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Folk ceramics and fashion?—here comes the COAT’s spring collection
Today, it is no longer considered extreme for a fashion brand to take a nod to folk design. Reimagining the old is one of the most popular options of our time, showing how creativity can give new (and worthy!) form to our heritage. Ukrainian fashion designer Katya Silchenko’s brand
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A living brand from a living village | Contemporary heritage in Hollókő
The traditional village has been given a new identity to mark the 35th anniversary of its World Heritage Site status.
All visitors associate Hollókő’s old village with the centuries-old embroidery traditions of pruszlik vests and szűr jackets, and the houses on Kossuth Street with their characteristic shingled roofs. The
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Folk traditions revived | The Slovak Party21art
The Party in the 21st Century team has created a unique cultural asset in Slovakia. The team for this extraordinary project consists of photographers Ľubomír Sabo and Zuzana Sénášiová, ethnologist Katarína Sabová, two talented painters Sarah Avni and Ivana Mintálová, and face painters Andrea Ľubocká and Patrik Rago. Their aim
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Inspiring women in contemporary folk art | TOP 5
In the alienation of the modern world, we are pushing aside or almost completely abandoning the roots of our folk identity, from which our traditions and folk customs derive. In this collection, we showcase talented artists who are proud of their people’s heritage and the treasures of their beloved
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A shared Czech, Latvian, Polish, and Austrian tradition inscribed on the UNESCO heritage list
Six European countries have jointly nominated a medieval method of timber rafting to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Generations of knowledge and a thorough understanding of the power of nature—this is what UNESCO experts have rewarded by adding the art of timber rafting
lifestyle
“I drink herbal tea because I believe in it, not because it’s my profession” | Interview with Zsuzsanna Lopes-Szabó
The mission of Györgytea is built around the cultivation of natural remedies that are slowly becoming forgotten. The tea business not only seeks to preserve the tradition of folk herbal medicine—it also bears the legacy of a family’s history. György Szabó—also known as ‘Gyuri bácsi’ the equivalent
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What story can a country house tell you?—The Old khata project
As a result of Russian attacks, hundreds of villages in Ukraine are getting either partially or completely destroyed: the lifestyle and traditional culture of the people living there are in transition. Svitlana Oslavska and Anna Ilchenko seek to preserve and tell the real stories of these villages. Despite the current
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Woven with prestige｜Gushka Wool
Although the characteristic wool blankets are still popular today, the number of artisans knowing the craft is rapidly declining—a phenomenon the founders of Gushka Wool in Ukraine have set out to put an end to as well as to preserve local traditions. But how does a 100-year-old craft become
Home(Land): cloaked in separation
Home(Land) showcases works by Ukrainian and Dutch designers that reflect on the notion of home or the loss of it, combining craft with innovation. The project was presented during the Dutch Design Week 2022.
The war has driven millions of Ukrainians from their homes, suddenly severing their close ties
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Lithuanian women and sustainable fashion—we quickly took The Knotty Ones into our hearts
The story of The Knotty Ones is like a modern fairy tale: three former college roommates, Akvilė, Danutė, and Sandra, decided they wanted to do something to promote their beloved traditions. The brand, in turn, not only brings Lithuanian cultural heritage into modern form but also delivers a very important
interior design
Relaxing minimalism | Markéta Bromová Architekti
What do we need for a perfect weekend house? Nature, soft pillows, delicate materials, and a cozy fireplace—based on this, Czech interior designer Markéta Bromová created the perfect model of relaxation and silence in her latest project with a little twist.
By looking through the works of Markéta Bromová,
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A young couple takes Polish national food to Australia
The success story of Polish pierogi in Australia started from a meeting in London: Dominika Sikorska arrived in the British capital from Poland, Guy Daley arrived from Australia more than ten years ago, and their meeting created not only love, but also an exciting gastronomic enterprise. One day, Dominika introduced
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Digitalization for a village in Transcarpathia | Unbreakable Traditions
This Easter, old traditions and the modern digital world were united in a project called Unbreakable Traditions. The initiative transformed the Easter eggs of Salánk/Shalanky, a village in Transcarpathia, into digital artworks.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, people have been trying to help those in need
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Traditional Czech crystal with a modern identity
The contemporary Bohemia Jihlava that has dominated global crystal trends since 1845, has been given a new, modern identity. The visual identity of the Czech brand working with traditional crystal making techniques was designed by the Matbold creative studio.
