News from Radio Prague - 02/15/2010
Film roundup with critic Ilona Francková
It’s that time of the year again for the Czech film industry; the red carpet is about to come out for the Czech Lions – that is, the top Czech film prize awarded by the Czech Film and Television Academy – but there have also been a series of higher-than-ordinary-profile films of late and some new directions taken in the industry. In the studio to talk over some of that, and to give us an idea of ...
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News from Fast Company Magazine - 01/28/2010
Sneak Peek at Alessi's Spring Line: "Carnal" Mixing Bowl, Fork Like a Fighter Plane
Last spring, as retail sales were tanking worldwide, the Italian design firm Alessi ramped up. On Wednesday, at its flagship Soho store in New York, the company announced that it would unveil three collections in 2010 instead of the usual two, so as to accommodate the firm's record number of products (see the collections in this slideshow ). From curvaceous mixing bowls, done in collaboration ...
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News from Art Daily - 12/31/2009
Goodbye to Some of the Notable People in the Arts Who Left Us in 2009
NEW YORK, NY.- On the last day of the year, we would like to say goodbye to those artists who left us this past year. Here, a roll call of some of the notable people in art and popular culture who died in 2009.
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News from Independent - 12/22/2009
Review of the Year 2009: Obituaries
John Hughes
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News from Guardian Unlimited - 10/12/2009
Amanda Levete: to infinity and beyond
She created some of the most thrilling, space-age buildings in Britain with her husband Jan Kaplicky. Now Amanda Levete is going it alone
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News from Radio Prague - 10/06/2009
Fresh Czech design showcased at Museum of Decorative Arts
A new exhibition entitled Cerstvé! or Fresh! has just got underway at Prague’s Museum of Decorative Arts. It showcases recent acquisitions of the Museum, including glass, china, fashion, jewelry, furniture and graphic collections by prominent Czech designers and manufacturers. The exhibition is part of a larger event annual Designblok festival, which also starts today.
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News from Radio Prague - 09/11/2009
“What buildings could be like if they weren’t so horribly earthbound” – UK exhibition commemorates architect Jan ...
The late Czech architect Jan Kaplický's buildings have been described as 'some of the most remarkable... that Britain has ever seen' and, by a disgruntled Prince Charles, as amongst the worst examples of 'the surrealist picnic' that is modern architecture. When Kaplický died at the beginning of 2009, British architecture lost one of its most creative, and provocative, figures. Long-time friend ...
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Blog from London SE1 community website - 07/07/2009
Remembering Jan Kaplicky: Architect of the Future at the Design Museum
The Design Museum's small tribute to the Czech architect who died earlier this year includes a couple of items of local interest.
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Blog from Dexigner Design Portal - 07/01/2009
Remembering Jan Kaplicky: Architect of the Future
Jan Kaplicky, who died earlier this year aged 71, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen.
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Blog from things to look at - 06/30/2009
Jan Kaplický Architect of the Future
The Guardian dubbed him 'the most radical architects of the last 40 years'. Best known for designing the Media centre at Lord's and the branch of Selfridges in Birmingham's Bullring centre, Czech born Jan Kaplicky died this year and is the subject of a new exhibition on at The Design Museum along with the bigger-scale Mariscal , both opening tomorrow. Well worth a visit if you like crazy visions of the future. We, here at Things to Look At enjoyed peering very closely into the models so we could imagine some Logan's Run vision of the future.
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Blog from archiCentral - 06/20/2009
‘Remembering Jan Kaplicky – Architect Of The Future’
‘Remembering Jan Kaplicky – Architect of the Future’ is an upcoming exhibition which will open on July 1st at the Design Museum, London. 01 July – 01 November Jan Kaplický, who died earlier this year, was the Czech architect (Future Systems) responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. Lord’
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Blog from archiCentral - 04/20/2009
Antonin Dvorak Concert And Congress Centre By Future Systems
April 20th, 2009 .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { ... and Congress Centre has been designed by the Future Systems team headed by Jan Kaplicky. The new center
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Blog from Dezeen - 03/26/2009
Central Embassy by Amanda Levete Architects
Amanda Levete Architects have unveiled Central Embassy, a 30-storey retail and hotel project in Bangkok, Thailand.The tower will be built in the former gardens of the British Embassy in the city.Amanda Levete Architects was formed after Levete and former partner Jan Kaplicky, who had previously worked together
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Blog from urbanpromoter[dot]com - 03/13/2009
Kaplicky’s controversial Prague Library may get built
Before Jan Kaplicky’s recent death , the controversial Prague National Library project by Future Systems was supposed to be shelved forever ... the end of Levete’s 20 year partnership with Jan Kaplicky at the influential Future Systems
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Blog from archiCentral - 03/06/2009
Jan Kaplicky’s Final Project
March 6th, 2009 .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { ... headed by Jan Kaplicky. The new centre is named after one of the Czech Republic’s most famous ... img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Jan
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Blog from Slow Painting - 02/20/2009
Norman Foster, On Wheels
Routemaster bus redesign The Routemaster bus, as reimagined by Foster and Partners and Aston Martin ... including one by architects Future Systems. Jan Kaplicky, who died last month, will be missed
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Blog from ComputerFinance.net - 01/26/2009
This Concert Stage Backdrop Is Actually a Window [Buildings]
Although architect Jan Kaplicky, 71, passed away last week, photos of his incredible final project have been recently uncovered: ... . (Streakers and attention seekers, anyone?)Kaplicky’s final project is set to be built in his hometown
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Blog from things magazine - 01/20/2009
Capturing the moment
Growing stocks of unsold cars around the world . There's nothing like seeing a supposedly desirable object, ... / Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems , 1937-2009. Picdit suggests a collaborative project of imagery
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Blog from Bridget's Blog - 01/17/2009
Jan Kaplicky RIP
The Czech architect Jan Kaplicky has died. He’s best known for his major buildings, many of them in Britain where his practice, Future Systems, ... , designed by Kaplicky in 1992. It’s the kind of building that in theory might have divided ... the older buildings, and everyone loves it. Kaplicky once said, “Where is it written that buildings
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Blog from Things of Random Coolness. - 01/15/2009
Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009.
Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009. January 15, 2009 Selfridges building by Future Systems Sad news in the architecture world. Czech-born architect Jan Kaplicky of Future Systems died in Prague yesterday, aged 71. Worse ... . Our condolences to his family & friends. Jan Kaplicky 1937-2009.
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