HORA
Horák Debóra is a Budapest-based designer and founder of HORA design. Her work explores a wide range of materials including wood, cement, paper, and ceramics. She mainly creates functional objects and small sculptures, inspired by industrial architecture and organic forms. Her pieces play with contrast, aiming to evoke emotional and visual harmony. She is actively involved in every step of the process, from concept to execution.
INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES AND AWARDS
2024
- Pécs Ceramic Art Triennial / M21 Gallery / Pécs
- 360 DESIGN HFDA / BDW20 / Budapest
- HU PRES 24 HFDA / Council of the European Union building / Brussels
- MILAN FASHION WEEK HFDA / Milan
2023
- OTTHONDesign / Construma / Budapest
- ALCOVA HFDA / Milan Design Week / Milan
- S/ALON / BDW20 / Budapest
- DESIGNBLOK HFDA / Prague
- 360 DESIGN HFDA / BDW20 / Budapest
- BDW20 JUBILEE / Museum of Ethnography / Budapest
- FISE / Black on White, White on Black BDW20 / Budapest
- ELLE EDIDA / Nominee in the “Young Talent of the Year” category
2021
- DESIGN WEEK / Roadster Magazine / SALON Budapest
- DESIGN WEEK / Miksa Róth Memorial House / Budapest
ABOUT THE EXHIBITED OBJECTS
CERAMIC SIDE TABLE (2025)
This black ceramic side table, with its organic forms and textured surface, evokes natural formations. The refined shaping and materiality reflect a dialogue between contemporary design and the natural world. Its hollow structures and the interplay between interior and exterior spaces reveal a sculptural approach. More than just a functional piece of furniture, it serves as a visual focal point that elegantly merges aesthetics with utility.
MINI SCULPTURES (2024-2025)
This series of black ceramic elements combines architectural block-like forms with typographic associations. Its inspiration comes primarily from Brutalist architecture and the world of modular writing systems. Crafted with the precision of slab-building technique, the geometric units function as standalone objects, while together they create an abstract, vertical rhythm. Their forms evoke the traces of a fictional language — as if we were seeing the signs of an unknown culture, whose meaning the viewer is invited to interpret.
