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Prague Monitor / Czech News in English > Theo Schwinke

Theo Schwinke

Beauty by Blueprint – Part I

2009-09-17
By: Kristina Alda
On: September 17, 2009
In: Arts
Tagged: Jacy Meyer, MonitorPlus, Prague Daily Monitor, Theo Schwinke

 The local tradition of cutting edge design dates back at least to the First Republic, when Czechoslovakia established itself as the home of innovative thinking. Cubism took root in the Czech lands even before the firstworld war and flourished afterward, giving rising to Rondocubism, sometimes called the National Style. Functionalism gained promience here before the devastation of the second world war and produced such treasures as the Tugendhat villa in Brno, the Müller villa in Prague, and the Bat’a department store on Wenceslas Square. Czech designers have also left their indelible mark on the history of practical objects. Škoda automobiles were long noted for their original appearance and highly prized among the eastern bloc states under communism. Tatra lorries areContinue Reading

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