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  • Okolo by Grupa: Lights That Float, Frames That Hold

Okolo by Grupa: Lights That Float, Frames That Hold

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for GRUPA Q: Okolo uses a visual language of black aluminum bars and clean lines that repeat across the range. Where did the initial idea come from, and
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  • Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye

Neisako and Prostoria: Comfort Begins With the Eye

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Neisako Q:​ The armchair market feels saturated, yet with Omnia you have delivered something genuinely new and different. Do you ever share the feeling that “there is
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  • Colnago C45 OPEN: Performance, Elegance and Practicality

Colnago C45 OPEN: Performance, Elegance and Practicality

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Luka Colnago, founder and owner of Colnago Marine Q:​ What was the original brief for the Colnago Marine C45 OPEN, and which idea set
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  • Orqa FPV.Ace: The Learning Path That Finally Makes FPV Simple

Orqa FPV.Ace: The Learning Path That Finally Makes FPV Simple

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Dragan Kovačević, Product manager at Orqa FPV Q: When did you first notice the education gap in the FPV market, and what turned that observation into
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  • Architecture for Connection: The Vision Behind the Ugljan Coastal Family Home

Architecture for Connection: The Vision Behind the Ugljan Coastal Family Home

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Ab forum Q: How does dual nature of personalized and non-personalized living spaces reflect the relationship between architecture and its inhabitants?​ A: Personalized spaces are directly
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  • Creating Living Architecture: The Role of Walls, Light, and Nature in the Sesvetski Kraljevec Kindergarten

Creating Living Architecture: The Role of Walls, Light, and Nature in the Sesvetski Kraljevec Kindergarten

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for NON ARCHITECTURE & BIT ARHITEKTURA Q: How do you create a dialogue between architecture and nature in the kindergarten’s design, both indoors and outdoors?​ A: The wall
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  • Innovating Workspaces: 3LHD’s Vision for Rimac Kampus Production Facility

Innovating Workspaces: 3LHD’s Vision for Rimac Kampus Production Facility

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for 3LHD Q: What was the main inspiration behind designing a campus that combines production, office, social, and natural spaces within a single project?​  A: The main
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  • How Studio Mapa Balances Playfulness and Structure in Paveki Kindergarten’s Design

How Studio Mapa Balances Playfulness and Structure in Paveki Kindergarten’s Design

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Studio Mapa Q: What was your main goal in creating a space that supports both play and learning for young children?​ A: Our main goal was
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  • Beyond Crossing: The Innovative Design Story of Trogir’s Bridge over Foša

Beyond Crossing: The Innovative Design Story of Trogir’s Bridge over Foša

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Prostorne taktike Q: In what ways did you innovate or rethink common bridge design principles to create this unique form?​ A: The main idea was to
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  • St Nicholas Educational Centre in Zadar: Adaptive Reuse for Underwater Archaeology and Public Learning

St Nicholas Educational Centre in Zadar: Adaptive Reuse for Underwater Archaeology and Public Learning

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Croatia, Magazine|

3 Questions for Ante Uglešić Q: How did you approach merging the layers of history embedded in the St Nicholas complex with the requirements of a modern educational and presentation
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    Athanasios Babalis: Designing Through Clarity, Curiosity, and Collaboration

Athanasios Babalis: Designing Through Clarity, Curiosity, and Collaboration

BIG SEE Focus, Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Athanasios Babalis Q: In your view, what makes collaboration between a designer and a brand truly successful? What creates the “click” so both sides feel
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  • Nomads by STUDIOLAV: Printing Sand into Story

Nomads by STUDIOLAV: Printing Sand into Story

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for STUDIOLAV Q: What drives you in creating NOMADS, and how does this project relate to your interior practice. Is it a departure from daily work or a
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  • Glass Reinvented: Yiannis Ghikas on Soda Tables for Miniforms

Glass Reinvented: Yiannis Ghikas on Soda Tables for Miniforms

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Yiannis Ghikas   Q: Working with Murano glassblowing must be special for a designer. How do you navigate the process with the artisans, and when does the material
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  • Bridging Art and Function: How Sotiris Lazou Designed the Solida 012 Chair for al2

Bridging Art and Function: How Sotiris Lazou Designed the Solida 012 Chair for al2

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Sotiris Lazou Design Studio Q: The chair feels both sculptural and soft. Where did the idea begin, and what was the first insight that set the
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  • From Sketch to Street: NOOS Electric Scooter by Matadog Design

From Sketch to Street: NOOS Electric Scooter by Matadog Design

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Matadog Design Q: How did the initial brief for NOOS translate into the final concept?​ A: Designing the first Greek electric vehicle was a major responsibility
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  • Urban Soul Project on Redefining Santorini Hospitality with Neema Maison Finikia’s Fashion-Forward Architecture

