I've been drawing and dreaming, but I guess big reason for my interest in design came from my brother 🙂
I wanted to be like him, and also make cool loudspeakers!
In my teenage years, we had a lot of fun with my friend Pacek – creating websites, imaginary websites & other projects.
River canoeing concept made with Pacek
In 2010, I've started our backyard café (#cafedvorekjundrov), hosting many amazing dinners that brought various people and friends together, enjoyed learning photography, cooking and playing with social media.
Café Dvorek spirit, photo by Nikola Linhart
In 2012 I've moved to Scotland, to study Digital Interaction Design at the amazing DJCAD art college.
I loved cooking more and more. I've made my own "Tasty" snacks brand!
First packagings - aluminium foil & vacuum packing
Early paper flapjack packaging
Using baking paper for packaging
Most refined paper flapjack packaging
Unique granola packaging prototype, inspired by the canoeing water-proof bags
Ziplock bags
Flapjacks for my friend's wedding, ziplock bags
Granola
Recognising this interest of mine, the topics of both my dissertation and honours project were food-related.
Dissertation egg cooking workshop
Dissertation egg cooking workshop
Dissertation egg cooking workshop
Dissertation egg cooking workshop
Honours project - Voice-based cooking app "Chef"
Honours project - Voice-based cooking app "Chef"
Chef app exhibited in Dundee & London
Chef cooking app user research
After my studies, I've been helping the Almighty Foods chocolatiers, catering for few events in town, and hosting lunches in a co-working space.
Catering for Advocating Together Dundee
Vietnameese catering for Open Change, Dundee
Middle-eastern catering for Volunteer Dundee
Sourdough bread workshop in Dundee
Catering for Dundee Gov Jam 2017
Almighty Foods Chocolate Factory Photography
Almighty Foods Product Photography
Almighty Foods Product Photography
Almighty Foods Product Photography
Vegan dinner at ours
Raw vegan dinner
Tinkamo exhibiting in Tokyo, Jam (founder) explaining its magic
En using Tinkamo's smart tissue monster to offer tissue paper to visitors
En using Tinkamo's smart tissue monster to offer tissue paper to visitors
Tinkamo exhibiting in Tokyo
Jam playing Tinkamo Erhu
Tinkamo at BETT, London
My sourdough bread workshop in Shanghai
My sourdough bread workshop in Shanghai
My sourdough bread workshop in Shanghai
My sourdough bread workshop in Shanghai
My sourdough bread workshop in Shanghai
Eventually, I had to come back to my hometown Brno in Czechia due to COVID. I joined Purple Technology as a designer, and in about 1.5 years I've slowly transferred into a Purple Chef – somebody who takes care of all the food in the office & cooks for the colleagues 😅