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SOFFA ISSUE 16 IS DEDICATED TO SPORT The Sport issue of SOFFA 16 has two goals: to inspire you to get moving, and to make your relaxation time more pleasant, because as you will learn from an elite athlete, rest is key to mastering your game. In addition to the regular features like Interiors (renovated loft space in Liberec and an eclectic flat in Munich) and Travel (we explore Leipzig – perhaps the most dynamic of German cities today), this issue brings you a gallery of famous Czech sports arenas and their histories. The article Blood, Sweat and Tears goes in search of the real essence of sport and through a series of collages you will learn why Czechs are a nation of sportsmen and women with a penchant for offbeat sports. The DIY manual on Elastics jumping will take you back to your childhood, and if you are a fan of motorcycles, then you are sure to enjoy our story on Hookie Co. In our Fashion feature we will teach you how to combine sports attire with haute couture and look great for any workout. And finally, we will introduce you to several fans who love sport so much they lead a double life.

Still not sure what sport is best for you? You may find your answer in the article on human somatotypes. YOUR SPORT – YOUR LIFE!

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ISSUE THEME: SPORT Explore with us the history of sport and the mysteries of human locomotion. Whether you think of sport as competition, entertainment, camaraderie or escape, this issue of SOFFA is guaranteed to make you move!

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CONTENTS - VOLUME | 16

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EDITORIAL Our Motivation

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01 | SPORTS COLLAGE Czechs In Motion

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03 | FASHION “What We Do, When We Just Do It!”

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04 | CREATIVE PEOPLE Let’s Play Hookie

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06 | TRAVEL Germany’s New Creative Capital

07 | UNIQUE INTERIORS Bel Étage Apartment

02 | EDITORS’ CHOICE Novelties For The Summer

05 | SOMATOTYPES Sport Versus Body Types

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Sport & Champagne

08 | DIY SPORTS You Must Jump To Be Czech

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Blood - Sweat - Tears

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10 | BUILT FOR SPORT Tabernacles Of Czech Sport

09 | SPORTS DIEHARDS Devoted To Their Sport

11 | SOFFA & FEDRIGONI Czech Design Meets Fedrigoni

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O U R M OT I VAT I O N text: Adéla Kudrnová I photo: Ondřej Lipár

Whether you are a super active athlete or do most of your sporting activity on the sofa in front of the telly, we hope this sports issue SOFFA 16 will give you enough motivation to move towards your performance goals. And we are not necessarily talking about running the marathon, at least not straight away! Go step by step and remember that effort is what really counts.

The SOFFA team is always coming up with new sporting goals and every one of us faces a different challenge: be it training for a 10 km

run, moving the office into a new space over the course of a weekend, finishing the new SOFFA issue on time, or keeping our readers engaged and interested - this too is a sporting achievement for the SOFFA team!

One thing we believe is that together we will be stronger, and to prove this to you and to ourselves, the SOFFA team has decided to exercise together. You’ll learn about our new training programme SOFFA CHALLENGE in the next two pages and also on our website at www.soffamag.com.

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SO F FA & N I K E C H A L L EN G E WE CAN D O I T, A N D S O C A N YO U ! partner for the article: Nike | photo: Ondล ej Lipรกr

THE HARDEST PART OF WORKING OUT IS GETTING UP AND STARTING TO MOVE. TO MAKE IT EASIER ON OURSELVES, WE DECIDED TO TEAM UP WITH THE NIKE+ RUN CLUB AND THE NIKE+ TRAINING CLUB. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS WE HOPE TO INSPIRE YOU TO FIND YOUR OWN FAVOURITE SPORT. READY, SET, GO!

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Starting something difficult with the help of your friends is always more pleasant than starting alone. With this in mind, the whole SOFFA gang will take part in four Nike training workshops and we hope you will follow our progress. Radka Vandasová, our favourite Amazon, already taught us about mobility stretching on August 4. The unstoppable Michal Kulka will follow her lead and give his workshop on running on August 25. On September 9 Marek Podmolík, aka The Mountain, will take us through an intense circuit training workshop and finally, on September 15, our own yogi Petra Weigeltová will finish the challenge with her yoga workshop. Are you inspired?

Start your own routine and let us know about your progress!

