April 9, 1913
in Brno, Czechia
May 8, 1971
in Brno, Czechia
František Kalivoda's professional life was connected with Brno. He studied in Brno between 1931 and 1939. The project for Villa Psota from 1935 he drawn as a student.
But he increasingly worked as a designer. For example, for Bohuslav Fuchs' company AKA, which produced interior furnishings. He was a member of CIAM and CIRPAC and contributed both ideas and exhibitions. He also worked as a lecturer at art colleges in Bratislava and Brno.
In addition to his work as a typographer, he campaigned in the 1960s for the preservation and meaningful use of Villa Tugendhat. It was also thanks to him that the villa was declared a cultural monument at this time.
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Brno, Czechia
Colony below the Cistern