(jiří macek) Although the lot-produced cabin represents a very boring solution for relaxation in a Czech gardening colony, one can see many designs in Scandinavia that will take his/her breath away. One of the first ones is the Hermit’s Cabin, the prototype of which was designed by Mats Theselius in 1999.   ...more

(jiří macek) Even though many Czech bathrooms have recently undergone interesting changes, they are still not the real thing, in my opinion. They still represent a separated part of the apartment, usually windowless, which has nothing in common with swimming in a lake or a river. Anna van der Lei sees Dutch bathrooms in the same way and presents a solution to this problem.   ...more

(jiří macek) Young Swedish designer Martin Vallin has designed a chair as a very private spot for the Italian brand of Cappellini. Thus, he has introduced the Baltic breeze into the hot Italian summer.   ...more

(jiří macek) The Dutch studio of Weltevree has contributed to fans of nature and joy in general with the Divewood mobile diving board, the Dutchtub 2P outdoor tub (with fire as the source of hot water), and the Outdooroven outdoor fireplace. One could find their designs at Design Week in Milan as part of the presentation of Arnheim. They were simply unforgettable. It is certainly time to start talking about summer.   ...more

(jiří macek) Anička Kozová has created a bowl full of paths from various colored wires, which had previously been used for telephone exchanges. Thus, her artful bowl seems to be twisted up from cotton yarns and symbolizes all phone the calls that travelled through the colorful spectrum over the course of the active life of the wires and a recording of one summer.   ...more

(adam štěch) Even though summer is coming to an end and we all will soon put our sunglasses away, the English brand of Oliver Goldsmith really deserves our attention because its sunglasses are very difficult to put down.   ...more

(jiří macek) If there was one thing the movie Fifth Element lacked, it certainly was the Zuri club in the Belgian town of Knokke. Its snow-white stylish interior, designed by Gerd Couckhuyt, together with a unique light system by Modular, makes one feel like Mila Jovovich is always very close at hand.  ...more

(jiří macek) The art deco Municipal bath in Mšeno opened this weekend after a four-year long reconstruction. In the forest park behind the swimming pool one can find a forest arbour in the shape of a toadstool.   ...more

(jiří macek) Ever since we first saw them at the Milan fair, we have wanted to present you the set of chairs from Tropicalia that was designed by Patricia Urquiola for the Italian manufacturer Moroso. Nevertheless, we have waited for the right moment. After our soccer team was defeated in the European Championships, we all have time to relax and recharge our batteries.  ...more

(jana zielinski) Mary Bloch designed these fascinating cubicles for Italian beaches in 1962. They are available in two versions: with pink and white stripes or with grey and white stripes. I prefer the pink one. Actually, the grey one would suit Marcello Mastroianni really well.  ...more