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Modernista, Prague's foremost dealer in 20th Century Czech avant-garde furniture and design, was founded in 1997 by two refugees from the rat race – Janek Jaros, fleeing from the music industry, and his wife, Deirdre MacBean, on the run from a marketing job in an international bank. Although the pair's obsession with furniture of this period began as a hobby while decorating a Prague loft, it soon developed into a serious business.
Frequently written about in Czech and international design magazines, Modernista has become the place to go for people looking for something with style but more soul than modern design and less stuffy than antiques. Apart from individuals furnishing homes, Modernista's clients include many businesses, as well as architectural and design studios working on larger projects.
Several pieces have been bought by stars – for instance Tracey Ullman, the LA-based British comedienne; many items have appeared in films or TV series, such as the Diary of Anne Frank or Maigret; and the site itself was highlighted in a discussion on the Oprah Winfrey show about stars' favourite web sites.
Modernista's Cubist Collection was launched in 2003 as part of the company's commitment to bringing the golden age of Czech design back into the public eye. It consists of reissues of some of the most important works created between 1910 and 1920 by the Czech Cubists, a group of Czech designers who uniquely applied the principles of cubist painting to architecture and the applied arts. All pieces in the collection are handcrafted from the same materials and using the same techniques as the originals held by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.
Modernista also reissues other pieces of significant Czech design from the modernist period – for instance, furniture by pioneering follower of functionalism, Jindřich Halabala, a chaise longue by architect Adolf Loos, and a glass tea-set and wooden toys by designer Ladislav Sutnar.
Appropriately Modernista is housed in a functionalist building, designed in 1928 by architect Viktor Kafka. It is located in quiet Konviktska Street, just off Bethlehem Square in the centre of Prague.
Modernista, Prague's foremost dealer in 20th Century Czech avant-garde furniture and design, was founded in 1997 by two refugees from the rat race – Janek Jaros, fleeing from the music industry, and his wife, Deirdre MacBean, on the run from a marketing job in an international bank. Although the pair's obsession with furniture of this period began as a hobby while decorating a Prague loft, it soon developed into a serious business.
Frequently written about in Czech and international design magazines, Modernista has become the place to go for people looking for something with style but more soul than modern design and less stuffy than antiques. Apart from individuals furnishing homes, Modernista's clients include many businesses, as well as architectural and design studios working on larger projects.
Several pieces have been bought by stars – for instance Tracey Ullman, the LA-based British comedienne; many items have appeared in films or TV series, such as the Diary of Anne Frank or Maigret; and the site itself was highlighted in a discussion on the Oprah Winfrey show about stars' favourite web sites.
Modernista's Cubist Collection was launched in 2003 as part of the company's commitment to bringing the golden age of Czech design back into the public eye. It consists of reissues of some of the most important works created between 1910 and 1920 by the Czech Cubists, a group of Czech designers who uniquely applied the principles of cubist painting to architecture and the applied arts. All pieces in the collection are handcrafted from the same materials and using the same techniques as the originals held by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.
Modernista also reissues other pieces of significant Czech design from the modernist period – for instance, furniture by pioneering follower of functionalism, Jindřich Halabala, a chaise longue by architect Adolf Loos, and a glass tea-set and wooden toys by designer Ladislav Sutnar.
Appropriately Modernista is housed in a functionalist building, designed in 1928 by architect Viktor Kafka. It is located in quiet Konviktska Street, just off Bethlehem Square in the centre of Prague.
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