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The art of chance: Ori Toor | #DIVE
Ori Toor creates a unique universe in each of his bewilderingly diverse works. As his motto goes: never plan, always improvise! In the latest episode of our DIVE series, we invite you to plunge into the depths of Instagram, to discover the work of a true graphic genius. Let’s
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Cozy home in nature’s embrace | Casa De Mi Luna
The building, designed by Martin Zizka, is a cozy refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city, and despite its modernity, it blends perfectly into the landscape.
Located in the Český Kras nature reserve in Czechia, Casa De Mi Luna combines local heritage with the latest architectural and interior
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Prague Diary | The Czech capital through the eyes of photographer Iwan Baan
A year ago, photographer Iwan Baan spent a week in Prague taking a series of photographs that have now been turned into an exhibition.
Dutch photographer Iwan Baan mainly photographs architectural subjects, but as is his wont, he does not show buildings in their surroundings or as isolated inanimate objects.
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Design at a thousand degrees | The most spectacular building at this year’s Burning Man
The Temple is traditionally the most important building at Burning Man, built each year only to be reduced to ashes by the end of the festival.
The 27th of August marks the return of one of the world’s most important and interesting festivals, Burning Man in the US, which
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The future of transport | Lamborghini’s electric supercar
Lamborghini has taken to Twitter to announce its latest product, the first all-electric car from the Italian carmaker.
The brand has been on quite a roll this year, with the newly announced ‘supercar’ being preceded in March by another, the Lamborghini Revuelto, the carmaker’s first HPEV (High Performance Electrified
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The gospel in modern guise: the unique world of Peter Ličko
The Slovak illustrator takes a new approach to religious themes, while his architectural background gives his work a more profound dimension. His stunning artwork offers a unique visual experience and pushes the traditional boundaries of the gospel and faith representation.
Ličko is originally from central Slovakia, but after university, he
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House of Petals: Casa Pátios de Pétalas | Sandra Micaela Casinha
Portuguese designer Sandra Micaela Casinha wanted to design a house that would reflect the closeness to nature and the feminine energies of its inhabitants through its organic forms.
The house, located in the Gondomar district in the east of Porto, was designed by Sandra Micaela Casinha for a family of
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Google and Universal Music Group are considering a new deal
The Universal Music Group recently decided to allow Google’s new generative program using AI to use their music.
Artificial intelligence and the protection of art, including copyright, have posed major challenges for creators and distributors over the past year. Recently, several AI-generated songs have become popular on various streaming
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Theft or artistic revolution? | Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is nothing new, but it has undergone spectacular developments in recent years that have put it at the center of the social discourse. Art, among many other areas, has not been left untouched, raising a number of new questions.
The biggest hit of the year is undoubtedly the
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The resurrection of an icon | Eames Turned Stool
The Hermann Miller team adds a new shape to the iconic Eames Stool range.
The Eames couple were among the most important designers of the 20th century, and the world is indebted to them for iconic pieces such as the Eames Chair and the House Bird, a black wooden bird.
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Accessories for a stylish bank robbery: fashion for bank robbers | #DIVE
Jewelry designer Carina Shoshtary would never have imagined that in a few years, the Instagram page she created would become a platform for contemporary artists, designers, and fashion designers to share their love of masks. We invite you to join us once again in the latest episode of our DIVE
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NiLu: A friendly companion in the night | Interview with designer Eszter Hankó
In her MA thesis, Eszter Hankó sought an innovative solution to make it easier to wander around your home at night, and thus NiLu was created!
We’ve probably all had the experience of getting cozy in bed, turning off the lights, or even falling asleep and suddenly having to
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Dawid Ryski x Hermès
Polish illustrator Dawid Ryski has designed the latest scarf collection for the French fashion house.
After Jan Bajtlik, who designed a scarf collection for the brand in 2020, another Polish artist, Dawid Ryski, has been given the opportunity to enrich the already wide range of illustrations for the fashion house.
