The Doors of Prague

The ornate doors that adorn Prague’s buildings are some of the most beautiful yet underrated features of the city. The doors of Prague, which are rich with intricate details, come in a variety of colors and styles. The style of the doors range from Baroque to Art Nouveau and Neo-Classical. Some are painted and carved...

Architecture, CULTURE

November 16, 2016

You Can Buy This Huge Baroque Castle

Castles are things you can find all over the Czech. This particular Italian style castle is located on a large park in the town of Napajedla which is in the Moravian region of the Czech Republic. Napajedla is a small town with only about 7,500 occupants. The castle which is lovingly called the Napajedla Castle (named...

Architecture, CULTURE

October 26, 2016

Czech Mid Century Modern Interior Design

If you have ever wondered what Czech Mid Century Modern interiors look like, then today is your lucky day! In 1967, Czech architect Ladislav Mašek and illustrator Harry Löwit teamed up and published Úprava bytového interiéru, or in English, Modification of the Home Interior. The book featured a wealth of information including an informative introduction, a thorough...

Architecture, CULTURE

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October 1, 2016

The New Vision for the New Architecture Czechoslovakia 1918-1938

Browsing at an old bookstore, we came across a treasure! The New Vision for the New Architecture Czechoslovakia 1918-1938 by Jaroslav Andel, published by Scalo Verlag AG, Zurich 2006. What a beautiful and fantastic huge volume featuring the Modernist and avant-garde architecture from Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1938. This hardcover edition of The New Vision for...

Architecture, Books, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

September 22, 2016

Prague – City of 100 Spires

Prague is known as “The city of a hundred spires” or “The city of one hundred spires” (Stovezata Praha in Czech language). and lately, we seem to be coming across 100 older books which highlight the architecture of what we believe to be the most beautiful city in the world. The Prague – City of 100...

Architecture, CULTURE

July 23, 2016

Vyšehrad – The Upper Castle & Cemetery of Prague

In Czech, the word for “upper castle” is Vyšehrad. Vyšehrad was built around the 10th Century, high on a hill overlooking the Vltava River. It is a historical fort / stronghold / castle structure. Within the grounds is the Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, a neo-Gothic church. Originally founded in 1070-1080 by the Czech King Vratislav II, the Romanesque...

Architecture, 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 4, 2015

Brno City of the Future 1956

I bet you had no idea that Brno Built the Future in 1956… “In the city of Brno, modernism lives on. Brno, the capital of Moravia and the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, is a long way from Chicago. But in the 1920s and 1930s, it was one of the hotbeds of Modernism in Central Europe.” –International...

Architecture, CULTURE, History

August 3, 2015

Flintstone’s Style House for Sale – Yubba dubba doo!

If you’ve ever traveled highway 280 in the San Francisco Bay area, then you have no doubt seen the Flintstone’s style house nestled into the hillside and overlooking the Crystal Springs Reservoir. Flintstones, meet the Flintstones They’re the modern stone age family From the town of Bedrock They’re a page right out of history In 1976...

Architecture, CULTURE