Switzerland-born Tomas Kral established his product design studio in Lausanne in 2008 while still earning the third of his degrees in industrial, product and luxury design at the Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL). Kral is preoccupied with materials and processes, industrial production and research, so that, out of complex investigations, he produces exquisitely simple pieces, ranging from tabletop objects to lighting, furniture and accessories in glass, cork and ceramic. He has also been a recipient of the Swiss Federal Design Award.