Designers care about the environment

It's great to see that even artists and designers are not indifferent to the environment. Designers are increasingly using natural materials to manufacture luxury products,. There was a wooden children's bike from Štěpán Kukal or the Rapello push bike. We were also intrigued by the Zew wooden glasses in unusual shapes, and the Fine Wood brand presented interesting interior accessories. Many brands that use natural materials can be seen at Designblok.

New biodegradable materials are emerging

In addition, new, environmentally friendly materials are appearing on the market. We mentioned the unique material piñatex when we wrote about Luciela Taschen's collection. Another material was introduced at Designblok, made from waste coconut water. It is called malai and is produced in southern India. It is an absolutely vegan and completely biodegradable material. Several designers have already created some products. At the design fair, you can admire luxury footwear, wallets, handbags, as well as the malai chair upholstery by the brand Aton.

Prodej slunného bytu 3+kk, Praha 2 - 104, Praha 2

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Designblok is also exhibiting an airplane!

We are accustomed to the fact that, every year, Designblok presents luxury fashion, jewelry, lighting, furniture, interior accessories, bicycles, toys. This year, however, you can also admire the unique Cezeta retro motorcycle, the luxurious Renault DEZIR sports car and even the VL3 airplane! The proof is in our photo gallery!

Plenty of interesting lectures and fashion shows will take place as part of Designblok, and they will definitely be worth it. If you are interested in contemporary design, you should not miss out on Designblok.

Accept an invitation to a "virtual" tour of the villa

The house breathes a unique atmosphere. The unique luxury unique villa of Bohumil Kafka and his wife Berta has a rectangular ground plan and boasts a beautiful entrance hall, kitchen and dining room on the ground floor, bedrooms with a bathroom upstairs and a residential attic.

On the right side of the villa there is a luxury glassed-in sculpture studio with a roof terrace, which can be considered the dominant of the entire building, gradually completed by a shield. The sculptor's original studio added a touch of flashiness and originality to the building. Try to find a similarly tuned villa in Prague, I think you will not find one equal to it. Above the entrance is a relief bust of the sculptor and in the garden you can find Kafka's bronze statue of Orpheus from 1922.

Prodej luxusní vily, Praha 6 Hanspaulka – 748, Praha 6

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No less interesting is the exterior of the villa. The perimeter cladding is made of raw masonry with sophisticated details of the overhead and ledges. In many places, such as the chimney or the attic, the embossed bricks just below the roof add plasticity to the building.

Who owns the villa today?

The former widow, wife Bert, left the house to her carer, whose family still owns it. In 1958, the house with the studio and adjacent garden was declared an immovable cultural monument.

"HERE LIVED CZECH SCULPTOR BOHUMIL KAFKA", says a sign that decorates the main entrance to the house.