New Year, New Beginning: Design pieces that turn a home into a personal sanctuary
January is quiet. The light is softer, the days slower, and home naturally becomes the centre of everything.
It’s the ideal moment to give your space a new rhythm—one that feels gentle, personal and considered. Not through grand gestures, but through small details with the power to shift the atmosphere of an entire day.
We’ve selected design pieces by Czech creators that carry emotion, story and an effortless sense of aesthetics—objects you’ll want to return to. Again and again.
Because a home is defined by scent
A home has its own memory. And scent is its most intimate trace. Fresh linens, the softness of fabric, the calm of evening.
These moments are captured by Kintsugi Perfumes and their first Laundry Perfume, Aura.
A composition of bergamot, iris, cashmeran, amber and sandalwood feels subtle yet profound. It’s the scent of silence. A scent of return—carrying echoes of ancient civilisations and the beauty of simple existence. One breath in, and the world slows down for a moment.
Art that breathes
Blue as calm. Blue as space for thought.
This is the colour language of Bára Valášková, whose work moves between intuition and introspection. At the end of the year, she released a limited B-day edition of lithographs titled Forget Me Not, in an edition of just 35 pieces. Each print is an original, marked by unique imprints.
And if you’re wondering how to fill high Vinohrady ceilings—her studio also features large-scale canvases. Her abstract, raw painting explores personal space, its disruption and its psychological impact.
Brushes are often replaced by the movement of fingers; the process is spontaneous and intuitive. Meaning is never fixed—the space is left to the viewer. And that’s where its beauty lies.
Porcelain with personality
A touch of cheekiness, folkloric motifs and a sense of humour. The founder of SILKY GANG expands her silk universe with collectible porcelain plates.
The folk patterns remain, but their interpretation is contemporary, fresh and lightly provocative. Plates you can hang on the wall or casually place on the table. Because design should be fun—and sharing belongs to the table just as much as good food.
Touches of nature
Let’s stay at the table for a moment. What happens when Moravian glassmaking tradition meets Japanese aesthetics of silence?
Haoto, a collection by Květná 1794, created in collaboration with architect Kengo Kuma.
Haoto means “the sound of leaves” in Japanese. And it’s the delicate imprint of leaf veins at the base of each object that becomes the central motif of this seven-piece collection. A subtle detail reminding us of the connection between humans and nature—even in the most everyday moments.
The development also involved art directors Klára Janypková and Tomáš Kučera, who worked with master glassmakers to develop a unique technique for transferring relief into glass. The result feels ethereal, yet remains perfectly functional. A pleasure simply to behold.
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A vase as quiet luxury
Some objects need no explanation.
The EMPATHY vases by Karolína Kučerová are certainly among them. Soft silhouettes, velvety surfaces, pastel tones and a calm sense of monumentality.
Her ceramic objects feel almost therapeutic—like a visual pause in the middle of the day. These vases are not mere accessories; they become the atmosphere of a home.