From January 2019, grants are available from the Baltic Culture Fund for joint cultural projects between Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Grants are awarded annually and the deadline for current applications is May 20, 2019.
In an unanimous decision the Kuldīga County Council committee awarded the first place in the architecture sketch competition for Kuldīga Cultural centre to the office «MARK arhitekti», the second place — to the association of «Trīs arhitektūra», «Lauder architects», «A. Ābeles inženieru birojs» and «Acitektura», bet the third place went to architecture office «NRJA».
The packaging of the new cosmetics brand for men «Bad Weather» by the design studio «Asketic» is rough, down–to–earth, unobtrusive yet elegant. It received the second place in NAPA Baltic packaging design awards category «Health and Beauty».
Publishing house «Mansards» has issued two children’s books «Early in the morning» and «No time for playing» illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa.
In February, designer, tutor and Head of Art Academy of Latvia Functional Design department Maija Rozenfelde will host a design workshop for adults at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
Alūksne’s visual identity by the design studio «H2E» highlights its unique location and local dialect.
From January 3 until February 4, professionals in art and other creative fields can submit applications for mobility grants for travelling in the Baltic and Nordic countries.
Without sacrificing the aesthetic pleasure, the planners by ISSP and Nork Magazine stand out with their compact size and minimalistic design, giving the central role to photography.
At the end of 2018, poet Sergei Timofeyev debuted in children’s literature. His book «Pasaka par bruņinieku, kuram sāpēja zobi» (trans. — A Tale About a Knight Who had a Toothache) is illustrated by Rūta Briede.
The first place of the sketch design competition «The Architectural Vision for Complete Development of the «TabFab» Creative Quarter» was awarded to the architecture office «NRJA», founded and led by architect Uldis Lukševics.
This year, by an invitation of Latvian Art Directors Club, the legendary British creative director Dave Trott gave a lecture in Riga. Trott has received the President’s Award for lifetime achievement in advertising from D&AD.
Until December 30, the annual student’s exhibition and charity fair «Jarmarka» takes place at the Art Academy of Latvia. It is organised by the Art Academy and the society «Kultūras Perons», led by Gundega Turnele.
In October one of the most influential international management consulting firms «McKinsey & Company» published its first study on the business value of design.
The organic skincare brand «Madara» continues the tradition to create the packaging design of its festive collection in collaboration with Latvian artists. This winter, a limited edition of the products is adorned by Roberts Rūrān’s illustrations.
The emerging designer Laima Jurča creates collections that are bright and different, and they have been highly received on more than one occasion. At the end of October, Laima won the main prize at the «Łódź Young Fashion Award».
Designers Charles Bušmanis and Elīna Bušmane from the design studio «Design Elevator» in collaboration with design thinking expert Signe Adamoviča have issued a design thinking method digest in Latvian in a set of 56 cards.