STREET FURNITURE
IT’S NOT JUST GOOD,
IT’S EVEN BETTER
A PRESTIGIOUS GOOD DESIGN AWARD FOR
CZECH BENCHES PIXEL AND LANDSCAPE
COMPACT
Headlines about how Czech design is
taking over the world are old news.
Now, Czech design has a permanent
place on the international scene.
One of many examples is street
furniture, exported from the
Moravian town of Bílovice to
locations around the world. In
addition to a series of successful
projects, the quality of Czech design
is proven by a prestigious award.
Two benches from mmcité, Pixel and
Landscape Compact, have received a
Good Design award for 2019.
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Chief designer of mmcité and
co-creator of both award-winning
products, David Karásek, has a clear
vision for the definition of good
design: “Good design for me is the
same as a good product. That means
it is functional, well made, and has a
form which stirs up your emotions.”
His outlook is shared by the Chicago
Athenaeum, who gave mmcité a
2019 Good Design award for not
one, but two products: Pixel and
Landscape Compact. These awards
have been running for almost 70
years, making them not only one of
the most prestigious, but also among
the most historic awards worldwide
in the field of design.
A playful mosaic for grown-up
spaces. This is Pixel – winner of
Red Dot and Big SEE awards. Street
furniture as a mosaic of square
modules arranged into almost any
shape. Symmetrical, regular, and
even completely irregular patterns
make for a brand-new way to liven
up a public space. Pixel is also a
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