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MarketplaceOzdoba CZ – traditional Czech producer of Christmas baubles
With Christmas just around the corner, a search is underway in many
households’ attics or basements for ornaments that will – in due time
– decorate the Christmas tree. In many families, trees will be adorned
with the colourful glass globes, spikes, figurines and other baubles whose
tradition in the Czech Republic goes back to the times of the Great
Depression. In this edition of Marketplace, we follow the story of Ozdoba
CZ, one of the oldest Czech producers of glass Christmas ornaments More
MagazineMagazine
In Magazine: a street prostitute looking for clients unwittinglyy stops a
police car, the Czech Pirate Party unveils a statue representing
corruption, and Czech glass masters have produced a breath-taking life-size
dress designed by Bianca Matragi. More
Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: Czech economy contracts less than previously
expected in the first quarter of this year, with more new jobs in May;
lawmakers end the monopoly of Czech Post; new study finds how much dropping
education standards cost the economy; a coal war breaks out between Czech
billionaires; and a new glassworks opens in Světlá nad Sázavou. More
ArtsSklo-Sklu-Sklem on view at Villa Becher Interactive Gallery
The first show of the season opened last Friday at the Villa Becher
Interactive Gallery in Karlovy Vary: called Sklo-Sklu-Sklem/Glas-Glaser-Am
Glasersten the new exhibition is a first foray by a number of Czech and
German colleagues (painters, photographers, filmmakers and designers) in
working in glass. More
Current AffairsCzech lighting producer Preciosa aims to expand on US, Russian markets
A leading Czech producer of lighting products, Preciosa Lighting, aims to
expand its position in the United States. The firm with a centuries-old
glass making tradition has now opened a permanent showroom in Dallas,
Texas, a must for everyone who’s anyone in the industry, says Preciosa
Lighting’s sales director Petra Macháčková. Radio Prague talked to Ms
Macháčková about her company’s plans. More
Current AffairsPublic fundraiser to save Europe’s oldest glass making school
Europe’s oldest secondary glass making school, located in the north
Bohemian town of Kamenický Šenov, is facing existential problems. To make
sure that the school, which first opened in 1856, survives the next school
year, a group of supporters on Monday launched a public campaign to raise
some 500,000 crowns to tide it over. Radio Prague spoke to the school’s
director, František Janák, to find out what’s at the root of the
school’s financial difficulties.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In this week’s Business News: will the only offer for Czech Airlines
fly?; Czech car manufacturers look to gloomy post-scrap incentive scenario;
jewel giant quits market; computer sales slump; and a public appeal to turn
in pirates.
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MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox we find out the name of the Bohemian-born glass cutter as
well as the names of the four lucky winners who will receive Radio Prague
goodies for their correct answers. Listeners quoted: Christer Brunström,
Vladimir Gudzenko, Hisanobu Ota, Charles Konecny, Ralph Francis, John
Cebasek, S. J. Agboola, Don Schumann, Richard Chen, Colin Law, David
Eldridge, Ioana Dinu, Jaromír Hauzar, Henrik Klemetz.
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