Just go to nike.com/prague or www.soffamag.com/soffa-challenge Follow us on social media: #SoffaChallenge

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SPO R T S CO L L AG E Favourite Czech Pastimes

CZ ECH S I N M OT I O N text: Martin Sova | styling: Michaela Karásek Čejková photo: Michaela Karásek Čejková

SOME MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND HOW A NATION OF WORLD RENOWNED BEER SWIGGERS CAN ALSO BE ACTIVE AND AGILE. REGARDLESS OF THE TIME OF YEAR YOU ARE BOUND TO SEE, ESPECIALLY AT THE WEEKEND, MANY CZECHS IMMERSED IN SPORTS OF ALL SORTS. AND WE ARE NOT SPEAKING ONLY OF TRENDY SPORTS LIKE RUNNING OR FOOTBALL - INDEED, THE CZECH PEOPLE LIKE SPORTING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LESS COMMON ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. AND DESPITE THEIR INBORN AVERSION TO PATHOS, CZECHS CAN BECOME INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL WHEN IT COMES TO IMPORTANT SPORTS MEETS. Without a doubt the Sokol gymnastics movement, founded in the second half of the 19th century, played a huge role in the development of Czech people’s interest in sport and exercise. The Communist period further influenced the development of sport as a favoured pastime, as during the Communist years it was almost impossible to travel outside the country, and one had to look for entertainment at home: in the mountains and forests, on the rivers and roadways and in the Sokolovna gymnasiums found in every town, large or small. Thus, the dimension of escapism, which goes hand in hand with today’s notion of sport as mass entertainment (and equally with historical views, as described by the Roman poet Juvenal in the slogan ‘bread and circuses’), took on a whole new meaning in Communist Central Europe. Sport was also an important symbol of political defiance: beating a world power in a championship hockey match was, for a small nation, akin to beating the mythical Goliath. ■

‘ WATERING’: C ANOEING , R AFT I N G A N D KAYA KING AS SOON AS SPRING BRINGS WARMER DAYS AND NATURE AWAKENS FROM ITS WINTER SLUMBER, CZECH RIVERS QUICKLY FILL WITH CANOES, RAFTS AND KAYAKS. CZECHS HAVE A SPECIAL TERM FOR COMBINING THE SPORT OF TRAVELLING ALONG RIVERS AND THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF DOING IT WITH KINDRED SPIRITS. IT TRANSLATES TO ‘WATERING’ AND HAS A CULTURE ALL OF ITS OWN.

Most Czechs have kayaked, canoed or rafted their first river, or at least a stretch of it, when they were in primary or secondary school - knowing how to swim, board a small boat, guide it down a river, and then get off without ending up neck-deep in water are skills that many consider to be a matter of course. But as you grow up excursions on the rivers Sázava, Vltava, Ohře or any other navigable stream of water become about something more than just a few days spent on water. Over time, ‘watering’, the pastime that has developed around water-based tourism in the Czech lands, has taken on a specific culture. On one hand there is the attempt to return to nature, as many riverine stretches offer views one could never enjoy from a roadside stop or a hotel pool. On the other hand, a pastime for which you once needed not only your own boat and paddle, but also a certain amount of skill, has become an activity for everyone: hiring a kayak or a canoe is today a simple matter of a phone call or an email, and instead of fibreglass boats, susceptible to cracks, today’s waterways are full of damage-proof plastic and inflatable boats. And although most ‘watermen’ and ‘waterwomen’ consider sleeping in a tent or under the open sky an essential part of being on the water, today Czech rivers are dotted with campgrounds offering refreshments and cottages.

It may appear at times that the romance of water tourism has long gone. Instead of camping in the wild, far from the city and other people, preparing food over a campfire, and pushing one’s boundaries and comfort level, today’s water tourist is more likely to encounter an overcrowded campground that quiets down only before sunrise, because the refreshments stand with beer, spirits and cooked food stays open till late.

But even today it is still possible to feel a sense of real adventure when travelling on water. The excitement brought on by a well-navigated weir, the growing confidence with which you manoeuvre between rocks half-hidden under the water, or the satisfaction from a day spent paddling amidst beautiful scenery, these are very powerful emotions. Perhaps that is why Czechs love their rivers!

H ANDB A LL IN SPITE OF ITS FASCINATING COMBINATION OF FAST MOVES AND POWERFUL, PRECISE SHOTS, HANDBALL HAS NEVER ENJOYED GREAT POPULARITY ON THE GLOBAL STAGE. IN CZECHIA, HOWEVER, HANDBALL HAS BECOME SO POPULAR THAT THERE IS EVEN A LOCAL VARIATION OF THE GAME.

Two teams with seven players each: six outfielders and one goalkeeper. A court the size of twenty by forty metres. Two thirty minute half-times. A ball weighing almost half a kilo and small enough to be held by the fingers of one hand and propelled into the opposing team’s goal. Players move with the ball while dribbling or they can take up to three steps for up to three seconds. That is handball in a nutshell - a sport with its roots in ancient Rome, where it was played by women. Historical records speak of games resembling handball played in the Middle Ages in different parts of Europe and among the Inuit people of Greenland. The pivotal shift for handball came towards the end of the 19th century when the game rules were formulated in Scandinavia and Germany. The person credited with codifying the rules was the Danish physical education teacher, soldier and also Olympian athlete Holger Nielsen. At the same time handball began to be played in today’s Czechia, but in a slightly different form, as here the court was divided into three parts. It is for this reason that this form of handball is called ‘Czech handball’ and in Czechia ‘National handball’. The game very quickly became popular in schools and in the Sokol physical education movement.

