Profile: Olina Francova and Jitka Arazimova

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About Olina Francova and Jitka Arazimova : The design studio Franco Arazzi was founded by two independent female designers, Olina Francova and Jitka Arazimova. Together, they created multifunctional leather handmade handbags under new brand Multibags, which can be worn in several different ways - as a bag, packpack, handbag, purse, letter-bags... Furthermore, the Franco Arazzi studio is not focused only on the field of fashion but also on the social nonprofit project, e.g. "ChemoHats" - design of ‘bare head’ hats for women after chemotherapy; or "Handibags" - designs created especially for individuals with various types of physical disabilities according to their needs. The studio Franco Arazzi is based at Prague, Czech Republic.
STATEMENT OF ART:
We confess to sustainable "slow fashion" that for us means rational approach, high quality raw materials and local production - we create and sew ourselves the Multibags which are multifunctional, last long, and provide playful approach to life.

ORGANIZATION:
Franco Arazzi studio

NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Artist, painter Media, graphic, printing, culture, design

EDUCATION:
1979 - 1982, Promotional graphics, Václav Hollar Secondary Art School, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
1983-1990, Graphics - Printmaking Studio, Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC

EXPERIENCE:
1991 - 1993, Theater designer, MINOR Theatre, PRAGUE/CZ
1993 - 1995, Artdirector, Advertising agency ALEA
1995 - 2000, Artdirector, Advertising agency Allons
2000 - 2011, Freelance artist and designer
2011 - 2019, Designer, Design studio Franco Arazzi

PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2019, "Prague Design Week", Namesti Republiky, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2019, "IFWA Runway show - Multibags 5in1", International Fashion Weeks in Amsterdam, World Fashion Center, AMSTERDAM/NETHERLANDS
2018, "Design Days Reichenberg", Oblastni galerie Liberec, LIBEREC/CZECH REPUBLIC
2018, "Runway show at Lucarna Hall - Multibags", Lucerna Hall, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2018, "Czech Design Week 2018", Hybernska, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2017, "Fashion Show - Against the Fear", Papírna Plzeň, PILSEN/CZECH REPUBLIC
2017, "Czech Design Week 2017", Hybernska 4, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2017, "Oxford Fashion Studio" during London Fashion Week, Devonshire Square, LONDON/GREAT BRITAIN
2016, "Czech Design Week 2016", Dum Prumysloveho Designu, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2015, "Design Days Reichenberg", Oblastni galerie Liberec, LIBEREC/CZECH REPUBLIC
2015, "Design Week ArtProProstor", Jablecne Lazne, JABLONEC NAD NISOU/CZECH REPUBLIC
2015, "Czech Design Week 2015", Kafkuv Dum, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2015, "Forever Young", Dum U Kunstatu, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2014, "Big Bag Show", Palac u Zlateho Melounu, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2014, "Czech Design Week 2014", Dum U Minuty, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2014, "Dyzajn Market 2014", Namesti Vaclava Havla, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2013, "Dyzajn Market 2013", Namesti Vaclava Havla, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC

MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2017, "Fashion Show - Multibags, Gloves and Chemohats", with Bohemia Gloves, Kino PonRePo, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2017, "Fashion Show - Multibags and Gloves", Prostor Země, with Bohemia Gloves, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC

EVENTS:
2014, "Horké plechy", Exhibiting autor, Dům u Kunštátů, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2012, "Via Genderosa", Exhibiting autor, Galerie Klenová, KLENOVÁ/CZECH REPUBLIC
2011, "Holky – Burky", Exhibiting autor, Divadlo Husa na provázku, BRNO/CZECH REPUBLIC
2010, "Burka má i tvá", Exhibiting organizer, Galerie Béčka, SMRZOVKA/CZECH REPUBLIC
….

AWARDS:
2018, Silver A'Design Award, ITALY

PRESS APPEARANCES:
2019, "Multibags 5in1", DESIGNMAG.cz
http://www.designmag.cz/moda/81067-multibags-jsou-
ceske-multifunkcni-kabelky-kombinovane-s-taskou-a-
batohem.html, March, CZECH REPUBLIC

2019, "Multibags 5in1", LUXURYMAG.cz
https://www.luxurymag.cz/novinky/11188/multibags-n
a-ifw-amsterdam-2019/, March, CZECH REPUBLIC

2019 "Multibags 5in1", PROTI ŠEDI
https://protisedi.cz/prazsky-atelier-franco-arazzi
-na-international-fashion-weeks-amsterdam/, March, CZECH REPUBLIC

2019 "Multibags 5in1", iLUXUS.cz
https://iluxus.cz/2019/03/14/multibags-prestizni-v
ystoupeni-na-ifw-amsterdam-2019/, March, CZECH REPUBLIC

