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Radio smow: A Candlesticks Playlist
Everyday Design | 27.11.2020

Radio smow: A Candlesticks Playlist…….

In the northern hemisphere* December marks not only the darkest period of the year but also that moment when light begins to return: following the Winter Solstice our days start to get a little longer, and a little brighter. And in December 2020 not just astronomically, but metaphorically. Midwinter 2020 symbolising a moment when a particularly dark year, a particularly dark period, starts to get a little brighter, a moment when a little more light will start to slowly seep into our days,

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A smal table in front of Cafe Központ, Budapest by Architecture Uncomfortable Workshop
Architecture | 10.02.2016

smow blog Interview: Architecture Uncomfortable Workshop - We don't believe form and function are closed, there is always a degree of personal freedom and personal interpretation.

As we've noted in the past, Hungarian architects and designers made a valuable contribution to the development of post war architecture and design. Made. For in recent years a Hungarian accent in the design discourse has been principally notable by its absence. By its stillness. Which of course doesn't mean there aren't Hungarians producing intelligent, interesting, relevant and innovative work. There are. Hungarians such as the Budapest based practice Architecture Uncomfortable Workshop

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Candle Holder by AU Workshop, as seen at Pure Hungarian, Vienna Design Week 2014
Designer | 29.09.2014

(smow) blog compact Vienna Design Week Special: Candlestick by AU Workshop

Time was when the candlestick maker was an important profession. No candlestick. No light. Or at least no secure light. These days with our fancy electric lighting candlesticks tend to be reduced to one of those quaint historical artefacts. Something every designer and craftsman tries at least once in their career, but a relatively safe place where they can experiment and try things out without necessarily having to produce anything good. No one is going to judge you by a candlestick. A

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