Beata Szajna - FUTURE Bowl

Beata Szajna

She graduated from the State High School of Fine Arts in Rzeszów in 1989. She received her degree from the University of Rzeszów, Faculty of Arts, in 2012.

Since 1998, she has been employed at Krosno Glassworks (currently Krosno Glass S.A.) as a design specialist. She designs glass, creates original collections, and works on custom projects for clients from around the world.

Her works have been featured in approximately 30 group exhibitions and trade fairs in Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, the United States, England, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. Her works are also part of the permanent exhibition at the Glass Heritage Center in Krosno; in 2019, she presented her designs there in a solo exhibition.

She is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the “Golden Ville” award for her Molly artistic glass set in 2014; the Customer’s Choice Award, 2011; and the Good Design Award for the “Vinoteca” decanter, 2015. Her “Samara” vase, designed for the Frankfurt Fair in 2005, was showcased at exhibitions in Milan, 2019, and Dubai, 2021, and was one of the best-selling products of Krosno Glassworks in the first decade of the 21st century—over 25,000 vases were produced and sold.

She is also active in the visual arts (including painting and drawing). Birds are a frequent subject of her work. She is a member of the Ornithological Group, with which she travels throughout Poland in search of the rarest and most interesting bird species.