Central by Design: A Central European Design Archive

Why it surfaced

Central by Design treats Central Europe as a shifting design territory rather than a fixed national story, following connections from Vienna to Prague, Brno to Budapest, and Berlin to Warsaw. Its stated range—from chairs and typefaces to façades, magazines, lamps, and industrial objects—gives the archive a promising material focus.

An editorial archive tracing architecture, furniture, typography, posters, books, objects, photography, and visual culture across Central Europe from the 1850s to today.