(jiří macek) The Italian duo of Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin from the Design Academy in the Dutch city of Eindhoven consistently explores the way how roots and traditions permeate objects and are retrospectively imprinted into our cultural patterns. Although this may seem a little complicated, the result is always a wonderful collection. The Moulding Tradition collection from this year is no exception.   ...more

(jiří macek) As promised, we go back to the Zuiderzeemuseum in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen. Apart from Kiki van Eijk, the designer series presented another interesting Dutch designer, Joost van Bleiswijk, and his reflections upon a life in a bay that has been transformed into a lake.   ...more

(jiří macek) The Dutch designer duo of Arjan van Raadshooven and Anieke Branderhorst designed the Flex vase, on which one can change the top part and, thus, have several vases, plus the edition of CableLamps made from cables for their own label of vij5. Although they describe their style as very simple, their products conceal a lot of unexpected solutions in which the designers combine existing elements.   ...more

(jiří macek) At Maison & Objet in Paris, the Spanish porcelain factory of Lladró presented new pieces designed by Hayón and a collection designed by its own studio. Its key figures are parrots.   ...more

(jiří macek) Martí Guixé and his unusual moneybox, entitled Seed Safe and designed for Alessi, encourages us to focus on fruit instead on money. The amphora with holes, through which one lays aside stones and seeds, represents a green hope for us.   ...more

(jiří macek) It would not be Christmas if we did not watch fairytales on TV. Swedish designer Jonas Wagell has linked several fairytales in the Pomperipossa porcelain set. In his characters, one can boil water, drink tea from them, or talk about beauty and taxes.   ...more

(jiří macek) Italian designer Luca Nichetto has combined blown glass and porcelain into a molecular collection of objects entitled Essence. However, the vases, bowls, and decorative objects are, as far as the shapes are concerned, derived from the manufacturing process itself. The producer of the limited collection, which will be presented to the public on December 3, is the Italian porcelain factory of Bosa in collaboration with the legendary Murano glass factory of Venini.   ...more

(jiří macek) I cannot forget some scenes from the installation by Daniel Piršč in Superstudio A7 Holešovický pivovar, perhaps because winter has come so abruptly and determinedly. The new edition of porcelain wallpaper and light probably brought out the atmosphere of spring the most out of all the spring installations.   ...more

(jiří macek) Daniel Piršč and his Pirsc Porcelain studio presented a series of porcelain vases, complete with shadows that disclose their past, at 100% Design in London this year. This splendid premiere, which was part of the Czech Selection project, was reminiscent of both Kid the Limb-Breaker and Mikulov.   ...more

(adam štěch) The latest collective exhibition at the Tools gallery in Paris presented the works of young French designer Ionna Vautrin, who, thanks to a wall lamp, endows interiors with new intimacy and the impression of airiness and cosiness from hidden rural gardens.   ...more