Glass design

LEVEL UP! Exhibition by glass artist Hajnalka Virág

The exhibition will be opened by: Diána Farkas, designer

Opening: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 6 p.m.

On view until November 10, 2026, Monday-Friday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Hajnalka Virág is deeply influenced by the video games of the '70s and '80s - including the image glitches of those early monitors - and this pixel world is reflected in her sculptures and installations as well. She finds glass to be the most suitable material for bringing her ideas to life, as it allows both optical effects and the play of light to be expressed simultaneously. To this end, she has developed a unique, signature glass technique centred on pixel-based construction using float glass stripes, which results in the moiré and lenticular effects characteristic of her works.
At her latest exhibition, visitors will feel as if they have been transported into a video game world.

70th anniversary exhibition of the glassmaking department of the Applied Arts High School

The exhibition will be opened by: art historian András B. Szilágyi,
Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 6 p.m.
It can be viewed until December 9, 2022, from Monday to Friday from 14:00 to 18:00.

The glass department of the Kisképző (Vocational and Applied Arts High School) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. This year is special not only for our glass department, but also for the entire profession, as 2022 is also the international year of glass.
In 1952, Júlia Báthory - an internationally renowned glass designer and industrial artist who received several awards both abroad and in our country - founded the glass department at the then School of Industrial Design, which has trained several generations of glass artists since then. Through the most characteristic objects of this 70-year period, the exhibition attempts to present the changes in applied arts and art pedagogy of each era.
The exhibition is also unique in that the presented material also provides an exciting insight into the most basic techniques and means of expression of glass art, from the earliest years to the present day.

METATRONIKA - Exhibition of glass designer artist Zsolt János Budai

Opening: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 6 p.m.
Opened by: Géza Kulcsár, writer, researcher
On view until December 5, 2025, Monday-Friday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

A comprehensive exhibition covering the past 8 years of the creative activity of glass designer Zsolt János Budai, which is also the designer's first solo exhibition.

The artist's passion and attachment to the world of robots dates to his university years, and has been going on since his diploma thesis. The title of the exhibition is 'Metatronics', which comes from a word combination. The word 'mechatronics' itself is a combination of the word’s mechanics and electronics. The other half of the exhibition's fantasy name comes from the name of Metatron, the angel of transitions, who is connected to humanity and helps in transformation and the discovery of inner strength.

The designer is truly drawn to the world of robots, which are a recurring starting point and a constant source of inspiration for him. They also provide an opportunity to experiment, to study mechanical movements, examining and creating the relationship between different materials and connections. The connection with electricity also appears in his creative work, the artist often draws from the design of electronic devices and appliances; for example, the head of his sculpture Mr. Red is provided by an electron tube from an old radio.

The first robot was made in 2009, and then in 2016 they became a robot series, with the completion of 5 more works. One of these became part of the collection of the Laczkó Dezső Museum in Veszprém, and one ended up in a private collection, just like the very first robot. As time went on, the designer set himself increasingly greater challenges. With his latest, 90 cm high work, he surpassed his previous works, not only in size, but also in technical complexity.

The exhibition will be opened by negotiator Sára Török, president of the Fénybánya Huta-ivégé Foundation
Opening: November 14, 2023 at 7 p.m
On view until November 24, 2023, from Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 18:00

Kertész Krisztina, the glass artist, conveys light-hearted and sometimes whimsical themes in her works at first glance. Her exhibition titled “Modellált poéma” (Modeled Poem) offers insight into the exploration and acceptance of complex emotions enclosed within glass, through the poems written by the artist herself. The sculptures and small artworks are not intended to interpret the poems; they can be appreciated as separate creations. However, they extract and model specific elements of thought and imagery from the poems, reflecting the intense emotional world and visionary visuality.
What do we reveal, and what do we hide? How well do we know ourselves and what do we admit? Are we connected to our inner world? Do we dare to embrace vulnerability? The more something is broken within us, the more we look outward and avoid introspection, sometimes even to ourselves. This exhibition forms a synergy of emotions and materials, much like the human experience itself.

Close to parallel - Biliczki Anett & Farkas Diána

We would like to invite you to Diána Farkas and Anett Biliczki's first duo exhibition "Close to Parallel" at FISE Gallery. The title reflects on the shared background and unique approach of their art and design practice. Previously, both artists have worked with different silica materials for example plaster and ceramics, although their primary medium and connecting point is the material glass.

Farkas will showcase from her 'Lore' porcelain vessel collection, as well as her newest wall reliefs.
Copenhagen-based Biliczki exhibits her series "Last Winter", which draws on nostalgic references to her reminiscence of the Hungarian winter landscape combined with Scandinavian minimalism.

The exhibition shows the diverse properties of glass and porcelain for instance translucency, fragility, and where the objects correspond to each other through materiality and the nuances of the color white – in a close to parallel manner.

In our talking series, the FISE Talks this time Csilla Szilágyi gives a presentation about her course in Pilchuck with Andrea Dezső artist from New York.
The topci of the course was 'Glass to paper, paper to glass', and the participant tried the printing on paper with glass.

More about the course on the website of Pilchuck Glass School:
http://www.pilchuck.com/programs/summer/activation/

9th of April, Monday 6 p.m.
FISE Gallery, 1054 Bp., Kálmán Imre str. 16.
Free entry - only Hungarian

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