Walkowska Design

My reflection of the Polish fashion and design in the 1960s is based on the black and white movies I have seen such as Knife in the water by Roman Ladies Confection was the phrased used instead of fashion and it was run by the Ministry of Light Industry controlled by the Fashion Planning Committee. The officials did not care about the design of the clothes often they would fall asleep during the presentations of them. Fashion brands the way we know them today did not exist. The Department of Clothing Industry would only supply 10% of the market need. In reality, it meant there was nothing in the stores for ages, occasionally goods were sent to the stores which would create massive demand and aggressive queues. The shop assistants were terrified confronting greedy customers.

Have you ever heard of 'the potato beetle propaganda' in the 1950's? So, here in Poland people were led to believe the nasty Americans dropped their At first, it was the engineers and constructors coming up with the new innovative design ideas. Later on, the industries started to employ young graduates from art schools. I have to admit, only recently through a Polish patriotic fashion brand 'Red is Bad' I found how cool some of those objects were. I believe I am one of many who is only now getting educated on creative Polish minds behind those designs. The new trend of Proud Poland has reached this land in recent years.

GRANDPARENTS HOUSE I am very sentimental when it comes to the interior design of my grandparent’s house, especially the living room. Their house was built and decorated in the late 1930s before the war in a style I deeply admire and respect, the fashion, furniture design and the architecture.

ERODED NATURE AS THE INSPIRATION The Marker Hotel was another educational pearl at The Open House Festival in 2014 in Dublin. The architect involved in The Marker Hotel was another educational pearl at The Open House Festival in 2014. The architect involved in the project gave a clear understanding of the inspiration for the design and its functionality. The geometric glass elevation resembles the bottom part of the cliff. The part that gets washed and eroded by powerful Atlantic Ocean waves. The process creates a number of caves and gaps that are found deep in the rock, often used as a shelter for seals and birds.

NR 31 GUEST HOUSE ON LEESON CLOSE I saw the Nr 31 Guest House for The Open House Festival in 2014 with a friend of mine (Greville Edwards) who was very It has been some time since I saw it ... four years ago. How do I remember it today? I remember it as a place I would like to stay in for the entire winter and read plenty of good books there. The kind of books I promised myself that one day I will read them. Books that require deep concentration. I imagine I would sit and read them around the fireplace on the leather sofa or inside of one of the warm rooms with the minimalistic interior design.

PRIVATE SPACES It takes a great courage of the owner of the house to open its door to the public. To strangers, really. Then let them walk through the PRIVATE SPACES It takes a great courage of the owner of the house to open its door to the public. To strangers, really. Then let them walk through the most private parts of their personal space. It is an odd feeling to know so much, yet so little about the people, families who live in those houses. Seeing the books they read, the family photographs or cups they like their tea in.

What is Yelp? In a few words, it is a website that publishes reviews of local businesses. It also trains small businesses on how to respond to reviews and What is Yelp? In a few words, it is a website that publishes reviews of local businesses. It also trains small businesses on how to respond to reviews and how to hosts social events. Yelp headquarters office was part of The Open House Festival in Dublin in 2016. The office is located not far from St. Stephen Green Park and it is just beside the Iveagh Gardens at Hatch Street.

'Think of Squarespace as your very own IT department, with free, unlimited hosting, top-of-the-line security, an enterprise-grade infrastructure, and Squarespace headquarter is located not far from St. Patrick Cathedral on a long, narrow Ship Street Great. We were guided by an enthusiastic architect a young Irish girl who was in charge of the project. I was trying to research her name or the architectural practice but unfortunately, The Open House Festival does not archive previous festivals on their website.

Dublin is the place where many world companies have their headquarters in Europe. Over the years I had a chance to visit a few of them either through The Dublin is the place where many world companies have their headquarters in Europe. Over the years I had a chance to visit a few of them either through The Open House Festival or through friends who invited me for a lunch.

THE ARCHITECTS FESTIVAL What is The Open House Festival? Open House Dublin (OHD) is Ireland’s largest architecture festival, inviting all citizens to In my opinion, it is the best festival/event taking place in Dublin. I have been looking forward to it with a great enthusiasm every year and been attending the festival regularly. It is well organised, always with helpful volunteers and catalogues for sale at every door, which are decorated with white balloons to spot the place.

Brass door handle, letterbox frame, door press that has not been working for a hundred years. The front door is like an old tree where history reveals itself.