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A fantastic journey through the world of Claude Monet | Pat Naoum: The Master’s Pupil
The game’s designer, Pat Naoum, spent seven years working on the game, hand-painting each frame to bring the enchanting world of Claude Monet closer to the players
Throughout the game, you can explore the painter Claude Monet’s life through the lens of his vision, while learning about his
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Concerts to look forward to at the Jazzpiknik starting on Thursday | TOP 5
In a few days, Hungary’s Paloznak will once again become the jazz capital of the Lake Balaton region, where lovers of the genre can celebrate their love of music for three days.
For the past eleven years, the small village ten minutes’ drive from Füred has hosted one of
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Panorama Terrace of the Money Museum opens: now you can see the city from a new perspective
The rooftop terrace of the Money Museum opened to the public on 16 June, attracting more than 10,000 visitors in its first month.
The Money Museum’s newest attraction, the Panorama Terrace, opened this summer, a huge step forward in the building’s history, as for the past 100
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A journey inwards—Kim Mupungilaï’s furniture collection
The Belgian interior designer presented her collection in New York, exploring themes of identity and cultural appropriation.
Belgian-Congolese designer Kim Mupungilaï explores the duality of identity in her first full furniture collection, by blending African shapes and materials with European tradition.“I just started thinking about my own cultural landscape
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A private world in pictures to share | Łukasz Spychała
Polish photographer Łukasz Spychała’s art is characterized by diversity and variety. He believes that his images share the strange perspective from which he observes the world.
“Thanks to my parents, I understood from an early age that what we look at evokes emotions in us, and by taking photographs,
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After the big red boots, here come the big yellow boots with holes | MSCHF x Crocs
After the “Big Red Boots” made quite a commotion on social media in February, designers have come up with an even more extreme idea.
The Brooklyn-based design collective MSCHF is known for its crazy but always on-trend ideas, but the biggest hitwas their “Big Red Boots” footwear, which has graced
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Embracing nature: Wellness Pavilion in Zalacsány
Archikon Archikon Architects’ project is a perfect example of how man-made architectural elements blend effortlessly into the environment, maintaining the harmony of a naturally beautiful landscape.
“As visitors immerse themselves in the plentiful amenities provided by the wellness center that stands in the embrace of the beautiful landscape, they are
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Flying with the wind: Women & the Wind | #DIVE
Three passionate women set out one day to make their dormant sense of adventure a reality, sailing across the sea on board a 50-year-old catamaran, the Mara Noka. We invite you to join us once again in the latest episode of our DIVE series, this time actually into the ocean
Foster + Partners and Buro Happold to build giant Polish airport with railway station
The Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has unveiled the architectural design plans for the new Polish airport. Fans of organic shapes and spacious open spaces are bound to fall in love.
The development of the airport, planned to be situated some 37 kilometers from Warsaw, was started last year with a
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Two big favourites meet as LEGO launches their latest Harry Potter-inspired product
LEGO’s latest release is a miniature version of the famous Gringotts Wizarding Bank from the Harry Potter films, which will delight more than just the kids!
Although LEGO has been producing more and more grandiose products for decades, aimed specifically at an adult audience, many people still think of
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Palvin Barbara walks down the aisle in Vivienne Westwood gown
The couple married on the Palvin family’s Hungarian estate, the Harlekin Estate in Cegléd on 15 July.
Barbara Plavin, now officially Barbara Sprouse, and her husband Dylan Sprouse have been together for six years and their relationship has been a huge hit with fans who have been wondering when
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Technocraftism, an experimental accessories collection | Interview with designer Lúcia Kiss
“What cannot be done with bare hands, is done with extremely perfected machines, and what is pleasurable to do by hand, is done without machines.” The above quote by William Morris is the motto of the thesis by Lúcia Kiss, a Master’s student in Fashion and Textile Design at
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Moncler Studio Ascenti dazzles in Paris this year
After last year’s success, this year Studio Ascenti was held in Paris, showcasing Moncler’s latest designs and innovations.
