My approach to both traditions and innovations is restrained. I don't innovate feverishly, nor survey the history of every technique. I simply work with the skills I've learned, my knowledge, and what I have at my disposal. I prefer the works to be curious rather than perfect.

I felt a desperate need to work manually, and glass fascinated me. Its transparency, luminosity, malleability, its shine when heated, the methods of cold refining... I love all kinds of glass. It was an intuitive choice.

The beginning was hard. Shifts start before 6am. The heat is unbearable; you're wet from sweat, hands burnt. But the reward is big; I love those moments when I work with the warm glass and just let my body find its own way. My mind's clear, no thoughts.

It's not just me; I run it together with my partner, designer Michaela Tomišková. I create prototypes of all our objects and make approximately a third of our range with my own hands – usually in cases when the piece's handcrafted nature is crucial.