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Current AffairsCountry's most popular water now available in bottle by designers of Ferrari cars
The most popular mineral water in the Czech Republic is Mattoni, which
comes from the west Bohemian spa town of Karlovy Vary. The water - usually
referred to by the diminutive "Mattonka" - is now available in a
snazzy new bottle created by Pininfarina, an international design studio
best known for sleek sports cars. Mattoni spokesman Michal Donath told me
all about it.
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Forman knighted to Legion of Honour. Birmingham hit by CzechMania
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One on OneMaxim Velcovsky - a young Czech artist with a European perspective
Maxim Velcovsky is one of the Czech Republic's leading young artists. Most
of his work is in porcelain and involves 'reimagining' everyday objects;
among his best known pieces are a vase in the shape of a Wellington boot
and a porcelain version of a typical water-cooler paper cup. He is also
known for a huge fibreglass crucifix, which stands in a Protestant church
in Hradec Kralove. I spoke to Maxim Velcovksy at an exhibition of his at
Prague's Galerie Kritiku, and began by asking him to explain the thinking
behind his work.
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Current AffairsPrague Fashion Week sashays into town
Prague Fashion Week is now underway. This annual event aims to raise the
profile of the Czech fashion industry and showcase talented designers, who
will be parading their work at various venues throughout the city.
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MagazineMagazine
Do you know which part of Prague is slowly turning into the city's fashion
quarter? How many hours of their work day do Czechs actually work -and
what do they do in the meantime? And why is the Labour Minister waging a
war against cyber sex? Find out more in this week's Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova
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One on OneJana Semeradova - on Czech design, Blok magazine, and a 'perfect place'
In this week's edition of One on One Jan Velinger's guest is Jana
Semeradova - the young, dynamic, and elegant director of a small Czech
media agency that publishes one of the country's leading design magazines.
Titled 'Blok' it focuses on design in all its forms: fashion,
architecture, interiors, and art. For Jana Semeradova - a graduate of
Charles University and Prague's film academy FAMU - design is no small
passion.
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MagazineHelena Fejkova-leading Czech fashion designer
Helena Fejkova is a well known name in this country - she is a leading
Czech fashion designer whose models make a statement at any gala evening.
Seeing her showered with bouquets on the big night, you'd think her life
was all champagne and roses - but of course it is a lot of hard work and a
feeling of responsibility for her employees.
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MagazineCzechs and fashion
While Czech supermodels wow the fashion crowds in Paris, London and Rome,
here in the Czech Republic teenage models of lesser repute -but great
promise- are also strutting down catwalks sporting the latest fashion
trends.What is the Czech fashion scene like more than a decade after the
fall of communism? Have Czechs become more fashionable and fashion
conscious? This week I talked to Mrs. Anna Nandradzi, an image consultant
who recalls queuing up all night to get her hands on a Western fashion
magazine in the days of the Iron Curtain. And we began by discussing the
spring trends:
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Current AffairsLondon Czech Centre uses arts to present modern image of Czech Republic
The London Czech Centre is located on the busy Great Portland Street,
around five minutes walk from Oxford Circus. To escape from the noise at
street level, I spoke to the centre's young director Tomas Zykan in the
building's basement, and asked him just what it is that the Czech Centre
does.
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Czechs TodayHelena T. Dunn - Czech-born American interior designer
With top representatives of 46 states expected to stay in the city from the 20th to the 22nd of November, Prague's smart hotels too have to make sure everything will be ready for the exceptional and numerous guests. I'm now standing outside Prague's Renaissance Hotel where I'm about to meet Helena Dunn, a Czech-born American interior designer. She's currently redesigning some parts of the hotel for it to be able to receive all those important guests.
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