STREET FURNITURE
IT’S NOT JUST GOOD, IT’S EVEN BETTER
A PRESTIGIOUS GOOD DESIGN AWARD FOR CZECH BENCHES PIXEL AND LANDSCAPE COMPACT Headlines about how Czech design is taking over the world are old news. Now, Czech design has a permanent place on the international scene. One of many examples is street furniture, exported from the Moravian town of Bílovice to locations around the world. In addition to a series of successful projects, the quality of Czech design is proven by a prestigious award. Two benches from mmcité, Pixel and Landscape Compact, have received a Good Design award for 2019.
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Chief designer of mmcité and co-creator of both award-winning products, David Karásek, has a clear vision for the definition of good design: “Good design for me is the same as a good product. That means it is functional, well made, and has a form which stirs up your emotions.” His outlook is shared by the Chicago Athenaeum, who gave mmcité a 2019 Good Design award for not one, but two products: Pixel and Landscape Compact. These awards have been running for almost 70
years, making them not only one of the most prestigious, but also among the most historic awards worldwide in the field of design. A playful mosaic for grown-up spaces. This is Pixel – winner of Red Dot and Big SEE awards. Street furniture as a mosaic of square modules arranged into almost any shape. Symmetrical, regular, and even completely irregular patterns make for a brand-new way to liven up a public space. Pixel is also a
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