2021
author
Josef Oubrecht (CZ)
title
RIBELL
degree
M.A. project
e-mail
school
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
supervisor
MgA. Jan Čapek
The goal of this bronze bell set is to promote the bellfounding tradition in the Czech Republic and to support a local manufactory. The Ribell collection was created in cooperation with Jan Šeda – a second-generation bellmaker. The casting workshop was opened by his father in 1990. The collection is comprised of a reception bell with a button, a bell with a handle, a console bell, and a small bell with a ring. The castings are made of a special bronze alloy, complemented by wooden and steel components. The Ribell collection draws from hotel tradition – for bells, this is a natural and typical environment. The name refers to the word “rib”, which is used in the bellmaking craft to denote a cut of a bell.