From a pastime that was originally more of a social activity, when ladies played in long skirts and gentlemen in their Sunday best, handball has evolved into an extremely competitive sport with a clear set of rules. The weight of the ball is insignificant yet handball players throw it at great speed, which can near 95 km/hour among the best of them. It is not a game for the faint-hearted. Handball has become a very popular sport in Central Europe, both among men as well as women. When it became an Olympic sport in 1972, Central European teams dominated the field and former Czechoslovakia was among them. Handball has remained very popular in the Czech Republic, and the Czech team is among the world’s top ten.

CYC LING WHILE MANY PEOPLE OF NORTHERN EUROPE HAVE COME TO REGARD THE BICYCLE AS A MEANS OF DAILY TRANSPORT, ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN ROADS YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO MEET AMATEUR CYCLISTS CLAD IN PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING JERSEYS OUT FOR A WEEKEND RIDE.

On summer weekends Czech roads often look as though a Tour de France or Giro d’Italia cycling group had lost its way. People of all ages wearing close-fitting lycra, bright helmets and dark sunglasses race around on well equipped and carefully maintained bicycles. In some places the same spectacle can be seen on woodland paths or hillside and mountain trails, though instead of thin racing tyres you are likely to run into all terrain bikes with suspension forks.

Cycling paths started to appear here in the 1990s and their system now extends over the Czech lands in an ever tightening web. Yellow bike path signs lead you to towns, tourist destinations and places of renown, and connect to bike paths in neighbouring countries. And as if these were not sufficient, thematically orientated cycling paths have begun to emerge in recent years. Thus, for example, you can explore southern Moravia along wine cycle paths that don’t explicitly promote imbibing wine while journeying between bucolic villages and vineyards, but it doesn’t take much to get the idea. And so it is in the rest of Czechia, where bike paths are dotted with kiosks selling refreshing beer. Thankfully our western neighbours figured out long ago how to mix an alcoholic beverage with sweetened water so it will refresh you, cheer you up, but won’t affect your balance.

While in Czech villages the bicycle has endured as an important component of public transport, cycling for getting around town is returning only slowly to Czech cities.

The uptake thus far has been helped by worldwide interest in ecological forms of transport, and there are now many pressures on city councils to create safe lanes for cyclists sharing the road with cars and buses. But until the enthusiasm of our northern neighbours takes hold in our own backyard, and the image of women in skirts and men in suits riding bikes to work becomes commonplace, Czechs are likely to air out their well equipped bikes only at the weekends or on holidays.

I CE HOC KEY IF YOU WANT TO BRING A GROWN MAN IN ANY CZECH VILLAGE OR TOWN TO TEARS, ASK HIM WHAT ICE HOCKEY FINAL FROM THE PAST TWENTY YEARS IS HIS FAVOURITE. CZECHS REALLY KNOW HOW TO EXPERIENCE THEIR VICTORIES AND DEFEATS.

Ice hockey is without a doubt the most watched sport in any Czech household, and even people who don’t normally follow ice hockey will find their way to the television screen or spectator stands during an important match. The sport’s popularity is directly related to the country’s success in ice hockey on the world stage, which began to grow in the mid 1990s. In 1996 Czech lads on fast skates won the Ice Hockey World Championship title, to be repeated three years in a row in 1999, 2000 and 2001, not to mention the gold medal they secured at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was this period of ice hockey glory that gave rise to the modern tradition of going to a pub to watch a finals match on a large television screen or joining a crowd in a city square in front of a large projection screen.

Czech ice hockey has its heroes and gods. These arose from young hopefuls who joined the American professional league NHL after 1989, where they gained great experience and often significant glory. Some of the best known stars of this golden era of Czech ice hockey are the goaltender Dominik Hašek and the right winger Jaromír Jágr. Their sports celebrity status is so great that they regularly appear in advertisements and are sought out for opinions not only on specific games or competition, but also on political issues. It would therefore not be surprising if they decided to get involved in politics. After all, the former national team defenceman Jiří Šlégr has already tried his hands at politics when he served in the Czech Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies for more than two years.

The enjoyment of ice hockey is of course not limited to the competitive sphere. The many ponds, lakes and river arms dotting the Czech landscape turn into makeshift ice rinks as soon as heavy frost arrives. Groups of children and adults organise their teams and demarcate goals with piles of shoes or backpacks. In a friendly spirit they then try to shoot the puck into the opposing team’s goal while halfheartedly avoiding ice skaters who prefer the graceful movement of figure skating over the speed and jolt of a hockey stick. The Czech passion for ice hockey guarantees that you’ll hear the mighty cry ‘Gooaaal’ on just about any winter afternoon in any Czech village or town.

