Tomas Bata University in Zlín

In the pedagogical and publication activities focuses on the history and theory of design

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Teaching

Consulting hours

Odd weeks: Thursday 3pm-5pm, Friday 0pm-2pm

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Curriculum vitae

Education

• 2019: J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Arts and Design, Visual Communication, professor
• 2004: Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Architecture, Design, associate professor
• 1999-2001: Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Architecture, Architecture,doctoral studies.
• 1987:  Comenius University in Bratislava,Slovakia, Faculty of Philosophy, Art History, PhDr.
• 1979-1983: Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, Faculty of Philosophy, Art History, Master´s degree
• 1975-1979: Tomášikova Grammar School in Bratislava, Slovakia

Internships and study stays

• 2017: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France. lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2015: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2013: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2010: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2008: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2006: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2005: École des Beaux‑Arts, Strasbourg, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2004: École des Beaux‑Arts, Nancy, France, lecturer within the Erasmus programme.
• 2004: École Supérieure d´Art et Design de Saint-Étienne, France, lecturer within the MIRA programme.
• 2001: Akademia Sztuk Pieknych Krakow, Poland, lecturer within the CEEPUS programme.
• 2000: Summer Institute in World Art Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Great Britain, student/lecturer within the Getty Grant programme.
• 1993: Cooper Hewitt National Museum of Design ‑ Smithsonian Institution a Parsons School of Design, New York, U.S.A., student/lecturer within the Getty Grant programme.
• 1988‑89: Université de Paris I ‑ Sorbonne, Paříž, France, study stay within the French government grant programme.

Process of employment

 

• 1998-present: Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, lecturer, associate professor, professor
• 1985-present: Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, lecturer, associate professor, professor
• 1983-1985: Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, doctoral studies

Membership of expert organizations

• Academy of Design of the Czech Republic, member since 2010

Membership of bodies

• Scientific and Artistic Board of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, member since 2022
• Branch Council of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, member since 2012
• Artistic Board of Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, member 2010-2015 and since 2018
• Branch Councils of Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia, member since 2008
• Branch Council of Technical University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Slovakia, member since 2006
• Artistic Board of University of J. E. Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Arts and Design, member since 2021

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Creative activities

Publications

Project outputs

Other publications

KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 1. vydání, 2004, ISBN 80-86863-03-4. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2. rozšířené vydání 2009, ISBN 978-80-86863-28-3.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dejín grafického dizajnu. Bratislava: Slovenské centrum dizajnu, 2006, ISBN 80-968658-5-4.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Nové kapitoly z dejín dizajnu. Bratislava: Slovenské centrum dizajnu, 2009, ISBN 978-80-970173-1-6.

PEKÁROVÁ, Adriena, KOLESÁR, Zdeno , eds.  K dejinám dizajnu na Slovensku. Bratislava: Slovenské centrum dizajnu, 2013, ISBN 978-80-970173-6-1.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno, LAŠŠÁK, Marián , eds. Art dizajn. František Burian a študenti. Bratislava: Slovart, 2017, ISBN 978-80- 556-2741-0.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno – MROWCZYK, Jacek. Historia projektowania graficznego. Kraków: Wydawnictvo Karakter, 2018, ISBN 978-8365271-76-1.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno, ed. Tibor Uhrín. Forma spríjemňuje funkciu. Košice: Dive Buki, 2019, ISBN 978-80-89677-24-5.

KOLESÁR, Zdeno, JAKUBÍČEK, Vít , eds. Designéři v českých zemích a československý strojírenský průmysl 1918-1992. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2022, s. 97. ISBN 978-80-7678-125-2.