Category: Design

Richard Vyskovsky, creator of ingenious paper models for Czech children’s magazine ABC, dies at the age of 90 (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Art / Children / Design / Social Media Posts / Technology / Tragedies

2 August, 2019

Richard Vyskovsky, creator of ingenious paper models for Czech children’s magazine ABC, dies at the age of 90 (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Cool: Preciosa’s “Pearl Curtain” decorative lighting concept – made in Kamenicky Senov, Liberec Region – blurs the lines between chandelier and gazebo, with lights that respond to people’s actions (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Business / Design / Local News / Social Media Posts / Technology

17 July, 2019

Cool: Preciosa’s “Pearl Curtain” decorative lighting concept – made in Kamenicky Senov, Liberec Region – blurs the lines between chandelier and gazebo, with lights that respond to people’s actions (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Cool: Web entrepreneur Michal Blaha is making a print-quality image of Vaclav Havel’s signature available for download on GitHub (michalblaha on GitHub) [Social Media Post]

Design / Internet / Politics / Social Media Posts

14 June, 2019

Cool: Web entrepreneur Michal Blaha is making a print-quality image of Vaclav Havel’s signature available for download on GitHub (michalblaha on GitHub) [Social Media Post]

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Czechnology: Chrudim, Pardubice Region start-up “CityZen” develops cotton T-shirt that doesn’t show sweat stains; fabric’s special treatment remains closely guarded secret (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

Business / Design / Fashion / Local News / Social Media Posts / Technology

4 June, 2019

Czechnology: Chrudim, Pardubice Region start-up “CityZen” develops cotton T-shirt that doesn’t show sweat stains; fabric’s special treatment remains closely guarded secret (Aktualne.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Design / Fashion / Shopping / Social Media Posts

26 March, 2019

Fashion: Los Angeles clothing brand L’ecole Des Femmes selling “Kafka” T-shirts for $69 (L’ecole Des Femmes) [Social Media Post]

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Apartment building in shape of “lying body” being examined by David Cerny sculptures planned for Invalidovna area of Prague 8-Karlin (Hospodarske noviny) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Art / Design / Real Estate / Social Media Posts / Ugly Places

6 March, 2019

Apartment building in shape of “lying body” being examined by David Cerny sculptures planned for Invalidovna area of Prague 8-Karlin (Hospodarske noviny) [Social Media Post]

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Mosaic based on 1955 Picasso painting rediscovered in Prague 2-Vinohrady’s soon-to-be-demolished Transgas building; creator Sauro Ballardino based 1980 mosaic on painting Picasso gave to World Federation of Trade Unions (Lidovky.cz) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Art / Design / Social Media Posts

5 March, 2019

Mosaic based on 1955 Picasso painting rediscovered in Prague 2-Vinohrady’s soon-to-be-demolished Transgas building; creator Sauro Ballardino based 1980 mosaic on painting Picasso gave to World Federation of Trade Unions (Lidovky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Design: Plzen entrepreneur Ondrej Bek’s handmade “Bekwood” wooden glasses frames win awards and customers abroad (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Design / Gift Ideas / Local News / Shopping / Social Media Posts

4 March, 2019

Design: Plzen entrepreneur Ondrej Bek’s handmade “Bekwood” wooden glasses frames win awards and customers abroad (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Cool: @uywube’s savage and surreal caricatures of Czech politicians are well worth a follow (Twitter) [Social Media Post]

Art / Design / Politics / Social Media Posts

2 March, 2019

Cool: @uywube’s savage and surreal caricatures of Czech politicians are well worth a follow (Twitter) [Social Media Post]

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Photos: Inside the ruins of Prague 10-Vrsovice’s KD Eden, a Commie-era cultural centre that’s been closed since 2005 (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

Architecture / Design / History / Social Media Posts

27 February, 2019

Photos: Inside the ruins of Prague 10-Vrsovice’s KD Eden, a Commie-era cultural centre that’s been closed since 2005 (iROZHLAS) [Social Media Post]

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