Last year, the Italian brand launched its latest shoes in Milan, but now, straight after Fashion Week, the French capital has showcased its latest innovations and newest designs in a
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Milan Kundera passed away
On Tuesday 11 July, Milan Kundera, one of the most important writers of the 20th century, died in his apartment in Paris.
The Czech writer, playwright, and poet died at the age of 94 after a long illness in France, where he had lived for the past 50 years after
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Freedom, love and those seventies: acid__memories | #DIVE
Nowadays, we often feel that our world has become smaller, that we have less freedom and less space to be carefree. And those who long for these things often find themselves caught up in a seemingly better time in the past. The Instagram page acid__memories offers us the opportunity
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A little boredom never hurts! | Verdé
There’s no denying that we all need a digital detox from time to time, but what should we do without the internet when we really have nothing to do? Verdé’s latest cactus, Happily Offline, is the answer.
Friends, family, work, shopping, and even our favorite TV shows connect
The hottest summer festivals | Top 5
Do you feel like you’ve seen every festival in the country? Are you specifically drawn to a subgenre of electronic music, or just a more alternative community? We’ve brought you five festivals that will definitely not disappoint you, and we’ve selected them in a way that you
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Eastern European nostalgia: Made in Yugoslavia | #DIVE
Made in Yugoslavia offers a carefully curated selection of vintage treasures and redesigned vintage lamps from the former Yugoslavia for design and nostalgia lovers. We invite you to join us once again in the latest episode of our DIVE series. Dive in!
In our bi-weekly DIVE series, we descend into
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Sustainability reloaded: the eco-brutalism movement
A new architectural trend that is gaining attention among lay people too. The movement is creating buildings that are not only aesthetically stunning but also blend harmoniously with the environment and actively reduce environmental impact. As an illustration, we’ve brought you the projects of the Czech studio Formafatal from
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A restaurant where carnivores and vegans can eat together | Nie/Mięsny
In 2022, Kuba and Karolina decided to open their second restaurant in the city of Gdańsk, Poland, where no one will go hungry, regardless of preference. The interior design was entrusted to Mateusz Piotrowski, who created the perfect fusion of burnt sienna and pastel colors.
The bistro’s history dates
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The pantheon of Hungarian animation | TOP 5
Hungarian animation is once again in its golden age, as this year two feature-length films and one animated short film were selected for the world’s most prestigious festivals. To mark the occasion, we have collected films that should be on everyone’s must-see list.
The Annecy International Animation Festival
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Projet de cœur, or the heart’s way: Atelier Vime | #DIVE
The history of wicker furniture and baskets is deeply rooted in that of Vallabrègues in Provence, but it took Anthony Watson and Benoît Rauzy to revive this wonderful tradition. We invite you to join us once again in the latest episode of our DIVE series. Dive in!
In our bi-weekly
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“Skirts have power” | Rosie by Zsófia Rimóczi
Her personal journey of self-discovery has led Zsófi Rimóczi to create her personal brand and share the power of femininity through her clothes. ‘Blossom and find yourself’—this is Rosie’s motto.
Zsófi learned to crochet during her pregnancy, which led to the publication of two books, as she wanted
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Antiques galore at amōnī vintage
If you are passionate about your work, it shows. So it is with the team at amōnī, who have left their old profession behind and dived headlong into the world of antiques.
The two founders of the brand both worked in the corporate sector before setting up the project. When
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Creative women in the region | TOP 5
In today’s selection, we present five women who have left their mark in their respective professions and who are worth getting to know better.
Toyen (1902–1980)
Toyen was one of the most exciting figures of Czech surrealism, who co-founded the Czech Surrealist Group in Paris with her peers.
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Font by font: 36 Days of Type | #DIVE
On 10 April, the 36 Days of Type initiative was launched again, with a new letter every day and artists from around the world attempting to reinterpret the alphabet. In the latest episode of our DIVE series, we invite you to dive in again. Dive in!
In our bi-weekly DIVE
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White Plastic Sky: a stunning animated dystopia
On 30 March, Tibor Bánóczki and Sarolta Szabó’s first feature film, White Plastic Sky, debuted in cinemas, presenting a post-apocalyptic Hungary a hundred years later. We asked Levente Sipos, the film’s Compositing Supervisor, about the animation work.
