WHERE TO BUY IT
To acquire some Czech design of your own, try the following Prague boutiques:
Czechdesign provides a good introduction to the local scene and showcases both new talent and veteran practitioners. Vojtesska 3, Praha 1; shop.czechdesign.cz
At Deelive, the pared-down space provides a backdrop to home accessories, glass and jewellery. Smetanovo nabr. 334/4, Praha 1; deelive.cz
Maxim Velcovsky founded the Qubus Design Studio; the Qubus Design Gallery stocks both his work and that of other big-hitters.
Ramova 1071/3, Praha 1; qubus.cz/en/qubus
For glass, jewellery, furniture and other items from the early days of Czechoslovakia, try Modernista, which specialises in reproductions, including Halabala armchairs. Vinohradska 50,
Praha 2; also at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Municipal House and House at the Black Madonna; modernista.cz
Beyond the centre, in Prague’s recently designated Art District, the shop at the
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art stocks design literature and work by Borek Sipek and Frantisek Vizner. Leading names such as Lukas Novak have exhibited here. Poupetova 1, Praha 7; dox.cz/en