| 1949: |
He was
born in 1949 in Czech Republic |
| 1964-1968: |
Studied furniture design at the Prague Artisan School |
| 1968: |
Studied
architecture at the Academy of Art in Hamburg |
| 1973: |
Studied
philosophy in Stuttgart |
| 1979-1983: |
Lectured in theory of design at Essen University |
| 1983: |
Received
the "Deutscher Architektur Preis" award |
| 1984: |
Set
up Alterego design studio in Amsterdam with David Palterer |
| 1988 |
Designed
"Ota Otanek" chair for Vitra Edition at Vitra |
| 1989: |
Won
the coveted "Designer des Jahres" prize |
| 1990: |
Professor
of architecture at Technical College for Applied Art in Prague
|
1992: |
Designed
"Sipek Office" desk and "Sedlak" chair for
Vitra; exhibition at Vitra Design Museum "Borek Sipek -
die N?he der Ferne" |
| 2002: |
Sipek
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