the Year promotional gift in the Top Exclusive Products category at the RemaDays international advertising fair in Warsaw

Individual exhibitions:

1995 - Artistic Cauldron Gallery, Krakow

1998 - Irena glassworks company shop, Kraków

2011 - Polish - Slovak House, Bardejov

2013 - Craft Museum in Krosno

Collective exhibitions:

1995 - Young Designers Propose, BWA Design Gallery, Wrocław

1995 - "Glass Open Air", Krosno

1995 - "Glass of the Young", Gallery Not Only We, Wrocław

1996 - "Gold- Spuren", Kunst & Form Gallery, Anbruck, Germany

1997 - "Ba-Ju-Ha-Ł-Au, glass frenzy", BB Gallery, Krakow

1997 - exhibition of the Designers Group Wzornik, Galeria Piękna, Warsaw

2006 - IX Biennale of Art in Krosno, BWA Krosno

2007 - "Engel, Engel ...", Kulturzentrum im Krakauer Haus, Nuremberg, Germany