Bohemia Jihlava preserves the values of the past while shaping the
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A shop in Bucharest to promote traditional Romany craftsmanship
Mesteshukar ButiQ is a non-profit social enterprise based in Bucharest that promotes traditional Romany craftsmanship by bringing together artisans and designers. Stardust Architects designed the interior of the store, which specializes in home furnishings and jewelry.
In fact, MBQ is more than a shop, as it also functions as a
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Büfé Xmas—Christmas dishes
Although gastronomy has changed a lot over the past decades, with new trends emerging almost weekly, the delicacies on the Christmas table somehow seem to remain constant. We look for flavors that we grew up on and the dishes we can enjoy together, regardless of generation. In this special edition
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Christmas menu from the traditional dishes of the region—with recommended restaurants | TOP 5
At Christmas, traditions come to the fore. We crave the usual tastes and smells, as the long-awaited, intimate atmosphere is not complete without them. Traditions are preserved everywhere, but in a different way—this time we’ve looked at the specialties of the region, which made up a whole Christmas
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Monumental crystal compositions: a collaboration between BOMMA and Rückl
This time, BOMMA presents its latest collection called Metamorphosis together with the long-standing brand Rückl. The new crystal luminaires designed by Rony Plesl combine the traditional art of Rückl with the exceptional technical solutions of the light constellations typical of BOMMA.
BOMMA is a young and progressive glassware brand that
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Slippers from Szeged—reloaded
The fusion of traditional values and contemporary art illustrates perfectly how we can enjoy our cultural heritage and treasures without compromising the present. Today, it is a growing trend in the fashion industry to incorporate folk art into certain collections, but there are still only a few efforts that rethink
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The renaissance of the polished crystal
The hand-polished crystals of the Czech glass factory Rückl at first glance look like 3D-printed, ultramodern objects. On closer inspection, however, it appears to be a much more skilled machining. The special glass-making technique has been passed down from generation to generation for almost three hundred years, and the modern
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Craftmanship, art and technology | Wnoozow
Meeting the past and the future in the present: the Wnoozow studio is a really exciting example of how the technologies of the last century can be brought closer to today’s trends. Daniela Danielis and her colleagues create a world that allows for the collaboration of design, tradition and
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Büfé #4 – Canned food, pâtés
Canned versions of sandwich creams and various ready meals were not only popular products of socialism—their relevance to this day is unquestionable. Not only did they provide a solution in times of need, such as war or poverty, but they became retro favorites that could not be missed for
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Light and sensual fabrics | Kamala Kaftan
Pastel colors, light and natural fabrics, paired with symbols of different folk cultures: the garments of Kamala Kaftan each have their own story in which femininity, spirituality and sustainability get center stage. We talked to Zsuzsi Erdős, the founder of the brand, about her latest collection entitled FALL IN and
architecture
Folk art meets contemporary design in this old Russian dacha
In the course of the renovation of the villa standing on the bank of the Kamenka River, the designers preserved the traditional elements of hundreds years of age, but implemented all additions in a contemporary style.
An ornately carved façade on one side, and clean, white walls on the other.
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Venerable threads
Slovakian craft maker Kristína Šipulová takes weaving traditions on a whole new
perspective.Conserving, sharing, transmitting. Three focal points of a promising
œuvre of delicately crafted natural materials and clean lines. We met Kristína
Šipulová during the Bratislava Design Week in 2018 and have been following her
journey in the
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Photo story from Albania | Nick St. Oegger
A close link between history, land and man: Californian-born Nick St. Oegger
tells the stories of Albanian communities and raises awareness to the importance
of preserving untouched places through his photographs.
Nick St. Oegger set out to be a philosopher in the beginning, and later on
wanted to pursue legal
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Dreaming Threads | Tradition reinterpreted
Traditional Hungarian motifs combined with a novel form language: Eszter Révész
adapts the typical elements of folk art into contemporary interiors with her
gorgeous interior textiles and with the means of design, thus offering a new
interpretation and alternative in their use.
Eszter Révész founded her brand in 2019, under