Birgit Köblitz

Glass defines the designer’s everyday life, shapes her vision, and urges her to change. She is drawn to fragility, to transitions and fleeting moments. Inspired by the material’s transparency and tension, she combines techniques and searches for new forms. Her work often reflects a dialogue between tradition and the present, frequently tied to architecture. For her, glass is a path to essence, simplicity, and permanence.

INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES AND AWARDS

Awards and Scholarships:

• Noémi Ferenczy Award, 2005
• MMA Scholarship, 2021–2022
• NKA Grants, 2000, 2013, 2020
• Academy of Fine Arts Awards – 1st Prize and execution (1996, 1986)
• Sztehlo Lili Stained Glass Competition, shared 2nd prize, 2020 – recommended for implementation

Highlighted Exhibitions:

• FUGA – Centre for Architecture, Budapest, 2023
• Hefter Gallery, Pannonhalma, 2021
• Horváth Endre Gallery, Balassagyarmat, 2018
• Rippl-Rónai Museum, Kaposvár, 2005
• Plateaux Gallery, London, UK, 2005

• International Biennale of Glass, Sofia, 2021 / 2023 / 2025
• Glass Art Now, Ateneo Veneto, Venice, 2023
• VIII Textile Triennial, Szombathely, 2024
• Handwerksform Hannover, Germany, 2020
• Glasplastik und Garten, Münster, Germany, 2002
• HU Glass, Budapest, 2012 / 2014
• Hungarian Contemporary Glass, touring exhibition, China (2017–2018)
• Collect – International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, V&A Museum, London, 2005

Public Collections:

• Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany
• Ishikawa Collection, Kanazawa, Japan
• Ernsting Stiftung – Glass Museum, Coesfeld-Lette, Germany
• Laczkó Dezső Museum, Veszprém
• Hungarian Contemporary Gallery, Dunaszerdahely
• Rippl-Rónai Museum, Kaposvár

Notable Architectural Commissions:

• Hungarian Embassy, Belgrade
• Holocaust Memorial and Documentation Center, Budapest
• Liszt Ferenc International Airport – Mastercard Lounge, Budapest
• Church of the Holy Angels, Gazdagrét, Budapest
• Cistercian Monastery, Kismaros
• Evangelical Church, Vác
• Mayor’s Office, Kispest, Budapest

ABOUT THE EXHIBITED OBJECTS

The sound of water (2023)

An ode to water, which gives us life and confidence, but there is also the climate change, a really outstanding theme for me, but for all of us. This is the story. In a bright glossy yellow goblet that is slightly tilted – „water”. The spiked bow protects that for us so significant water, ready to defend against enemies. On its top there is a crown, which underlines the importance of every drop of pure water.