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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
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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
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Current AffairsWill the government help out the countries embattled glassmakers?
Makers of glass, one of the Czech Republic’s best known exports, have
been facing serious problems in recent months. One week ago, the biggest
Czech glassmaker, Bohemia Crystalex Trading, was forced to close down
another factory due to severe financial difficulties. Now, the Finance
Ministry has for the first time suggested it would be willing to help the
glassmakers financially. More
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Over the last couple of months, American glassmaker Charlie Parriott has
been working with Czech scientists and craftsmen to make the biggest wine
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odd glass of Muller-Thurgau, but now it is finally drawing to an end. In
the final days of the project, I met up with Charlie Parriott to ask why he
decided to embark upon this mission in the first place:
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100 000 years of sex in a nutshell. A Czech NGO hands out its “snooper of
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more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Current AffairsMajor glass producer axes two of its plants to stay afloat
A long tradition of Bohemian glass making almost came to an end on Monday
when Bohemia Crystalex Trading, the Czech Republic’s largest producer of
glass, was left little choice but to consider closing down all of its four
plants due to severe financial difficulties. But late Monday evening, the
company struck a deal with its creditors, buying time to seek investors who
could save the glassworks from going under. The deal has come at a price:
two of its facilities will still close down.
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