(jiří macek) Although the lot-produced cabin represents a very boring solution for relaxation in a Czech gardening colony, one can see many designs in Scandinavia that will take his/her breath away. One of the first ones is the Hermit’s Cabin, the prototype of which was designed by Mats Theselius in 1999.   ...more

(jiří macek) When reporting about diploma works, we must mention the most appraised diploma work at the AAAD in Prague – a modest and delicate furniture collection designed by Boris Klimek from the studio led by František Burian in Zlín. Apart from the obligatory axe, the collection also encompassed pastureland poetics.   ...more

(jiří macek) The bamboo sticks from the Blow Up collection, designed by Campana brothers for Alessi, seem not to hold together. Yesterday, I saw the collection again when I was walking across a tall stubbled field of mowed dried grass toward a lake.   ...more

(jiří macek) When we run out of fossil fuel – and this will definitely happen one day – our life will probably become more harmonious. At the very least, this is apparent from the futuristic vision of the designer label of Postfossil, which had its presentation at the DMY in Berlin following the SaloneSattelite in Milan.   ...more

(jiří macek) Since we took on a natural tone in previous articles and ventured into forests, I could not help adding more spring joys. The Brazilian dribblers – Campana brothers – have designed a set of admirable haystacks and rows of tree stumps, i.e. a wardrobe, a chandelier, and a table as part of the Barbarians collection for the Italian brand of Edra.   ...more

(jiří macek) The Finnish brand of Iittala has enriched its aviary of decorative birds with several new and rare species. Unlike the previous birds, which were designed by professor Oiva Toikka, who has specialized in the design of birds since the early 1970s, the new species were created by Swedish designer Matti Klenell, who is younger by several generations. Moreover, he gave them a very practical feature because they serve as tiny containers.   ...more

(jiří macek) The Arba lamp, designed by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez for the Swiss manufacturer of Belux lights, is simple, timeless, and, moreover, complies with Thun’s focus on issues related to sustainable development and his effort to apply an ecological approach to design.   ...more

(jiří macek) The minimalist wooden table that Klára Šumová designed for the limited edition of Křehký is not as minimalist as it may seem at first sight. Its simple shape conceals an unexpected wooden inlay and the charm of a miniature glass pane.   ...more

(jiří macek) If you are going on a trip to the Krkonoše mountains, stop in Hořice. Jakub Berdych returned to his original profession of a sculptor last summer and sculpted a message to future generations in a rock in St. Joseph Quarry. Berdych, with delicate irony, upgrades the relation of energy, weight, and value criteria within contemporary society on the background of Einstein’s famous equation.   ...more

(jana zielinski) The moment when the liquid state of water turns into ice that has been depicted by British glass designer Amanda Brisbane cannot leave us indifferent. Appearing in the various shades of an iceberg, the collection of beautiful bowls entitled Frozen Water are determined for fans of glass, nature, and water. There are so many fans of this kind.

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