WA LKING THE LANDSCAPE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC IS VERY DIVERSE, AND THIS IS NO DOUBT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY CZECHS LIKE THEIR WALKING TOURS. ANOTHER WOULD BE THE FACT THAT CZECH FORESTS ARE FOR THE MOST PART FREELY ACCESSIBLE AND THAT EVEN THE COUNTRY’S HIGHEST RANGES CAN BE SCALED WITH REASONABLE EASE.

One more reason for the popularity of walking is that it is fairly easy to find your way when walking in the countryside. This is made possible by a good system of walking trail signs, which has its origins in the 1880s. Signs with two white stripes separated by a single coloured stripe - red, blue, green or yellow - designate a dense network of minor roads and trails over flatlands, through valleys and up mountainsides. You always know where you are on the map and how far you are from the next point of interest - be it a town, monument, crossroads, peak, bridge or lookout point. Czechs become accustomed to this wonderful amenity during their childhood, because part of the school calendar is reserved for stays in nature, where short and long walking tours on marked trails are a welcome escape from the classroom.

Volunteer clubs are responsible for keeping the walking trail signs up to date. To qualify as a sign maker, a walking enthusiast has to undergo at a minimum a ten kilometre training walk led by an instructor. Once trained, a sign maker works with a buddy as sign making is too important to entrust to a single individual!

The well developed infrastructure makes it very easy to plan and enjoy a walking tour.

The trails are well supplied with tourist shops where you can buy wooden tourist plaques to prove that you climbed the mountain from which you posted your selfie on social media. Food is also well catered for along the trails, especially the more frequented ones, and the Czech passion for meat and sausages is evident on all kiosk and restaurant menus. The traditional walker’s idea of good food is a sausage served with a slice of dark bread and mustard, and nothing beats thirst brought on by walking in hot weather like a half-litre of cold beer (although with our German speaking neighbours the Radler - the Bavarian equivalent of a British shandy - is becoming more popular). And for those who prefer to cater their walking tours with homemade sandwiches, there is always the turistický salám [tourist salami].

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SLADDA BICYCLE IKEA introduces the SLADDA bicycle, which received the Red Dot Design Award in the ‘Best of the Best’ category for its groundbreaking design. SLADDA is a comfortable, low-maintenance unisex bike that can be easily adapted to different needs. The convertible bicycle offers a complete accessory system with baskets, bags and even a trailer to support a sustainable and healthy lifestyle in the city. www.ikea.com

Crafted in the heart of Europe from high quality materials, NAUT is more than just a cool accessory. Thanks to its unique modular design, NAUT can change not only its look but also its functionality. In a few seconds a handy light bag turns into a spacious urban backpack. www.liftoff.cc

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NOV E LTIE S F O R T H E S UM M ER styling: Adéla Kudrnová | photo: company archives

THIS SUMMER GET YOURSELF SOMETHING COLOURFUL AND WHIMSICAL, BUT DON’T PUT IT AWAY AT THE END OF THE SEASON. WHY NOT EXPERIENCE THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OF THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS ALL YEAR ROUND?

Raspberry & Thyme NUTE Tea, www.hildur.se, € 13 | Quintessential Serums, www.biologique-recherche.com, from CZK 1 740/ 30 ml | Drupol nr. 21616 lamp, www.talampa.cz, CZK 1 490 | 3-pack storage boxes, www.hm.com, CZK 599 | Professio Limited notebooks, www.papelote.cz, CZK 208 each | Milà chair, Magis, www.finnishdesignshop.com, € 175 | Avonturiers tile, www.storytiles.nl, from € 25

DOING SPORT IS A JOY. WHETHER YOU ARE A TOP HOCKEY PLAYER, LIKE TO RUN IN YOUR FREE TIME OR PERHAPS RIDE YOUR BIKE TO WORK, IT ALWAYS FEELS GOOD TO DO SPORT.

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Tokyobike Bisou, www.urbane.cz, CZK 18 900 | Asante Bamboo Bike, www.asantebikes.com, £ 1 100 | Nike+ Training Club app, www.nike.com, free to download | Flyer Aged saddle, www.brooksengland.com, € 115 | Raincoat, RAINS, www.zoot.cz, CZK 2 199 | Blaze smart fitness watch, www.fitbit.com, € 115 | Heart bike holder, www.hangbike.com, price upon request | Standard mouth 21oz hydro flask, www.hydroflask.com, € 32.95 | Twotone tights, www.wemove.cz, CZK 1 750 | Aurora Borealis women’s sports singlet, www.synvpohybu.cz, CZK 1 280 | Layana ladies’ bike, www.kettler.cz, CZK 19 990

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“WHAT WE D O, W H EN W E J US T DO I T ! ” partner for the article: Nike | concept and text: Yasmin Keshmiri Hejduk styling: Patrik Florián | make-up: Tereza Hrdličková | hair: Tomáš Koblása photo: Tereza Červinková | models: Romana Chudá / SCOUTEEN Tereza Marie Valtová / PURE, Matěj Paprčiak / PURE

IS SPORT ABOUT FITNESS OR STYLE? WHAT COUNTS FOR MORE THESE DAYS: HOW MANY REPS YOU CAN DO OR HOW GOOD YOU LOOK WHEN DOING THEM? SPORT HAS EXPLODED IN RECENT YEARS, TAKING OVER NOT ONLY OUR SOCIAL MEDIA BUT ALSO OUR WARDROBE. IN THIS FASHION EDITORIAL WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW SPORT BECOMES FASHION AND FASHION BECOMES SPORT. They jump onto your screen every time you scan Instagram or Snapchat.

