This practical-theoretic diploma thesis deals with a glass artist and a schoolmaster Stanislav Libenský. He taught students in every grade of glass education however the subject matter of this thesis is his work in tertiary education at Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague according to the historical context. The practical part of the thesis comprises a melted and cut glass sculpture called Kontakty (Touches) which is realized according to findings in theoretical part of the thesis.