Nice Touch — Kaspars Kursišs

From October 17 to 27, the 11th Riga International Film Festival (Riga IFF) will invite viewers to explore a diverse programme of films. Alongside the carefully curated film selection, the festival team always delivers engaging and memorable communication. Kaspars Kursišs, who heads the marketing and communication at Riga IFF, shares a tool that is indispensable when preparing the festival’s visual materials.

Nice Touch - Editorial, October 4, 2024

Sabīne Vārtiņa’s installation series receive the SEGD Award

The series of environmental objects Space Unites. Space Creates. Space Separates. Space Sorts by Sabīne Vārtiņa has received the Merit Award of the interdisciplinary design community SEGD, which is presented in recognition of artistic concepts and creative solutions in experiential design projects. The series of objects, which speak about discrimination in public space, were developed last year as Sabīne’s graduation project at the BA Interior Design programme of the Art Academy of Latvia.

Stories - Editorial, October 3, 2024

Energy Coin by Germans Ermičs

By symbolically representing the process of nuclear fusion, the Energy Coin, designed by Germans Ermičs, tells us about the biggest challenge of the modern world — the search for an inexhaustible source of energy.

Stories - Editorial, October 1, 2024

Nice Touch — Rasma Pušpure

Rasma Pušpure, jewellery designer and head of the Metal Design department at the Art Academy of Latvia, creates jewellery with empathy for the world around her. In the Nice Touch section, Rasma gives advice on how to get new jewellery while being environmentally conscious.

Nice Touch - Editorial, September 27, 2024

DesignEuropa 2024 winners announced

The Industry Award went to the innovative Essenza 300 LT hospital bed by Linet and Divan Design Studio, while the Entrepreneurs and Small Companies Award went to the Transparent Turntable vinyl record player by Swedish designer Per Brikstad.

Stories - Editorial, September 27, 2024

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