designers

Janina Szopa

J. Szopa, containers, vases, 2001, h 14 cm, w 28 cm; h 23,2 cm, w 20 cm; collections: Krosno Glass S.A.; photo S. Karalus
J. Szopa, set, 1971, h 17,8 cm, Ø 8,7 cm; h 28,6 cm, Ø 10,2 cm; h 18 cm, Ø 7,8 cm; set Karnawał, 1992, h 18,2 cm, Ø 16,3 cm; h 15 cm, Ø 8,1 cm;
h 20,3 cm, Ø 11,5 cm; collections: Krosno Glass S.A.; photo S. Karalus
J. Szopa, candlestick, 1998, h 27,5 cm; glasses Giocoso, 2002, h 19,8 cm; h 30,5 cm; h 27,7 cm; collections: Krosno Glass S.A.; photo S. Karalus
J. Szopa, containers, 2001, h 23,2 cm, w 20 cm; collections: Krosno Glass S.A.; photo S. Karalus

Born in 1946.
Graduated from the Secondary Art School in Jarosław, 1965. Employed at Krosno Glassworks (now Krosno Glass S.A.) as a designer 1965-2001. She gained experience in glass design by working in the pattern shop and supervising pattern production. She worked with Marian Fugel, Władysława Niedzielska, Wszewłod Sarnecki, Bolesław Grzegorczyk, Ryszard Czyna, Mieczysław Dudziński, and Idzi Dąbrowski. Her original creations are characterised by nobility of form, sophisticated decoration, and simplicity of line. She was awarded the title “Vice-Mister of Export” at the 1979 International Trade Fair in Poznań for her set of glass with the so-called drop in the bottom.
She died in 2021.

29.12.2023