(michal froněk) There are few things in the field of industrial design that do not change the face of it. It is also especially true for the car industry. However, one can still find designs from the last century in our contemporary superfast world.   ...more

(adam štěch) Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, who has worked all her life in the USA, symbolically returns to her homeland. The Museum of Architecture in Stockholm pays homage to the authentic designer with the first retrospective exhibition of her works in Sweden.   ...more

(jiří macek) Inspired by modern fine art, the Baker sofa was designed by Finn Juhl in the United States in 1951 as part of the Baker Furniture collection, among whose fans Finn Juhl belonged. The sofa has been launched on the market as a fascinating new piece thanks to the Danish brand of Hansen & Sorensen.  ...more

(jiří macek) The Chifruda chair, designed by Brazilian design icon Sergio Rodrigues, can be found as a new piece in the Espasso collection, which consists of works by Brazilian designers only. If you want to explore Brazil, this is where your journey should start.   ...more

(silvie luběnová) Time flies so fast… Whenever my Grandma said this, I rolled my eyes. However, I have recently started to grasp what it means. Time really flies and will fly even faster in December… so what. The only great option is to pretend as if it was not a big deal and try to please the people around us, for instance, with a clock designed by George Nelson in 1950 and whose time has come thanks to the Vitra Design Museum.  ...more

(jiří macek) Some ordinary objects are difficult to overlook because they are, in fact, extraordinary. For example, the Mushroom Sprite – one of the thousand forms of the Playmobil toys whose basic form was designed 35 years ago by German designer Hans Beck, who died this year at the age of eighty.  ...more

(jiří macek) The fairytale entitled Botas 66 has been drawn to a great moment. Initially a final work of two graphic design students at the AAAD in Prague, it has been turned into a real footwear collection manufactured in lot-production by Botas. Bata stores have just launched its exclusive sale.   ...more

(adam štěch) An auction of 20th century design will take place in the Wright auction house in Chicago on June 2. Over the past few years, the company has achieved a collection of fascinating designer pieces from the last century. This auction will not be an exception. It will offer a great opportunity to explore the secrets of American hand-crafted design from the 1960s and 1970s. The catalogue includes several unique creations from this significant post-war style of American design.   ...more

(jana zielinski) Michael Thonet founded the renowned furniture company Gebrüder Thonet in Vienna in 1849. Ten years later, he presented a café chair with the serial number of 14. Number 14 became his lucky number, even though he only managed to have thirteen children. The Thonet company decided to present a limited edition of the legendary Fourteen this year. That will certainly be something to witness…  ...more

(jiří macek) The iconic Mole chair from 1961 represents the highlight of a collection made by the Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, presented by the German company ClassiCon at Design Post in Cologne. However, this chair, which harkens back to the throbbing era of Oscar Niemeyer, is not the only crown jewel in this collection.  ...more