In Ťapajnová’s works, a connection with nature and simple natural processes in the material, but also themes such as home, memory, and movement can be traced. Her work is often adresses liquidity, fragility, transparency, imprint, and growth. The coincidence in the reactive material is for Ťapajnová the coincidence of creation. It’s in these close observation of materialisation, the forming of transformative processes where Ťapajnová’s skillful work is best expressed.

As a designer, maker, and artist she’s deeply interested in the language of material. Through her work with the material, she learned how glass expresses emotion, and captures time and motion. Her approach is conceptual, following a set of rules when the creative process, the play with the material, begins. It‘s within observing the unfolding of shape, texture and color where Ťapajnová finds a precios moment of work. These observations become discoursive act between the object and the perceiver.

Helena studied Glass Design at the Academy of Fine Art in Wroclaw (PL) and Tomas Bat‘a University in Zlin (CZ) and graduated with a Master of Arts. She completed a Master of Arts in Design, specialising in Integrative Design, at the FHNW Academy of Art and Design in Basel. Helena Ťapajnová has been working with the Fondation Beyeler, in Riehen for four years. On their behalf, she designed the vases ‘Resonate’ and the vase trio ‘Dusk’. Helena Ťapajnová founded ‘ASAP Studios’ in Basel with two colleagues. ASAP Studios is a wood, metal, glass and ceramics workshop that offers professional art and design production. Helena Ťapajnová works as a mediator and teacher too.