Endless images of fit, toned bodies as seen through gym or bathroom mirrors. Imposing selfies that get under your skin with the before and after achievements, showing off hotties with their downright blessed bodies.

We are the crew that own it. We know that getting fit is all about image, attitude and how to look good while making as little effort as possible.

Style is the key to our success, mixing sports luxe apparel with designer labels, adding essential accessories, working on our wardrobe to get a workout. The sport of choice determines the mood - bad boy or girlie? Sleek or vampish? Day or night? We are young and we rock this look. If you don’t believe us just check how many followers we have, yeah? Just do it! ■ All sportswear provided by Nike.

We thank Anastasia Zvonova and Makovka (the kitten), Zach Harrod and Prague Lions for lending us the American football uniform, and Radlická – kulturní sportovna [Radlicka Culture and Sports Club] for lending us sports equipment.

RUNNING: kimono, vintage sportswear, Nike PÉTANQUE: dress, Zuzana Kubíčková sportswear, Nike sunglasses and earrings, Dior pétanque set, Hermès belt, stylist’s own

TENNIS: skirt, La Formela sportswear, Nike SKATEBOARDING: jacket, Dolce&Gabbana ring, Louis Vuitton sportswear, Nike

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: sportswear, Nike earrings, Louis Vuitton

BASKETBALL: coat, Zuzana Kubíčková handbag, necklace/chain and iPhone 6 case, all Dior jacket, Dolce&Gabbana

jacket, ODIVI bag/knapsack: ALEXMONHART key holder and sunglasses, Louis Vuitton sportswear, Nike

CROSSFIT: trousers and jacket, Dior sportswear, Nike BOXING: swimsuit, Dolce&Gabbana belt, La Formela necklace/chain, Dior sportswear, Nike

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THANKS TO ITS PLAYFUL AND YOUTHFUL ATMOSPHERE LEIPZIG HAS RECENTLY GAINED THE MONIKER HYPEZIG. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE LARGEST CITY OF SAXONY, NAMED AFTER THE LINDEN TREE, THAT ENTICES CREATIVE SPIRITS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD? LURED BY WHISPERS ABOUT GERMANY’S PARADISE FOR LOVERS OF HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, NATURE AND LITERATURE, BUT ESPECIALLY THE FABULOUS FOOD, ART AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, WE DECIDED TO SEE IT FOR OURSELVES. Leipzig is the largest city of the federal state of Saxony and with its growing population also one of the ten largest cities in Germany. Situated at the intersection of trade routes that go back to the Roman Empire, its great trade potential is to this day evident in the Leipzig Trade Fair, which traces its origins to the 12th century. Leipzig also has deep roots in book publishing and music, although these creative industries were interrupted after the Second World War with the establishment of the Eastern Bloc. Over the past decade the city of heros has been experiencing a ►

RIGHT: The Museum der bildenden Künste [Museum of Fine Arts] has been Leipzig’s centre of fine arts for more than 150 years. The museum building is unique not only for its magnificent art collection but also the architecture. The interior of the thirty-six metres high glass cube blends decorative concrete and oak to create a stunning gallery space. One of the largest ceiling paintings in Germany overlooks the museum café, where you can enjoy an excellent coffee under the gaze of the equally impressive statue of David.

NEXT PAGE: Founded in 1409 and modelled on Prague’s Charles University, Leipzig University is one of the main symbols of the city thanks to its marvellous modern architecture, which has gracefully honoured historical buildings such as the University Church St. Paul.

ABOVE: Hostel Ost-Apotheke is an ideal place to recharge your batteries and take in the industrial and creative atmosphere of the city. Whether over a communal breakfast or in the hostel’s courtyard, you will meet countless musicians, painters, woodworkers, philosophers and various entrepreneurial types. You are guaranteed to make new friends here and to hear some incredible stories from all around the world. More at www.ost-apotheke.org

THIS SPREAD: The Neuschönefeld part of Leipzig is a former - or perhaps still current - punk area with some of the trendiest spots in the city. But you won’t find them listed on any tourist map. The only way there, just as to the local jazz club hidden in a greengrocer’s courtyard, is by word of mouth.

ABOVE AND RIGHT: If you are game for an adventure and like surprises, Leipzig won’t disappoint. The city offers many unexpected, magical places - you simply have to be willing to explore.