Urban Soul Project on Redefining Santorini Hospitality with Neema Maison Finikia’s Fashion-Forward Architecture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Urban Soul Project Team Q: How does your design integrate architecture, fashion, and nature to create a unique hospitality experience?​ A: At Neema Maison, our guiding principle
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  • The Slot House in Tinos: Harmonizing Minimal Architecture with Cycladic Landscape and Sunlit Living

The Slot House in Tinos: Harmonizing Minimal Architecture with Cycladic Landscape and Sunlit Living

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Katerina Valsamaki Q: The house is described as a "slot in the hill," deeply nesting into the earth. What inspired this design gesture and how does
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  • Transforming Industrial History Into Modern Retail: Frabala Store’s Thoughtful Renovation in Pagrati

Transforming Industrial History Into Modern Retail: Frabala Store’s Thoughtful Renovation in Pagrati

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for the So Far Studio Q: How did you approach redesigning a space with such a layered history without erasing its past identities?​ A: The key was
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  • Material Led Retail in Athens: Boubas Butcher Shop by KLab Architecture

Material Led Retail in Athens: Boubas Butcher Shop by KLab Architecture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for KLAB Architecture Sometimes, materials seem to choose themselves. Q:​ How did the idea that materials seem to choose themselves influence your material palette for the
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  • Moden Café in Pagrati: How Design Shapes Community and Calm in Modern Athens

Moden Café in Pagrati: How Design Shapes Community and Calm in Modern Athens

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

About Moden Café Located in the neighbourhood of Pagrati in central Athens, Moden Café occupies a ground-floor space within a 1970s building. Named after the original pastry workshop just a
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  • Troias Apartment Transformation: Architects Explain Their Minimal Intervention Strategy

Troias Apartment Transformation: Architects Explain Their Minimal Intervention Strategy

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Yiorgos Katsanos and Stefania Tsigkouni The design for Troias Apartment began with an attitude of listening — to the building, its materials, and its time. Q:
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  • Rethinking Classic Spaces: Architects Explain Their Vision for Athens’ Aigli Zappeiou

Rethinking Classic Spaces: Architects Explain Their Vision for Athens’ Aigli Zappeiou

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for Neiheiser Argyros Q: How did your idea of “ornamental minimalism” guide the transformation of Aigli from a historic café to a contemporary urban meeting space?​ A: This
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  • Southwand House: Architecture Rooted in Nature and Culture

Southwand House: Architecture Rooted in Nature and Culture

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Greece, Magazine|

3 Questions for K-Studio Q: The Southwand House project is part of a broader portfolio focused on hospitality and remote locations. What unique challenges and opportunities do holiday homes
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  • Superfine Stuff Designing Sound and Objects Full of Character

Superfine Stuff Designing Sound and Objects Full of Character

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for Petr Vykoukal Q: HORNY BOY has a strong personality, almost like a cartoon character about to start speaking. Was this anthropomorphic character intentional, and where did
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  • TON and Patrick Norguet: Listening to Wood, Shaping a Modern Classic.

TON and Patrick Norguet: Listening to Wood, Shaping a Modern Classic.

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for Milan Dostalík, CEO of TON Q: With Cissy you collaborated with Patrick Norguet. How do you usually choose external designers? What makes a successful partnership between a brand and
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  • WRKS Studio Designing the Way from Coffee Grounds to Fresh Mushrooms

WRKS Studio Designing the Way from Coffee Grounds to Fresh Mushrooms

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for Studio WRKS Q: Do projects like Houbarium, which aim to popularize and simplify mushroom cultivation at home, influence how you see the role of industrial design in
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    Planets Mini: The Complete Aesthetic of Counterweights, Cables, and Light

Planets Mini: The Complete Aesthetic of Counterweights, Cables, and Light

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for Roman Vrtiška Q: In the collaboration between Brokis and Vrtiška & Žák, what do you see as the key to successful cooperation between a brand and designers, and how
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  • Lamella

    Lamella: Crafted Comfort for Contemporary Interiors

Lamella: Crafted Comfort for Contemporary Interiors

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for MgA. Daniel Barták managing director of FORM Q1: How do you perceive the role of trust and shared vision between designer and manufacturer in creating meaningful design? I
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  • Designing the Rohan Office Building: Harmonizing Urban Context, Sustainable Materials, and Human-Centered Architecture in Prague

Designing the Rohan Office Building: Harmonizing Urban Context, Sustainable Materials, and Human-Centered Architecture in Prague

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for the AI Design Team Q: What was your main vision when designing the Rohan Office Building, and how did you want it to speak to
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  • House Oskar: A Modern Sanctuary in the South Bohemian Countryside

House Oskar: A Modern Sanctuary in the South Bohemian Countryside

BIG SEE Focus, Focus Czech Republic, Magazine|

3 Questions for Jan Žaloudek As an architects, we need to design our buildings according to local natural and climate situation to create sustainable architecture, which will serve as shelter for
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