Kamila Parsi
I fell under the spell of glass at the age of fourteen, during a visit to the glassmaking school in Železný Brod, and to this day, I remain fascinated by this mystical material.
My speciality is lampworking, and over more than thirty years I have explored a wide range of traditional glassmaking techniques and ways of using them.
My fascination with the endless versatility of glass continues to inspire me to make the most of its craftsmanship, which I combine with a distinctly artistic approach to creating original glass jewellery, decorations, and unique hanging glass installations.
I have always been interested in what lies beyond the apparent boundaries of possibility, and glass is the perfect material for endless exploration, something that never ceases to fascinate me. I am equally passionate about preserving the skills I have acquired and passing them on to future generations.
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Education
2022–2025 – TUL – Department of Design (Master’s degree, Glass Design)
2019–2022 – DAMU – Department of Drama in Education (Bachelor’s degree, Drama Education)
2017–2019 – DAMU – Department of Authorial Creativity and Pedagogy (Creative Pedagogy)
1993–1997 – Secondary School of Glassmaking, Železný Brod (Glass Figurine Design and Production)
1992–1993 – Secondary Vocational School of Jewellery, Jablonec nad Nisou (Glass Figurine Production)
Professional Experience
Since 1997 – Independent lampworking and glassmaking practice (original jewellery, flowers, hanging decorations, lighting fixtures, Christmas ornaments, drinking glasses, pin miniatures, historical glass replicas, etc.); collaborations with artists and companies (production of chandelier components, interior accessories, glass replicas, etc. for Aldit, Crystal Caviar, Preciosa, Titania Lux, Lasvit and others); collaborations with museums (organising professional workshops, working with conservators, and producing historical glass replicas for the Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou, City Museum in Železný Brod, Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in Turnov, Karel Zeman Museum in Prague, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Central Bohemian Museum in Roztoky, and others)
2027 – Rebranding of the Parsi Glass studio and establishment of the KAMI GLASS brand (creation of glass jewellery, pins, beads, flowers, small decorations, and construction sets)
2025 – Establishment of the family studio PARSI DESIGN (creation of original jewellery, clothing accessories, and interior decorations)
2007–2027 – PARSI GLASS studio of original glasswork (first collections of jewellery and decorations, launch of the first website, e-shop, and blog)
2007 – Internship in the USA, The Corning Museum of Glass (installation and commissioning of a historic foot-bellows glassworking torch for the exhibition of glass botanical models by the Blaschka family)
2000–2002 – Internship in Denmark (lampworking demonstrations, Glasmenageriet Tivoli)
1997–2007 – ATELIÉR KAMILA – first independent glass studio
Exhibitions, Projects & Collections
2026 – Connecting Cultures – participation in the Crystal Valley Week fashion show, Lidové sady, Liberec
2026 – Participation in the exhibition Glass in Nature, Nature in Glass – Botanical Garden Liberec
2026 – Participation in the exhibition When the Craft Comes Together – Crafts from the Foothills – Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in Turnov
2026 – Participation in the exhibition SALON XII – Vlastimil Rada Municipal Gallery, Železný Brod
2025 – Inspiration from Crystal Valley – participation in the Crystal Valley Week fashion show, Tram Depot, Liberec
2025 – Participation in Pecha Kucha Night, Glass Fashion Night – Vratislavice
2025 – Participation in the exhibition Flowers of Fire – Botanical Garden Liberec
2025 – Participation in the exhibition Diploma Projects of the Department of Design 2025 – Galerie N, Jablonec nad Nisou
2024 – Collection of glass puppets for the production of the Persian epic The Conference of the Birds – Technical University of Liberec
2024 – Interior lighting installation, Chalet Berg – Pec pod Sněžkou
2022 – Participation in the Christmas ornaments exhibition – Vlastimil Rada Municipal Gallery, Železný Brod
2022 – Solo exhibition Glass in Space, Space in Glass – Lomnice nad Popelkou Castle
2022 – Interactive creative workshop In the Beginning There Was a Grain of Sand, created as part of a bachelor’s project – Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
2021 – Participation in the exhibition 10 Years of the LSD Glass Symposium – Vlastimil Rada Municipal Gallery, Železný Brod
2020 – Creation of replicas of archaeological bead finds from the Younger Roman Period – Central Bohemian Museum, Roztoky
2019 – Creation of a collection of original Christmas decorations – Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
2019 – Participation in the exhibition SALON VI – Vlastimil Rada Municipal Gallery, Železný Brod
2018 – LSD 2018 – Summer Glass Workshop – suspended glass object Elemental Glass – City Museum, Železný Brod
2017–2019 – Sudoměřice u Bechyně Woodcarving Symposium – wooden marionettes Jizera and The Storyteller, and wooden mask Wind
2017 – Replicas of gemstones for the coronation jewels of Charles IV – private collection
2015 – Participation in the exhibition Glass Figur(e)s – Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
2015 – Original glass nativity scenes – Museum of Glass Nativity Scenes, Železný Brod
2014 – Creation of glass figurines based on designs by artist and animator Jiří Trnka – Studio Trnka, Prague
2014 – Original glass Nativity Scene – Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in Turnov
2012 – Replica of the glass dancer from Jaroslav Brychta’s film Inspiration – Karel Zeman Museum, Prague
2010 – Glass Bouquet – Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
2010 – Blown glass Christmas ornaments based on designs by Academic Painter Milan Vobruba – Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou
2010–2012 – Participation in exhibitions of glass nativity scenes – Vlastimil Rada Municipal Gallery, Železný Brod
2009–2019 – Creation of glass lampworked and wirework figurines and glass pins based on designs by Jaroslav Brychta – private collections
2006 – Participation in the exhibition A Look Back: Jewellery and Glass – Josef Jíra Gallery, Malá Skála
2000 – Solo exhibition – Municipal Library, Neratovice
2000 – Glass model of the vegetation zones of the Krkonoše Mountains based on designs by Academic Painter Renata Oppeltová – KRNAP
1999 – Solo exhibition May I Have This Dance? – Hnízdo Gallery, Prague
Publications
2017 – Book debut S Alibabou v posteli – an autobiographical novel about a Czech-Persian marriage and the adventurous life of a mother, wife, and artist
2007–present – Publication of blog articles on the websites parsi.design, kamiglass.art, and karavana.cz
Certificates & Awards
2012 – Awarded the title Master of Traditional Handcrafts of the Liberec Region for craftsmanship and the preservation of traditional production techniques in glassmaking
2007 – Awarded the Product of the Bohemian Paradise certificate for the creation of original glass jewellery, pins, and decorations
Glass and I
I vividly remember my first step into a glassmaking workshop and the unfamiliar scent of dry air heated by the flame. When I saw a glass rod transform under the glassmaker’s hands into a molten, malleable material, I knew that glass was my destiny. “This is what I want to do!” was all I said. My fourteen-year-old self was certain. The path to creating my own work, however, was far from straightforward. read more...