One place that left a great impression on us was the vast Goldstein&Co warehouse and workshop housing a spectacular collection of antiques.

great cultural boom and the so-called ‘small Berlin’, with its relatively affordable living, has become a Mecca for creative spirits from all over the world.

Although the old city centre is very inviting, with the stunning architecture of the university grounds, the Leipzig Opera, the enchanting Saint Nicholas Church and the City-Hochhaus, Leipzig’s tallest building, we recommend that you first head to the west of the city – the industrial and culturally most interesting area known as Plagwitz. Rows of former factories that have been reborn as galleries and artist studios mingle with shops selling antiques as well as contemporary design. We recommend you start with breakfast in one of the local cafes on Karl-Heine-Straße [street], and then follow it up with a visit to Kunstkraftwerk, a unique centre of experimental art that emerged from the grounds of a former power station. For lunch enjoy the best falafel or halloumi kebab on Zschochersche Straße [street] and once refreshed, continue to Leipzig’s centre of cultural transformation – the former cotton factory Spinnerei transformed into a gallery and exhibition space. Young people say that in Leipzig everything is possible, and for Plagwitz this is doubly true. ►

LEFT: Although meat shops and eateries are an age-old tradition in Leipzig, you won’t find meat or even ham on the menu of Café Fleischerei [Café at the Butcher’s]. Today you will be served by a bearded barista instead of a butcher, and enjoy an excellent coffee and a tasty homemade treat to the sound of ‘chill music’.

NEXT PAGE: After more than 125 years as the largest cotton factory in the whole of continental Europe, the Spinnerei has been transformed into Leipzig’s culture and arts centre.

Today the former factory complex houses dozens of galleries, printing workshops, creative studios and various other artistic souls.

ABOVE: Hire a kayak or a canoe and travel along the Karl-Heine-Kanal to the woodland found in the centre of the city.

ABOVE: Karl-Heine-StraĂ&#x;e is the centre of Plagwitz, the main artistic haven of Leipzig. Come for a coffee, lunch, vegan ice cream or to buy some old-school books and vinyl records.

Recycling, upcycling and industrial architecture are all the rage, so if you want to surprise with something innovative, you have to have great ideas and courage to match. But these are not in short supply among the creatives and entrepreneurs who call Leipzig their home. Discovering a city full of exciting new places is best done with a local guide.

You can find an excellent guide at the hostel Ost-Apotheke, where you can also relax after a day of sightseeing and make new friends from all around the world amidst a treasure trove of restored furniture.

Once you have had enough of formerly abandoned brick buildings, take a boat ride to a woodland found in the middle of the city. Enthusiasts of sport and outdoor activities will be impressed by Leipzig’s cycling paths, parks and the nearby system of lakes created when disused coal mines were flooded. These sanctuaries of serenity are lined by sandy beaches and great spots for swimming, diving and many other water sports.

Whether you travel in search of history, culture, art, music, festivals or sport, you will find it all in Leipzig. But beware. A long weekend stay may not be enough, because the refreshing beer enjoyed under the shade of a linden tree, or the excellent double espresso and delicious vegan cake you ordered with your late breakfast before departure is sure to make you want to stay longer. So add a few extra days to your trip.

Learn more about Leipzig at www.leipzig.de and www.leipzig.travel ■

PREVIOUS PAGE: Kunstkraftwerk is an obvious stop on a journey to discover Leipzig’s local art scene.

The industrial site of a former power station is an excellent venue for world-class experimental exhibitions and installations and for all sorts of exciting events. If you visit before November, you can see the exhibition Illusion, which is guaranteed to challenge your perception of what is real.

ABOVE: The lake Kulkwitzer See, one of several lakes created over a former coal mine, has become a nature oasis close to the city. The lake is an ideal place for a summer dip, a picnic on the beach or camping. The depth of the former mine also makes it an excellent spot for diving.

THIS SPREAD: BMW Werk [Plant] Leipzig - one of the most sustainable automobile plants in the world, located on the outskirts of Leipzig. Designed by the iconic architect Zaha Hadid, BMW’s central offices present a whole new take on the traditional office space.

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MADAME KÄTHE | 3 Karl-Heine Straße 68

Savour the best baked potatoes with the most scrumptious fillings in all of Saxony.

The ideal stop for a scoop of vegan ice cream and excellent coffee.

The most adorable hair salon in all of Leipzig.

HANDBROTZEIT Nikolaistraße 12

HAFEN | 2 Merseburger Straße 38

CAFÉ KATER | 4 Rudolph-Sack-Straße 2

Delicious homemade bread filled with regional products and raw ingredients.

A cute contemporary design shop from which you are unlikely to leave empty handed.

Enjoy an iced espresso in the charming interior or on their sunny terrace.

More Than Art  Art. Science. Education. Events Saalfelder Straße 8b  04179 Leipzig www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.com

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Wooden stools cushioned by softly padded covers. When the cushioning covers are removed, the sitting stools transform into tools for easy stretching and exercising.