The story follows the year 2123, with people hiding under domes
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The encounter of eternal pieces in a 21st-century apartment building | PRZESTRZENIE Studio
Magdalena Daszkiewicz, the architect of PRZESTRZENIE Studio, has created a home for a family of three, tapping into the special atmosphere of apartment buildings, mixing loft and pop-art style with minimalist elements.
The art of interior design is to a great extent relies upon the designer’s ability to find
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Stories from the Caucasus, through the eyes of five Georgian photographers | TOP 5
In recent decades, Georgia has witnessed many events and changes that have affected the life of the country as a whole. In today’s selection, we present five Georgian photographers who have captured a chapter of their shared history.
Daro Sulakauri
Daro started taking photographs at the age of fourteen
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The liminal cosmos of Jared Pike | #DIVE
Have you ever felt both familiar and unfamiliar when looking at a place or an image? Visual artist Jared Pike’s pools evoke such an eerie feeling in most of us, joining the pantheon of liminal spaces. Dive in!
In our bi-weekly DIVE series, we descend into the murky waters
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In search of the perfect sound: wind instrument maker Soma Apáthy
Soma Apáthy uses his own modern tools to lure archaic sounds out of his instruments, proving that there is more than one way to preserve folk culture.
Soma found his calling six years ago, during the birth of his daughter, when he decided to make an instrument that he could
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Natural efficiency in skin care: meet OUMA!
Cosmetics has been one of the fastest-growing industries in recent years, and the skin care craze has reached almost everyone in Hungary. But it’s not easy to find products that are both reliable, use natural ingredients, and are effective, especially when it’s important to choose a local brand.
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Five stunning cafés in the City of a Hundred Spires | TOP 5
The Czech capital is considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, with over a million people visiting every year to discover its hidden treasures. Today we bring you a glimpse of some of these treasures, the city’s most beautiful cafés. Let’s go to Prague!
Café
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New aspects of reality: tinbrain | #DIVE
Some are terrified, others are eager to find out what artificial intelligence will bring to the art world. Matus Toth, the creator and curator of the Instagram page tinbrain, falls into the second category. We invite you to immerse yourself in the latest episode of our DIVE series. Dive in!
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A real industrial audiovisual experience | The INOTA Festival is coming soon!
From August 30 to September 3, 2023, for the first time in Hungary, we will be able to participate in a real, large-scale audiovisual festival. In addition to its outstanding artistic range, the charm lies in its location, the thermal power plant of Inota.
The closure and decommissioning of the
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Downtown romance in the spirit of slowness | Dash Interiors
Warsaw’s Mokotów quarter is one of the hippest parts of the city, popular mainly for its green spaces. This is where Natalia and Krzysiek made their home, looking for an apartment with an interior that would stand the test of time.
Designers Daria Wachowicz and Martyna Kupis of Dash
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Life on film—5 analog photographers from the region | TOP 5
We are bringing you five photographers who opted for analog photography despite the difficulties the technology proposes. Let’s see!
The man of the 21st century is rushing into the complete digitalization of life with an increasingly dizzying speed, the process of which has been even more accelerated by recent
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PlaymoGreek—when past meets future | #DIVE
In our bi-weekly DIVE series, we descend into the murky waters of Instagram and bring you some of the accounts worth following. Today’s article takes a closer look at the PlaymoGreek project. Dive in!
Petros Kamin, the editor, and creative mind behind the site didn’t set out to
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Inner Landscapes: the surreal world of Kamilla Hu-Yang
Kamilla Yang-Hu’s exhibition titled Inner Landscapes is still on for another day in FISE Gallery in Budapest. The young artist invites us all on a deep psychological-philosophical journey. Join us!
Kamilla first studied graphic design at the Secondary School of Fine and Applied Arts, then graduated from Glasgow School
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The power of femininity | Ada Jarzębowska Polish graphic designer
The Polish graphic designer is fond of collages and hand-drawn illustrations, her artwork depictis strong female characters.
