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Koh-i-Noor Hardthmuth‘s – one of the local Czech company’s – road to success was not easy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to support local brands, we decided to give you a few incentives to do so by sharing the fascinating stories of these businesses. Koh-i-Noor Hardthmuth a.s. was founded in 1790 by Joseph Hardmuth, a hardworking architect and entrepreneurial, in České Budějovice. The company was the largest manufacturer of pencils, pastels, colored pencils, and pens. Today, Koh-i-Noor is one of the oldest stationery brands which is known worldwide. The company has two leading factories – one is in České Budějovice and the other one is in Bulgaria, from where the goods are exported to 90 countries.  AsRead more.

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Prague isn’t new to the second-hand culture. Locals support this idea because they don’t see any point in spending lots of money for the fast-fashion brands. Besides, it’s beneficial to environmentalism. There’re plenty of vintage stores available across the city. However, it’s difficult to find something which will be trendy and won’t look awkward at the same time. Here’s the list of the new-wave second-hand stores which became famous through Instagram with their unique style. Žižkovská Hrabárna Husitská 23, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov Mon-Fri: 12:30-18:30 Sat-Sun: closed This is a small second-hand store in the Žižkov district. This is a good option for the vintage sports style: huge hoodies, loose pants, bright jackets (like the ones our parents used toRead more.

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With the Czech Republic having now nearly completed the process of re-opening and recently making the wearing of masks no longer mandatory in public (except when on public transit with a social distance of 2m between riders is not possible), we thought it might be time to look at where we are now. As of yesterday (Wednesday, 27.05.20) there were no new Covid-19 related deaths reported in the country for the second straight day and, while the number of active cases did increase to a total of 2,409 (as of this morning), to date there have been a total of only 317 fatal cases in this Czech Republic and most of those have been attributed to underlying health issues inRead more.