2026
Unfolding Ant Architectures





Chapter 10 from Tim Ingold's book Perception of the Environment: livelihood, dwelling and skill - Building, Dwelling, Living: How animals and humans make themselves at home in the world, reimagined as an ant nest. 

A large foldable publication (50 × 90 cm unfolded)
A building process cover
A collection of stickers of photographs of people posing with ant nests
A set of drawing tools shaped after ant nests
All of the original illustrations, redrawn using drawing tools shaped after ant nests










2026

The Stone Was Co-opted Rather Than Constructed to Become a Hammer



“To deal with situations of this kind, I chose the term co-option. Thus the stone was co-opted, rather than constructed, to become a hammer. It follows that there are two kinds of making: co-optive and constructive. In co-optive making an already existing object is fitted to a conceptual image of an intended future use, in the mind of a user. In constructive making this procedure is reversed, in that the object is physically remodelled to conform more closely to the pre-existing image. Indeed it seemed that the history of things – of artefacts, architecture and landscapes – could be understood in terms of successive, alternating steps of co-option and construction.” (Ingold, Tim. The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill.)

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2026

Letter e, Letter s








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M

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ✉︎ ꒱ ˎˊ˗





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2025
FaVU Design Store

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FaVU Design Store, exhibited at Designblok 25, Prague International Design Festival, the largest exhibition of design and fashion in central and eastern Europe, showcases works of Product Design Studio and Game Media Studio of Faculty of Fine Arts of Brno University of Technology. 

The exhibition is presented as a functional design store opening, introducing a playful interactive element of scanning products to learn about design approaches.
(Client: Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology)
(Photo: Polina Davydenko, David Mackovič)










2025
22 km of River

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22 km of River is a book of collected materials, and site-specific narratives found along the Svitava River in Brno (CZ), a post-industrial area of the city, where the walking distance of paths on both river banks measures about 22 km, exploring possibilities for reading and reimagining landscape.
(Author, Illustration, Design: Barbora Mikulova)
(Pages: 136)
(Size: 128 × 195 mm)
(Publisher: Selfpublished)
(Print Run: 20 copies)

(Most Beautiful Czech Books 2025, Shortlist and Book Vision 2025, Honorable Mention)










2025
Modular Table Unit

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A table which can be adjusted to various shapes, sizes, spaces and situations made out of a single standard sized 18mm thick plywood board cut to 7 pieces with minimal waste, 2 purple pieces from a leftover wood board, and 3D printed connectors, .  

The shape of the table pictured was designed for the presentation of a publication, 22 km of River. At this length of ~4m, the table is for ~10 people. 










Barbora Mikulová 
[she/her] 
(1997, SK) 
is a designer based in Brno (CZ).


[Things Barbora Likes]
󠁯•󠁏 books (working on books, reading books, smelling books, holding books, looking at books, looking at books being made)
•󠁏 found materials
󠁯•󠁏 maps and mapping 
󠁯•󠁏 text (writing it, translating it, shaping it on a page)
•󠁏 rulers and stencils
•󠁏 stickers
•󠁏 fonts with beautiful letter B
[Work]
𖦹 2025–ongoing. Graphic Design Intern, Isadore (SK)

[Clients/Collaborations]

♡ Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology (CZ)
ㅤ♡ Rosenfelt Palace (SK)
ㅤ♡ David Mackovič (SK/CZ)
ㅤ♡ Glass Design Studio of Tomas Bata University in Zlin (CZ)
ㅤ♡ Automatická odpověď (CZ)
ㅤ♡ Cyklowerkstatt (CZ)
ㅤㅤㅤ♡ ㅤObec Zohor (SK)
ㅤ♡ Besiidka Studio (CZ)

[Studies]

◴ 2026. Communication Design, HfG Karlsruhe (DE)
◷ 2025–2027. Master’s degree, Graphic Design Studio 2, Brno University of Technology (CZ)
◶ 2024–2025. Graphic Design Studio 2, Brno University of Technology (CZ) 
◵ 2021–2025. Bachelor's degree, Intermedia Studio, Brno University of Technology (CZ) 
◴ 2017–2018. Studio Metal and Jewel, Academy of Fine Arts and Design (SK)

[Residencies]

⚆ Nopoint Atelier, Gabrovo (BG)
⚆ Divadlo Pôtoň, Bátovce (SK)

[Awards/Nominations]
⊙ 2026. Book Vision 2025, Honorable Mention
⊙ 2026. Most Beautiful Czech Books 2025, Shortlist

[Talks/Workshops]

⚇ 2025. Talk, Josef Čapek’s playful illustrations, at Rosenfeld Palace, Žilina (SK)
⚇ 2025. Workshop for an ehibition, obr-obř, at Brno Art Week, Brno (CZ)
⚇ 2024. LUSTR Talks at LUSTR Illustration Festival, Prague (CZ)

[Exhibitions/Presentations]

⊙ 2026. Book Vision 2025, Exhibition series at GaFU, Ostrava (CZ); (SK); (HU); (PL)
⊙ 2026. Graduation Projects 2025, Exhibition series at Zamek Cieszyn, Cieszyn (PL); (CZ); (SK); (HU) 
⊙ 2025. FaVU Design Store exhibition at Designblok, Prague (CZ)
⊙ 2025. Exhibition, obr-obř, at Brno Art Week, Brno (CZ) 
⊙ 2024. Exhibitor at International Cluj Comics, Illustration and Animation Festival at Contemporary Art Museum and Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu (RO)
⊙ 2024. Showcase Exhibition at LUSTR Illustration Festival, Prague (CZ)
⊙ 2024. Performative reading at Made in Bátovce Festival at Divadlo Pôtoň, Bátovce (SK)
⊙ 2024. CYCLE UP! exhibition at Telliskivi Kreativzentrum, Tallinn (EE); Prague Bike Fest, Prague (CZ); Dobrý trh, Bratislava (SK)
⊙ 2023. Fundraising exhibition Postcards for Palestine at Berlinskej Model, Prague (CZ); Claire de Rouen Books, London (UK)
⊙ 2023. Participant of Listening to the Plants symposium at Kunsthalle and Tranzit, Bratislava (SK)
⊙ 2023. Participant of Symptoms of the Future symposium at Galerie Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem (CZ)
⊙ 2022. Installation at Luhovaný Vincent Festival, Luhačovice (CZ)
⊙ 2021. Exhibition, Nodal Points, at Galerie FaVU, Brno (CZ)