(silvie luběnová) Reading is one of the most pure summer activities. The continuity of this leisure activity is often interrupted by jumping into water, fetching drinks, going to the movies, or taking a trip somewhere. That is why, out of season, readers who are used to reading 30 pages of a book before going to bed become sulky and ill at ease. Magazines represent a good solution - but as for the selection, no thank you. Fortunately, there are also comic books. I do not hesitate here to choose my all-time favorites – the Hernandez boys.   ...more

(jiří macek) Since last week, one can see the Křehký by Designblok Prague exhibition in the form of a landscape in Le Colysée Lambersart Gallery in the French city of Lille and the new version of the Křehký collection in Galerie Design Vlaanderen in Brussels. Its book version is now for sale in Czech book stores. The backbone of the book consists of an interpretation of objects from the collection, taken by prominent Czech photographers such as Salim Issa, Václav Jirásek, Bára Prášilová, Dušan Tománek, and Tereza Vlčková.  ...more

}ji59 macek] If you love desserts and sweets, you should have a look at a book about traditional Portuguese Fabrico Próprio cakes. The authors of this book scrutinized the work of Portuguese confectioners in style.   ...more

(jiří macek) Brussels Dream is an exhibition mapping Czechoslovak design and lifestyles after the Expo 58 World Exhibition. Today, the accompanying catalogue has been released. It is a great catalogue by Robert V. Novák. A book, actually…   ...more

(jana zielinski) If you are a lover of books, then the design of The Five Tibetans, An Enchiridion of a Gymnast will be a sight for sore eyes. Jan Augusta, a graduate from the Studio of Typography at the AAAD in Prague that is led by Karel Haloun, has made a book in which wittily drawn figures will illustratively show readers individual exercises. Readers only have to pull a pointer and can immediately see the exercise.   ...more