Essentials for Entertaining

This collection of minimalistic entertaining essentials by Czech designer Martin Jakobsen are an excellent addition to any party or social gathering. From vases and pitchers to chairs and tables, Martin Jakobsen’s designs are an attractive addition to any home. If you are looking for an interesting bohemian design to add character to your home or liven up your parties,...

LIFESTYLE

February 5, 2016

Dvořák’s String Quintet by Candlelight

In this video by Denis Rochard, a group of five talented musicians perform Dvořák’s String Quintet in G major Op.77. The musicians perform the quintet by candlelight, giving the video a warm, intimate atmosphere. The music is clear and energetic, the atmosphere is haunting, and the filming is smooth and artistic. Surrounded by candles and chandeliers, the musicians perform the song...

CULTURE, Music

December 18, 2015

12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day Seven

Snickerdoodle cookies are a classic American treat. They have a warm taste and make a great addition to any Christmas table. These sweet snickerdoodle pinwheels put a new spin (literally) on the traditional snickerdoodle cookie. With a sweet whirl of cinnamon at the center, these pinwheels are a fun version of the classic snickerdoodle cookie....

Recipes

December 17, 2015

12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day Six

Lemon almond tea cookies are excellent for holiday parties and gatherings. These buttery cookies are topped with a warm citrus frosting and sprinkled with sliced almonds for a little texture. Infused with almond extract and lemon peel, they go wonderfully well with coffee, tea, or holiday cider. Ingredients Cookies 3/4 cups of butter, softened 3/4 cups shortening...

Food, Holidays, Recipes

December 16, 2015

12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day Five

Slepované linecké koláčky are traditional (and delicious) Czech Christmas cookies. They are not overly sweet and have a soft buttery taste. They are made with vanilla sugar and have a pleasantly mild vanilla flavor. They are deliciously delicate and taste best when sandwiched together with a layer of currant jam and dusted with powdered sugar before serving, giving them a...

Food, Holidays, Recipes

December 15, 2015

12 Days of Christmas Cookies – Day Four

Pracinky are classic Czech Christmas cookies flavored with cocoa and clove. They have a mild chocolate taste and a warm, rich fragrance. Spiced with cinnamon, clove, and cocoa, they smell and taste delicious. Ingredients 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1 packet vanilla sugar 2 1/2 sticks of butter, softened 5 yolks from hard boiled...

Food, Holidays, Recipes

December 4, 2015

Winter Wonderlands by Josef Lada

Although Lada is most famous for his illustrations of Jaroslav Hašek’s novel The Good Soldier Švejk, he also painted multiple Christmas cards and holiday illustrations between the years 1918 and 1938. Most of his holiday themed artworks depict charming Czech villages in the midst of winter, snowcapped and calm. Characterized by pastel cottages, Czech villagers,...

LIFESTYLE

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December 2, 2015

Prague’s Whizzing Red Trams by Clare Caulfield

Clare Caulfield is an artist based in Yorkshire, England. Her art is inspired by her travels to various cities around the world. Her distinctively styled artworks features the architecture of cities such as New York, Paris, Rome, Istanbul, and Sydney. Her collection of Prague illustrations capture the bustling pavements and whizzing red trams of the...

Art and Design, CULTURE

November 20, 2015

Villa Tugendhat Exterior and Garden

Villa Tugendhat is a three story Villa situated on a sloped terrain in the wealthy neighborhood of Černá Pole in Brno, Czech Republic. An icon of modernism, Villa Tugendhat was commissioned by Fritz and Greta Tugendhat and designed by German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The house, which faces to the south-west, is supported...

Architecture, CULTURE

November 18, 2015

The Interior Design of Villa Tugendhat

The inner furnishings of Villa Tugendhat were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Sergius Ruegenberg, and Lilly Reich. Sergius Ruegenberg produced a number of drawing designs for the interior and exterior of the house. The furniture, which was built primarily from steel, tubular, and numerous woods such as Macassar ebony, zebra wood, and rosewood, was...

Architecture, CULTURE

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November 11, 2015

Everyday Objects Cleverly Reimagined by Vanessa Mckeown

Vanessa Mckeown is an art director and photographer who has reimagined everyday objects into colorful and clever works of art. Her photographs combine mundane objects such as spray bottles and toothpaste tubes with colorful fruits, candies, and cakes to create amusing images and charming scenes. She uses everyday objects in unusual ways, substituting common objects...

LIFESTYLE

November 9, 2015

Artist’s Work is Worn on Their Faces

Artist Portraits is an ongoing series of collages by Roberto Voorbij in which artists wear their work on their faces. Created with the same concept, each of the works in the series features a portrait of an artist in which the face is replaced by an artwork by that artist. The resulting photographs are fascinating....

CULTURE, Photography

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November 7, 2015

Photographs of Exile by Josef Koudelka

In the May of 1970 Josef Koudelka left his country, intending to avoid retribution for his 1968 photo series Invasion. Despite the fact that the photographs had been published anonymously, Koudelka feared reprisal for the 1968 photographs, which recorded the Soviet invasion of Prague. “From that moment, I was afraid to go back to Czechoslovakia...

CULTURE, Photography

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November 5, 2015

The Prague Invasion of 1968

Josef Koudelka returned home from Romania in the August of 1968, a mere two days before the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. As the military forces of the Warsaw Pact invaded the city of Prague and the tanks rolled in, Koudelka took to the streets, where he recorded the historical event with his camera. His photographs...

History, NOSTALGIA

November 3, 2015

Gypsies or Cikáni by Josef Koudelka

Gypsies or Cikáni (Czech for “gypsies”) is a collection of photographs taken by Josef Koudelka between 1962 and 1971. The photographs offer a look at Roma Society and the Gypsie’s way of life in various European countries. Koudelka originally planned to publish the photographs in Prague, but due to the Soviet invasion in 1968, he...

CULTURE, Photography

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October 27, 2015

Toys and Figures by Libuše Niklová

Libuše Niklová was one of Czechoslovakia’s most important toy designers during the 1960s and 70s. The toys which she designed were lightweight, original, and artistic. Beginning in the 1950s, she revolutionized toy design with her simple plastic forms. She believed that plastic toys were the future and often brought home the toys she designed for...

Art and Design, CULTURE