Ada Jarzębowska studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona and at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She currently lives and works in Poznań, Poland, although her illustrations reach much further, as
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The romance of sunken living rooms | TOP 5
In today’s article, we present the returning trend of sunken living rooms. Our selection features one classic and four brand new examples.
In the mid-twentieth-century, the “conversation pits” sunken in the living room floor were hugely popular, representing the highest school of chic at the time. Although for a
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The living glass | The works of visual artist Péter Botos
Péter Botos is one of today’s most renowned glass sculptors, exhibiting regularly in China, the USA, Australia, and of course Europe.
Although he had his first solo exhibition, A Square Deal, in 2004 at the relatively late age of 59, we should not think that he was idle until
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“Fashion is my religion” | Lasha Devdariani
The Georgian fashion designer’s stunning outfits both evoke the real historical past and create a new, magical world, the product of his imagination.
Lasha Devdariani, founder and creative director of the brand of the same name, graduated from the universities of Tbilisi, first from the State Theatre and Cinema
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Analog journey with photographer Titus Poplawski
The Polish photographer’s mysterious works do not seek to explain themselves, but rather let the viewer explore their dreamlike world.
Titus was born in 1972 in the Polish city of Wroclaw, where he was introduced to photography shortly afterward, around the age of seven. His father bought him his
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Sometimes you need to dig deep for a spectacular view | TOP5
Today we feature five breathtaking salt mines that might change the way we think about mines and their potential.
Some may be familiar with the Hungarian folk tale of the old king who one day asked his daughters who loved him the most. The youngest—who, it turns out at
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A café like no other | Bawić Bawialnia
In today’s article, we visit the heart of Warsaw to discover a café where the whole family can have a good time. Take a look inside!
The two owners, Patrycja and Bartosz, wanted to create a place where children and adults alike could immerse themselves in the joy of
Blurred boundaries | TRAUMA / NOSTALGIA III.
Symposion’s essential publication takes us on a journey through the maze of regional memory.
Symposion is a Serbian-based independent publishing house that, as its name suggests, seeks to explore the history and present of the post-Soviet countries in a variety of media. Their repertoire includes pop culture anthologies, albums,
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Budapest Horror | Interview with Géza Szöllősi
In this article, we talked to Géza Szöllősi, known to many as the art director of the 2006 Hungarian film Taxidermia, but his art is much more diverse than that. Immerse yourself in the world of the Budapest horror!
Essentially, you studied graphic design. How did you come to make
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Budapest, a city of tattoos | TOP 5
In today’s article, we have gathered five Budapest-based tattoo artists with very different styles that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Do you consider getting a tattoo from time to time, but haven’t found the right artist just yet? Or maybe you’re already planning your umpteenth
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The homeliness of touch | Textile designer Berta Ujváry
Berta Ujváry graduated in 2022 from the MOME Fashion and Textile Design MA, and the topic and title of her thesis is HOME.
What does home mean for us? Would we be able to describe it accurately to a stranger, or would we rather say that it is an inimitable,
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Contemporary Hungarian metal artists | TOP 5
Metalworking is one of the most ancient professions in the world, and its reinterpretation continues to this day. In our article, we feature five contemporary artists working with metals who shared what their profession means to them.
Sarolt Sógor | Connections
Sarolt Sógor is primarily interested in handicraft, the relationship between
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The alchemy of glass art | Shynar Kaliyeva
At just fifteen, Kazakh artist Shynar Kaliyeva took a plunge into the unknown and moved to Czechia to pursue her long-held dream of becoming a glass artist.
Her art of almost ethereal quality is captivating to everyone, so it comes as no surprise that she is now considered one of
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Gábor Máté: Inner Sky
Gábor Máté’s photography exhibition Inner Sky, which explores the complex relationship between the personalities of parents and their children, is open for a few more days.
Through the eyes of young adults and children, the photographer’s series seeks to reveal how parents and their relationships with each other
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Boundless Brutalism—Yerevan | TOP5
In today’s article, we will look at some of the Brutalist heritage of Armenia, and more specifically that of Yerevan. Come, join us!