Designed by Lucie Koldova and Dan Yeffet and manufactured by Brokis, Muffin lamps were conceived as a marriage between blown glass and oak.

The lamps combine excellent design with high quality materials and communicate the savoir faire of their producers.

Designed by Lucie Koldova and Dan Yeffet and manufactured

by Brokis, the Shadows collection is a modern interpretation of the timeless and much appreciated French atelier shade, homage to its previous typology.

Multi-purpose bowls with a glass top/stand that offer various display options. Fruits and nuts can be placed in the coloured bowl as it nestles in the transparent glass stand, or they can appear to float in the air when the whole bowl is set upside down.

SPOR T & CHAMPAGNE partner for the article: Moët & Chandon | text: Adéla Kudrnová | photo: Martin Chum and company archives

WHAT DOES SPORT HAVE TO DO WITH MOËT & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE? A GREAT DEAL! AFTER ALL IT WAS A BOTTLE OF MOËT & CHANDON THAT IN 1950 GAVE BIRTH TO THE TRADITION OF JUBILANT SPRAYING OF CHAMPAGNE AFTER A VICTORIOUS GAME. IT ALL BEGAN, AS IT OFTEN DOES, WITH AN ACCIDENT WHEN A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE POPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. SINCE THEN COUNTLESS ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS HAVE PAID HOMAGE TO THIS LUSCIOUS DRINK. THE LATEST IS THE CZECH DESIGNER LUCIE KOLDOVÁ, WHOSE WORK WE PRESENT HERE.

Lucie Koldová is a prominent Czech product and furniture designer working in Prague and Paris. In her elegant and charismatic style Lucie creates furniture, glass sculptures, timeless light fixtures and objects of desire. The designer’s work can be characterised by her use of glass and light, and her creations emanate translucence, fragility and strength. Here we present some of Lucie Koldová’s designs in a timeline that highlights her early work with sports equipment and ends with her latest project for Moët & Chandon. In a tribute to the champagne producer Lucie created a display stand called the Sea Pearl, in which a Moët & Chandon champagne bottle is enveloped in a glass seashell designed to evoke a translucent bubble hiding a precious pearl.

Learn more at www.luciekoldova.com and www.moet.com

2013 | WRAP TABLES

2014 | MONA

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2016 | SEA PEARL

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by Lugi, the low coffee tables are made of two pieces of bent plywood rolled into a compact wrap. In addition to their striking colours, generous dimensions and beautiful wood texture, the coffee tables are very strong on detail.

The oversized pendant lamp, designed for and manufactured

by Brokis, highlights the beauty of smooth glass when paired with soft curves. The strong tubular light daringly permeating through the delicate lampshade creates a sense of thrilling tension.

Designed for and manufactured

by Brokis, Flutes were conceived as suspension lighting for hotel foyers. As the name suggests, the elegant conical shape was inspired by the flute.

A giant seashell hiding a precious pearl - a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne - pays tribute to this great house of champagne. The champagne bottle stand that brings to mind a glass bubble was manufactured in Glassworks Janštejn.

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YOU FINISH PLAYING AND PUT YOUR TOYS AWAY. WHAT A SHAME. WOULDN’T IT BE NICER IF YOUR TOYS DOUBLED AS INTERIOR DECOR? YOU NEEDN’T LOOK FURTHER THAN IKEA’S LATTJO COLLECTION: WOODEN BOARD GAMES, RATTAN HULA HOOPS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ... LONG LOOPS OF ELASTIC! DIFFICULTY: gradually increasing

‘Hello Mrs. Nováková, can Anča come out and jump?’

TIME: as long as you can do it

This was the echo that travelled through Czech housing estates during the 1990s.

All you needed was a bit of elastic from your mother’s sewing box and a couple of friends. Nothing more. No sports shoes, because jumping barefoot helps you to not get penalised for snagging the elastic on your shoes. Let’s bring Elastics back onto the streets! After all, jumping helps to improve coordination and your fitness level!

WHAT YOU NEED: elastic ribbon loop, such as the LATTJO kind from IKEA two play buddies (if needed both can be replaced by trees, furniture, etc.) resolve stamina

INSTRUCTIONS: Two players stand inside the elastic loop facing each other. With their feet shoulder►

LEFT: Toys that are pleasing to the eye. But beware - there is the danger they will lure not only kids but adults too: yoyo, figurines from a selection of board games, elastic ribbons, hula hoop - all from IKEA’s LATTJO collection.

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width apart they stretch the elastic by moving away from each other until the elastic is taut. The third player begins the game by jumping in, out or onto the elastic in a particular pattern until she makes a mistake: either fumbles a jump, confuses the pattern, touches the elastic with her hand or catches the elastic on her clothing or shoes. The jumper then gets replaced by the next and all three players take turns this way. When the turn returns to the first player, she continues from the same place where she stopped in the previous round.

