Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:55:58 +0200https://english.radio.cz/language-things-new-publication-highlights-century-czech-design-8206437© 2026 Radio Prague International In the first half of the 20th century Czechoslovakia was at the forefront of design, from architecture to furniture production. But a new publication by Prague’s Museum of Decorative Arts (UPM) together with Academia, makes the case that good design survived in pockets even under socialism. The book, entitled Design in the Czech Lands 1900 – 2000, featuring hundreds of reproductions was co-edited by UPM’s Iva Knoblochová. She told me how plans for the ambitious book came together. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/design_v_ceskych_zemich.jpg?timestamp=1590553344 https://english.radio.cz/language-things-new-publication-highlights-century-czech-design-8206437 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9