Fashion designer Elīna Siliņa has won the Chloé award and a grant of 20 thousand euros at the prestigious Hyères Festival. It is one of the oldest international fashion competitions supporting young professionals in the industry.
In the picturesque Amata region, in the Gauja National Park, near the Stūķi cliff, there is Stūķi farm. Several years ago, a family saw the boulder ruins so characteristic of the Latvian landscape and decided to restore the buildings to their former glory. The renovation of both farmstead buildings lasted for seven years, and this year the project won one of the Latvian Architecture Awards, receiving praise for the atmosphere created in the building. The author of the project, architect Andra Šmite, shares her thoughts on the project.
Last week, an experimental exhibition was launched on the site of the State Electrical Factory (Valsts elektrotehniskā fabrika).
Ogre Central Library is a sustainable and multifunctional building where local building traditions meet modern technologies.
The association Ascendum, in collaboration with the LGBT+ alliance Mozaīka, kas published the first volume of the diaries of Kaspars Aleksandrs Irbe.
On Tuesday, September 21, the joint Baltic design exhibition Tactile Baltics opened in London as part of the London Design Festival.
The LMT 5G internet advertising clip, in which fifteen horses roar in the center of Riga has just been launched.
Instead of the traditional suits, the Visual Mycologists Expedition playing cards depict four species of mushrooms found in Latvia.
For the first time, a collection of essays by the prominent British architectural critic Owen Hatherley is published in Latvian.
Underneath the overpass of Gustava Zemgala gatve, an open-air gallery of large-format murals has been created.
When creating the architecture and interior design of the wellness resort Ziedlejas, the design studio Open AD was looking for new ways to interpret Latvian traditions and sauna ritual in a modern way.
Until October 31, urban installations Written in Neon. Riga can be seen in a variety of unusual spots throughout the city.
This time the book is created in an unusual format, allowing its owners to create their own photo exhibition.
The pop-up square City Pocket (Pilsētas kabata) on the corner of Maskavas and Turgeņeva street is a public urban space, created for cultural events and recreation.
The Song Festival open air stage in Mežaparks, which won the Grand Prize of Latvian Architecture Award this year, organically blends with the surrounding landscape and tells about Latvian cultural traditions.
From September 18 to October 3, the three Baltic States — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — will participate in the official programme of the London Design Festival with a joint design exhibition Tactile Baltics.
An exhibition entitled «House of my Spirit» («Mana gara nams») designed by architects and scenographers is showcased until August 31.