[Katerina Kyselica] I discovered this enchanting art book, full of little holes punched through the pages – stars that you can’t ever really count. Then I followed their White Rabbit and learned to dare to go further and find the unexpected. Artists Ludmila and Sylvian Favardin interconnect dreams with reality and open your eyes.
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[Katerina Kyselica] The Czech National Prize for Student Design showcases design work from college and high school students, but of course, there is also more to it. The competition enables manufacturers to identify rising stars. In 2010, 27 of the showcased design works found their way onto the market!
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[Katerina Kyselica] What could say ‘modest’ more than rough sawn wood tables that reveal the beauty of joints, or objects of iron exposing the richness of corrosion that not only envelopes the objects but actually holds them together? Maybe a rough appearance is a designer’s response to hard times. Maybe it is time for modesty [...]
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[Katerina Kyselica] ‘Design something that solves a problem’, asked British inventor, engineer and designer James Dyson of participants in the 2010 James Dyson International Award competition. The U.S. winner is the Copenhagen Wheel – a plug and play device that transforms existing bicycles quickly into hybrid electric bikes. But what problem does it solve?
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[Katerina Kyselica] The culture of the Hmongs, cork cooling your drinks, or a chair sculpted by termites. Usually there is a story behind objects design students create. At ICFF 2010, six schools presented a body of work that could make up a book – about our world, our society, and us.
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Franz Kafka once said: “Prague never lets you go…This dear little mother has sharp claws.” So it could be observed about the realm of Czech architecture and design, past and present. Once you get to know the result of Czech passion, tradition, craftsmanship and aesthetics, you never let it go.
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