During the ceremony of the Olověný Dušan competition, our faculty sold small items such as ribbons, bracelets, earrings, rings or crocheted sunflowers. The sale was organized by Design students and the proceeds went via QR code to the account of the People in Need SOS Ukraine collection. As the interest in the items continues, the students continue to produce. All products in Ukrainian colours can be purchased at Archicafe at the Faculty of Architecture and Cafe Prostoru_ at the National Technical Library. Proceeds from the sale will again go to People in Need.
"I would like to thank all the students who participated in the event, as well as the FA management, who actively and promptly helped to resolve the official form of the charity activity so that it could be implemented," says Henrieta Nezpěváková from the Department of Design and Vice-Chair of the AS FA.
Students came up with the idea to support Ukraine and make jewellery with the symbolism of the state. The head of the Department of Design of the FA agreed to cover the material costs and the teachers spread the event among other students and helped with possible consultation.
The organization was taken over by the 3rd year student Markéta Ptáčková. "I'm the type of person who, when someone needs help, doesn't panic and tries his best. But at the same time I don't have the energy to go to the railway station to help with refugees, fill out forms for children and their mothers. I'm just not sure I could handle the tension and the atmosphere, and that's a minimal thing these days. As a result, I just sent out forms, answered emails etc, and organised to receive work, various designs and drawings and sketches and stuff. Explaining the sale through scanning the QR code for People in Need so that payment would go directly from the buyers was probably the most complicated part. It's probably the least I could do," said Markéta in an interview with the faculty magazine Alfa.