Coincidence? I think not. Photo:
http://mhgrowyourgame.com/photo/anyone-for-tennisAnswers don’t come easy, but we do know that prior to becoming Art Director at Lasvit, Velcovsky was Art Director at Qubus Studio in Prague. (Some designers wear many hats over the course of their career, but in this case, only one seems to fit.) While there, he earned the title “Designer of the Year” in the 2007 Czech Grand Design Awards.
To be fair, Velcovsky is an interesting and talented young designer, and Lasvit is a manufacturer with a long history of beautiful design. As you can see in this video of Valcovsky explaining the project, it was a clearly labor of love. But as we all know, in tennis love means nothing.
But let’s end on a high note for the new year, shall we? And raise our totally not hair-like sand containers to a toast: Cheers to Novak Djokovic, the lucky winner of the 2013 Mubadala World Tennis Championship! You’re a good sport.