The work of the Czech design studio Whitefruits is based on research and development of design and production techniques in porcelain that go beyond the limitations of industrial production. This dose is the queen of the kitchen. It features a high-tech silicone lock mechanism while its classic porcelain make a nostalgic link to the work of Josiah Wedgewood.

You can see Piksla at the DESIGNEAST.EU OFFLINE exhibition in Prague HUB.

Czech company Brokis have introduced new lighting product called MEMORY. Designed by Boris Klimek and with recognisable influence of childhood, MEMORY lightings are great to look and fun to use. New Brokis product resembles to balloons, however turning it on and off with hanging cords will make your room even better and happier place. Three sizes and a range of colours in the interior gives free passage of play, imagination and create different lighting.

Slovak designer Roman Ficek has designed floating candle inspired by folding paper boat. It is available in six colors, has 50g and burning time is circa 2 hours.

From 29 January till 3 February 2012 will take place second workshop within the GLASS IS TOMORROW framework. Twenty glass professionals will gather in Novy Bor, Czech Republic. We can mention for example: Rony Plesl (CZ), Arik Levy (FR), Matteo Gonet (CH), Maxim Velčovský (CZ).  The first workshop took place in Nuutajärvi, Finland from 12 till 16 September. You can check the video above or photos below.

GLASS IS TOMORROW is a European network which aims at establishing a more fluid exchange of knowledge and competencies between glass and design professionals in the north, south, east and west of Europe.

Photos and video by James Bort

“Forest stories” is a project by Czech designer Michaela Tomíšková, it is a collection of footprints of forest atmosphere made for Vyrobeno Lesem brand.

Photo by Tomáš Brabec and authors archive

Design duo Petar Zaharinov and Konstantin Achkov presented their new furniture concept and exhibition in Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia. They came up with hole new idea of presenting furniture more as an art and sculpture, than as an interior facility. Authors motto: “Puzzles for living“ is replica of the famous quote of Le Corbusier  - “Machines for living in”. Their aim is to make furniture and industrial machines more personal, despite the post -industrial future. Petar Zacharinov - architect and Konstantin Achkov - sculptor, both representing two different professions, share the same idea of creativity and processing. Designers want to make people more connected with their equipment and more interested in a way of assembling furniture. Puzzles for living is brilliant concept, which will more or less influence human minds and their view on mass production.

A photogallery from the opening of the DESIGNEAST.EU OFFLINE  exhibition in Prague’s HUB. At the occassion of the opening of the new conference area in the HUB we presented our DESIGNEAST.EU OFFLINE exhibition. The fifth edition of the exhibition is bigger than ever and a large part of the works is also presented in real products apart from 24 large posters. We have built a special illuminated lightbox where all the products were showcased and the visitors could enjoy a closer look at some of the designs featured on the posters. The event was well received and we had a great time together with HUBs faithful intellectual crowd.

Photo by: Jan Hromádko

Rest of the gallery could be seen at our facebook fan page.

DESIGNEAST.EU OFFLINE exhibition will be open until the end of February.

Partners of the exhibition are:
HUB Prague – A coworking space for meeting, innovation and entrepreneurship.
LUGI – top quality Czech furniture maker.
SPYRON – design and architecture

Petra Pavelková has designed very special fruit bowl for talentDesign project. Every piece is original thanks to specially curated wood called bendywood.

Designer is hand bending the wood one by one to form birds nest like form. Each bowl is original.

This part from series of interviews is the video taken at DesignSUPERMARKET event back in December 2011. Michal Andera has spoken with Petr Hák from talentDesign the project which aims to help young designers to bring their ideas to the market. In the video you can see works of TOBYŠLO group, Adéla Prchlíková or mentioned Petr Hák.

Video is basically teaser on our future posts about this project.

ISKOS — BERLIN has designed the sofa collection SNOOPY for Versus. Studio is led by Boris Berlin and Aleksej Iskos. ISKOS — BERLIN has been established in Copenhagen in 2010 but already has some notable cooperations in the portfolio.

Boris Berlin was Born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia 1953 and moved to Denmark 1983, Aleksej Iskos was born in 1965 in Kharkov, Ukraine and moved to 1991. Both designers hase broad experience in various fields of design industry, they have worked together in Komplot Design studio which Boris co-founded, Aleksej was a assistant for many years.

More details about the designers

Boris Berlin

• Industrial and Graphic Designer MDD, born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) 1953, graduate of the Institute of Applied Arts and Design, St. Petersburg 1975.
• Employed by VNIITE, Leningrad in 1976 and worked freelance, designing a wide range of industrial products and graphics.
• Since 1983, BORIS BERLIN DESIGN in Denmark. 1985-87 Working for Penta Design, computerized work station for Danish Post and Telegraph.
• Since 1987 co-founder and partner of KOMPLOT Design.
• As part of KOMPLOT Design Boris Berlin received numerous Design Awards and distinctions and is represented in several Design Museums around the World.
• Since 2010 co-founder and partner of ISKOS-BERLIN Design.

Aleksej Iskos

• Born in 1965 in Kharkov, Ukraine.
• Studied architecture at Kharkov’s Institute of Civil Engineering and later theory of education at the State Institute of Pedagogic.
• Moved to Denmark in 1991.
• Graduated from Institute of Industrial Design at Denmark’s Designskole in 1996.
• From 1999 to 2010 employed at Komplot Design, Copenhagen.
• Various works are included in collections of The Designmuseum Danmark, The State Art Council collection and Icelandic Museum of Design.
• Since 2010 co-founder and partner of ISKOS-BERLIN Design.

Via: Dezeen