Oskar Zieta

Polish artist Oskar Zieta discovered an innovative technology for treating stainless steel. Using this technology, he lays two wafer-thin, laser-cut sheets of stainless steel on top of each other and literally inflates them. This results in shiny, sculptural works of art reminiscent of organic forms. Through the thickness of the stainless steel and the pressure applied, the artist can determine what shape the interior will take, even after it has been welded shut.

The process, also called FIDU, is what Zieta uses to create his lightweight mirrors RONDO and TAFLA. Looking at them, viewers are instantly astonished: RONDO is reminiscent of a silvery doughnut, gracefully arching into three-dimensional space. TAFLA appears like an organically growing work of art, and its elegant appearance transforms any room. Depending on where you are standing in the room, the RONDO and TAFLA mirrors reflect differently – every step revealing a new dimension. Oskar Zieta’s creations inhabit the space somewhere between art and architecture, between sculptures and furnishings.

The artistic HOT PIN hangers are perfect DIY gifts for any occasion. Placed in the oven, the flat, welded sheet-metal object transforms into a three-dimensional home accessory. In a creative arrangement on the wall, HOT PINS also have a hypnotic effect – there are no limits to your imagination for hanging them!

Oskar Zieta was born in Zielona Góra, Poland. During his studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, he developed the innovative FIDU process for inflating metal. Zieta’s sculptural artworks can be found in the collections of renowned museums such as MoMA, the Vitra Design Museum, and Centre Pomidou. The artist has won multiple awards including the Red Dot Design Award in 2008 and the Audi Mentor Award in 2011.

Solo Exhibitions

2021	INFLATALES. Oskar Zięta’s Steel Stories, GAGA Gallery of Architecture, Theatre of Julius Słowacki, Cracow, Poland
2020	CADA CANTO CADA CONTO. ART, ARCHITECTURE, CERAMIC AND DESIGN,CABANAmad Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal Oskar Zięta, Maison Joseph, Hangzhou City, China Oskar Zięta, Line Park & Gallery All, Hangzhou City, China MIRRORTOPIA, Concept 101 Showroom, Beijing, China Deformations of reflection – reflections of deformation, City Museum of Wrocław, Poland
2019	Zieta at Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy
2018	Polish(ed) Reflections, Jerke Museum, Recklinghausen, Germany
2015	IMM Cologne, Cologne, Germany
2014	Polish Job, Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy Polish Design: in the Middle of, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2013	Common Roots, Design Museum Holon, Holon, Israel Stilwerk, Design Days Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2011	Reflections, Vienna Design Week, Vienna, Austria
2010	Blow & Roll installation, Victoria & Albert Museum, London Design Festival, London, Great Britain

Group Exhibitions

2020	Chez un connaisseur, RINCK & Savannah Bay Gallery, Paris Design Week, France Design without borders(Határtalan Design), Kiscelli Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary La Manufacture a labour of love, Gare Saint Sauveur, Lille, The Design Capital, France
2018	KOOKU living spaces, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2017	Future is Now, Norman Foster Foundation, Madrid, Spain
2015	Open Ended, Kazerne Gallery, Eindhoven, Germany
2013	Future Nomads, DMY International Festival of Design, Berlin, Germany
2012	Designers’ Open, Leipzig, Germany
2010	PLOPP, Saatchi Gallery, London, Great Britain Young Creative Poland, Salone del Mobile di Milano, Milan, Italy Idea and Imagination Experience Hall, Seoul Design Fair, Seoul, South Korea
2008	YDMI Award 2008 German Design Council, Red Dot Award, Product Design, Essen, Germany