[Katerina Kyselica] At first glance, one could easily mistake the pink box with awkwardly framed windows for a prop for one of the bizarre movies by Tim Burton. What is it? A shed? A contemporary doll house? If I tell you there is a family living inside this nondescript structure, you would probably just shrug [...]
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[Katerina Kyselica] Buildings and objects designed by the late Jan Kaplicky are anything but standard – organic, futuristic, audacious, visionary, and radical are terms often applied to his work. Unwilling to compromise his unorthodox vision of the living environment, most of his designs were never built. For a few lucky ones however, living in Kaplicky’s [...]
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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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There is nothing novel about using glass to divide space. Yet the Crystal Shades by Koncern Design could make you believe, for a moment, that the Snow Queen has passed by. It is the play of light reflected from crystals of the glass that give it an illusion of fragility. Could it melt?
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Think you need a poster to promote your event? Think twice. If you’re into music, you could consider old-fashioned (archaic for some people) vinyl records – not to play your music but to carry your logo, and to bring the past back into the present. For the 2010 Sperm Festival in Prague, designers used the [...]
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[by Katerina Kyselica] A grand residential project is underway on the outskirts of Prague in the Czech Republic. In the pristine environment surrounding the stunning baroque-style château Konopiste, dwellings for connoisseurs of modern architecture will start to appear, as top Czech and Slovak architects interpret a unique vision of modern suburban living.
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