It may sound trite to note that Brutalism has enjoyed a renaissance in recent decades. This controversial architectural style has become attractive to younger generations for
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Chateau Chapiteau—an enchanted community in the Georgian mountains
Chateau Chapiteau is a fairy-tale kingdom in the heart of Georgia, where people from all over the world come to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
The community was established in 2019 on a nearly 12-hectare site in northeast Georgia. The project cost a total of approximately $3.
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The past that never came—the Sovietwave phenomenon
Sovietwave is considered to be a subgenre of synthwave and synthpop, and in recent years it has grown into an internet aesthetic. But what exactly does that mean? And why is it so attractive to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide?
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Both ‘vibe’ and ‘aesthetic’ have a wide range
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Once upon a time, there was a brotherhood | Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument
The monument, located just five kilometers from Gudauri, is a testimony to the long history of Russian-Georgian friendship to this day. Let’s discover one of Georgia’s must-see pantheons!
The monument is located along one of the most important Georgian transport routes, known as the Military Road. The road
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An imaginary house inspired by the winter wonderland
Today, we invite you to a fascinating villa that exists in virtual space. The building is the brainchild of Argentine digital artist Andrés Reisinger, who collaborated with Madrid architect Alba De la Fuente to design the ‘Winter House’. In addition to the winter landscape, they were influenced by the work
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The past in pictures, or the most beautiful mosaics of Georgia | TOP 5
To this day, the post-Soviet countries are full of artistic remnants of the past regime. In today’s selection, we have handpicked some of Georgia’s most fabulous mosaics.
Walking around the cities of Georgia, one encounters multicolored mosaics on almost every corner, usually in stark contrast to their surroundings.
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The world’s most creative countries | World Design Rankings
The list of World Design Rankings is published each year based on the number of international design awards won by a country.
Choosing the most creative country would be impossible as there is no general rule to determine it. So, the actual aim of the organization is not to decide
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The pride of Soviet modernist architecture: Georgia | TOP5
Brutalism’s renaissance characterizes the last decade despite it still being considered the most controversial architectural style. We wander on Tbilisi’s streets in today’s article to discover modernist buildings.
Georgia’s capital is one of the major centers of Soviet modernist architecture, but hundreds of thousands of tourists
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The Hungarian photographer on a winning spree
István Kerekes has won more than three thousand national and international awards over the past twenty-five years. Here are some of his breathtaking works!
The photojournalist and photo artist from Târgu Mureș mainly shoots socio-photographs and portraits, with one of his most recurring themes being the life of shepherds. In
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Brave new world: AI and art | TOP 5
The end of art, or rather the beginning of something new? In today’s round-up, we present five projects from the region whose creators have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence.
Ever since the industrial revolution, people have feared that machines will one day outperform them and eventually take their
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Stories with a thousand faces | TOP 5
In today’s selection, we collected five book designs that are sure to warm any bookworm’s heart. Let’s see!
It’s getting harder and harder to keep people’s curiosity and attention these days, as everyone is used to a constant and fast information flow that reading can’
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An encounter of cultures in a Ukrainian restaurant
The Georgian restaurant called Georgian, dreamed up and implemented by the designers of Ukrainian architectural studio Globarch Group, was completed this year. Entering the restaurant, you are greeted by a medieval atmosphere, as if you arrived in a Georgian tavern from centuries ago.
This does not mean that the interior
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Extraordinary museums in Prague | TOP5
When in Prague, it’s easy to get lost in the details. With today’s selection, we would like to make things easier for explorers of the city. Here are five museums that are well worth a visit when you’re in the Czech capital.
Museum of Miniatures
If you
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Arché, or returning to the beginnings of culture | Kacper Kowalski’s photobook
The result of years of work by the photographer, this photobook shows the variability of the Polish ice world. This year, Kacper Kowalski received the International Photography Awards for the project.
The first photos in the book were taken during the winter of 2016 and 2017. From an altitude of
