26 April 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTSŻaneta or Ernest? Monika Brzywczy Kwietnik (Eng. plant holder) was created few months ago for all potted plants’ amateurs. The form and execution are inspired by the Polish design from the 1970s and 1980s. We were especially enchanted with the retro shapes that we remember so well from our childhood and the names of the products inspired by more or less common Polish male and female first names: Karol, Ernest, Żaneta or Krystyna.
13 April 201612 July 2019 EVENTSNo fumes, kenaf and olive leaves Monika Brzywczy The USTA Magazine team had a pleasure to test an exceptional car. BMW i3 – is the first zero emissions mass-produced BMW vehicle. What is more, it was produced with sustainable materials and technologies: carbon, kenaf, and eucalyptus wood processed ecologically from certified European forests.
12 April 201612 July 2019 EVENTSThe Festival of Flowers in Poznań Monika Brzywczy After two successful editions in Warsaw, USTA Magazine and Mysia 3 Shopping Centre will organise the Festival of Flowers in PURO Hotel in Poznań. Throughout the whole Saturday, you will be able to buy flowers, perfumes, clothes and jewellery inspired by the flowers. The premiere of the book “O kwiatach” (“On Flowers”) is also scheduled for that day.
25 March 201612 July 2019 EVENTSVisiting the Film Apartments Monika Brzywczy The Festival of Open Apartments will be organised for the fourth time. As during the previous editions, the participants will have a chance to take a peek inside private apartments, houses and ateliers. All of them were somehow involved with cinematography – some of them served as film sets, others used to be inhabited by famous directors, actors and set designers. USTA Magazine is a media patron of the Festival. And you be ready for visiting and participating in the film tours during two April weekends – 9-10 April and 23-24 April.
20 March 201612 July 2019 EVENTSLet’s Celebrate Spring! Monika Brzywczy USTA Magazine and MYSIA 3 Shopping Centre have pleasure to invite you to the second edition of THE FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS. We present the most interesting and modern trends in floristry and ceramics. You will be able to buy seedlings to plant them in your gardens and on your balconies and take blooming spring bouquets home. We also prepared flower and plant workshops. Our guests will have opportunity to see how flower compositions are made and presented with exquisite craftsmanship, talk with growers or just simply do their shopping.
18 March 201612 July 2019 EVENTSAnd the restaurants will bloom Monika Brzywczy We are happy to inform that USTA became media patron of the Restaurant Week, one of the biggest gastronomic events in Poland. The spring edition , organised under ‘The Festival of Best Restaurants – The Blooming Restaurant Scene’ name will take place from 1 to 10 April! We are even more happy that it will coincide with our Festival of Flowers at Mysia 3. What a pleasure to celebrate the coming of spring together!
13 March 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTSOut now: The Book on Flowers Monika Brzywczy We have pleasure to introduce you to our new book. After „O jabłkach” („On Apples”), „O chlebie”(„On Bread”) and „O rybach” („On Fish”) we are taking slightly different direction. This time we are picking the flowers. Together with Łukasz Marcinkowski and Radek Berent from Poznań’s florist KWIATY&MIUT we will spend the whole year with flowers. From early spring, through the blossoming and harvesting until the winter rest.
01 March 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACES, EVENTSStuffed Gooseneck and Challah Monika Brzywczy The new Charlotte bistro has just opened in Warsaw. Warsaw’s second Charlotte has taken a historical location – a place formerly occupied for years by Menora restaurant in Grzybowski Square. The new Charlotte wants to maintain the tradition of the former Jewish restaurant and, apart from their regular offer, will serve typical Jewish cuisine dishes, such as stuffed goose neck, herring marinated in vinegar on bread or challah. Apart from the food, the new Charlotte will hold culinary workshops and will be a regular information point for the City’s Jewish culture and tradition.
09 February 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, EVENTSGrids from Ruffle Monika Brzywczy “Grids” is a collection of decorative fabrics by designer duo Falbanka (ang. Ruffle) – Izabela Sroka and Julia Cybis. The collection was inspired by something hardly anyone would find attractive – the typical Polish window bars.
01 February 201612 July 2019 EVENTSZamecznik at Zachęta National Gallery Monika Brzywczy He was one of the most prominent representatives of the Polish Poster School, very talented, multi-dimensional artist, who created covers of records, calendars, books, magazines, film trailers, furniture, theatre costumes, films and photographs. He passed away prematurely at the age of 44, but his works continue to captivate the audience. Today the solo show of Wojciech Zamecznik opens at Zachęta National Gallery.