Jakub Plachý was born in Prague in 1989. After studying at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, he devoted himself to illustration and graphic design. He divides his time between creation and Xao bookstore-gallery and small publishing house on Krymská Street in Prague. Since 2016 we organize exhibitions dedicated to the field of illustration, graphic design and book culture in general. We organize art workshops for children, readings and book presentations. Our book showcase focuses on illustrated books and comics, including more experimental projects in sometimes very small print runs. We present books and prints by Czech and foreign illustrators and comic artists, from established artists to students or interesting amateurs.