The game begins with ‘ones’, where the elastic is at ankle height. At ‘twos’ you move the elastic half-way up the calves, at ‘threes’ up to the knees, and so on, as high as the players’ height and physical fitness allow. When the elastic is too high for jumping with both feet at once, the game continues with so called ‘scissor jumps’, where you kick over the elastic with one leg first followed by the other in a scissor action. Not as easy as it sounds.

And how many jumping patterns are there? As many as you can imagine. You can jump a simple pattern and make it more difficult by moving the elastic higher. Or you can complicate the pattern by crossing the elastic or putting a twist into your jump. You can come up with countless rhythmic rhymes or songs to help move your jumping along. There is no limit to where your fantasy may take you - the most important thing is simply to jump, jump, jump! ■

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IN OUR SPECIAL MULTI-PART SERIES ON THE FEDRIGONI PAPER MANUFACTURER WE BRING YOU FIVE ‘PAPER‘ PROJECTS FROM THE HANDS OF CZECH DESIGNERS. MOST HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE TOP FEDRIGONI AWARD 2017.

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MONIKA LEPSCHY The work of the Czech fashion designer Monika Lepschy, who studied fashion design in Plzeň, caught the attention of Fedrigoni so much that the company approached the young designer with a proposal to collaborate. This led to the creation of a unique shoe and jewellery collection shown last year at the Vancouver Fashion Week in Canada.

COLLECTION THANK YOU MARCUS Named after the Fedrigoni general manager Marcus Lange, the collection features shoes and jewellery created by the multiple layering of Fedrigoni paper, producing remarkable structures and patterns.

Fedrigoni papers used in the collection: Sirio Color, Sirio White White, Sirio Ultra Black www.lepschy.cz

BARBORA TOMAN TYLOVÁ The graphic designer Barbora Toman Tylová devoted five years of her life to studying and collecting the work of the Czech typographer and book designer Oldřich Hlavsa (1909 – 1995). The results of her work are presented in a comprehensive monograph.

JDE O TO, ABY O NĚCO ŠLO [IT’S IMPORTANT THAT IT MATTERS] | TYPOGRAPHER OLDŘICH HLAVSA The monograph presents for the first time a comprehensive review of the typographer’s extensive body of work, which defines an important chapter in the development of Czech graphic design in the second half of the 20th century.

Fedrigoni papers used in the printing: Freelife Vellum White 140 g/m2, Woodstock Grigio 110 g/m2 www.oldrichhlavsa.cz

PAPELOTE Created in 2009 as the university thesis of Kateřina Šachová, and subsequently her joint project with Filip Šach and Denisa Havrdová, Papelote are stationary makers whom we love and applaud!

UVEA 2016 (DIARY + GREETING CARD) A diary for the eye clinic UVEA Mediklinik complemented with a new year’s greeting for 2016, which was cleverly designed as an origami greeting card and envelope in one. Each day of the year the diary inspires its owner with the motto ‘Every day comes only once in your life’.

The intriguing origami greeting card reveals interesting information about the eyes of a jaguar.

Fedrigoni papers used in the project: Woodstock Verde 285 g/m2, Woodstock Pistacchio 285 g/m2, Woodstock Pistacchio 170 g/m2, Woodstock Betulla 110 g/m2 www.papelote.cz

ANNA STEINEROVÁ & IRENA SVOBODOVÁ The jeweller Anna Steinerová and photographer Irena Svobodová are the creative duo behind project Kaa-wa. They also design engagement rings, game trophies and custom-made jewellery.

PROJECT KAA-WA Project Kaa-wa connects the worlds of stories, jewellery and illustration. The heart of the project is jewellery made from precious metals and wood in the shape of a coffee bean. Designed by Anna Steinerová, the jewellery is set in a beautiful box created from Fedrigoni Materica paper by the illustration studio NaPoli. The box resembles a bag of coffee and doubles as a jewellery stand. Part of the proceeds from the sale of Kaa-wa jewellery support the work of Klub Afasie [Club Aphasia].

Fedrigoni papers used in the project: Materica Pitch 360 g/m2, Materica Terra Rossa 250 g/m2, Materica Verdigris 250 g/m2, Materica Kraft 250 g/m2 www.kaawa.cz

CALICO Studio Calico design and print infinite patterns and use the printed material to create their own products. They own several hundred historical patterns which they redesign and bring back to life. In addition to silkscreen printing, Calico work with the almost forgotten method of calico printing.

SPECIAL SILKSCREEN COLLECTION OLEG Prints from the Oleg series are created by layering multiple images in such a way that an animal form emerges. Each image aims to emphasise a different visual quality: depth, colour contrast, softness of detail, tone or rippling finish.

Fedrigoni papers used in the collection: Sirio Color Blu – Foglia – Cherry – Vino – Nero – Pietra - Gialloro 80 g/m2, Woodstock Betulla – Rosa - Azzurro 80 g/m2

Learn more about these projects at www.fedrigonitopaward.com and www.fedrigoni.cz

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