The company «Duck Woodworks» run by Jānis Pilābers has designed a multifunctional developmental toy «Joe» from curved plywood that doubles as a rehabilitation and fitness tool, both for children and adults.
On October 5, the business opportunity conference «Icebreakers’18» will take place at the co–working and conference centre «People Work Riga». University of Latvia Student Business Incubator especially invites young people to join the event, in which they will be able to hear talks by representatives of various companies, find out about the internship and career possibilities, current business trends and meet likeminded people.
Ziemeļvalstu un Baltijas valstu mobilitātes programmas «Kultūra» ietvaros izsludināts šī gada pēdējais pieteikšanās termiņš finansiālam atbalstam radošiem braucieniem. Atbalsta saņemšanai var pieteikties līdz 22. oktobrim.
The lifestyle apparel brand «senscommon» led by Latvian designer Laura Šilinska in collaboration with the Japanese textile company «Uchino» has released a clothing line of on–journey wear designed for travellers.
Andris Rubīns is the Managing Partner at the «DDB Latvija», Board Member of the Latvian Art Directors Club and one of the founders of «The Red Jackets», the support movement for Latvian exporting brands.
From September 21 to October 21 works created during the MAD summer school of design will be exhibited in the wooden manor of Sigulda castle complex.
Students who are interested in a start–up environment and are eager to educate and challenge themselves, are welcome to join the student workshops and look into the start–up world from founders perspective. The applications to the seminars are open until September 30.
The Autumn–Winter 2018/19 collection by «Talented» is inspired by love letters soldiers sent to their significant others. In the new collection designer Indra Komarova mixes military style with romantic accents.
Pēteris Līdaka calls himself a dream engineer and a traveller in space. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines — illustration, sculpture, animation, advertising and photography.
Society «Ascendum» has released the fifth renewed poetry yearbook for children «Garā pupa» (trans. «The Long Bean»), compiled by the poet Inese Zandere.
Urban fashion brand «One Wolf» has launched its Autumn–Winter 2018/19 unisex collection «Lack of», inspired by its designer’s Agnese Narņicka’s childhood memories of Soviet Latvia during the 1980s.
Startup Day will be celebrated in Riga for the second year on September 12 with an inclusive programme. Events will highlight the contribution from startups to innovation and economic development in Latvia.
Until September 21, the art gallery «Putti» hosts an exhibition «Gioelli in Fermento: Un Bel Panorama», which is dedicated to contemporary jewellery and wine.
Together with Elizabete Palasiosa Marta Kontiņa leads the company «Story Hub». One of their most known productions is the first–ever metal opera in Latvia.
Ever since 2010, when the multidisciplinary British collective Assemble made their debut in the architectural media with the inventive self-built cinema The Cineroleum, their works have continued growing both in scale and in recognition. One of the founders of Assemble, architect James Binning, recently visited Riga.
From September 6 to 12, the 13th International Festival of Contemporary Theatre «Homo Novus» will take place in various locations in Riga, exploring the relationship between man, city and nature.
The Latvian Post (Latvijas Pasts) service centre in Riga, Elizabetes iela 41/43, is open to customers after a renovation. Modern solutions have been found both in the interior design of the post office and the nearby bicycle parking rack.