Kārlis Vītols, author of the animated short film The Swan Maiden, which premiered in October, received the Latvian film award Lielais Kristaps as the best animation artist yesterday. He learned animation through self-study and has been making films since 1998.
Arhis Arhitekti is this year’s recipient of the Grand Prix of Latvian Architecture Award for the reconstruction of buildings at 13, 15 and 17 Miesnieku Street. The competition jury described it as a delicate intervention that creates a clever dialogue between historic and modern architecture. The old houses, which had been abandoned for years, have now gained a new life — they accommodate twelve apartments and a restaurant.
In September, Zuzeum Art Centre opened in Riga with the inaugural exhibition «We Aim to Live. Contemporary Art from the Zuzāns Collection».
Last summer, the architecture practice Didzis Jaunzems Architecture participated in the landscape architecture festival Annecy Paysages for the second time.
Continuing the theme of strong and independent women, fashion designer Indra Komarova has dedicated her latest collection to female astronauts
Signage created by the design studio «H2E» in the Veclaicene Protected Landscape Area encourages travellers to study and observe animals, birds and fish.
On May 1–3, cultural and creative industries hackathon HackCreative: An Industry Transformed took place online, bringing together more than 300 creatives and other stakeholders from 30 countries.
Alex Antolino is Creative Director of Typeform, a SaaS company that specialises in online form building. Alex produces electronic music at night, but during the day he sometimes still wonders — what is a filmmaker doing as a creative director in a tech company?
A 48-hour fully online hackathon HackCreative: An Industry Transformed on May 1-3 invites cultural and creative industry leaders, creatives, artists, event organisers and policy makers to build new solutions for the challenges presented by Covid-19.
Lizete Druka is a Latvian-born designer who works as Design Experience Specialist in the UK-based Design Research team at Jaguar Land Rover, where she explores how the future is shaping the world of mobility.
From March 5 to 31, the «Putti» Art Gallery hosts a contemporary and conceptual jewellery exhibition «Jewellery is not only Jewellery».
The new spring–summer 2020 collection «Vacation» by the kids clothing brand «Hebe» is an invitation to enjoy summer holidays.
Last week, reports appeared in Latvian media about Saulkrasti Municipality’s expenses for the development of a new visual identity. Graphic designer Krists Dārziņš explains how much work was actually put into the eight lines of the logo.
An entry by «Trīs arhitektūra» and «Sudraba arhitektūra» was recently announced the winner of the architectural design competition for new educational buildings and landscaping in the the Latgale Zoo.
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.
The retrospective «Mareunrol’s. Altered States of Fashion» has become this year’s most visited exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design.
The wool slipper brand «Woolig» combines an ancient material with contemporary design and unusual sales techniques.