Five Stylish Czech Products

Sometimes a product is not an essential: you could certainly survive without it, but it is clever or attractive enough that you simply like the idea of having it in your life! There seem to be an increasing number of young Czech businesses specializing in products just like this. Their founders are combining new ideas with great designs and smart marketing, to successfully fill nice little gift-sized gaps in the market, using festivals and exhibition such as Designblok and Code:Mode to market their ideas to a young, trend-setting crowd.

The cup is made from recyclable materials and can withstand microwaving and dishwashing. It is designed with real coffee experts in mind – designed to fit under standard handles on espresso machines, and to not break the all important ‘crema’ on pouring. The Keep Cup is not a thermos, however; it will (like a standard disposable cup) keep your precious coffee warm for up to 20 minutes, but instead of slinging it in the bin after one use, you can rinse it out and return to the coffee shop for a refill time and time again. The cups come in three sizes (espresso for 249 CZK, cappuccino for 279 CZK, and latte for 299 CZK) and various bright and vibrant colours.
If you love coffee and the planet, take a look at La Caraffe.cz

Mix It
www.mixit.cz

‘Mix it’ was conceived by two former classmates, Tomáš and Martin, who decided to go into the muesli business together. Their aim was to fill a small but specific gap in the market – to enable customers to mix their own blend of high-quality breakfast cereal, choosing from a range of ingredients via a comprehensive and easy to use website. They believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that customers should not be restricted to the over-priced and over-flavored options available in the supermarkets.

You can search their very good-looking website under different categories (‘plants’, ‘for children’, ‘city’, ‘the kitchen’, etc.) or by artist – they have a team of staff designers, plus a selection of guest artists. Once you have chosen your desired sticker you can select the color (from around 20 different shades), size (on most but not all designs), choose your delivery or collection option, and pay. The stickers are very reasonably priced, with small designs (30x36cm) from just 400 CZK and the largest sheets (120x144cm) costing 2500 CZK and can be applied to any smooth surface including windows. You can watch a handy video explaining how to apply the vinyl stickers here.

Kabelky snů translates roughly to ‘handbags of dreams’, and that is exactly what this company is all about – handbags of all shapes, sizes, design,s and prices, all on one user-friendly website. There are handbags, shopping bags, eco-friendly bags, laptop bags, cosmetics bags, beach bags, purses and even some footwear! Prices range from as low as 130 CZK for a very practical collapsible eco-shopping bag (save on plastic bags by always having one of these tucked away in your handbag or pocket), up to 2,200 CZK for a cooler-bag on wheels, perfect for delivering your frozen and chilled foods home from the store in the summer, without the risk of defrosting en route!