Adam Kolmačka
I'm Adam Kolmačka, a product designer who designs for the feel, making complex products joyful, partnering with startups and established products.
I build community too: driving events, speaking, and mentoring.
Currently at STRV, open to freelance on the side — drop me a line.
Design
Laced
A marketplace built for collectors, resellers and everyday buyers chasing the most sought-after kicks
Tradeforge
Social trading and investment platform
NOMO
Maps and places curated by your inner circle
Airalo
eSIM offers for traveling abroad
Language Together
Digital extension of award-winning language learning readers
Float
Science-backed breathwork exercises
Community Building
I build community by creating opportunities for designers to explore, experiment, and learn in an honest way — away from the pressure to always show polish and success.
Over the last three years at STRV, I've run a range of formats, each bringing something different. Design Circles gathers 50 designers around controversial topics to discuss openly. Behind the Design shows the work that never shipped. Design Lab is a fast-paced workshop where 20 people split into two groups exploring contrasting sides of a design problem.
Design Academy is where I focus the most energy. It's a five-week intensive for junior designers, intentionally selective — 16 hand-picked students, 14 of whom graduated. I direct it end to end: curriculum, lectures, brand, platform — with a 4.9 average rating from every student who went through it.
Beyond the academy, I also lecture at Mendel University and mentor junior designers one-on-one.
Public Speaking
- Design In The Real World, Mendel University2026
- Advanced Figma Workshop, STRV2026
- Figma Fundamentals Workshop, STRV2025
- Level Up Your Design, Mendel University2024
- Finding Design Inspiration, Mendel University2023
- Dev-Friendly Style Guides, STRV2022
- Make Better UI, Tomas Bata University2022