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Africa-Tres-Bohems
November 21, 2015

What’s Inspiring Me – Volume 7

Beige suede is a resent obsession of mine, especially on cold days. Pink skies have been a big inspiration. Also, sandy beaches and deserts have been very calming since we’ve started walking on the beach every night at sunset. Plus I have always wanted to go see Namibia, Africa where the desert literally meets the sea…...
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Art and Design, CULTURE
Tugendhat-Villa-Tres-Bohemes
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...
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Architecture, CULTURE
Villa-Tugendhat-Tres-Bohemes
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...
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Architecture, CULTURE
Karel-Svolinsky-Drawing-Tres-Bohemes
November 12, 2015

Karel Svolinsky’s Sweetest Illustrations

Karel Svolinsky was a famous, well, everything! Ask any Bohemian exactly what Karel Svolinsky was and be prepared for multiple answers. This is because he had so many talents, and unlike most people, decided to use them all. He is known to be a painter, graphic designer, illustrator, typographer, font creator, stage designer, and university lecturer. Though...
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Art and Design, CULTURE
Genzken-Roberto-Voorbij-Tres-Bohemes
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....
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CULTURE, Photography
France-Exiles-Josef-Koudelka-Tres-Bohemes
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...
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CULTURE, Photography
limonadovy-joe-09
November 6, 2015

Limonadovy Joe – The Czech Western Experience

Lemonade Joe, or The Horse Opera (Czech: Limonádový Joe or Koňská opera) is a 1964 Czechoslovak musical comedy film, directed by Oldřich Lipský and written by Jiří Brdečka, based on his novel and stage play. This is a brilliant Czechoslovakian parody filmed in an avant garde style and a terrific example of Czech New Wave. It is positively...
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CULTURE, Movies
Exhibition-of-Czechoslovak-Engineering-1956-54
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...
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Architecture, CULTURE, History
Josef-Koudelka-Cikani-Tres-Bohemes
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...
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CULTURE, Photography
Antonín-Kratochvíl-Black-And-White-Tres-Bohemes
October 30, 2015

Antonín Kratochvíl

Antonín Kratochvíl is a Czech-born American photojournalist who has not only captured some of the most incredible photos of this day and age, won the World Press Photo Award in four different categories, and founded VII Photo Agency, but has also been an incredible inspiration for young photographers around the world. His list of many achievements...
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CULTURE, Photography
Libuse-Niklova-Plastic-Toys-Tres-Bohemes
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...
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Art and Design, CULTURE
The-work-of-Ladislav-Sutnar
October 25, 2015

Venus on Strip Street by Ladislav Sutnar

The last few weeks, we’ve been posting the amazing work of Ladislav Sutnar. Ladislav Sutnar (1897-1976) was one of the first designers to actively practice in the field of information design and information architecture. His work was based on rationality and the process of displaying massive amounts of information in a concise and organized way...
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Art and Design, CULTURE
Abeceda-Karel-Teige-Tres-Bohemes
October 25, 2015

Karel Teige’s Jazz Age Alphabet

Abecada is the result of a collaboration between Czech artist Karel Teige and Czech dancer Milča Mayerová. Karel Teige was a Czech avant-garde artist, designer, and spokesperson for Devetsil, an association of Czech avant-garde artists founded in Prague in the 1920s. A graphic artist, typographer, and photographer, Teige was a major figure throughout the 1920s....
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Art and Design, CULTURE
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