2019, "Multibags 5in1", LUXURYMAG.cz
https://www.luxurymag.cz/novinky/11149/multibags-m
a-a-design-award-silver-2018/, January, CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 "Multibags 5in1", iLUXUS.cz
https://iluxus.cz/2018/10/27/multibags-v-lucerne/, October, CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 "Multibags Rebels", Burda style
https://www.burdastyle.cz/moda/multibags/, May, CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 "Multibags Rebels", iLUXUS.cz
https://iluxus.cz/2018/05/02/prestizni-cenu-mezina
rodni-souteze-adesign-award-2018-dostaly-ceske-des
ignerky/, May, CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 "Multibags 5in1", Naše Rodina
http://www.rodinaonline.cz/component/content/artic
le?layout=edit&id=320&Itemid=101, April, CZECH REPUBLIC

2018 "Multibags Forever Young", iDNES.cz
https://www.idnes.cz/onadnes/moda/cesti-designeri-
v-zahranici-zahranicni-souteze.A180516_162741_modn
i-trendy_kace/3#space-a, April, CZECH REPUBLIC

2017 "Multibags Rebels", ŽENA-IN
https://zena-in.cz/clanek/kabelky-a-tasky-pro-zapa
lene-milovnice-mody, December, CZECH REPUBLIC

2017 "Multibags Rebels", MilujuBoty.cz
http://www.miluju-boty.cz/clanek-1384-Jsme-rebelov
e!-A-ty-, March, CZECH REPUBLIC

2017, "Multibags Rebels", First Style Magazine, http://www.firststyle.cz/franco-arazzi-prestizni-v
ystoupeni-london-fashion-week/ , March, CZECH REPUBLIC.

2017, "Multibags Rebels", LUXURYMAG, http://www.luxurymag.cz/novinky/10731/london-fashi
on-week-a-franco-arazzi/ , March, CZECH REPUBLIC.

2017, "Multibags Rebels", Fashion.cz, https://www.fashion.cz/moda/63-modni-kolekce/2419-
franco-arazzi-prestizni-vystoupeni-na-london-fashi
on-week , March, CZECH REPUBLIC.

2017, "Multibags Rebels", VOGUE, http://www.vogue.co.uk/shows/autumn-winter-2017-re
ady-to-wear/oxford-fashion-studio/collection , February, GREAT BRITAIN.

2016, "MultibagS", Daily Style
http://dailystyle.cz/design-jako-lifestyle-czech-d
esign-week-, November, CZECH REPUBLIC

...etc.

BOOKS:
2018, "A'Design Award & Competition", p. 180, DESIGNER PRESS, Editor: Onur Mustak Cobanli, COMO/ITALY, ISBN 9788897977285.

2013, "Smalt ve výtvarné tvorbě: Historické a současné techniky", p. 65 - 68, Grada Publishing, PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC, ISBN 9788024787442.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Czech (Native)
Slovak (Near Native)
Russian (Advanced)
Italian (Begginers)
Spanish (Beginners)
English (Pre-Intermediate)

COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2018, 10th Art in the City, CESKE BUDEJOVICE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2011, 4th Art in the City, CESKE BUDEJOVICE/CZECH REPUBLIC
2010, International Bienale - ART DIALOG Symposium, KLENOVÁ/CZECH REPUBLIC

SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2010, Smalt Art Symposium, OSTRAVA - Vítkovice/CZECH REPUBLIC
2009, Smalt Art Symposium, OSTRAVA - Vítkovice/CZECH REPUBLIC
2006, Enamel art Sympozium Budafok, BUDAPEST/HUNGARY

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2018 - International Design Club (IDC), COMO/ITALY
2017 - Not Just a Label (NJAL), LONDON/GREAT BRITAIN
1990 - The first feminist art-group in Czech Republic "Koza Nostra", PRAGUE/CZECH REPUBLIC

COLLECTIONS:
1992, The Moravian Gallery in Brno, BRNO/CZECH REPUBLIC

private collections...

HOBBIES:
Enamel art, Iron sculpture, Fashion design

CLIENTELE:
Design for the creative individuals

WEB SITE:
www.francoarazzi.com

PORTFOLIO URL:
http://en.multibags.cz/

REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-07-25 10:23:56

COUNTRY/REGION:
Czech Republic

ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional

Awards received by Olina Francova and Jitka Arazimova


Multibags 5in1 Multifunctional Baggage

Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Category in 2018
Franco Arazzi studio for Franco Arazzi
Multibags Rebels Multifunctional Baggage

Silver A' Design Award Winner for Fashion and Travel Accessories Design Category in 2017
Franco Arazzi studio for Franco Arazzi



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