Author: modculture

His last book was a must-buy for any budding collector of West German ceramics and now Mark Hill is looking at glass – Czech glass to be precise.

Hi Sklo Lo Sklo coincides with a Norfolk-based exhibition of Czech glass. If you can’t make it there, the book offers you pretty much everything you need to know about this seriously undervalued area, offering up a background to the industry, identifying key designs and indeed the manufacturers to look out for, including the Sklo Union group, Exbor, Borské Sklo, Harrachov, Skrdlovice, Moser and Zelezny Brod.

It also looks at the designers responsible for these mid-century gems (including Emanuel and Jan Beranek, Josef Hospodka, Vladimir Jelinek, Rudolf Jurnikl, Milan Metelak, Josef Svarc, Jirí Suhajek, Frantisek Vizner, Karel Wunsch, Vladimir Zahour and Frantisek Zemek) and highlights 200 classic pieces in full colour. A must-have for any fan of vintage glass, you can buy a copy directly from the author online for £20.

Find out more at the Sklo website

On first impressions, it might look like a mid-century piece, but the Cherner dining table is actually a modern design.

The work of Benjamin Cherner and available in round, rectangular or oval shapes, with Aalto-like curved legs, these US-made tables are available in walnut or beech and designed to go with the equally stylish Cherner side chairs or armchairs.

This kind of stye doesn’t come cheap though – prices start at £1,637 for the dining tables, while the chairs start at £550. Just think of it as an investment in a future design classic.

Find out more at the Nest website