Polska Revealed: Our pick of the best home-grown designs

From stylish seating to switched-on lighting, here's our pick of the local design crop: ‘SIE57’ wire chair, £499, by Pawel Grunert. ‘Hook Line’ light, $212, by Pani Jurek. ‘Gnu’ chair, €650; ‘Genotyp’ Corian lamp, €4,450, both by Comforty. ‘Cubes’, €4,900, by Monomoka
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The project has been made possible with the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, as part of the programme aimed at promoting Polish design worldwide www.culture.pl
From stylish seating to switched-on lighting, here's our pick of the local design crop: ‘New Atelier’ plates, PLN40 (€9), by Modus Design, for Ćmielów Design Studio. ‘Natalie & George’ teacup, €15, by Maria Jeglińska, for Kristoff. ‘Ubu’ teapot with red detail, PLN200 (€47); ‘Ergo’ tea set, PLN250 (€59); ‘Cubus II’ tea set, PLN250 (€59), all by Modus Design
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The project has been made possible with the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, as part of the programme aimed at promoting Polish design worldwide www.culture.pl
From stylish seating to switched-on lighting, here's our pick of the local design crop: ‘Tubes’ container, PLN48 (€11); ‘On Finger’ glass, PLN238 (€56), both by Agnieszka Bar. ‘Kamole’ bowl, £32, by Kompott. Glass bowl, PLN105 (€25), by Agnieszka Bar. ‘Cores’ porcelain bowl, PLN150 (€35), by Karina Marusińska
See more from our Polska supplement:
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The project has been made possible with the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, as part of the programme aimed at promoting Polish design worldwide www.culture.pl
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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
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