Design & transformation: Stories of Czech Design 1990–2020

The catalogue shows through the texts of Lada Hubatová-Vacková, Daniela Kramerová, Hana Machková, Pavla Pauknerová, Klára Peloušková, Radek Sidun, Jiří Suk and Jindřich Vybiral that the term Czech design hides a number of remarkable products and works. It traces the relationship between the transformation of society and design production. It does not focus only on beautiful objects, but tries to approach the background of their creation through the stories of companies whose fates document the specifics of the Central European situation - centuries-old cultural and craft traditions, as well as the constant changes in state formations, economic and political frameworks. The book was published on the occasion of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union and accompanies two exhibitions of the same name at the Design Museum Brussels (7 September 2022-8 January 2023) and at Prague House in Brussels (8 September-2 October 2022).

Foreword
Design and Transformation
Where can you put your booth?
Czech paths from capitalism to socialism and back again
The economic position of the Czech Republic in the European Union
Soft frames: Institutional corrections of design
Old-new craft in contemporary design. Revival and updating of traditional practices in the (post)digital age
Transformation of design, transformation by design. Transformations of the field in the context of digitalization, datafication and other technological changes
Sustainability as a moving target of contemporary design theory and practice
TON
Czech porcelain
Škoda Auto
Botas/PÁR
LINET
mmcité
Egoé
LASVIT
Bomma
Strážnice blueprint
Prusa Research
Amatina Design
Textile Mountain
Unique Client
Czech landscape. Design associated with UMRPUM Prague