Functional art gives birth to tangible objects that evoke emotions. Diversity speaks through the combination of old craft techniques and new technologies. By embracing the challenge to keep the originality, texture, simplicity or complexity of different materials such as wood, ceramics or iron, the designers and craftspeople of Kreatippci seek unexplored territories that reflect their current state of mind. Each new art piece is thus original and repurposed all at once, and these two co-exist in harmony.

Viktor Devečka comes from the most popular skiing region in Slovakia and worked as a ski instructor from the age of 16. He is passionate about skiing through and through. But as he puts it: “Skiing is only the icing on the cake.” Aside from the sport, it is his passion for design and product development that have driven him towards his craft. He started designing skis and making his first technical drawings at 18, and by 22 he had made his first pair of custom skis. What spurred him to open his own workshop in 2013 was an accident in which he broke his freeride skis. Viktor worked to rebuild and redesign them, and managed to meet 95% of the design standards set for the following season. These skis became the PERUN model as we know it today.

Marek Parajka believes that whether you make 50 or 150 frames, you cannot call yourself a master framer – even well-established framers manufacturing for decades confirm this. And Marek is a great example of this. Even though metalwork has been coursing in his family's veins, frame building is about constant improvement, continuous learning and getting to know the material. What started with bicycle restorations and custom painting in his father's garage has gradually grown into opening his own workshop in 2017. Following in his family’s footsteps and combining his two passions, metalwork and cycling, he has been dedicated to delivering tailor-made frames with every single part painstakingly made from used materials by himself with one ultimate goal in mind: “a happy rider”.